Overhead aerial map view of patchwork farm fields, ponds, and a village
For creatorsThe map and embeds are free

Embeddable, shareable interactive maps for your content

Give your audience a living map instead of a screenshot. Build it in Cartian, then embed it in a blog, drop the link in a video, or paste it into a group chat - it opens exactly where you left it.

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Available today

Everything you need to publish a living map

These are shipped and free the moment you open the map - no plugin, no export, no screenshot.

  • A living map, not a screenshot

    Available now

    Your audience pans, zooms, and toggles layers inside your post - the map stays interactive wherever it lands.

  • Copy-paste embed

    Available now

    Publish an Atlas and get a ready-made iframe. Drop it into any site that allows embeds - it renders chrome-free.

  • Auto-embed on paste

    Available now

    Paste a Cartian link into Substack, WordPress, Notion, Ghost, or Medium and it becomes a live map on its own.

  • Share any view

    Available now

    Every view is a link. Send exactly the spot, zoom, and layers you set - it opens the same for everyone, no login.

  • Real open-data layers

    Available now

    Terrain, imagery, nature, and more - curated, commercially-clean layers you can turn on and build your story around.

  • Intelligent search

    Available now

    Ask in plain language and the map moves, surfaces the right layers, and frames the view for you - then you share it.

How it lands

One map, everywhere your audience is

The same interactive map works in a post, a video description, and a chat - and it is always sourced.

For blogs and newsletters

Embed a map your readers can actually explore

Available now

Publish an Atlas, copy the iframe or just paste the link, and your readers get a full interactive map inside the page - pan, zoom, and layer toggles included. It renders fast and server-side, so it is friendly to search engines and slow connections alike.

  • Copy-paste iframe for any site that allows embeds
  • Auto-embeds on paste in Substack, WordPress, Notion, Ghost, and Medium
  • Chrome-free render - your page, not our app shell
Open the map
Overhead satellite view of green farm fields divided by a winding country road
For videos and group chats

Drop a link that opens right where you left it

Available now

Frame the view, grab the link, and put it in a YouTube description, a tweet, or a group chat. Anyone who clicks it lands on the exact spot, zoom, and layers you chose - no account, no setup, no stale screenshot.

  • Every view has its own shareable link
  • Opens for anyone, on any device, with no login
  • Every layer shows its source, so your map is credible
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Overhead aerial map of a dense city grid with a green sports field at its center
Coming for creators

Short Map Codes and branded embeds

Early access

A compact cartian.app link to a citable snapshot of your map, plus branded, watermark-free embeds and simple embed analytics. This is the creator toolkit we are building next - join the program to help shape it and get early access.

  • Short, memorable Map Codes (cartian.app link to a frozen snapshot)
  • Branded, watermark-free embeds
  • Lightweight embed analytics
Join the creator program
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How it works

From idea to embedded map in four steps

No export, no screenshot, no plugin to install.

  1. Explore the map

    Available now

    Open Cartian free, search in plain language, and turn on the open-data layers that fit your story.

  2. Frame your view

    Available now

    Pan and zoom to exactly what you want to show. Publish it as an Atlas when you want an embeddable page.

  3. Grab the link or embed

    Available now

    Copy the shareable link to any view, or the ready-made iframe for a published Atlas.

  4. Paste it anywhere

    Available now

    Drop it into a blog, a video description, or a chat. Supported editors turn a pasted link into a live map on their own.

See it for yourself

What a Cartian map looks like

This is the living map your audience gets in a post or a link - not a flat screenshot.

Example map
Big Sur, CaliforniaEvery view is linkable and embeddable - readers pan and zoom it themselves.
Questions

Common questions

  • Can I embed an interactive map on my blog or website?

    Yes - this is live today. Publish an Atlas and Cartian gives you a copy-paste iframe that drops a chrome-free, fully interactive map into your post. Readers can pan, zoom, and toggle layers right inside your page, and it works on any site that allows an iframe.

  • Does it auto-embed when I paste a link into Substack or WordPress?

    Yes. Cartian is an oEmbed provider, so pasting a map link into Substack, WordPress, Notion, Ghost, or Medium turns it into a live embedded map automatically - no iframe code needed. In editors that do not support oEmbed, use the copy-paste iframe instead.

  • How do I share a map in a video or a group chat?

    Every view has its own link. Frame the map how you want it, copy the link, and drop it in a YouTube description, a tweet, or a group chat - it opens for anyone at exactly the spot, zoom, and layers you set. No account is needed to view it.

  • Is Cartian free to use?

    Opening and exploring the interactive map is free, and sharing a link to a view is free. The deeper creator toolkit - short Map Codes, branded and watermark-free embeds, and embed analytics - is rolling out in early access; request access and we will onboard you.

  • What makes this better than a screenshot of a map?

    A screenshot is frozen and unsourced. A Cartian embed is a living map your audience can explore, built on real open-data layers where every dataset shows its source - so your map is both more engaging and more credible than a static image.

  • Can I get a short, memorable link and remove the watermark?

    Short Map Codes (a compact cartian.app link to a citable snapshot) and branded, watermark-free embeds are in early access, not live yet. Today every embed carries a small "Made with Cartian" mark. Join the creator program to help shape and get early access to these.

More ways to use Cartian

Explore Cartian for every audience

The same living map, framed for how you teach, exhibit, report, and protect the world.

Publish a map worth exploring

Open the interactive map now and share your first view in minutes. Want short Map Codes and branded embeds? Join the creator program.

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The map, links, and embeds are free to use. Short Map Codes, branded embeds, and analytics are in early access.