A vivid overhead map of a dense megacity - the kind of living world visitors explore on a Cartian exhibit screen
For museumsKiosk mode in early access

A living map exhibit visitors can touch

Turn any big screen or kiosk into a hands-on, explorable map of your collection and its world. Beautiful, sourced, and ready to run - no bespoke exhibit build.

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Available today

An explorable map, ready for your floor

These are live and free the moment you point a screen at Cartian - no install, no custom build.

  • Runs on any big screen

    Available now

    A fast, full-screen web map for a video wall, lobby display, or touchscreen - opened in a browser.

  • Hands-on exploration

    Available now

    Visitors pan, zoom, and dive into a beautiful map of the real world at their own pace.

  • Open-data layers

    Available now

    Switch on curated, commercially-clean layers - terrain, imagery, nature, and more - to match your story.

  • Ask in plain language

    Available now

    Type or speak a place or a question and the map flies there and surfaces the right layers for you.

  • Sourced and credible

    Available now

    Every layer shows its provenance through the Cartouche, so what visitors see on the wall is trustworthy.

  • Take the view home

    Available now

    Share a link to any view so a visitor can reopen the exact map on their own phone later.

The exhibit surface

One screen, the whole world

Available now

A single Cartian display turns a wall into a window on the real world - the coastlines, cities, terrain, and habitats behind whatever your exhibit is about. It is detailed enough to reward a close look and simple enough that a first-time visitor knows exactly what to do: touch it and explore.

  • No install and no bespoke software project
  • Update the layers without re-fabricating the exhibit
  • Works on displays you already own
A crisp overhead view of a working harbor with boats, docks, and buildings - the kind of richly detailed scene a visitor can explore on a Cartian exhibit
Early access

A kiosk mode built for the floor

Early access

We are building a dedicated exhibit mode: an attract loop that draws visitors in, a locked-down touch experience that stays on your content, curated tours that guide a visitor through your story, and ADA-conscious kiosk hardening. Join the program and help shape it for your space.

  • Attract loop and touch lockdown
  • Curated, guided tours through your collection
  • Accessibility-conscious kiosk setup
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An overhead map of a town built along sea cliffs, showing the level of real-world detail a curated museum exhibit tour can lead visitors through
How it works

From a screen to an exhibit

A short path from an idle display to a hands-on map your visitors love.

  1. Open the map

    Available now

    Point any big screen or kiosk browser at Cartian. It runs full-screen with nothing to install.

  2. Choose your layers

    Available now

    Turn on the open-data layers that fit your exhibit, so the map reflects your subject and its world.

  3. Let visitors explore

    Available now

    They pan, zoom, and ask in plain language - a self-guided, hands-on experience from the first touch.

  4. Add kiosk mode

    Early access

    Layer on the attract loop, touch lockdown, and curated tours through the early-access exhibit program.

See it for yourself

What a Cartian map looks like

The same hands-on surface you would put on the floor, framed here on a museum district.

Example map
The National Mall, Washington DCAn explorable, sourced map - ready for any big screen or kiosk.
Questions

Common questions

  • Can Cartian run on a museum big screen or touchscreen kiosk?

    Yes. Cartian is a fast, full-screen web map, so it runs today on any modern big screen, video wall, or touchscreen kiosk through a browser - no install and no bespoke exhibit build. The dedicated kiosk mode, with an attract loop and touch lockdown, is in early access, so request a demo and we will set it up with you.

  • What can visitors actually do with it right now?

    Visitors can pan and zoom a beautiful map of the real world, turn open-data layers on and off (terrain, imagery, nature, and more), and ask in plain language to have the map fly somewhere and surface the right layers. Every view is shareable and every layer shows its source.

  • Is this experiential map installation software we have to custom-build?

    No. That is the point. Custom exhibit installations are expensive and slow to change. Cartian is a hosted, ready-to-run map you point a screen at, so you get a hands-on, explorable exhibit without a bespoke software project - and you can update what it shows without re-fabricating anything.

  • Can we tie the map to our collection or a specific exhibit?

    You can build and turn on curated map layers today - the places, regions, and datasets that matter to your story - so the map reflects your subject. Deeper collection tie-ins and guided, curated tour modes for kiosks are part of the early-access exhibit program.

  • How do we keep it credible for a museum audience?

    Every layer carries visible provenance through the Cartouche - each dataset shows its source - so what a visitor sees on the wall is sourced and trustworthy. Cited, reproducible map snapshots are rolling out in early access for exhibits that need a permanent, referenceable record.

  • What does it cost, and how do we get started?

    Opening and exploring the map is free, so you can evaluate it on your own screens today. The museum exhibit and kiosk program is onboarded in small groups - request a demo and we will help you plan the screen, the layers, and the visitor flow.

Every audience

Explore Cartian for your work

The same living, cited map, shaped for how each audience teaches, publishes, and reports.

Bring a living map to your floor

Open the map on your own screen today, or request a demo of the museum kiosk and exhibit program.

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The interactive map is free to open. The museum kiosk and exhibit mode is in early access.