# Maps plugin for Obsidian Map is a type of [view](https://help.obsidian.md/bases/views) you can use in [[Obsidian Bases]]. This plugin was created by the Obsidian team and is available as an official community plugin. ![[Maps plugin for Obsidian overview.png]] ## Usage Once this plugin is installed and enabled, it adds a "Map" view type in Bases. First, you need to create a new [[Obsidian Bases|Obsidian Base]] and add a View such as this one: ![[Maps plugin for Obsidian - map layout.png]] That view will display a world map: ![[Maps plugin for Obsidian - world map.png]] That Map View can be customized: - Center coordinates - Zoom constraints - Marker coordinates, color & icon - Background - Embedded height You can find more details about those settings here: https://help.obsidian.md/bases/views/map#Settings To get points displayed on that Map, you need to include notes in the [[Obsidian Bases|Obsidian Base]] that contain a `coordinates` property (and optionally the `icon`, `color`, `tags` properties). Example note with `coordinates`: ``` --- coordinates: - "48.85837" - "2.294481" icon: "landmark" color: "red" tags: - places --- ``` TIP: If you want to set a specific icon for a point, you need to use the name of a Lucide icon: https://lucide.dev/icons. Those are available in Obsidian out of the box. You can find a few examples here: https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-maps/tree/master/examples ## References - Download: https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=maps - Documentation: https://help.obsidian.md/bases/views/map - Source code: https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-maps ## Related - [[How to capture GPS coordinates, import and display those in Obsidian]]