Interactive Map
Your map goes beyond wayfinding: a show-day operations layer.
Digitize your venue with booths, aisles, POIs, and layers; publish wayfinding and a 3D view for visitors and exhibitors on the web. CAD/DXF/DWG import, team editing, multi public links, and organizer-domain sharing — alongside static hall plans.
Overview
Interactive Map replaces static PDF floor plans with live wayfinding and field ops. Draw booths or import CAD; add layers, hall zones, and POIs; mark restricted areas. Visitors search, route, and explore the hall in 3D on the web.
It lives alongside static Hall Plans — complementary, not either/or. Audience-specific anonymous links (visitor / logistics / SOS) and white-label embed carry your brand.
Business outcomes
- Keep the hall plan as official reference; run the operational map in QEMENT.
- Cut spreadsheet/PDF plan traffic and stand-mapping chaos.
- Give each audience the right map link — one source, many publications.
- Reduce dependency on external map SaaS.
- Don’t draw the walking network from scratch: the system suggests, you approve.
- Don't phone the team about a closed aisle, an evacuation plan, or a late delivery; let the information appear on the map for everyone at once.
- Separate setup and teardown logistics from the visitor plan: one map, phase-based visibility.
- Prevent the wrong plan from being published through separation of duties.
Key capabilities
Designer and CAD import
Booths, aisles, shared areas; DXF/DWG import to start from existing AutoCAD drawings.
Layers, POIs, and wayfinding
Waypoint routes, multi-stop, emergency exit mode — visitors answer “how do I get from A to B?” themselves.
Hall zones, layers, and restricted areas
Plan multi-hall fairs with hall zones and layers, and mark evacuation routes and technical areas as restricted — booths and POIs cannot be drawn or moved into them.
Suggested walking network
The system proposes walkways and nodes from your floor plan; review them in a preview, accept all or part, and undo in one step if needed.
Team editing and bulk assignment
Several designers edit the same map together, see who is working on what, and get changes without refreshing the page. Match your stand list to exhibitor profiles in bulk and review the differences in a single list.
Multiple publications, domain, and embed
Publish visitor, exhibitor, and SOS views as separate anonymous URLs — on your corporate domain or embedded white-label on your event site, with layers and grid/geo mode under your control.
Field operations and POI templates
Live POI status, a feedback inbox, and stand correction requests, plus ready-made AED, information desk, and assembly point templates and a brand/country pavilion filter — show-day control stays with you.
Year-over-year map comparison
Compare the published maps of two events from the same company, or two versions of one map; added, removed, moved, and reassigned booths show in color. Export a CSV or PDF report.
3D view and accessible map
Switch between 2D and 3D on the web to explore the hall in three dimensions. High contrast, a floor selector, and a minimap make the map easier to use.
AR arrows and indoor location (pilot)
In the mobile app on supported devices, an AR direction arrow appears over the camera view; camera images never leave the device. In a pilot phase on supported Android devices, 5G-assisted indoor positioning refines the blue dot at hall or zone level, with separate opt-in consent and organizer control per event.
Delivery points and supplier routes
The delivery point for a requested service or product and supplier zones are marked on the map. Suppliers choose their start gate (entrance, loading gate, service entrance), see the route from the gate to the delivery point including floor changes, get a warning as the delivery window nears its end, and jump to the point with the “Show on map” link on the request card.
Temporary closures and emergency mode
Mark a closed aisle or area on the map; in an emergency, the evacuation route and assembly point are reflected on visitor and exhibitor maps. Indoor and outdoor combine in a single route. The visuals are based on the data you enter and do not replace the official evacuation procedure.
Scheduled layers and fair phases
Open and close layers automatically at the times you set; ongoing sessions, speakers, meeting rooms, and vacant stands appear on the map, and a wait-time badge shows busy spots. Define setup, show, and teardown phases and choose in which phase layers, shapes, and POIs are visible; the visitor map shows only the show phase, with an information banner before the fair starts or after it ends. Phases are derived from the event dates and can be edited or overridden manually.
Suggested tour, kiosk mode, and entrance crowding
A visit tour is suggested based on the visitor's favorite booths (the visitor must favorite booths first); a full-screen kiosk view opens for screens at the hall entrance without additional software. Crowding at entrance gates is shown as an anonymous, aggregated level; for small groups the indicator does not appear at all, and no headcount or identity is shared.
Exhibitor business-card layer
Business cards an exhibitor has collected are marked on the map; tap a marker to open the related card. Your exhibitors find their leads on the map and carry them into post-fair follow-up.
Publish approval, reminders, and webhook management
When you turn on “publish approval required” for a map, the designer sends the publication for review; an authorized publisher approves or declines with a reason, the sender cannot approve their own request, and every step is written to the audit log. The setting is off by default. A publish reminder ties the map's freshness to operational discipline; you manage the webhook subscriptions that forward map events to your own systems from the panel, rotate the secret key, and see the last delivery status.
Frequently asked questions
Do emergency and closure visuals replace the official evacuation plan?
No. Emergency and closure visuals are based on the data you enter; they do not replace the official evacuation procedure.
Is the entrance crowding indicator a real-time headcount?
No. For privacy it is a thresholded, rounded, anonymous level; for small groups the indicator does not appear, and no headcount or identity is shared. No real-time counting guarantee is given.
How does the suggested visit tour work?
The visitor must favorite booths first; with no favorites a tour cannot be suggested and the visitor is told to favorite booths first. The suggestion is informational.
Is publish approval mandatory?
No. It is an optional setting per map and is off by default. When it is on, publication passes only through a user with publishing permission, and the sender cannot approve their own request.
Which time zone do fair phases and scheduled layers use?
Phase dates are derived from the event dates and can be edited manually; phase dates and session and meeting times are processed assuming UTC, so we recommend checking the time zone manually.
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