Group bubbles
Forty pins in one city centre are a heap, not a map. Switch on group bubbles, and pins close together become one round bubble with their number. A click, and they part again.
- Kiezrad · Alexanderplatz: Alexanderplatz, by the World Clock
- Kiezrad · Hackescher Markt: Under the railway arches
- Kiezrad · Rosenthaler Platz: Corner of Weinbergsweg
- Kiezrad · Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz: In front of the Volksbühne
- Kiezrad · Senefelderplatz: Schönhauser Allee, by the U-Bahn
- Kiezrad · Kollwitzplatz: Knaackstraße, by the playground
- Kiezrad · Zionskirchplatz: South side of the square
- Kiezrad · Weinmeisterstraße: Rosenthaler Straße, by the U-Bahn
- Kiezrad · Nordbahnhof: Gartenstraße, park entrance
- Kiezrad · Bernauer Straße: By the Wall memorial
- Kiezrad · Oranienburger Tor: Friedrichstraße, by the U-Bahn
- Kiezrad · Naturkundemuseum: Invalidenstraße, in front of the museum
- Kiezrad · Friedrichstraße station: Georgenstraße, under the tracks
- Kiezrad · Museumsinsel: Am Lustgarten
- Kiezrad · Rotes Rathaus: Rathausstraße
- Kiezrad · Brandenburger Tor: Pariser Platz, north side
- Kiezrad · Reichstag: Scheidemannstraße
- Kiezrad · Potsdamer Platz: Alte Potsdamer Straße
- Kiezrad · Gendarmenmarkt: Markgrafenstraße
- Kiezrad · Hausvogteiplatz: By the U-Bahn
- Kiezrad · Spittelmarkt: Wallstraße
- Kiezrad · Fischerinsel: Fischerinsel, by the river
- Kiezrad · Märkisches Museum: Am Köllnischen Park
- Kiezrad · Jannowitzbrücke: Holzmarktstraße, under the tracks
- Kiezrad · Heinrich-Heine-Straße: By the U-Bahn
- Kiezrad · Schillingstraße: Karl-Marx-Allee
- Kiezrad · Strausberger Platz: By the fountain
- Kiezrad · Märchenbrunnen: Am Friedrichshain, park entrance
- Kiezrad · Ostbahnhof: Koppenstraße
- Kiezrad · Weberwiese: Karl-Marx-Allee
- Kiezrad · Checkpoint Charlie: Friedrichstraße
- Kiezrad · Mehringplatz: By Hallesches Tor
- Kiezrad · Gleisdreieck: Park entrance, Luckenwalder Straße
- Kiezrad · Moritzplatz: By the garden
- Kiezrad · Oranienplatz: South side of the square
- Kiezrad · Mariannenplatz: In front of Bethanien
- Kiezrad · Kottbusser Tor: Adalbertstraße
- Kiezrad · Görlitzer Bahnhof: Skalitzer Straße
- Kiezrad · Schlesisches Tor: Oppelner Straße
- Kiezrad · Prinzenstraße: Gitschiner Straße
- Kiezrad workshop: Oranienstraße 40, 10999 Berlin
Live: this is the plugin itself, not a picture. Click a bubble and the map zooms in until its stations part. The dark workshop pin never joins a bubble.
Many places, still a clear map
One bubble, one number
Pins that would overlap become a bubble that says how many places are in it. The more places, the bigger the bubble.
A click, and they part
The map zooms in just far enough for the places in the bubble to stand apart. Close up, every pin is on its own.
Important places stay apart
“Never group” keeps your head office, your flagship or the workshop out of every bubble.
In your colour
Bubbles take the map colour, and the number stays readable on it, whether that colour is light or dark.
One switch
- Bring in your places. One by one, or all at once with an import from Excel, KML or GeoJSON.
- Switch on grouping. Map settings → Pins and labels → “Group nearby places”. The bubbles show right away, in the studio too.
- Keep the important ones apart. Click such a place and switch on “Never group”. Add “Highlight (bigger pin)” if it should stand out even more.
Questions people ask
When do pins become a bubble?
When they are so close at the current zoom that they would cover each other. Zoom in and the bubbles split up; close to street level, every place has its own pin again.
Does the list still show every place?
Yes. The list next to the map shows all places, grouped or not. A click on one flies the map there.
Do I need it for ten places?
Rarely. It pays off when places sit close together: many branches in one city, stations along a line, stands on an event site.
Is it free?
Yes. Group bubbles are part of the free plugin, without limits on places.
Who has many places close together
- Store finders with many branches
- Bike and scooter rentals
- Charging points and parcel stations
- Real estate listings
- Members, partners and dealers
- Big event sites and markets
Free in Map Studio
Install the plugin, open Map Studio and start designing. You need no account and no API key.