Where are pins saved?
Pins and compressed reference images are stored in this browser on this device. Clearing browser site data will remove them, so keep a current JSON backup.
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Your map, safely in your browser.
The core map has no account, paid map token or server database. These notes explain storage, backups, demo data and external services.
How do backups work?
Open Data & backup and export the full library. Every filename contains a safe date and time so multiple backups can be kept and sorted. Importing replaces the library in that browser.
How do I place a pin?
Use Place pin, then click the exact point. You can also right-click anywhere on the map. Exact latitude and longitude remain editable before saving.
What happens to images?
Choose or drag and drop an image into the editor. It is resized in your browser and stored with the pin. Its encoded data is included in the JSON backup and is never uploaded to an image service.
Which maps are available?
Choose Simple for a clean map, Standard for more detail, Satellite for aerial imagery or Satellite + labels for aerial imagery with place names. Simple automatically follows the site theme.
How are light times shown?
Open a location to see current weather, sunrise, sunset and the morning and evening golden-hour boundaries. Weather comes from Open-Meteo, while golden hour is calculated locally from the location and date.
How does map search work?
Search for a place, town or city, or paste latitude and longitude to move directly to an exact position on the map.
How do nested folders work?
Create a folder path such as Italy / Dolomites / Tre Cime to organise larger libraries. Every level can be collapsed or hidden when it is not needed.
What is in the folder menu?
Right-click a folder name, or use its three-dot button. You can open its image grid, show only that folder, rename it, add a description or export that folder with linked parking.
How does visit status work?
Photography and drone pins can be Not visited, Scouted, Photographed or Revisit needed. Use the Status menu above the list to choose which states appear. Parking pins do not have a visit status.
Can I change the list order?
On desktop, drag a location card above another card in the same folder. The list changes to Manual order and saves that order locally.
Demo data
A ready-made Kent library.
The demo contains eight photography locations with nested folders, visit states and linked parking. Open it in Demo mode, or download the JSON to inspect the complete structure.
The coordinates are practical examples, not guarantees of access. Always check local restrictions, opening times, weather and safe public access before travelling.
{
"schema": "toby-plumb-maps",
"version": 2,
"folders": {
"kent / coast": {
"path": "Kent / Coast",
"description": "Coastal viewpoints for sunrise and long exposures."
}
},
"pins": [
{
"id": "demo-botany-bay",
"kind": "location",
"title": "Botany Bay Chalk Stacks",
"lat": 51.3879825,
"lng": 1.4385136,
"category": "coast",
"icon": "binoculars",
"color": "#307d86",
"tags": ["chalk stacks", "beach", "seascape", "tide"],
"bestTime": "sunrise",
"atmosphere": "Low tide with broken cloud",
"focalLength": "16-35mm",
"folder": "Kent / Coast / Thanet",
"visitStatus": "not-visited",
"parkingId": "demo-parking-palm-bay",
"description": "A classic east-facing Kent seascape...",
"image": null
}
]
}