Stay ahead with live data visualizations
Keep your maps current with live data layers that update automatically. From wildfires and hurricanes to droughts and elections, Mapcreator’s live overlays let you visualize change as it happens. Whether embedded on your website, used in broadcast, or exported as an animation, your maps always show the latest data.
Natural events
Follow live data from trusted global sources including the USGS, NOAA, and NRCAN. Visualize hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and droughts with clear, color-coded layers that refresh automatically. Each dataset includes detailed attributes like magnitude, wind speed, or fire perimeter, helping you convey both scope and impact. Perfect for broadcast, newsrooms, researchers, and emergency communication.
Environmental insights
Mapcreator’s live data layers also include heat risk, smoke distribution, and fire danger levels across North America and beyond. Updated hourly or daily, these layers make complex environmental changes easy to communicate at a glance. Embed interactive maps on your website to keep your audience informed, or export visuals for print and animations for broadcast.
Conflict and humanitarian coverage
Visualize changing territorial control, humanitarian risks, and conflict zones with automatically updating data layers. Use the Russo-Ukrainian War live layer to follow territorial changes in real time, or use the Kashmir Conflict or Disputed Borders overlays to provide essential geopolitical context. Our integrations pull verified information from trusted partners, helping newsrooms and analysts show accurate, evolving maps of major global events.
Election coverage
Display live election results using trusted data sources or your own feeds. Regions update automatically in your color scheme, while labels and pop-ups highlight key races. Mapcreator’s election maps have powered major broadcasts worldwide — from the U.S. and Canadian elections to regional coverage in France and Australia — keeping audiences informed with accurate, real-time visuals.
Interactive updates
Export your project as an iframe to keep your published map synced with its data source. Earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, smoke, and other live overlays automatically refresh according to their update cadence — no manual updates needed. Whenever you reopen a project, it reflects the latest data available. Simply re-export to refresh your static map, or bring your visuals to life with map animations.
Bring your own data
Have your own data source? Our team can turn it into a custom (live) data layer that updates just like the built-in ones. We’ll help you visualize it directly in Mapcreator. Fully integrated, branded, and always current.
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Frequently asked questions
Find quick, clear answers to the most common questions about our map-making tool—covering features, customization, exports, and more.
Can I make maps both for print and online publishing?
The mapping tool offers the possibility to export different file formats that can be used for both print and digital publications, including interactive elements. You can create a map and export/download it as various output types. The download options we support at the moment are: .PNG, .SVG, .PDF (CMYK), .EPS and WEB. WEB means you’ll get a link to the (interactive) map as well as an iframe.
What are live data layers and how often are they updated?
Live data layers are layers that can be added onto your base-map. These layers include live data from highly reliable external sources. This layer is continuously updated in the tool and WEB exports as new data comes in from the source. This is, depending on the layer, every 30 or 60 minutes. All overlays can be found under the ‘’Data overlay’’ menu. Live overlays are positioned at the top of this menu, but you can also use the search bar to find specific layers. If you don’t see these overlays in your list, please contact the Mapcreator support team.
Can I try Mapcreator for free?
Seeing is believing. We offer you 14 days of free access to our online mapping tool so that you can get to know the basic mapping functionalities you can expect. Register here to get started! Want to try out Mapcreator to its full extent? Contact us and take advantage of a free ‘guided demo’ where we’ll show you the full potential and features of Mapcreator mapping software.
