Learn how to embed a map on your website or in a listing.
In this article, you'll learn how to embed an Acres map within another website. This allows your users to see property lines, customizations, and insights about a selection of your choosing while remaining on your site—even if they don’t have an Acres account.
Tip: Map embeds are perfect for land listings! For more idea on how to market your listings, visit the Land Values Insider blog.
Make a selection or create a custom map
Start by making a selection on the map. You can do this by selecting parcels or using the Boundary tools.
You can also create embeds from custom maps. You can learn more about how to create a custom map in this article, or click Saved in the lefthand menu to open an existing saved map.
Generate your embed code or link
In the Selections panel, click Share > Embed Code.
This button is located in the top right corner of thee Selections panel.
In the dialogue box that appears, you can select the insight layers you’d like to make available within your embedded map. Currently, there are four options: Soils, Crop History, Elevation, and Customizations.
You can opt to include all four or check only the one(s) you want to display.
Now, copy your embed code or a URL. For a URL link, click Copy Map Link. For an <iframe> embed code, click Copy <iframe>.
Add the map to your site
Caution: If you embed a saved custom map, all changes you make in Acres will appear live in the embed. If you delete a saved map, the embed will break.
Using <iframe> code
Now, paste the code into the HTML section of your website.
Within your CMS, navigate to the page where you want the map to appear, and open it in edit mode. Click the specific location within the text or code where you’d like to place the map, and paste (CTRL + V) into the edit field.
Now save your changes, and check out your results on the public display of your web page.
If you used the embed code, you should see your Acres map within your site content containing the insight layer options you selected.
Using the URL
If you generate a URL, you can use it to add a hyperlink to a section of text on your page or simply paste it into the link itself.
This also works well for many listing services, which allow you to simply paste a link into the backend to display a map in your listing.
Example of a Map Embed
Here's an example of an embedded map with customizations and insight layers.