Insights
20 May 2026
Sat-Nav for Garden Visitors
Transforming public gardens into interactive, self-guided experiences. BotanicalMapper helps visitors discover seasonal highlights, navigate gardens, and find plants from their phone.
Articles
From straightforward how-to guidance to deeper reflections on structure and long-term organisation, these articles provide practical advice, thoughtful insight, and horticultural knowledge to support your work with BotanicalMapper.
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How To
16 May 2026
What is BotanicalMapper, and why you should use it?
BotanicalMapper combines a Map, Spreadsheet, Photo Library and Calendar to help you easily record, organise, and understand your plant collection.
How To
16 May 2026
Workspaces, subscriptions, and teams: getting started, upgrading, and leaving
Understand how workspaces, subscriptions, and teams fit together in BotanicalMapper. Learn how to set up your first workspace, choose a plan, invite collaborators, manage billing, and leave or close your account safely.
How To
16 May 2026
Working in the Spreadsheet: filter, edit, and bulk-update your records
Use the Spreadsheet page to browse, filter, edit, and bulk-update plants, landmarks, areas, and shapes in your workspace. It is the table view of your map, useful for reviews, labelling sessions, data checking, and quick day-to-day updates.
How To
16 May 2026
Custom Types and Custom Attributes
Custom Types and Custom Attributes
How To
16 May 2026
Working with photographs in BotanicalMapper
Add photos to plants, landmarks, and eligible areas. Use Manage Photos to upload, reorder, rotate, download, and control public-map visibility. Learn how BotanicalMapper stores images safely.
How To
16 May 2026
Calendar, tasks, and your personal diary
Use Calendar to manage shared tasks and events for your workspace, and keep a private Diary that stays with your login. Learn how tabs, filters, and the calendar grid work together, and how your diary follows you across different team workspaces.
How To
16 May 2026
Basemaps and Map Display: choosing your map background
Learn how to choose the right background for your BotanicalMapper map. Open Map Display, pick a base map, add overlays such as historic aerial imagery, 3D terrain, or a grid, and understand what resets when you change view.
How To
16 May 2026
Finding what you need: filters and search on the map
Learn how to use the Map page sidebar, FILTERS panel, search boxes, and record lists to focus your map. This guide explains how filters and search work together, how each tab behaves, and how the list and map stay in sync.
How To
15 May 2026
Importing and exporting your data
A practical guide to moving plant and landmark data into and out of BotanicalMapper using the Spreadsheet, including CSV and Excel import, filtered exports, GeoJSON for GIS, and what import cannot do yet.
How To
15 May 2026
Sharing your public map responsibly
A practical guide to publishing your BotanicalMapper public map with care, covering photos, consent, excluding images, and keeping your descriptions accurate and trustworthy.
Insights
6 May 2026
How BotanicalMapper Began
How BotanicalMapper grew from the need to record unlabelled historic plant collections, preserve horticultural knowledge, and make gardens searchable and accessible.
How To
28 February 2026
Getting Started with BotanicalMapper
Learn how to begin by adding your first plants, photos, and areas on the map. Understand how the map, spreadsheet, and gallery work together, and get a feel for the system.