Indoor mapping platform alternatives: 2D maps or 3D AR

Comparing indoor mapping platform alternatives? Most platforms turn your CAD or PDF floor plans into a 2D or 3D map for the website and kiosks. OVER captures the venue in 3D with one 360° camera and adds camera positioning, so visitors also get AR directions on the real floor in the phone browser.

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OVER Wayfinding Suite at a glance

Where the map comes from: Turnkey 90-min 360° camera walk by OVER, no floor plans needed
What the visitor sees on the phone: AR arrows on the real floor in the browser, plus the map
Live position: Phone camera and visual positioning: under 100 ms, centimeter-level
Channels: Phone, website map and kiosks from one 3D map

An interactive indoor map from floor plans or a 3D indoor map from a capture: at a glance

Criterion	OVER Wayfinding Suite	2D floor-plan map platforms
Where the map comes from	Turnkey 90-min 360° camera walk by OVER, no floor plans needed	Your CAD, DWG or PDF floor plans, often converted with self-service tools
What the visitor sees on the phone	AR arrows on the real floor in the browser, plus the map	A route on a 2D or 3D map
Live position	Phone camera and visual positioning: under 100 ms, centimeter-level	Typically a dot on the map where offered; accuracy depends on the positioning method
Channels	Phone, website map and kiosks from one 3D map	Website map and kiosk directory; mobile varies by vendor
Who updates stores and destinations	Updated once, every screen follows	Your team, usually in a web editor
When it is the right fit	Visitors need live guidance on site, or floor plans are missing or outdated	A directory is the goal and clean, current floor plans exist

Comparison by approach, based on publicly available information about floor-plan map platforms as of October 2026. Capabilities vary by vendor. OVER: Città Fiera deployment.

When is a 2D indoor mapping platform enough?

A 2D indoor mapping platform is enough when you mainly need a searchable directory on your website and kiosks, you already have clean and current floor plans, and visitors do not need live guidance on their phones. Many venues start there. It fits when on-site positioning and AR directions are not on your list.

What changes with a 3D map, camera positioning and AR?

Visitors get live guidance on their own phone. OVER captures the venue with one 360° camera, so you prepare no floor plans, then the phone camera finds the visitor’s position in under 100 ms with centimeter-level accuracy. AR arrows appear on the real floor in the browser, and the same 3D map runs your website and kiosks.

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How do you choose an indoor mapping company for enterprise venues?

Give every vendor the same scope: area, floors and buildings. Then ask who maps the venue and from which files, how the phone finds its position, what hardware is needed, whether phones, web and kiosks share one map, how edits reach every screen, and where the system is live today, with a reference you can visit.

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Live at Città Fiera

See it working in a real mall

The same technology is live in a 150,000 m² multi-floor shopping mall. Real visitors scan a QR code and follow AR directions in the browser: time on site up 25%, conversion rate up 12%.

Read the Città Fiera case study →

Città Fiera, Udine. Real visitors, live since June 2026.

Indoor mapping software: questions buyers ask

Do we need CAD or PDF floor plans to start?

Not with OVER. OVER (Over the Reality), Udine, Italy, sends one operator who captures the venue with a 360° camera during opening hours: at Città Fiera, 150,000 m² on multiple floors took 90 minutes. Floor-plan-based platforms need current CAD or PDF files, which is quick when you have them and slow when they are outdated.

Can we keep our existing kiosks and touch screens?

Yes. The kiosk map opens as a URL on existing touch screens, and the website map is embedded with one snippet. Visitors pick a destination on the kiosk, scan the QR code on screen and continue on their phone.

Do visitors need an app or beacons for AR directions?

No. Visitors scan a QR code or tap a link, and AR directions open in iOS Safari or Android Chrome. Positioning comes from the phone camera and the 3D map, with no beacons or markers in the venue.

Can we start with a directory and add AR later?

Yes. The web map and kiosks run from the same 3D map as mobile AR navigation, so you can launch the parts you need first and switch on the others without mapping the venue again.