<%NUMBERING1%>.<%NUMBERING2%>.<%NUMBERING3%> PRTG Manual: Geo Maps

With the Geo Maps feature, you can visualize geographical information about monitored objects that are located at different sites worldwide on one page. You can display the location of probes, groups, and devices in a geographical map on the Overview tab of an object or in Maps.

For more information about the Overview tab, see the Knowledge Base: What options do I have to review my monitoring data in detail?

Global Status of a Network in a Geographical Map

Prerequisites

To use geographical maps and view them in the PRTG web interface, make sure that your PRTG core server has access to the internet to obtain map tiles. If a proxy is mandatory in your network, configure the according proxy settings.

For more information, see section Core & Probes.

For more information about map tile server domains, see the Knowledge Base: Which domains and ports does the Geo Maps feature use?

Geo Maps Concepts

The Geo Maps feature works as follows:

Concept	Description
Location information	Enter Location (for Geo Maps) information, for example, a city name, an address, or coordinates, for each probe, group, or device in the object's settings. The PRTG core server resolves your location specification to global geographical coordinates with the help of an external map service provider. PRTG uses this information to query a geographical map that shows your objects. You can use the first line of the location information field to label your locations.
Geo Maps settings	Select a map service provider and the type of map that you want to view in the User Interface settings in section Geo Maps. You can also disable the integration of Geo Maps there. PRTG connects to the specified maps service provider to get map tiles. These map tiles provide the geographical background map. PRTG then marks defined locations with a corresponding location marker that consists of an object icon and the object's status color. Object Marker for a Group
Geographical maps display	You can display geographical maps in the device tree on an object's Overview tab. PRTG automatically adjusts the zoom level of a geographical map so that it can show all locations of a selected object. Geographical Map on an Object's Overview Tab You can also add geographical maps to Maps. To do so, open the Map Designer and click Geo Maps in the properties menu on the right.

Concept

Description

Location information

Enter Location (for Geo Maps) information, for example, a city name, an address, or coordinates, for each probe, group, or device in the object's settings. The PRTG core server resolves your location specification to global geographical coordinates with the help of an external map service provider. PRTG uses this information to query a geographical map that shows your objects.

You can use the first line of the location information field to label your locations.

Geo Maps settings

Select a map service provider and the type of map that you want to view in the User Interface settings in section Geo Maps. You can also disable the integration of Geo Maps there.

PRTG connects to the specified maps service provider to get map tiles. These map tiles provide the geographical background map. PRTG then marks defined locations with a corresponding location marker that consists of an object icon and the object's status color.

Object Marker for a Group

Geographical maps display

You can display geographical maps in the device tree on an object's Overview tab. PRTG automatically adjusts the zoom level of a geographical map so that it can show all locations of a selected object.

Geographical Map on an Object's Overview Tab

You can also add geographical maps to Maps. To do so, open the Map Designer and click Geo Maps in the properties menu on the right.

Location Labels

You can define your own labels for locations of objects. To do so, enter the desired label in the first line of the Location (for Geo Maps) field in an object's settings and provide the geo coordinates of the location in the second line. The object appears with the defined label in geographical maps. It is also possible to define the same label for different locations as long as the coordinates differ from each other.

For example, enter the following information:

Big Apple
40.712778,-74.005833