# Indoor Map Plugin

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**Goal：**
* Successfully install Indoor Map Plugin on Grafana
* Understanding how Indoor Map Plugin works

**Main Reference：**

* [Indoor Map - Grafana Labs](https://grafana.com/grafana/plugins/tailosstg-map-panel/)

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## :rocket: Introduction

The Indoor Map plugin in Grafana is a visualization tool that allows you to display spatial data on an indoor map.
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**Key Features:**
* **Visualization**: It visualizes an indoor map, which is a collection of layers of spatial data using the same frame of reference. This means you can overlay different types of data on the same map for comprehensive analysis.
* **Image Files**: The plugin can visualize image files for indoor maps. This means you can use custom images of your indoor spaces as the base for your data visualization.
* **Map Panel**: It extends the functionality of the Grafana Map Panel. The Map Panel is a versatile tool in Grafana that provides various ways to visualize geospatial data.
* **Multiple Layers**: It supports multiple layers for different queries. This means you can display data from different sources or different types of data on the same map.
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## :bulb: Indoor Map VS GeoMap
Here are the differences between two Grafana plugins, Indoor Map and Geomap.

| **Indoor Map** | **GeoMap** |
|:-----------------:|:-------------------------:|
| It is specifically designed to visualize indoor spaces | It is designed to visualize geospatial data on a world map |
| It uses image files for indoor maps | It provides four mapping options that will be generated automatically from the data source: auto, coordinates (latitude and longitude), geohash, and look up |
| It supports multiple layers. Each layer determines how you visualize geospatial data on top of the base map | It supports multiple layers. Each layer determines how you visualize geospatial data on top of the base map |
| It supports GeoJSON shapes | It supports seven map layer types: Markers, Heatmap, GeoJSON, Night / Day, Route (Beta), Photos (Beta), and Network (Beta) |
| It supports pop-up visualizations of data from a specific point and FontAwesome icons | It also supports two experimental (or alpha) layer types: Icon at last point (alpha) and Dynamic GeoJSON (alpha) |

## :gear: Installation (Ubuntu 22.04)
1. Open terminal

2. Navigate to the /usr/share/grafana/bin/ directory in the terminal using the command below:

cd /usr/share/grafana/bin/


3. If you are already in the bin directory, you can use this command to install the plugins:

grafana-cli plugins install tailosstg-map-panel


Now, Indoor Map plugins has been installed successfully. You can check it your installed plugins.