Advocacy and campaigns
Run election-timed or issue campaigns with a credible public map. Collect supporter stories, moderate contributions, and export data for media and decision-makers.
Example: BikeSpot, transport and planning campaigns
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CrowdLabMap-based engagement and data collection
Beautiful map-based community engagement, live in days.
CrowdSpot lets advocacy groups, researchers, and campaigners build a mobile-first participatory map themselves, collect spatial evidence, and turn community input into reports decision-makers trust. No procurement cycle. No developers.
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CrowdSpot, rebuilt
A decade of community mapping, now a tool you run yourself
For more than a decade, CrowdLab has delivered map-based engagement projects across Australia and overseas. The rebuilt CrowdSpot brings that craft into a self-service platform: beautiful maps, fast setup, and the same method behind BikeSpot, YourGround, RAC Risky Roads, and dozens of planning and advocacy projects.
12+Years of community mapping
100+Projects
74k+BikeSpot submissions
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Who it is for
Built for teams who need evidence on a map, fast
Local and community projects
Give neighbourhood groups, place-makers, and community organisations a simple map to gather local knowledge without a custom build.
Example: suburb safety walks, place-based feedbackCitizen science
Invite the public to record observations, hazards, or species sightings with structured forms and location accuracy.
Example: YourGround safety mappingResearch and consultation
Run PPGIS studies and planning feedback with anonymous participation and exportable datasets for analysis.
Example: YourGround with Monash XYX LabPrivate and internal collection
Run closed or invite-only maps for staff, partners, or fieldwork when the data should stay inside your organisation.
Example: internal audits, partner-only reportingHow it works
From brief to live map in days, in a self-service builder
No agency, no developers. Set up your project, build your survey, draw your map, and launch. You stay in control the whole way.
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Set up your project
Choose a template, name your campaign, and continue through survey, map, and content. No developers, no procurement.
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Build your survey
Set spot types, labels, and survey wording so participants know exactly what to share.
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Position your map
Drag the map or marker to set the default centre and zoom. Participants open the map right where your project starts.
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Add welcome and FAQ
Optional starter copy for your welcome message and FAQ. You can refine the full content anytime before you launch.
Case studies
Proven on real campaigns
AdvocacyActive travel
BikeSpot
Three waves of cycling safety crowd mapping across Australia, with more than 72,000 submissions in the 2023 national campaign alone.
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ResearchGendered safety
YourGround
Gendered safety mapping in Victoria (2021) and NSW (2023) with XYX Lab at Monash University.
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AdvocacyRoad safety
RAC Risky Roads
Three CrowdSpot campaigns with RAC WA mapping frustrating and unsafe roads: more than 13,000 spots across the waves.
Read case study →Why CrowdSpot
Better maps, faster, without the enterprise overhead
Clear campaign pricing
Pay per project when you are ready. No annual platform lock-in, with unlimited seats and participants on each campaign.
Live in days, not a procurement cycle
Set up and launch yourself the same week your campaign matters, instead of waiting on an enterprise onboarding.
Beautiful and mobile-first by default
Professional maps that look right on a phone out of the box. Your brand up front, powered by CrowdSpot.
Built for people, not planners
Plain language for campaigners, communities, and researchers. Spatial when you need it, never a GIS console.
In their words
Communities and campaigns, heard on the map
The map gave our community a voice and gave us the evidence to back it up. It turned scattered feedback into something decision-makers could not ignore.
CrowdSpot made it easy for thousands of people to tell us exactly where the problems were, on a map anyone could read.
Privacy first
Privacy and participation by design
Public participants can contribute anonymously. Each campaign publishes its own collection statement. Read the CrowdSpot platform privacy policy for how we handle personal information.
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