Contacts Map View

Contacts Map View

Mapping contacts, or the “Map View” of contacts is a helpful way to create a visual of contacts who live in a particular city, state, country, metro area or region. This action can help you:

  • Plan an MPDⓇ trip to connect with ministry partners
  • See where in the world your ministry partners live and understand the geographical layout of your ministry team 
  • See which ministry partners may live close enough to join a location-specific ministry opportunity (for example, a conference). 

NOTE: Before you are able to fully use this view, you will need to make sure to update contacts with a current Address. To do this, visit A Contact’s Page, go to the “Contact Details” tab, then scroll down and click “Add Address.” Remember to “Save” any changes and indicate which address is Primary.

Understanding What You See:

The Map view without any filters applied will pull up a world map showing the distribution of your contacts by continent, country, etc.

The Map view with filters applied will pull up an area-specific map showing the distribution of where your contacts live in a particular city, region, or metro area. To understand how to apply filters, continue reading.

  • Switch between Map and Satellite in the top left corner to toggle between map styles. 
  • Click the “+” and “-” buttons in the bottom right corner to zoom in or out.
  • The yellow person icon in the bottom right corner will show the street view if you click then drag and drop the icon on a certain location.
  • A colorful circle with a number in the center indicates a collection of contacts. Clicking here will zoom in to show you pins for the associated contacts. Zoom in further as-needed, or zoom out to return to the broad map view.
  • Click a pin to see the contact information associated with that location point. Click the small “x” in the corner of the pop-up box to close the box.
  • Click the bulleted list icon in the top left corner to expand/collapse the Partner By Status menu:
    • NOTE: The partner “Status” is set within A Contact’s Page in the topmost section. This “Status” explains where this contact, or ministry partner, is in the MPD process. To edit, click the pencil icon then “Save” any changes. The pins are color-coded by status type.
    • The number that directly follows the pin is the number of contacts of that status type mapped in the area shown

How to Use Filters to Map a Subset of Contacts in MPDX

Step 1: Switch to the List view of Contacts. If you visit the Contacts tab of MPDX and look along the left side of the screen you can click and unhide the Filters menu.  

Step 2: “Clear All” previous filters to start a new search.

Step 3: Under the “Contact Location” section you can filter contacts by City, State, Country, Metro Area, and Region. Click on the field where you wish to type, type, then hit enter to add an area to your search. For this example, a city search of “Vancouver,” resulted in a list of 11 contacts.

  • NOTE: You have the option to filter contact addresses by Primary or All. If you choose ALL, a contact may be mapped in an area they do not currently live (it may be a previous address, business address, seasonal address, etc). 

Step 4:  Toggle to the “Map” view of Contacts. MPDX will create a visual of each ministry partner included in your filtered search and their location on the map in relation to one another.