Discover
Find places and context on the territorial map — on foot, while driving, or from the Workspace.
Territory · Presence · Action
Not just a map. A territorial interface.
Pinamap connects people, places, knowledge, routes and services through territorial context. A place keeps its identity, the knowledge around it and the next action on the same map. Open the Workspace to see what is live.
The map and the Workspace are open to try. Some capabilities are still in development — see where Pinamap is today. The short demo sits on this page: watch it when you want. Guided Dale demo
Discover
Claim
Connect
Activate
What Pinamap is
Territory is the interface.
Pinamap links physical places to persistent digital Presences. A place can be discovered, claimed, given context, researched and acted on — from the street or from the Workspace. People, places, knowledge and services that already exist meet in that territorial context. A heritage trail, a walk or a ride, and what is known about the landscape are applications of this platform.
- Discovery — find places and context on the territorial map
- Presence — a place holds a persistent digital presence
- Context — local commerce, events and municipal information in place
- Research — read what surrounds a place, not only the place itself
- Interaction — open a place, scan a code, connect people and activity
- Action — move to the Workspace when operational work begins
How it works
Discover, claim, connect, activate.
Claim
Request attribution for a place. A claim is reviewed and open to challenge — never instant ownership.
Connect
Link people, commerce, events and municipal context to the same Presence layer.
Activate
Move from public map to Workspace: supervision, investigation and coordinated action.
Who it is for
One map, many roles.
Local commerce, municipalities, events, and operator teams — plus people moving through the territory — all meet the same Presence model.
Local commerce
Be found territorially, claim a place, and connect physical entry with digital context and optional capabilities.
Municipalities
Steward territorial context, Presence claims and local activation on the shared map.
Events
Anchor programming to real places on the map, with Presence and context.
Operators
Use the Workspace to supervise Presences, review claims and coordinate actions.
Research & intelligence
Read territorial context for research, site selection and real-estate decisions — connecting properties to the places, services and conditions around them.
A territorial context layer for better property decisions.
On the move: discovery follows you — walking, cycling or driving — so the map answers from where you actually are. Heritage, a trail and the knowledge around them belong to that same territory. In development Route optimisation and conversational discovery. Direction We aim to make an existing specialist service discoverable from the relevant place, while that service stays independent. People
Claim
Claim a place on the map. Early access
A Presence can be claimed by the people responsible for the place. A claim is a request for attribution — it is reviewed, and it stays open to challenge.
- Request — submit a claim for a place on the map.
- Review — the attribution is checked before it is assigned.
- Challenge window — the claim stays open to objection for 30 days.
If no valid objection is raised within 30 days, the attribution is confirmed. A claim that is successfully challenged does not stand.
Claim is in early access: claims are opened with us directly rather than from this page.
Workspace
The operational and investigative layer.
The public map explains territory. The Workspace is where you or your team supervise Presences, run investigations, read territorial context and take action — using the same product language as the live operator surface.
- Map-linked territorial context
- Presences, attention and supervision
- Investigations and structured review
- Action — when enabled in your deployment
Field & Workspace
One Workspace. Two complementary experiences.
Pinamap is mobile-first, not mobile-only. The phone is where you meet the territory; the larger screen is where you work it. Neither is a reduced version of the other — they are built for different moments.
In the field
Experience the territory.
Built for movement, context and immediate decisions.
- Discovery around you, on foot or while driving
- Presence and local context where you are standing
- Quick interaction — open a place, scan a code, act
- Lightweight decisions without leaving the street
In the Workspace
Work with the territory.
Built for research, comparison and planning.
- Multi-panel work across map, Presences and attention
- Territorial research and structured review
- Comparison across places, claims and context
- Planning with more information held at once
If you first meet Pinamap on a phone, you are seeing the field experience. The Workspace expands with the screen and with the context.
One situation
A monument, a shop and a practical stop are different questions.
You are looking at Belém. Pastéis de Belém is a confectionery shop. The pastel de nata is the product it makes, not the shop itself. The Padrão dos Descobrimentos stands about 58 metres from Rosa dos Ventos, and they stay two places. Rosa dos Ventos is a landmark. Rosa, written alone, is the name of Pinamap’s future territorial assistant.
What you can explore today
Open the Workspace and read the public map, Presences and the three Lisbon records on the platform page. The map can show a circuit projection for places you select. A private list copied from a route PDF can be entered as stops, and each stop is then placed on the map by hand.
Available now Map, Presence, Workspace and QR entry. The public Lisbon records
What a useful decision still needs
Lunch, a toilet, fuel or a charge depends on the service, the route, the time and how strong the evidence is. Live confirmation that a station is open, a charger is working, or an ATM accepts a deposit is in development.
In development Routes and conversational discovery. Decisions while moving
Rosa
Rosa is meant to help you look, understand and decide.
Rosa is Pinamap’s specialised territorial interface, meant to connect what you are looking at with governed knowledge and a practical choice. Conversation and voice are in development.
Observe
The selected place, the visible map and, when you allow it, your location. We are developing the conversation that brings those together.
Understand
Identity, history, relationships and the difference between nearby and related. The public Lisbon records already keep that difference. Rosa is being developed to help you read them.
Decide
A next stop that matches the actual need. We are developing routes, live availability and the practical choice that follows.
Direction Google Maps, ChatGPT and specialist navigation can sit beside Pinamap. Each stays independent, and Pinamap aims to make the relevant one discoverable from the place. Rosa on the platform page
Current state
Pinamap is being built in the open.
The territorial map and the Workspace are live to try. This page also shows what we are developing, and the direction we are building toward.
- Available now Territorial map, Presence and context, Workspace, QR entry points
- Early access Claim — opened with us directly
- In development Presence Pass, routes, conversational discovery
Demonstration content uses example places. The screenshots on this page are captured from the live product and show how a place opens. A guided Dale demo appears when a Pinamap demo address is configured. It is optional, it asks for no email, and this page stays available beside it.
In the field
Pinamap in the real world
Presence Pass
Take your Presence with you. In development
An optional portable expression of a Presence — physical and digital passes connected to your Pinamap Presence. Discovery on the map stays available on its own.
Individual
A simple card for one person or Presence.
Teams
Cards and digital identities for organisations and teams.
Opens an email to founder@pinamap.org — there is no sign-up form yet.
Capabilities
Presence first. Capabilities on top.
Start with Presence on the map. Discoverability comes first, and further capabilities can follow on the same place.
Discovery & intelligence
Capabilities can include territorial search, contextual discovery, conversational interaction, research and territorial intelligence, and location or property context.
Commerce & activation
Optional capabilities may include a shop or commerce experience, QR and NFC entry points, Presence Pass, campaigns and customer engagement. Commerce is activated on a Presence when you want it.
Trust & protection
Protect your digital presence: web analysis, security checks, verification and monitoring may be activated on top of a Presence when needed.
A Presence can stay simple, or activate capabilities on top of it. Availability varies — see what is available now and what is still being built.
Infrastructure beneath the product
Pinamap is the product. Pinamap Runtime is the engine.
Pinamap is built on the Pinamap Runtime — a model-agnostic, application-agnostic engine designed to separate territorial intelligence, identity, presence and interaction from any single interface.
Pinamap is the first application built on the Runtime. Over time, the same engine can support federated Pinamap deployments, white-label implementations, partner-built applications and other products that use the same underlying territorial capabilities.
Federation and interoperability are design principles. The underlying capabilities are meant to be reusable across products, operators and contexts.
We are exploring an open-source path for parts of the Runtime, with federation as a core principle.
One runtime. Multiple applications. Interoperable by design.
Manifesto
Places are more than addresses.
Territory is the interface — physical and digital continuity, where a place can be discovered, claimed, carried and activated through Presence.
Movement and reflection need different surfaces. The street asks for immediacy; the Workspace asks for depth. Both are the same product.
Territorial infrastructure is meant to be shared, extended and operated through more than one application, so the territory stays understandable and accessible across operators.
A place becomes discoverable because it belongs to the territory.
Small local businesses can be found through Pinamap search, territorial context and participation. Basic presence stands on the place itself. Further capabilities can be added when they are useful.
The map stays grounded in place. Discovery comes from the territory.
Direction
From Presence to a living territorial network.
What is open, what we are developing, and where we are heading.
Available now
Territorial map and discovery · Presence and context · Workspace supervision and investigation · QR entry points
In development
Claim in early access · Presence Pass · routes and movement · conversational interaction with the territory · NFC entry points
Direction
Federated deployments on the Pinamap Runtime · expert agents · community validation · new territories
We will share timing as each capability is ready.
Start from the territory.
Open the Workspace to explore the map, or write to us about a place you are responsible for.