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title: "Add Mapbox Overlay"
slug: "add-mapbox-overlay"
updated: 2025-07-28T15:32:06Z
published: 2025-08-01T11:00:26Z
canonical: "docs.avontus.com/add-mapbox-overlay"
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# Add Mapbox Overlay

#### **Add Mapbox Overlay**

A street or satellite view in ScaffoldIQ can be overlaid with an image that the user creates. This is called an Overlay.

Admin users can upload an **Overlay**. To do this:

1. Go to the **Global Settings** screen.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-1694610614000.png)
2. In the **Settings** screen, select **Add Map Overlay.**  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-1753716720287.png)
3. Click the ... button to navigate to a file.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/6d37d5d3-0160-4b8c-b01e-cf75237fd97a.png)  
**Note: The file must be an MBTile file**
4. Upload the file and click **OK.**  
**![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/62b6c007-393a-431f-8cb3-9bd00494fef8.png)**
5. Click **Yes** to upload the new **MBTile** format file  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/f0b3d904-557f-4099-9638-688b8244e7eb.png)  
The new file will be uploaded on the Map screen.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-1715782112238.png)
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