# Displaying Multiple Collections as Markers in Map

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**Created:** [September 27, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/displaying-multiple-collections-as-markers-in-map/42253 "2023-09-27T08:11:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![antonkeller](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/antonkeller/32/31446_2.png) [@antonkeller](https://forum.adalo.com/u/antonkeller)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/displaying-multiple-collections-as-markers-in-map/42253/1 "2023-09-27T08:11:05Z")

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I’m building a social app where users can see their friends’ locations on a map and schedule activities together at places such as restaurants, bars, etc. But I’m struggling with figuring out a way to simultaneously display the locations and users.

I have already set up the user markers inside of Adalo and that works perfectly fine. I was thinking I might be able to solve the locations inside the cloud console with a custom map or something. I tried it, but didn’t really understand how to or even if it’s possible.

Any and all insights are much appriciated! Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Rozza](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/rozza/32/22780_2.png) [@Rozza](https://forum.adalo.com/u/Rozza)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/displaying-multiple-collections-as-markers-in-map/42253/2 "2023-09-27T08:56:43Z")

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You will need a flat structure.

For each restaurant or location create a dummy user account for that business.  
Then your map can list **users** , which includes bonafide users and dummy business users.  
A relationship to your **businesses** collection can be used to connect if needed.

Go further and use the avatar for each user as the map marker and set that avatar for the ‘business users’ depending on the type eg. bars  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/3X/7/1/71d0337c226a65d22391d2f521752252c3055181.png)

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**Author:** ![antonkeller](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/antonkeller/32/31446_2.png) [@antonkeller](https://forum.adalo.com/u/antonkeller)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/displaying-multiple-collections-as-markers-in-map/42253/3 "2023-09-27T09:17:25Z")

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Brilliant stuff, thank you very much, you’re an absolute star Rozza!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/displaying-multiple-collections-as-markers-in-map/42253/4 "2023-10-07T09:18:02Z")

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