Accounts and Roles

Some map features are available to everyone, while others require signing in or having a particular role.

Without signing in

Browse the map and open public content.
Explore featured places and collections.
Use many of the read-only discovery features.

With an account

Submit Locories or requests.
Leave comments and interact more directly with map content.
Access personal account-related features.

Roles

Some users may have additional permissions for review, moderation, or admin tools. Those extra capabilities depend on the role assigned to the account.