Astro Rent
Drawing floor plans on a real map? This free tool does it.
Astro Rent|
31 March 2026

At Astro Rent, we work with floor plans for every event. Where will the access points be located, how will the cabling run, and where will the tents and stages stand? We usually receive these plans as a PDF, PowerPoint, or — to be honest — as a photo of a sketch on paper.


We recently came across VenueMap. A free web tool that lets you draw a floor plan on the actual satellite map of your location. Enter the address, load the map, and drag elements into place. To scale, with dimensions.


Why this is interesting for event organizers


Most organizers we speak to work with tools that are not built for event planning. Excel to keep track of locations. PowerPoint to create visuals. Or they pay hundreds of euros for specialized software that does much more than they need.


VenueMap sits somewhere in between. Simple enough to have your first plan in five minutes. But you can also use it to submit a permit application.


What struck us: you work on the actual map, not on a blank canvas. This makes communication with the municipality and emergency services more concrete. Sharing is done via a link — no account is needed to view a plan. And there is a PDF export included for those who prefer it on paper.


Waiting list is open


VenueMap recently opened a waiting list. We have signed up — curious to see how it works in practice for our daily planning. If it does what it promises, it will save us a lot of back-and-forth emailing about floor plans.


For organizers who regularly work with floor plans: it costs nothing to try. More info at https://www.venuemap.eu

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