Filament Map Field Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Geospatial Data Collection: Enables location-based features (e.g., property listings, delivery tracking, event venues) in Filament admin panels without building custom UI.
• Roadmap for Spatial Analytics: Foundation for future features like radius-based searches, heatmaps, or route optimization by integrating with geospatial databases (PostGIS, etc.).
• Build vs. Buy: Avoids reinventing map UI/UX for Filament forms (saves ~3–6 months of dev time) while maintaining flexibility for customization.
• Use Cases:
  • Real estate platforms (property coordinates).
  • Logistics apps (delivery locations/pickup zones).
  • Field service tools (technician dispatching).
  • Event management (venue mapping).

When to Consider This Package

Adopt if:

• Your Filament admin needs interactive maps for data entry/display (e.g., lat/long, polygons).
• You’re using Filament v3/v4 with Laravel 10–12 and PHP 8.1+.
• You prioritize rapid development over bespoke map solutions (e.g., Leaflet/OpenLayers integrations).
• Your team lacks frontend expertise to build map UIs from scratch.

Look elsewhere if:

• You need advanced geospatial features (e.g., geocoding, complex geometries) beyond basic points/rectangles.
• Your stack requires non-Livewire map libraries (e.g., Vue/React components).
• You’re targeting Filament v2 or older Laravel versions.
• You need offline map support or custom map styling (this package relies on lbcdev-map’s defaults).

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

For Executives: "This package lets us add interactive maps to our Filament admin panels in hours—not months—enabling features like property location tracking or delivery zone management. It’s a drop-in solution that reduces dev overhead while keeping the UI polished and user-friendly. MIT-licensed and maintained, it aligns with our Laravel stack and supports both current and future Filament versions."

For Engineering: *"The filament-map-field package integrates the lbcdev-map Livewire component into Filament, giving us:

• Pre-built map fields for forms (MapField, MapBoundsField) and read-only displays (MapEntry, MapBoundsEntry).
• Seamless lat/long storage with JSON/nested field support (e.g., location.latitude).
• No frontend dependencies beyond Filament/Livewire.
• Low maintenance: Built on a mature Livewire component with Filament v3/v4 compatibility. Tradeoff: Limited to basic map interactions (points/rectangles), but extensible via the underlying lbcdev-map component. Ideal for MVP geospatial features."*