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title: "Catalog | Guides"
description: "Understand MapTiler's Catalog of ready-made maps and datasets."
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> For AI agents: a documentation index is available at [/llms.txt](https://docs-beta-4y5.pages.dev/llms.txt). Markdown versions of all pages are available by appending .md to any URL.

# Catalog 🚧

[Catalog](https://cloud.maptiler.com/catalog) is MapTiler’s collection of ready-made **maps** and **[datasets](https://docs-beta-4y5.pages.dev/guides/how-maps-work/map-data/)**. We create, host, and maintain all Catalog documents, so you can use them out of the box and rely on them staying up to date.

## Catalog maps

Catalog maps are our professionally designed map styles ready for use in your website or app. We have map styles for every use case: _Streets_ for navigation, _Outdoor_ for tourist apps, _Dataviz_ to showcase your data, etc.

### Use a Catalog map as-is

To get started with Catalog maps:

1.  [Open Catalog](https://cloud.maptiler.com/catalog) and pick the best map for your needs.
2.  Add the map to your project.
3.  [Use the map](https://docs-beta-4y5.pages.dev/guides/using-map/) in your app, on a website, or in other ways.

Alternatively, you can browse and add Catalog maps [directly from a project](https://docs-beta-4y5.pages.dev/guides/getting-started/projects/), without having to visit the Catalog page separately.

Info

Every Catalog map is built on one of more [Catalog datasets](#datasets) which contain the data that shows in the map. When you add a Catalog map to your project, its datasets get automatically added too.

### Customize a Catalog map

You can’t modify a Catalog map directly. To make changes, create your own copy first:

-   **Copy** creates a copy in another project of your choice.
-   **Duplicate** creates a copy in the same project.

After copying or duplicating, you can modify the map’s design in any way you like. Note that a copied or duplicated Catalog map becomes your own map, meaning that it _no longer receives style updates_ like Catalog maps do, and stays exactly how you design it. However the underlying data keeps updating, because it comes from Catalog datasets.

👉 [Get started in **Map Designer**](https://docs-beta-4y5.pages.dev/guides/map-design/editor/)

## Catalog datasets

Catalog datasets are the map data behind our [Catalog maps](#maps). They include global vector tiles like _MapTiler Planet_, satellite imagery, terrain and hillshade, administrative boundaries, land cover, and more.

You can’t modify, copy, or duplicate Catalog datasets, as they’re fully managed on our side. Instead, add them to your projects as they are, or add them to your own custom map [as new data sources](https://docs-beta-4y5.pages.dev/guides/map-design/editor/data-sources/).

To use data from these extra data sources, [add it as a new style layer](https://docs-beta-4y5.pages.dev/guides/map-design/editor/layers/new-layer/) to your map. Vector datasets come with [detailed schemas](https://docs-beta-4y5.pages.dev/schema/) that list their layers and fields, so you know what data you can style.

## Maintenance and updates

We maintain all Catalog documents. When we improve a map style or update its data, the change reaches every project that uses it, with no action on your side.

When we replace a Catalog document with a newer one, the old document is marked as [deprecated](https://docs-beta-4y5.pages.dev/updates/deprecated/) and points you to its replacement.