Differences between maps and smart maps (explained)

XProtect Smart Client offers map features that can help you visualize your surveillance system and quickly respond to incidents.

Maps - these maps are based on still images that do not contain geographical references. You can add devices such as cameras, microphones, and recording servers. You can also add alarms, events, and access controls that let you interact with your surveillance system directly from the map. You must manually position device and feature elements on the map. For more information, see Introduction to maps.
Smart map - this type of map uses a geographic information system to accurately reflect geography in the real world. This can give you a more exact overview of your cameras in multiple locations. You can use the Bing Maps and Google Maps services, or the OpenStreetMap map project as geographic backgrounds, and add computer-aided design (CAD) drawings, shapefiles, and images as overlays. For more information, see Smart map (explained).

Note: Maps and smart maps are not interchangeable. If you are using maps, you can use the image file as a smart map, but you must add the cameras again. You cannot transfer maps with cameras to a smart map. You can, however, link a smart map to maps. For more information, see Add or delete links on a smart map.