100+
Engagement projects
100,000+
Map submissions
Phone-first
Participation
What is it?
CrowdSpot is a map survey platform for pinning places, answering questions, commenting, and supporting others’ contributions. Built for campaigns that need spatial evidence, not only a form dump.
Who’s it for?
Councils, advocates, researchers, and NGOs running place-based engagement — from cycling safety to gendered safety and transport strategy.
How CrowdLab helps
CrowdLab designs and delivers CrowdSpot campaigns, and is rebuilding CrowdSpot v2 for self-serve launches. Use the public product, or commission a campaign with us.
Related projects
- BikeSpot →
Three waves of cycling safety crowd mapping — Melbourne 2016, Victoria 2020, and national BikeSpot 2023 — with 72,000+ submissions in the latest campaign alone.
- Free to Be →
Plan International safety mapping co-designed with young women and girls — Melbourne 2017, then five cities worldwide in 2018 with full language translations.
- YourGround →
Two separate CrowdSpot campaigns: Victoria (2021) with Monash XYX Lab and 23 council partners; NSW (2023) state-funded through Safer Cities without council partners.
- WalkSpot →
2017 walking experience map with Victoria Walks — communities pinning where walking works and where it doesn’t, including strong participation in Darebin.