Exploration

Achievements are badges you earn through activities like creating IDs, completing trails, or regular usage.

Your dashboard shows welcome stats, achievements, explorer progress, attention cards, recent IDs, and messages at a glance.

Canonical places come from OpenStreetMap and are visible to everyone. Personal places are ones you create yourself and belong to you.

You earn achievements (badges) through exploration — for example, for your first check-in, completing a trail, or discovering all POIs in a city.

Campaigns are time-limited events with progress bars, countdowns, and special challenges — organized by cities and their partners.

Campaigns are time-limited events with special challenges and bonus rewards — like seasonal tours or city festival activities.

Every check-in at a POI gives you points. Bonus points are awarded for first check-ins, trail progress, and during campaigns.

Organizations can claim their city to manage official points of interest, trails, and campaigns.

Collector achievements reward you for registering multiple souvenirs from a city — with rising tiers from Bronze to Platinum.

Your Explorer profile shows all your exploration progress — visited places, completed trails, collected achievements, and statistics.

Explorer stats show community activities — how many visitors, active explorers, and completed trails there are in a city.

Complete trails, join campaigns, and check in regularly — this is the fastest way to collect achievements and points.

Golden Tickets are rare rewards hidden in certain products or special promotions that unlock exclusive benefits.

Hidden POIs are special locations that only become visible when you meet certain conditions — like completing a trail or reaching a level.

Choose a city, discover POIs, follow trails, check in, and collect achievements — explained step by step.

The interactive city map shows all points of interest and trails at a glance. You can filter, zoom, and navigate directly to details.

After scanning, you land on the POI page with all info about the location. Logged-in users are automatically checked in; guests see an invitation to register.

Open your smartphone camera, point it at the QR code at the location, and tap the link. The itemID page opens and confirms your visit.

When you register a souvenir product linked to a city, you receive bonus points and special achievements — bridging physical products and digital exploration.

Your trail progress is automatically updated when you check in at POIs. A progress indicator shows how far along you are.

For completed trails you receive bonus points, a special trail badge, and sometimes exclusive rewards from the city.

The Collection view shows your collected souvenirs in a gallery display. Filter on the My IDs page by Collection.

The sidebar shows progress, tips, and a preview while you create a new ID.

The creation wizard guides you step by step through the form — with a sidebar showing your progress.

Each dashboard card shows compact information about an area — statistics, achievements, attention alerts, and more.

Empty areas show helpful guides and action buttons that make it easy to get started.

Each pricing tier has quotas for trails and places. You can upgrade to create more.

The Explorer view filters your IDs to places and trails — everything related to exploration. Select the filter on the My IDs page.

The Facilities overview shows all your facilities on a map with status colors. Filter on the My IDs page by Facilities.

Your browser determines your location and checks if you are near the place. If you are within about 100 meters, your visit is confirmed.

Scan the QR code on site or use GPS-based proximity detection to confirm your visit and earn points.

Tap "+" and select "Place." Drop a pin on the map, enter a name and description, and save — done.

Tap the "+" button, select "Trail," and add stops from existing places. Set check-in methods and save your trail.

Visit any city page, discover places and trails, and check in at locations to collect points and achievements.

Each ID card offers edit, view, share, print QR code, and delete as quick actions.

Manual check-in lets you confirm your visit with a button tap — no GPS or QR code needed. The check-in is marked as unverified.

The My IDs page shows all your registered IDs in one place — with filters, sorting, and quick actions.

My Map is your personal hub for all location-based content — registered IDs, places, trails, city explorations, and community activity in one unified view.

The "Needs Attention" section shows IDs that require your immediate action — lost items, incidents, or unread messages.

Use the search field on the places page to search by name, or enable "Near me" for location-based results.

itemID offers free and premium plans for individuals (Free, Plus) and organizations (Pro, Enterprise).

Use the filter pills for types and the sort dropdown for ordering on the My IDs page.

Yes — souvenirs and visits have their own achievements. Collect badges for both activities separately.

Souvenirs can trigger a visit at a place on the trail — but only if the product is linked to that place.

A souvenir is a licensed product you register. A visit is a check-in at a place or on a trail.

When you visit all stops on a trail, you earn a completion badge and bonus points for your explorer profile.

Every trail has a direct link and a QR code for sharing. You can set the visibility to public, unlisted, or private.

Private: only you. Unlisted: anyone with the link. Public: visible to everyone in city overviews.

Tap the "+" icon, choose an ID type from the "Protect" or "Explore & Manage" groups, and fill out the form.

The main navigation has four areas: Dashboard, My IDs, Messages, and Explore. Additional options are in the profile menu.

Trails are curated walking routes that connect multiple places. Follow a trail to explore a city thematically and earn rewards.

City Exploration lets you explore over 120 cities in Germany through interactive places, trails, and achievements — from landmarks to hidden gems.

Self-Service Exploration lets you create your own trails and places and share them with others — independent of organized city exploration programs.