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Atlas

Atlas is a CreativeWork subtype for a bound or media-format collection of maps, charts, plates, or tables illustrating a subject. It adds no properties of its own. Included Map entities attach via hasPart.

Atlases are often scholarly references (World Atlas, medical anatomy atlas, historical atlas). They chain up to a BookSeries for multi-edition atlases, and each contained Map can use mapType if the collection mixes seating/parking/venue/transit maps (unusual but possible).

Full example of schema.org/Atlas json-ld markup

The markup is verified as valid with Rich Results Test from Google.

schema.org/Atlas
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Atlas",
  "name": "Xoo Code Dunmore Atlas 2026",
  "description": "Bound 48-page atlas collecting every Xoo Code venue map, parking chart, and transit diagram for the 2026 Thunderdome season.",
  "author": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Xoo Code" },
  "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Xoo Code Press" },
  "datePublished": "2026-03-01",
  "isbn": "978-1-66566-500-0",
  "numberOfPages": 48,
  "hasPart": [
    { "@type": "Map", "name": "The Thunderdome venue map", "mapType": "https://schema.org/VenueMap" },
    { "@type": "Map", "name": "Thunderdome parking and transit overview", "mapType": "https://schema.org/ParkingMap" },
    { "@type": "Map", "name": "Downtown Dunmore shuttle route", "mapType": "https://schema.org/TransitMap" }
  ]
}
</script>

Minimal valid version

The smallest markup that still produces a valid Atlas entity. Use it as the floor. Reach for the advanced example above when you want search engines and AI agents to understand more about your content.

schema.org/Atlas (minimal)
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Atlas",
  "name": "Xoo Code Dunmore Atlas 2026",
  "author": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Xoo Code" }
}
</script>

Google rich results this unlocks

Atlas is a structural type. It does not produce a rich result on its own.

Its value comes from combining it with a primary type whose markup earns a rich result (Article, Product, Event, and so on). Atlas becomes the trunk that the primary type branches off viamainEntityorbreadcrumb. Include it on every page as the backbone of your markup.

Common Atlas mistakes

Mistakes that pass validation but silently fail to earn rich results or mislead consumers walking the graph. Avoid these and your markup will be ahead of most sites in the wild.

  1. 01

    Using Atlas as the top-level for a single map

    Wrong
    Atlas entry containing one Map
    Right
    Use Map directly for a single map; reserve Atlas for genuine bound collections

    Atlas implies a multi-map compilation. Single maps should use Map at the top level.

Schema properties in this example

AtlasCreativeWorknamedescriptionauthorOrganizationpublisherdatePublishedisbnnumberOfPageshasPartMapmapTypeMapCategoryTypeVenueMapParkingMapTransitMap

About the example data

The "Xoo Code Dunmore Atlas", a 48-page bound collection of Dunmore venue maps, transit diagrams, and parking charts published for the 2026 Thunderdome season.

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