Three collection modes: from a quick snapshot to every organization in a zone
Different jobs need different completeness. CrawlRover collects map data three ways — switching modes takes one click, and the zone is drawn right on the map.
How the modes work
One tool — three levels of completeness
1. Visible-area search
The quick mode: type a query — the extension captures results in the visible map area, walking it automatically on a grid. Best when you need a snapshot right now.
2. Zone + search
Draw a zone — a city, a district, any polygon — and set a query. Collection stays inside the boundary: no neighbouring towns in your sample and no manual map panning.
3. Zone: all organizations
The completeness mode: with no query at all, the extension sweeps the zone across several zoom levels and collects every organization — including those that never rank in search results.
Why the zone sweep is a different class of completeness
Map search shows a ranked subset — the zone mode does not depend on it
✗ Search-only collection
- Search returns a limited top of results
- Organizations outside the category get lost
- Completeness depends on query wording
- The map's "city" boundary is not your boundary
✓ CrawlRover zone mode
- Systematic grid sweep of the territory
- Every organization in the zone, category-independent
- Exact boundaries: you draw them yourself
- Progress and a live counter in the panel
Which mode for which job
A quick chooser
A niche in a city
zone + search: "coffee shops" within a district
A whole territory
zone sweep: every business in a block or city
A quick snapshot
visible-area search — minutes
Batch collection
any mode × the search queue
Collect the full database of your territory
All three modes are available on Free — paid tiers raise the volume quotas, not the mode set.