diff --git a/src/components/Map.vue b/src/components/Map.vue
index 547f0bf..be7aa1f 100644
--- a/src/components/Map.vue
+++ b/src/components/Map.vue
@@ -149,22 +149,28 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			deep: true
 		},
 		currentMap(newValue, oldValue) {
-			if(this.leaflet && newValue) {
-				let viewTarget = this.scheduledView;
+			const store = useStore();
 
-				if(!viewTarget && oldValue) {
-					viewTarget = {location: oldValue.latLngToLocation(this.leaflet.getCenter(), 64) as LiveAtlasLocation};
-				} else if(!viewTarget) {
-					viewTarget = {location: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0} as LiveAtlasLocation};
+			if(newValue) {
+				store.state.currentMapProvider!.populateMap(newValue);
+
+				if(this.leaflet) {
+					let viewTarget = this.scheduledView;
+
+					if(!viewTarget && oldValue) {
+						viewTarget = {location: oldValue.latLngToLocation(this.leaflet.getCenter(), 64) as LiveAtlasLocation};
+					} else if(!viewTarget) {
+						viewTarget = {location: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0} as LiveAtlasLocation};
+					}
+
+					viewTarget.options = {
+						animate: false,
+						noMoveStart: false,
+					}
+
+					this.setView(viewTarget);
+					this.scheduledView = null;
 				}
-
-				viewTarget.options = {
-					animate: false,
-					noMoveStart: false,
-				}
-
-				this.setView(viewTarget);
-				this.scheduledView = null;
 			}
 		},
 		currentWorld(newValue, oldValue) {
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 297fde3..f35b241 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {ClockControlOptions} from "@/leaflet/control/ClockControl";
 import {LogoControlOptions} from "@/leaflet/control/LogoControl";
 import {globalMessages, serverMessages} from "../messages";
 import {LiveAtlasMarkerType} from "@/util/markers";
-import {LiveAtlasTileLayerOptions} from "@/leaflet/tileLayer/LiveAtlasTileLayer";
+import {LiveAtlasTileLayer, LiveAtlasTileLayerOptions} from "@/leaflet/tileLayer/LiveAtlasTileLayer";
 
 declare module "*.png" {
    const value: any;
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ interface LiveAtlasParsedUrl {
 interface LiveAtlasMapProvider {
 	loadServerConfiguration(): Promise<void>;
 	populateWorld(world: LiveAtlasWorldDefinition): Promise<void>;
+	populateMap(map: LiveAtlasMapDefinition): Promise<void>;
 	startUpdates(): void;
 	stopUpdates(): void;
 	createTileLayer(options: LiveAtlasTileLayerOptions): LiveAtlasTileLayer;
diff --git a/src/providers/MapProvider.ts b/src/providers/MapProvider.ts
index a81a681..2a8b0a4 100644
--- a/src/providers/MapProvider.ts
+++ b/src/providers/MapProvider.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
  */
 
 import {
-	HeadQueueEntry,
 	LiveAtlasMapProvider,
 	LiveAtlasWorldDefinition
 } from "@/index";
 import {useStore} from "@/store";
 import {LiveAtlasTileLayer, LiveAtlasTileLayerOptions} from "@/leaflet/tileLayer/LiveAtlasTileLayer";
+import LiveAtlasMapDefinition from "@/model/LiveAtlasMapDefinition";
 
 export default abstract class MapProvider implements LiveAtlasMapProvider {
 	protected readonly store = useStore();
@@ -31,15 +31,17 @@ export default abstract class MapProvider implements LiveAtlasMapProvider {
 	}
 
 	abstract loadServerConfiguration(): Promise<void>;
-	abstract populateWorld(world: LiveAtlasWorldDefinition): Promise<void>;
 	abstract createTileLayer(options: LiveAtlasTileLayerOptions): LiveAtlasTileLayer;
 
-	abstract startUpdates(): void;
-	abstract stopUpdates(): void;
-
     abstract getTilesUrl(): string;
     abstract getMarkerIconUrl(icon: string): string;
 
+	async populateWorld(world: LiveAtlasWorldDefinition): Promise<void> {}
+	async populateMap(map: LiveAtlasMapDefinition): Promise<void> {}
+
+	startUpdates(): void {}
+	stopUpdates(): void {}
+
 	sendChatMessage(message: string) {
 		throw new Error('Provider does not support chat');
 	}