diff --git a/common/models/block.js b/common/models/block.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb8498cd53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/models/block.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { Observable } from 'rx';
+
+export default function(Block) {
+  Block.on('dataSourceAttached', () => {
+    Block.findOne$ =
+      Observable.fromNodeCallback(Block.findOne, Block);
+    Block.findById$ =
+      Observable.fromNodeCallback(Block.findById, Block);
+    Block.find$ =
+      Observable.fromNodeCallback(Block.find, Block);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/common/models/block.json b/common/models/block.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..222fe0c8a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/models/block.json
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+  "name": "block",
+  "base": "PersistedModel",
+  "idInjection": true,
+  "options": {
+    "validateUpsert": true
+  },
+  "properties": {
+    "superBlock": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": true,
+      "description": "The super block that this block belongs too"
+    },
+    "order": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "required": true,
+      "description": "the order in which this block appears"
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": true,
+      "description": "The name of this block derived from the title, suitable for regex search"
+    },
+    "superOrder": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "required": true
+    },
+    "dashedName": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": true,
+      "description": "Generated from the title to be URL friendly"
+    },
+    "title": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": true,
+      "description": "The title of this block, suitable for display"
+    }
+  },
+  "validations": [],
+  "relations": {
+    "challenges": {
+      "type": "hasMany",
+      "model": "challenge",
+      "foreignKey": "blockId"
+    }
+  },
+  "acls": [],
+  "methods": {}
+}
diff --git a/seed/index.js b/seed/index.js
index bea266a763..b5f4e11dab 100644
--- a/seed/index.js
+++ b/seed/index.js
@@ -5,19 +5,34 @@ var adler32 = require('adler32');
 
 var Rx = require('rx'),
     _ = require('lodash'),
+    utils = require('../server/utils'),
     getChallenges = require('./getChallenges'),
     app = require('../server/server');
 
 
+var dasherize = utils.dasherize;
+var nameify = utils.nameify;
+var Observable = Rx.Observable;
 var Challenge = app.models.Challenge;
-var destroy = Rx.Observable.fromNodeCallback(Challenge.destroyAll, Challenge);
-var create = Rx.Observable.fromNodeCallback(Challenge.create, Challenge);
 
-destroy()
-  .flatMap(function() { return Rx.Observable.from(getChallenges()); })
+var destroyChallenges =
+  Observable.fromNodeCallback(Challenge.destroyAll, Challenge);
+var createChallenges =
+  Observable.fromNodeCallback(Challenge.create, Challenge);
+
+var Block = app.models.Block;
+var destroyBlocks = Observable.fromNodeCallback(Block.destroyAll, Block);
+var createBlocks = Observable.fromNodeCallback(Block.create, Block);
+
+Observable.combineLatest(
+  destroyChallenges(),
+  destroyBlocks()
+)
+  .last()
+  .flatMap(function() { return Observable.from(getChallenges()); })
   .flatMap(function(challengeSpec) {
     var order = challengeSpec.order;
-    var block = challengeSpec.name;
+    var blockName = challengeSpec.name;
     var superBlock = challengeSpec.superBlock;
     var superOrder = challengeSpec.superOrder;
     var isBeta = !!challengeSpec.isBeta;
@@ -25,48 +40,62 @@ destroy()
     var fileName = challengeSpec.fileName;
     var helpRoom = challengeSpec.helpRoom || 'Help';
 
-    console.log('parsed %s successfully', block);
+    console.log('parsed %s successfully', blockName);
 
     // challenge file has no challenges...
     if (challengeSpec.challenges.length === 0) {
-      return Rx.Observable.just([{ block: 'empty ' + block }]);
+      return Rx.Observable.just([{ block: 'empty ' + blockName }]);
     }
 
-    var challenges = challengeSpec.challenges
-      .map(function(challenge, index) {
-        challenge.name = challenge.title.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9\s]/g, '');
+    var block = {
+      title: blockName,
+      name: nameify(blockName),
+      dashedName: dasherize(blockName),
+      superOrder: superOrder,
+      superBlock: superBlock,
+      order: order
+    };
 
-        challenge.dashedName = challenge.name
-          .toLowerCase()
-          .replace(/\:/g, '')
-          .replace(/\s/g, '-');
+    return createBlocks(block)
+      .map(block => {
+        console.log('successfully created %s block', block.name);
 
-        challenge.checksum = adler32.sum(
-          Buffer(challenge.title +
-            JSON.stringify(challenge.description) +
-            JSON.stringify(challenge.challengeSeed) +
-            JSON.stringify(challenge.tests)));
+        return challengeSpec.challenges
+          .map(function(challenge, index) {
+            challenge.name = nameify(challenge.title);
 
-        challenge.fileName = fileName;
-        challenge.helpRoom = helpRoom;
-        challenge.order = order;
-        challenge.suborder = index + 1;
-        challenge.block = block;
-        challenge.isBeta = challenge.isBeta || isBeta;
-        challenge.isComingSoon = challenge.isComingSoon || isComingSoon;
-        challenge.time = challengeSpec.time;
-        challenge.superOrder = superOrder;
-        challenge.superBlock = superBlock
-          .split('-')
-          .map(function(word) {
-            return _.capitalize(word);
-          })
-          .join(' ');
+            challenge.dashedName = dasherize(challenge.name);
 
-        return challenge;
-      });
+            challenge.checksum = adler32.sum(
+              Buffer(
+                challenge.title +
+                JSON.stringify(challenge.description) +
+                JSON.stringify(challenge.challengeSeed) +
+                JSON.stringify(challenge.tests)
+              )
+            );
 
-    return create(challenges);
+            challenge.fileName = fileName;
+            challenge.helpRoom = helpRoom;
+            challenge.order = order;
+            challenge.suborder = index + 1;
+            challenge.block = blockName;
+            challenge.blockId = block.id;
+            challenge.isBeta = challenge.isBeta || isBeta;
+            challenge.isComingSoon = challenge.isComingSoon || isComingSoon;
+            challenge.time = challengeSpec.time;
+            challenge.superOrder = superOrder;
+            challenge.superBlock = superBlock
+              .split('-')
+              .map(function(word) {
+                return _.capitalize(word);
+              })
+              .join(' ');
+
+            return challenge;
+          });
+      })
+      .flatMap(challenges => createChallenges(challenges));
   })
   .subscribe(
     function(challenges) {
diff --git a/server/boot/a-services.js b/server/boot/a-services.js
index 9c2607c7b9..8c318d8543 100644
--- a/server/boot/a-services.js
+++ b/server/boot/a-services.js
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@ import Fetchr from 'fetchr';
 import getHikesService from '../services/hikes';
 import getJobServices from '../services/job';
 import getUserServices from '../services/user';
+import getMapServices from '../services/map';
 
 export default function bootServices(app) {
   const hikesService = getHikesService(app);
   const jobServices = getJobServices(app);
   const userServices = getUserServices(app);
+  const mapServices = getMapServices(app);
 
   Fetchr.registerFetcher(hikesService);
   Fetchr.registerFetcher(jobServices);
   Fetchr.registerFetcher(userServices);
+  Fetchr.registerFetcher(mapServices);
   app.use('/services', Fetchr.middleware());
 }
diff --git a/server/model-config.json b/server/model-config.json
index 60800cf81b..2bbec7e0a5 100644
--- a/server/model-config.json
+++ b/server/model-config.json
@@ -70,5 +70,9 @@
   "flyer": {
     "dataSource": "db",
     "public": true
+  },
+  "block": {
+    "dataSource": "db",
+    "public": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/services/hikes.js b/server/services/hikes.js
index a6117c8a1d..ef5263a990 100644
--- a/server/services/hikes.js
+++ b/server/services/hikes.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import debugFactory from 'debug';
-import assign from 'object.assign';
 
 const debug = debugFactory('fcc:services:hikes');
 
@@ -19,9 +18,7 @@ export default function hikesService(app) {
 
       debug('dashedName', dashedName);
       if (dashedName) {
-        assign(query.where, {
-          dashedName: { like: dashedName, options: 'i' }
-        });
+        query.where.dashedName = { like: dashedName, options: 'i' };
       }
       debug('query', query);
       Challenge.find(query, (err, hikes) => {
diff --git a/server/services/map.js b/server/services/map.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8781c7617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/services/map.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { Observable } from 'rx';
+import { Schema, valuesOf, arrayOf, normalize } from 'normalizr';
+import { nameify, dasherize } from '../utils';
+
+const challenge = new Schema('challenge', { idAttribute: 'dashedName' });
+const block = new Schema('block', { idAttribute: 'dashedName' });
+const superBlock = new Schema('superBlock', { idAttribute: 'dashedName' });
+
+block.define({
+  challenges: arrayOf(challenge)
+});
+
+superBlock.define({
+  blocks: arrayOf(block)
+});
+
+const mapSchema = valuesOf(superBlock);
+
+/*
+ * interface ChallengeMap {
+ *   result: [superBlockDashedName: String]
+ *   entities: {
+ *     superBlock: {
+ *       [superBlockDashedName: String]: {
+ *          blocks: [blockDashedName: String]
+ *        }
+ *     },
+ *     block: {
+ *       [blockDashedName: String]: {
+ *         challenges: [challengeDashedName: String]
+ *       }
+ *     },
+ *     challenge: {
+ *       [challengeDashedName: String]: Challenge
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ * }
+ */
+function cachedMap(Block) {
+  const query = {
+    include: 'challenges',
+    order: ['superOrder ASC', 'order ASC']
+  };
+  return Block.find$(query)
+    .flatMap(blocks => Observable.from(blocks.map(block => block.toJSON())))
+    .reduce((map, block) => {
+      if (map[block.superBlock]) {
+        map[block.superBlock].blocks.push(block);
+      } else {
+        map[block.superBlock] = {
+          title: block.superBlock,
+          order: block.superOrder,
+          name: nameify(block.superBlock),
+          dashedName: dasherize(block.superBlock),
+          blocks: [block]
+        };
+      }
+      return map;
+    }, {})
+    .map(map => normalize(map, mapSchema))
+    .map(map => {
+      const result = Object.keys(map.result).reduce((result, supName) => {
+        const index = map.entities.superBlock[supName].order;
+        result[index] = supName;
+        return result;
+      }, []);
+      return {
+        ...map,
+        result
+      };
+    })
+    .shareReplay();
+}
+
+export default function mapService(app) {
+  const Block = app.models.Block;
+  const challengeMap$ = cachedMap(Block);
+  return {
+    name: 'map',
+    read: (req, resource, params, config, cb) => {
+      return challengeMap$.subscribe(map => cb(null, map), cb);
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/server/utils/index.js b/server/utils/index.js
index 9efdc7ae9d..8f3a80c66d 100644
--- a/server/utils/index.js
+++ b/server/utils/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@ module.exports = {
     return ('' + name)
       .toLowerCase()
       .replace(/\s/g, '-')
-      .replace(/[^a-z0-9\-\.]/gi, '');
+      .replace(/[^a-z0-9\-\.]/gi, '')
+      .replace(/\:/g, '');
+  },
+
+  nameify: function nameify(str) {
+    return ('' + str)
+      .replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9\s]/g, '')
+      .replace(/\:/g, '');
   },
 
   unDasherize: function unDasherize(name) {