# Location

> Use a Location column to store a point on a map for sites, stops, and assets. Power map views and filter records by distance or area.

A Location column stores a place as a latitude and longitude. A location can also carry a label and an address.

## When to use it

Use a Location for anything that has a place: a Site, a Delivery Stop, an Asset, or a reading taken in the field.

A [map view](/docs/views/map) needs a Location column. Filters on a Location column can keep records within a radius of a point or inside an area of the map. That is also how a [base view](/docs/base-views) can limit a team to its own region.

If people only ever read an address and never need it on a map, a [Text](/docs/columns/text) column is enough. As soon as someone needs to see records on a map or filter by distance, use a Location.

## Enter a location

In a table, type the coordinates as latitude and longitude separated by a comma, for example `48.13715, 11.57612`.

## Settings

| Setting | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Coordinate format** | How coordinates are shown when a location has no label: **Decimal degrees** or **Degrees / minutes / seconds**. |
| **Default latitude** and **Default longitude** | Where the map picker starts. |
| **Default zoom (1–20)** | How far the map picker is zoomed in when it opens. |

The default position and zoom are under **Show advanced options** when you create the column, and in **Edit property** afterwards.

## Tips

- Set the default position to your main operating area, so people don't have to scroll across the world to place a pin.
- [Workflows](/docs/workflows/nodes/values) can build locations and measure distances between them.
- Location columns can't be used in a [Formula](/docs/columns/formula), can't be duplicated, and can't be added to time series tables.

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Source: https://community.sapugo.app/docs/columns/geo-point