---
title: "Map location question: drop a pin instead of an address"
description: "Ask respondents to mark a place on a map: a draggable pin, an address found automatically, coordinates in the export. Set the map centre first."
url: https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/location
lang: en
last_modified: 2026-09-27
---

1. [Home](https://askyo.ru/en)
2. [Question types](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types)
3. Map location question

Question type

# Map location question

A map location question asks the respondent to drop a pin on a map instead of typing an address. They drag the marker to the spot; the form stores its coordinates and looks up the nearest address. It works for places that have no tidy address, such as a pothole, a park entrance or a delivery gate.

Opens on the Pro plan

[Build a survey with this question ](https://app.askyo.ru/build)[Survey templates](https://askyo.ru/en/templates)

## Places that are hard to describe in words

City feedback forms ask where the broken streetlight is. Event organisers ask where a guest would like to be picked up. Delivery services ask which side of a large building the courier should come to. In each case «near the big roundabout» costs a phone call, and a pin does not.

## Pin prompts

- Move the pin to where the problem is.
- Where should the courier meet you? Drag the marker to the exact entrance.

## Map centre, API key and the mobile view

The map is Yandex Maps with a draggable marker. Out of the box it opens on Moscow at zoom level 10, so the first thing to do is enter the latitude, longitude and zoom of your own city or venue; otherwise respondents start by scrolling across a continent. You can also add your own Yandex Maps API key.

On a phone the respondent pans and drags the pin with a finger, and the address found for that point appears under the map. Note that the block saves the starting centre as soon as the map loads, so an untouched map still counts as an answer. Tell people clearly to move the pin.

Results list the most common places (up to eight) and the point count; the CSV holds the address, or latitude and longitude to five decimals.

What you can set

- map centre latitude
- map centre longitude
- map zoom
- your own Yandex Maps key

## When a pin is the wrong tool

If you only need a city or a region, a pin is overkill and slower to answer than a list. Use the region picker or a dropdown instead.

If you need proof that someone was physically on site, a pin is not proof: anyone can drag it anywhere. For that job, capture the device coordinates with the GPS block.

And if the respondent does not know the area well, give landmarks in the description. People orient themselves by a station, a shopping centre or a river much faster than by street names on a small screen.

## Templates that already use it

- «If we come to you, mark the place on the map» [Service booking](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/booking) [Leads and contacts](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/category/lead)
- «Point on the map» [Work acceptance / site visit](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/field-inspection) [Leads and contacts](https://askyo.ru/en/templates/category/lead)

## Neighbouring types

- [Device GPS coordinates](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/gps-capture)
- [Region picker](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/region-select)
- [Date](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/date)
- [Long answer](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/long-text)
- [Short answer](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/short-text)
- [Text block](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/statement)
- [Cards](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/card-choice)
- [Consent](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types/consent)
- [All question types](https://askyo.ru/en/question-types)

## Build a survey with this question

Replace «where exactly is it?» calls with a pin on a map inside the form.

[Build a survey ](https://app.askyo.ru/build)[Survey templates](https://askyo.ru/en/templates)