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title: "FLocationPicker - configuration guide"
canonical: "https://help.fieldbuddy.com/space/FBDOCS/5257134093/FLocationPicker%20-%20configuration%20guide"
format: markdown
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What can be controlled when users pick a GPS location in the app.

## In short

> 📝 The location screen can optionally show a description field. Latitude, longitude, accuracy, and time are handled by the app automatically and are not configured through this setting.

## What is possible

| Capability | Configurable? |
| --- | --- |
| Show a description field on the location screen | Yes |
| Hide the description field | Yes — omit it from the configuration |
| Change which fields store GPS coordinates | No — fixed by the product |
| Turn accuracy or timestamp fields on/off via this setting | No — not used |
| Rename the description field via this setting | No — the standard description field is always used |

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## How to configure

In the UI configuration, the properties layout for the relevant object/section contains the location/coordinates field entry under sections → objects.

Show the description field

A **geoMapping** block is added on the coordinates field, including a **DESCRIPTION** entry.

Example:

```json
{
  "name": "FIELDBUDDY__Coordinates__c",
  "geoMapping": {
    "DESCRIPTION": "FIELDBUDDY__Description__c"
  } 
}
```

Result: a short description can be entered when selecting a location.

### Hide the description field

The **DESCRIPTION** entry is removed from geoMapping, or the geoMapping block is omitted entirely.

Result: the location screen still allows picking a pin on the map, without a description box.

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## What users experience

| Situation | What is shown |
| --- | --- |
| DESCRIPTION is configured | Map/location picker with a description field that can be filled in |
| DESCRIPTION is not configured | Map/location picker without a description field |

### Unused example keys

Older documentation may show LONGITUDE, LATITUDE, ACCURACY, and TIMESTAMP inside geoMapping. Those entries do not change what the app shows or saves. Only DESCRIPTION has an effect today.