Dropping Pins
Three ways to drop a pin. Pick the one that fits what you're doing. All three end up at the same Drop Pin form — they just get you there differently.
Method 1 — Long-Press the Map
Press and hold on the map for about half a second. A pin drops at that exact spot and the Drop Pin form opens. This is the fastest way when you're looking at the map and you know right where you want the pin.
Method 2 — Drop Pin Tab
Tap the + floating button (bottom right of the map). The Drop Pin form opens centered on the map's current position. Good when you want to type in a specific coordinate, search for an address, or pick a pin type first and drop it second.
Method 3 — Quick-Pin Overlay
For field crews who need to drop pins fast, the quick-pin overlay lets you pre-select a type (say, "Heat Signature" during a deer recovery) and then every long-press drops that type without opening the form. Enable it from the map tools menu.
The Drop Pin Form
However you get here, it looks the same:
Required Fields
- Type — which pin category (see Pin Types)
- Title — short label; what shows on the map
- Coordinates — auto-filled, rarely edited
Optional Fields
- What3Words — auto-generated three-word location code
- Notes — context, descriptions, observations
- Photo — attach an image (camera or library)
- Priority — urgency level (changes pin styling on map)
Three-word codes are way easier to read over a crackling radio than "thirty-nine point one three three six nine comma minus seventy-eight point five zero zero one five." Everyone with a W3W-enabled device can pull up the exact spot from three words.
After You Save
The pin appears on the map immediately for you. Within a few seconds it syncs to everyone else's map. If you're offline, the pin queues locally and syncs as soon as you get signal back.