Shop window sign
Next to opening hours, for a passer-by who wants directions back later rather than typing the street name.
geo:51.507222,-0.1275
Google Maps QR code generator
This Google Maps QR code generator turns a set of coordinates into a code that drops a pin on a map the moment someone scans it. Search your address or drag the pin, and the code updates to match.
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Scan it once from the screen before you print a batch. Keep it 2 cm or larger on paper, and leave the white margin around it.
Do more with it
Same code, more placesSave this design - colors, corners, logo and frame - and put it on any code later. Saved in this browser.
One value per line, or paste a CSV. With two columns the first is the file name and the second is the value. Every code uses the design you set up above.
Lay the code out on an A4 page with cut marks, ready for the printer or a label sheet.
What a maps QR code stores, and what actually opens it
A location QR code generator like this one builds a geo: link - a coordinate pair, not a Google Maps web address - and hands it to whichever mapping app the scanning phone already trusts. That one fact decides which app actually opens, so it is worth knowing before you print.
What a QR code for location actually stores
The payload is a geo: link - just a latitude and a longitude, no business name, no address text and no Google Maps domain inside it. It can also be made dynamic, storing a short link you can re-point later if a stall or pop-up moves. Two dynamic codes are free to try.
1geo:251.507222,3-0.1275
- geo: tells the phone this is a coordinate to place on a map, not text or a web address.
- Latitude positive north of the equator, negative south of it.
- Longitude positive east of the prime meridian, negative west of it.
Have coordinates in degrees and minutes? Convert them here
GPS units and old maps often give a position as degrees, minutes and seconds - 51 deg 30 min 26 sec N - while a geo: link needs plain decimal degrees. Same point, different notation; this converts one to the other.
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geo:51.507222,-0.1275
Paste this into the map search box above, or use it as your own geo: link.
Android and iPhone open a maps QR code differently
A geo: link does not name Google Maps or any other app - it just states a point on the earth, and the phone decides which app opens it. That decision is not the same on every phone.
| Phone | What opens | Why |
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| Android (camera or Google Lens) | The phone's default maps app | Android hands geo: links to whichever app is registered to handle them - Google Maps out of the box, or another app the owner set as default. |
| iPhone (Camera app) | Apple Maps | The Camera app has recognised geo: codes natively since iOS 11, and drops the pin straight into Apple Maps, not Google Maps. |
Want it to always open Google Maps? Use a Maps link instead
There is no way to make a geo: link open Google Maps on an iPhone - it hands the coordinates to Apple Maps by design. If you want a branded pin with your business's name, photos and reviews, on both platforms, skip geo: and use a real Google Maps link instead.
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Open your pin in Google Maps
Find your business or address, then tap Share.
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Copy the link
Google Maps gives you a normal web address, something like https://maps.app.goo.gl/ followed by a short code.
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Turn it into a code on the URL page
Paste that link into the URL QR code page - a normal web link opens the same way for everyone, in Google Maps if it is installed.
Where a location QR code generator helps most
Real estate board
On the board outside a property, pointing straight at the exact plot instead of a street address alone.
geo:51.5155,-0.0922
Festival campsite marker
At the entrance to a field of tents that has no street address at all, only a point on the map.
geo:52.2053,0.1218
Sources
Checked September 2026
- RFC 5870: A Uniform Resource Identifier for Geographic Locations ('geo' URI)rfc-editor.orgthe geo: format
- Android Developers: Common Intents - Mapsdeveloper.android.comhow Android resolves a geo: link to an installed maps app
- Apple Developer: QR Code Recognition on iOS 11 (Tech Talk)developer.apple.comthe Camera app's native handling of a geo: code, opening Apple Maps
Default apps and camera behaviour are set by the phone maker and can change with a software update; test a code on both an iPhone and an Android phone before printing at scale.
Google Maps QR code questions
No - it builds a geo: coordinate link, a simpler format. For a link that opens Google Maps specifically on every phone, copy a share link from the Google Maps app and use the URL QR code page instead.
Because it was scanned on an iPhone. The Camera app hands any geo: code straight to Apple Maps by default.
Not with this type - a geo: link only carries coordinates. A name or address needs the Google Maps link made through the alternative above.
As accurate as the pin you drag or search for - six decimal places, which this generator uses, narrows a point to about ten centimetres.
A static code cannot - the coordinates are fixed at creation. Switch to a dynamic code first to let the same printed code point somewhere new later.
Want one QR that opens a landing page?
Build a QR landing page: add links, text, images and your logo, then point one editable QR at it.
- Private by design Everything runs in your browser. Your content is never uploaded, saved, or shared.
- No account needed Open the page and start. No sign up, no limits, and nothing to install.
- Use it anywhere Download PNG, SVG, or WEBP and place your code in print or on screen.