# Enable "Distance" Column Calculations on the Maker Plan
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/enable-distance-column-calculations-on-the-maker-plan/87157
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [May 25, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/enable-distance-column-calculations-on-the-maker-plan/87157 "2026-05-25T09:45:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Emre\_Ozturk](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Emre_Ozturk)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/enable-distance-column-calculations-on-the-maker-plan/87157/1 "2026-05-25T09:45:37Z")
Hello everyone,
I would like to request an improvement regarding the `Distance` column availability and its data requirements.
Currently, to use the `Distance` column, developers are strictly required to use a specialized `Location` column type, which is unfortunately locked behind the **Business Plan**.
Even if we already have the exact `Latitude` and `Longitude` numerical coordinates stored in our tables, Glide doesn’t allow us to run a basic point-to-point distance calculation on the Maker Plan
Calculating the distance between two mathematical coordinates (or between the user’s current device location and a row’s coordinates) is a very fundamental math operation. It doesn’t require heavy cloud-based address geocoding.
Glide should easily be able to calculate this directly on the client-side/device using the user’s GPS and the raw coordinates already present in the table, without forcing a premium `Location` column type. Locking such a basic user-experience tool behind a high-tier plan severely limits directory and travel-based MVPs.
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/enable-distance-column-calculations-on-the-maker-plan/87157/2 "2026-05-25T10:29:21Z")
> [@Emre\_Ozturk](#):
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> Currently, to use the `Distance` column, developers are strictly required to use a specialized `Location` column type, which is unfortunately locked behind the **Business Plan**.
There is no such thing as a Location column type.
And the Distance computed column is available on all plans.
> [@Emre\_Ozturk](#):
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> Even if we already have the exact `Latitude` and `Longitude` numerical coordinates stored in our tables, Glide doesn’t allow us to run a basic point-to-point distance calculation on the Maker Plan
Yes it does. Have you tried it?
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### Author:  [@Emre\_Ozturk](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Emre_Ozturk)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/enable-distance-column-calculations-on-the-maker-plan/87157/3 "2026-05-26T01:37:56Z")
Thanks for the feedback! You are right, the `Distance` column is indeed available. However, I’ve been having trouble getting the `User's Current Location` to trigger and fetch coordinates properly in my app. Interestingly, when I asked Glide AI about this, it specifically suggested the method I posted earlier. It seems Glide AI gave me incorrect or outdated information. I will look into my location actions/permissions and try again. Thank you for pointing this out!
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### Author:  [@Emre\_Ozturk](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Emre_Ozturk)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/enable-distance-column-calculations-on-the-maker-plan/87157/4 "2026-05-26T02:03:19Z")
Thank you so much for the support! I finally figured it out.
My mistake was that I kept searching for ‘Get Current Location’ inside the data columns and button actions. I completely missed that it has been redesigned as a dedicated **Location Component** inside the screen layout options.
Once I added the component and mapped it to my Users table, it started working beautifully on my Maker Plan. Thanks again to this amazing community for pointing me in the right direction!
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/enable-distance-column-calculations-on-the-maker-plan/87157/5 "2026-05-26T05:45:22Z")
> [@Emre\_Ozturk](#):
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> My mistake was that I kept searching for ‘Get Current Location’ inside the data columns and button actions. I completely missed that it has been redesigned as a dedicated **Location Component** inside the screen layout options.
AI misleading you again, I think. Nothing has changed or been redesigned there. It’s always been that way.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/enable-distance-column-calculations-on-the-maker-plan/87157/6 "2026-06-02T05:45:51Z")
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