# Initial Zoom level for Map component **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [May 9, 2023, 6:41am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/initial-zoom-level-for-map-component/61520 "2023-05-09T06:41:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![HeartwoodTreeCo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/heartwoodtreeco/32/8150_2.png) [@HeartwoodTreeCo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/HeartwoodTreeCo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/initial-zoom-level-for-map-component/61520/4 "2023-05-09T15:55:19Z")
Here’s a feature request from 2019 that relates to map zoom > [@Additional Map zoom settings](https://community.glideapps.com/t/additional-map-zoom-settings/1955/1): > > I have an app that is used for communicating emergency procedures and one of them is the location to go when the building is evacuated (fire alarm, etc.). The position is pretty specific (an intersection in a residential neighbourhood), so the map, even in “Near” position, isn’t super clear from a user perspective. If the zoom level could be set manually when the map is added (basically zoom in or out to position and then save that position for display in the app), then I think it would be more … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/initial-zoom-level-for-map-component/61520)._