# Location permission VS "use my current location" component? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [June 5, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-permission-vs-use-my-current-location-component/62470 "2023-06-05T18:37:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-permission-vs-use-my-current-location-component/62470/7 "2023-06-06T01:03:53Z")
> [@Katelyn\_Alberts](#): > > I wonder what use cases there are for needing coordinates if it’s not for distance? There can be lots of use cases. For example, maybe you want to mark your location to share with others, or mark a point of interest to share. Maybe use it for an Uber type of app, or for delivery. Typically it would be used to mark a static location to later show on a map or share with others, much in the same way that you store addresses for your salons and show them on a map. I have a bit of an unorthodox app that I use as a GPS. I use the location component to get and show my current location on a map, as well as a destination, along with bearing and speed (using some geo based math). [Live Location - not for production use - #24 by Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/t/live-location-not-for-production-use/26227/24) > [@Katelyn\_Alberts](#): > > OK so is it correct to say that if I don’t need the actual map coordinates written to a column then I don’t need that toggle?? Correct. With your use case, I wouldn’t think that there would be a need to store the location of your users, unless you wanted the ability for your users to store a static location, such as their home, and then show distances from their home location instead of the current location of their device. > [@Katelyn\_Alberts](#): > > I just want to add in what i was referring to earlier with the selections of limiting the inline list of salons to only be within a certain distance from the user. I think this would simply be a filter added to your collection to show salons that are within a certain distance. Just filter based on the distance column. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/location-permission-vs-use-my-current-location-component/62470)._