What happens when someone scans a geo location QR code?

Their phone reads the standard geo URI and offers to open the exact coordinates in their maps app for directions.

Where do I find the coordinates?

Most maps apps show latitude and longitude when you long-press a spot, or you can tap "Use my location" to read them from your device.

What format does the QR code use?

It uses the standard RFC 5870 geo URI, written geo:latitude,longitude — for example geo:51.50722,-0.1275. Phone cameras and QR apps recognise this and offer to open it in the default maps app.

What latitude and longitude ranges are valid?

Latitude must be between −90 and 90, and longitude between −180 and 180. The QR code only renders once both values are inside these ranges.

Can I download the QR code as PNG or SVG?

Yes. You can save it as a PNG bitmap for documents and signage, or as a scalable SVG that stays sharp at any print size.

Will it open a specific maps app like Google Maps or Apple Maps?

It opens whichever maps app the scanning device treats as default — Apple Maps on iPhone, Google Maps on most Android phones — because the geo URI is a generic, app-agnostic standard.

Is my location uploaded anywhere?

No. Coordinates stay in your browser and the QR code is generated locally — nothing is sent to a server, including when you use your current location.

Geo Location QR Code Generator

A geo location QR code turns a latitude and longitude into a scannable code. When someone points their phone camera at it, the phone offers to open that exact spot in its maps app — ideal for event venues, meeting points, store locations, trailheads, or property viewings.

How it works

The tool encodes your coordinates as a standard RFC 5870 geo URI of the form:

geo:latitude,longitude

For example, the Royal Observatory in Greenwich becomes geo:51.50722,-0.1275. That string is rendered into a QR code entirely in your browser. The code only appears once both values are valid — latitude between −90 and 90 and longitude between −180 and 180. You can type the coordinates manually or tap “Use my location” to read them from your device, then download the result as PNG or SVG.

Example

To point people to a spot at latitude 40.6892, longitude −74.0445 (the Statue of Liberty):

Enter 40.6892 and -74.0445.
The tool builds the payload geo:40.6892,-74.0445.
It renders a QR code you can save and print.

Anyone who scans it is offered directions to those exact coordinates.

Field	Valid range	Example
Latitude	−90 to 90	40.6892
Longitude	−180 to 180	−74.0445

Everything runs in your browser, so your location is never uploaded.