Has JSON-LD Map

Abstract illustration of JSON-LD structured data linked to a folded map with a location pin, in RankGear indigo and coral.

Has JSON-LD Map reports whether RankGear finds an @type value of Map in a page’s raw HTML source. It returns a present-or-absent signal (1 or 0), and because it pattern-matches source text rather than parsing a JSON-LD graph, a matching string sitting outside valid markup can still register as present.

Factor IDRG-SCJ-140
FamilyStructured Data – JSON-LD
MeasurementBinary presence (0 / 1)
Measured zoneRaw rendered HTML

What it measures

This factor reports whether RankGear finds an @type value for Map in the raw source. It is a presence check: the page either declares a Map type somewhere in its HTML, or it does not.

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How RankGear measures it

RankGear searches the raw HTML for "@type": "Map", allowing flexible whitespace around the colon and optionally allowing a schema: prefix. Matching is case-insensitive, so capitalization differences do not affect detection.

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What RankGear looks for

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Map",
  ...
}
</script>
ValueMeaning
1A @type of Map was found in the raw HTML source.
0No Map type string was found.
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How to optimize it

Use Map only for a genuine map with an accurate map type, URL, spatial coverage, and relationship to the page’s visible content. Ensure every property reflects content users can verify on the page. Treat this as an observation of whether the markup is present, not a target to hit for its own sake — adding a Map type to a page that has no real map adds nothing and risks misrepresenting the page.

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Important considerations

  • The detector pattern-matches source text instead of validating a JSON-LD graph.
  • A matching string that sits outside valid JSON-LD can still produce a value of 1.
  • Capitalization differences do not affect detection.
  • Validate the complete structured data independently with a dedicated schema validator.
  • Presence of this markup relates to position within a measured result set; it is a prioritization signal, not a guarantee that a page will rank.
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Related factors

Part of the Factors reference · how RankGear measures · glossary.

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