PamPam's Google Forms integration lets you turn any Google Form into a submission portal for your map. People fill out your form, their responses land in a connected Google Sheet, and PamPam pulls those entries onto your map — either automatically or whenever you're ready to review and approve them.
This is helpful when:
You're building a community map and want others to contribute locations
You're running a collaborative project (city guides, event maps, resource directories) where multiple people are adding spots
You want to collect submissions publicly without giving anyone edit access to your map
How to set up Google Forms submissions for your map
Create a Google Form with the fields you want people to fill in.
At minimum, include a field for the place name and a field for the address or location. These are both required.
You can add any additional fields you'd like — notes, categories, a website, etc.
Note: Make sure your Google Form is set to collect responses in a linked Google Sheet (in Google Forms, go to "Responses" → click the Sheets icon to create or link a spreadsheet)
2. Open your map in PamPam and go to the "Import data" tab in your map settings. It's a big cloud with a sync icon on it.
3. Select "Google Sheets" as your integration source
4. Paste in the Google Sheet that's linked to your form responses.
5. Match the columns from your sheet to PamPam's fields using the "Match" step.
Map your "Name" column to the PamPam name field, your address or location column to the location field, and so on
Any extra columns you've included (notes, tags, etc.) can be matched to corresponding PamPam fields
6. Choose how you want submissions to sync:
Manual sync — click "Sync" whenever you're ready to pull in new submissions. This lets you review responses before they appear on your map
Auto-sync — toggle on "Auto-sync" to have new form submissions appear on your map automatically, without any extra steps
7. Click "Save" to activate the integration. Share your Google Form link anywhere — your website, social media, or directly with collaborators — and submissions will start flowing in. You can also put the link directly in the PamPam map in the "links" field so people can contribute easily.
Best practices for using form submissions:
Use manual sync if you want to review entries for quality or spam before they go live on your map
Keep your form simple — the fewer required fields, the more likely people are to actually submit
Add a short description at the top of your form so people know what kind of places you're looking for
Share the form link directly from your PamPam map's link field below your map title and description