diff --git a/src/app/modules/data/types/place/place-list-item.component.ts b/src/app/modules/data/types/place/place-list-item.component.ts
index 443bcec9..d640ced5 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/data/types/place/place-list-item.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/data/types/place/place-list-item.component.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import {Component, Input} from '@angular/core';
 import {SCBuilding, SCFloor, SCPointOfInterest, SCRoom} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {PositionService} from '../../../map/position.service';
+import {Subscription, interval} from 'rxjs';
 
 type placeTypes = (SCBuilding | SCRoom | SCPointOfInterest | SCFloor) & {
   distance?: number;
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ export class PlaceListItemComponent {
     this._item = item;
     if (!isSCFloor(item)) {
       this.distance = this.positionService.getDistance(item.geo.point);
+      this.distanceSubscription = interval(10_000).subscribe(_ => {
+        this.distance = this.positionService.getDistance(item.geo.point);
+      });
     }
   }
 
@@ -64,5 +68,7 @@ export class PlaceListItemComponent {
    */
   distance?: number;
 
+  distanceSubscription?: Subscription;
+
   constructor(private positionService: PositionService) {}
 }
diff --git a/src/app/modules/data/types/place/place-list-item.html b/src/app/modules/data/types/place/place-list-item.html
index 345661ef..d4146272 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/data/types/place/place-list-item.html
+++ b/src/app/modules/data/types/place/place-list-item.html
@@ -20,12 +20,8 @@
                   }}
                 </li>
                 <li *ngIf="distance">
-                  <ion-icon name="walk"></ion-icon
-                  >{{
-                    distance
-                      | numberLocalized
-                        : 'style:unit,unit:meter,notation:compact'
-                  }}
+                  <ion-icon name="walk"></ion-icon>
+                  {{ distance | metersLocalized }}
                 </li>
               </ul>
             </ion-note>
@@ -37,12 +33,8 @@
                   {{ 'type' | thingTranslate: item }}
                 </li>
                 <li *ngIf="distance">
-                  <ion-icon name="walk"></ion-icon
-                  >{{
-                    distance
-                      | numberLocalized
-                        : 'style:unit,unit:meter,notation:compact'
-                  }}
+                  <ion-icon name="walk"></ion-icon>
+                  {{ distance | metersLocalized }}
                 </li>
               </ul>
             </ion-note>
diff --git a/src/app/translation/common-string-pipes.ts b/src/app/translation/common-string-pipes.ts
index addfee8d..cce3e294 100644
--- a/src/app/translation/common-string-pipes.ts
+++ b/src/app/translation/common-string-pipes.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const openingHoursFn = require('opening_hours');
 @Injectable()
 @Pipe({
   name: 'join',
-  pure: false, // required to update the value when the promise is resolved
+  pure: true,
 })
 export class ArrayJoinPipe implements PipeTransform {
   value = '';
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class ArrayJoinPipe implements PipeTransform {
 @Injectable()
 @Pipe({
   name: 'sentencecase',
-  pure: false, // required to update the value when the promise is resolved
+  pure: true,
 })
 export class SentenceCasePipe implements PipeTransform {
   value = '';
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class SentenceCasePipe implements PipeTransform {
 @Injectable()
 @Pipe({
   name: 'split',
-  pure: false, // required to update the value when the promise is resolved
+  pure: true,
 })
 export class StringSplitPipe implements PipeTransform {
   value = new Array<unknown>();
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ export class StringSplitPipe implements PipeTransform {
 @Injectable()
 @Pipe({
   name: 'openingHours',
-  pure: false, // required to update the value when the promise is resolved
+  pure: false,
 })
-export class OpeningHoursPipe implements PipeTransform {
+export class OpeningHoursPipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
   locale: string;
 
   onLangChange?: Subscription;
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ export class OpeningHoursPipe implements PipeTransform {
     }
   }
 
+  ngOnDestroy(): void {
+    this._dispose();
+  }
+
   transform(aString: string | unknown): string {
     this.updateValue(aString);
     this._dispose();
@@ -165,10 +169,86 @@ export class OpeningHoursPipe implements PipeTransform {
   }
 }
 
+@Injectable()
+@Pipe({
+  name: 'metersLocalized',
+  pure: false,
+})
+export class MetersLocalizedPipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
+  locale: string;
+
+  onLangChange?: Subscription;
+
+  value = '';
+
+  constructor(private readonly translate: TranslateService) {
+    this.locale = translate.currentLang;
+  }
+
+  private _dispose(): void {
+    if (this.onLangChange?.closed === false) {
+      this.onLangChange?.unsubscribe();
+    }
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy(): void {
+    this._dispose();
+  }
+
+  transform(value: string | number | unknown): string {
+    this.updateValue(value);
+    this._dispose();
+    if (this.onLangChange?.closed === true) {
+      this.onLangChange = this.translate.onLangChange.subscribe(
+        (event: LangChangeEvent) => {
+          this.locale = event.lang;
+          this.updateValue(value);
+        },
+      );
+    }
+
+    return this.value;
+  }
+
+  updateValue(value: string | number | unknown) {
+    if (typeof value !== 'string' && typeof value !== 'number') {
+      logger.warn(`metersLocalized pipe unable to parse input: ${value}`);
+
+      return;
+    }
+    const imperialLocale = ['US', 'UK', 'LR', 'MM'].some(term =>
+      this.locale.includes(term),
+    );
+    const meters =
+      typeof value === 'string' ? Number.parseFloat(value) : (value as number);
+
+    if (imperialLocale) {
+      const yards = meters * 1.0936;
+      const options = {
+        style: 'unit',
+        unit: yards >= 1760 ? 'mile' : 'yard',
+        maximumFractionDigits: yards >= 1760 ? 1 : 0,
+      } as unknown as Intl.NumberFormatOptions;
+      this.value = new Intl.NumberFormat(this.locale, options).format(
+        yards >= 1760 ? yards / 1760 : yards,
+      );
+    } else {
+      const options = {
+        style: 'unit',
+        unit: meters >= 1000 ? 'kilometer' : 'meter',
+        maximumFractionDigits: meters >= 1000 ? 1 : 0,
+      } as unknown as Intl.NumberFormatOptions;
+      this.value = new Intl.NumberFormat(this.locale, options).format(
+        meters >= 1000 ? meters / 1000 : meters,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 @Injectable()
 @Pipe({
   name: 'numberLocalized',
-  pure: false, // required to update the value when the promise is resolved
+  pure: false,
 })
 export class NumberLocalizedPipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
   locale: string;
@@ -237,7 +317,7 @@ export class NumberLocalizedPipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
 @Injectable()
 @Pipe({
   name: 'dateFormat',
-  pure: false, // required to update the value when the promise is resolved
+  pure: false,
 })
 export class DateLocalizedFormatPipe implements PipeTransform, OnDestroy {
   locale: string;
diff --git a/src/app/translation/thing-translate.module.ts b/src/app/translation/thing-translate.module.ts
index ebeac613..b97955c8 100644
--- a/src/app/translation/thing-translate.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/translation/thing-translate.module.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   ArrayJoinPipe,
   DateLocalizedFormatPipe,
   NumberLocalizedPipe,
+  MetersLocalizedPipe,
   SentenceCasePipe,
   StringSplitPipe,
   OpeningHoursPipe,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export interface ThingTranslateModuleConfig {
   declarations: [
     ArrayJoinPipe,
     NumberLocalizedPipe,
+    MetersLocalizedPipe,
     StringSplitPipe,
     ThingPropertyNameTranslatePipe,
     ThingTranslatePipe,
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ export interface ThingTranslateModuleConfig {
   exports: [
     ArrayJoinPipe,
     NumberLocalizedPipe,
+    MetersLocalizedPipe,
     StringSplitPipe,
     ThingPropertyNameTranslatePipe,
     ThingTranslatePipe,