diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Form.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Form.js
index 3df3eccf..c694e984 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Form.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Form.js
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ Ox.Form = function(options, self) {
         if (arguments.length == 0) {
             self.$items.forEach(function($item, i) {
                 values[self.itemIds[i]] = self.$items[i].value();
+                //fixme: make the following work
+                //values[self.itemIds[i]] = self.$items[i].options('value');
             });
             //Ox.print('VALUES', values)
             return values;
diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Select.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Select.js
index 8429a146..4d45fe75 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Select.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Form/Ox.Select.js
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ Ox.Select = function(options, self) {
                 size: 'medium',
                 title: '',
                 type: 'text', // can be 'text' or 'image'
-                width: 'auto'
+                width: 'auto',
+                value: [],
             })
             // fixme: make default selection restorable
             // or allow for extra action items below options
@@ -168,7 +169,9 @@ Ox.Select = function(options, self) {
     }
 
     self.setOption = function(key, value) {
-
+        if (key == 'value') {
+            that.selectItem(value);
+        }
     };
 
     /*@
diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Ox.Map.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Ox.Map.js
index baea2aa3..96baff04 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Ox.Map.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Ox.Map.js
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ Ox.Map = function(options, self) {
     self.isAsync = Ox.isFunction(self.options.places);
     self.mapHeight = getMapHeight();
     self.minZoom = getMinZoom();
+    self.placeKeys = [
+        'id', 'name', 'alternativeNames', 'geoname', 'countryCode', 'type',
+        'lat', 'lng', 'south', 'west', 'north', 'east', 'area',
+        'editable'
+    ],
     self.scaleMeters = [
         50000000, 20000000, 10000000,
         5000000, 2000000, 1000000,
@@ -778,11 +783,7 @@ Ox.Map = function(options, self) {
                     operator: '&'
                 });
                 self.options.places({
-                    keys: [
-                        'id', 'name', 'geoname', 'countryCode',
-                        'lat', 'lng', 'south', 'west', 'north', 'east',
-                        'editable'
-                    ],
+                    keys: self.placeKeys,
                     query: {
                         conditions: Ox.merge([
                             {key: 'lat', value: [south, north], operator: '-'}
@@ -1001,13 +1002,15 @@ Ox.Map = function(options, self) {
                 if (place) {
                     select();
                 } else {
+                    Ox.print()
                     // async && place doesn't exist yet
                     self.options.places({
                         query: {
+                            keys: self.placeKeys,
                             conditions: [
                                 {key: 'id', value: id, operator: '='}
                             ],
-                            operator: ''
+                            operator: '&'
                         }
                     }, function(results) {
                         place = new Ox.MapPlace(Ox.extend({