but it is completely useless when it's just an arrow on the screen, somewhere within a modded megafactory.
Even if it was a marker on the map, it is not very useful in a giant factory.

Would be more usable if it popped up a minicam on your screen center, showing and cycling through the machines / containers.
Or at least a clickable GPS chat print.
Also a hotbar button in the bottom toolbar to open it as an alternative to ctrl+w

I've created a similar mod to solve this issue, have a look :) https://mods.factorio.com/mod/FactorySearch

i was on a mp server and this mod was the bane of my existance. I usually hold ctrl+click to grab iron out of a furnace and this mod kept popping up

i was on a mp server and this mod was the bane of my existance. I usually hold ctrl+click to grab iron out of a furnace and this mod kept popping up

You can always rebind your keybinds in Settings > Controls