Typing Latitude and Longitude Manually

Latitude and longitude can be typed manually and then geocoded using the Street Wizard.

Street Wizard must be open.
The Longitude and Latitude fields allow you to input a latitude and longitude manually, which is useful when you have received your coordinates through methods other than geocoding. For example, from global positioning system (GPS) or an AVL vendor.
Warning: This feature should be used with caution. It may damage the data consistency if invalid coordinates are typed.
  1. Click the Geocoder tab.
  2. Double-click either the Longitude field label or the Latitude field label.
    The Longitude and Latitude fields are activated to write mode and the Entering Coordinates Manually frame appears.
    Street Wizard open to the Geocoder tab.
  3. Type the Longitude and Latitude coordinates.
    If your map is within North America, prefix the longitude with a negative sign (-) .
    Manually typed coordinates appear in red, indicating that they have not been geocoded.
  4. Click Save Lat/Lon.
    Saving the coordinates prompts the system to check if the coordinates are within the map area.
    If the system determines the coordinates are beyond the map area, an Out of current Span message appears with the distance out of range.
  5. Click Yes on the message to geocode the coordinates.
  6. If applicable, do the following:
    1. Click the Zoom to current selection button:
      Magnifying glass.
      The geocoded point flashes on the map if the zoom level is set to show it appropriately. Otherwise, the coordinates are beyond the map area.
    2. If the coordinates are beyond the map area, click the Zoom Out button for a more expansive view:
      Minus sign in a magnifying glass.
    To cancel this procedure, click Abort Lat/Lon.
If the latitude and longitude are legitimate coordinates for this map, the text turns black. If they are invalid, the text remains red.