Edit Coordinates

Quick Summary

You can add and edit geo-coordinates to an entity node. This allows the location coordinates to be viewed on a map.

For example, if a document references London in Ontario, Canada but Sintelix has selected London in the United Kingdom, you can correct this.

Edit from Network Table

To edit location geo-coordinates from a Network Table field, you need a Table view that includes the coordinates column.

To be able to view this information you must add the ‘geocoordinate-features.coordinates’ field to the table (for help see ).

Click anywhere in a Coordinate field to open the Edit Geo Coordinate dialog.

Next à Edit the Coordinates

Clicking the globe icon will open the coordinates in Map view.

Edit from Network Graph

To edit location geo-coordinates from a Network Graph or Table:

  • select the View, Edit & Custom Report option.

    Result: The Node Details pane is displayed.

  • Make sure the Node Details tab is selected, click in the coordinates field.

    Result: The Edit Geo Coordinate pane is displayed.

  • Next à Edit the Coordinates

Edit the Coordinates

There are two ways you can add coordinates to the edit the Edit Geo Coordinate dialog:

  • àSearch for the location and select the required location marker, which will automatically fill in the Enter the Latitude and Longitude coordinates directly.

  • àEnter the Latitude and Longitude coordinates directly.

Search for the Coordinates

The easiest way to enter the coordinates in the the Edit Geo Coordinate dialog is to search for the location:

  1. Type the name of the location in the search field and press Search

    Result: Any matching locations are shown on the map marked with a blue location marker.

    The largest marker indicates the location with the largest population.

  2. Select the required marker to populate the coordinates in the Latitude and Longitude fields.

  3. Click Save to update the coordinates.

    Result: The dialog is closed and the coordinates are saved in the cell.

  4. Select Refresh to update the Network Graph or Table, if required.

Enter the Coordinates

If you know the Latitude and Longitude for a location, you can enter the values directly into the Edit Geo Coordinate dialog:

  • Enter the values in the Latitude and Longitude fields

  • Click Save to update the coordinates.

    Result: The dialog is closed and the coordinates are saved in the cell.

  • Select Refresh to update the Network Graph or Table, if required.