By default, you'll use WGS 84 as the coordinate system when manually entering geometry for point-based assets. WGS 84 (EPSG: 4326) is the gold standard for storing and entering coordinates; please review the Coordinate Systems and Web Maps article for more information. With WGS 84, you enter coordinates as latitude (y-axis) and longitude (x-axis).
If your organization uses a state plane coordinate system, you can enter geometry using that instead. State plane systems flatten the Earth's surface, which lets you capture highly accurate data within a local area. However, because they don't account for the Earth's ellipsoid shape, they become less accurate over long distances. There are over 100 state plane coordinate systems covering the United States.
Important Notes
If you would like to use this feature, please work with your implementation consultant or our technical support team to configure your system. If possible, please provide the name or ESPG code of the coordinate system you want to use.
Coordinate entry only works for point-based assets.
If you enter a coordinate beyond your map extents, you will get an error.
Instructions
Open the asset’s geometry or create a new asset
View the asset’s Geometry Editing Modal
Click the Edit button
Note:
Click Clear All if editing an existing asset:
Click the Coordinate System dropdown
Select your coordinate system
Enter the Northing coordinate in the latitude field
Note:
This is the y-axis of the map.
Enter the Easting coordinate in the longitude field
Note:
This is the x-axis of the map.
Click Submit
The map should move, and a yellow dot should appear at the location you entered
Note:
If you enter a coordinate beyond the map extent, the map will not update.
Resources
You can use the following links to convert between different coordinate systems or to find the latitude and longitude, or Northing and Easting, of a particular location.
Important Note:
CivicPlus does not endorse nor is affiliated with any of these resources. These links are only provided as educational resources.