Using The Geocode Plug-in

When a user creates a "geocodable" content item in Content Studio, the Geocode plug-in is activated, enabling the display of geotags. The geocode field editor of a content item that does not yet have any geotags looks like this:

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To add a geotag to a content item you can enter an address in the Address field and click on Search, in much the same way as if you were looking for an address in an online mapping service. In fact your query is simply passed on to an underlying mapping service such as Google Maps, and the results of the search are displayed in the table immediately below the Address field. The results are also displayed in a map browser window as green or red pins.

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A green pin on the map represents a location that matches the search but is not associated with the current content item. A red pin represents a location that matches the search and is associated with the current content item. These locations are also listed in the table at the bottom of the geocode field editor.

To add a geotag to the current content item, simply select one of the locations in the top table and click on the Add to article button. To remove a geotag, select one of the locations in the bottom table and click o the Remove from article button. Note that selecting a location in either of the tables will cause the map browser to zoom in on the corresponding pin.

If you have several geocoded content items open in Content Studio, then then the geocode field editor displays the tags associated with the currently selected content item. Once you select the geocode field editor, the map browser is also updated to display the same set of tags.

You can also search for geotags by coordinate using the Show reverse geo-code search function. You enter a latitude, a longitude and a radius, and all the geotags in the circle defined by these numbers are displayed in the results table.