How do I enable GEO positioning for NEs and routers?

Purpose

You can enable an option on your map layout to move all NE and router objects into positions on the map, based on each object’s stored system coordinates information (latitude/longitude).

GEO positioned NEs and routers appear with Lock badges png12.png on the icons. You must press Alt+Click to select and move GEO positioned objects. Regions containing GEO positioned objects are also flagged.

System coordinates string format

NE and router system coordinates information must be formatted in such a way that NSP recognizes it. The coordinates are configured as GPS latitude and longitude information, in a pair of four-dimensional vectors:

<direction hours minutes seconds>, <direction hours minutes seconds>

where direction is one of the four basic values: N, S, E, W, hours ranges from 0 to 180 (for latitude) and 0 to 90 for longitude, and minutes and seconds ranges from 0 to 60. W 122 56 89 is an example of longitude and N 85 66 43 is an example of latitude.

NSP recognizes system coordinates in the following formats:

  • N 45 58 23, W 34 56 12​

  • N45 58' 23 latitude, W34 56' 12 longitude​

  • N45*58.23' W34*56.12'

The Decimal Degrees (DD) format (40.6973, -74.1508) is not supported by the NSP, so must not be used.

Steps
 
1 

Open Map Layouts and Groups.

2 

In the Layouts list, hover over the png22.png More icon on a layout item and click png23.png Edit.

3 

In the Edit Layout form, depending on which map layer you are working in, enable either the GEO NE Positioning or GEO Router Positioning option and click Ok.

Objects are positioned on the map according to their stored location data.

End of steps