Geolocation Fields

Geolocation fields identify a location by its latitude and longitude.

Your device must have a GPS receiver or chip to capture the Geolocation. Geolocation aren’t supported on Windows devices and the information can’t be entered manually.

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Use geolocation fields to track the exact location of work completed in the field.

Step-by-Step Guide

Select the map marker icon
in a geolocation field…​
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Enter your current location
in latitude and longitude coordinates.
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Select the map icon to view the
specified location in Google Maps.
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  • The map icon displays if you are online.

  • The map icon displays even if you are viewing a read-only record.
Depending on the hardware, devices may need an internet/network connection to record geolocations.

Best Practices

To ensure field employees record site locations for jobs, add a geolocation field to the Job object and make it required.