When you add a layer to a map from a comma-separated values (CSV) or Microsoft Excel file containing addresses or place names or after you publish a hosted feature layer from a CSV or Excel file, you can review the placement of the points on the map in Map Viewer and attempt to place any features that could not be geocoded.
First, review any unmatched locations.
Review unmatched locations
Any addresses or places from the CSV or Excel file that could not be located are listed in the review table located in the Tables pane. To place the unmatched records, do the following:
- Verify that you are signed in to your organization.
You must be signed in as the layer owner, an organization administrator, or a member of a shared update group to which the layer is shared.
Note:
If the layer is editable, anyone with editing privileges can review locations. For more information, see Manage hosted feature layer editing.
- In Map Viewer, open the map containing the layer, or add the layer directly.
- On the Contents (dark) toolbar, click Tables
to open the Tables pane. - In the Tables pane, click the review table.
The review table opens at the bottom of the map.
- In the review table, inspect the address or place name of the unmatched record and review it for errors.
- On the Contents (dark) toolbar, click Layers
to open the Layers pane. - In the Layers pane, click Options
next to the layer to which the unmatched record will be added and click Show table.The layer's table opens at the bottom of the map next to the review table.
- In the layer's table, click Create feature.
- In the Create features pane, click Search
.The search box appears on the map.
Tip:
You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly complete common workflows in Map Viewer. To view the full list of keyboard shortcuts in Map Viewer, press Alt+? on Microsoft Windows or Option+? on Mac.
- Type the correct address or place name of the unmatched record in the search box.
- Press Enter when you finish typing the keywords in the search box, or select one of the suggestions.
The map display zooms to the location of the search result and a pop-up with information for the search result appears.
Note:
If you pressed Enter and did not select one of the suggestions, you will see the Show more results link in the pop-up. Click the link to view a list of alternative options.
If you selected one of the suggestions when typing keywords in the search box, you will not see the Show more results link in the pop-up. Close the pop-up and search again.
- Click to place the point on the map at the location of the record.
- In the Create features pane, type or choose values for each attribute, and click Create when you're finished.
The previously unmatched record appears on the map and is added to the layer's attribute table as a new record.
- Close the Editor pane. In the review table, click Edit record next to the previously unmatched record.
- In the Edit feature pane, click Delete to remove the record from the review table.
- Repeat the previous steps for all unmatched addresses or places.
Review matched locations
You can review the accuracy of the addresses or places that were matched to locations when the file was added to the map.
- On the Contents (dark) toolbar, click Layers to open the Layers pane.
- In the Layers pane, click Options next to the layer and click Show table.
The layer's table opens at the bottom of the map.
- Review the records for accuracy. If you see any mistakes in the table, click Edit feature and type or choose values for each attribute in the Edit feature pane. Click Update when you're finished.
- To review a record's location for accuracy, in the Edit feature pane, click Zoom to
to zoom to the location on the map. - If the location of the record is incorrect, click Search to search for the correct location on the map.
- Click and drag the point to the correct location based on the search result. In the Edit feature pane, click Update when you're finished.
- Repeat the previous steps for the remaining matched locations.