ArcGIS for SharePoint transforms aspects of location data (such as a pair of x,y coordinates, an address, or the name of a place) to a location on the earth's surface and represents that on a map.
ArcGIS for SharePoint uses services such as the ArcGIS World Geocoding Service and the ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Service to detect point locations (such as addresses and coordinates) and boundary (polygon) locations (such as postal codes, cities, states, and provinces) in your data.
For guest users, ArcGIS services use the default locators established for all users. If you are signed in to your ArcGIS account, ArcGIS for SharePoint uses the locators configured for your organization to place your data coordinates accurately on the map. To learn more about locators, see Introduction to locators.
To ensure that you use the best available positioning accuracy, you may need to review and configure your location data to ensure that it can be read by ArcGIS services. For example, when you add a data layer to a map, choose a location type that best represents the dataset. Location information from the data creates a relationship between the dataset and the specified location type.
Although ArcGIS for SharePoint includes functionality to provide a location on the map based on the best possible available location data, the more you organize and prepare your data before you add it to a map, the more likely the map results will be accurate every time.
Supported date and time formats
ArcGIS for SharePoint supports the date and time formats listed in this section. If you use a format that is not listed, ArcGIS for SharePoint attempts to match it to an equivalent format; for example, 30Dec1997 will display as 30 Dec 1997. If there is no equivalent format, ArcGIS for SharePoint uses the default value: MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM: AM/PM (12/30/1997 6:00 PM).
ArcGIS for SharePoint supports the following date-time formats:
| Date-time format | Example |
|---|---|
MM/DD/YYYY | 12/30/1997 |
Month DD, YYYY | December 30, 1997 |
Day Month (short) YYYY | Tuesday, December 30, 1997 |
| MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM AM/PM | 12/30/1997 6:00 PM |
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM (24hr) | 12/30/1997 18:00 |
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS AM/PM | 12/30/1997 5:50:50 PM |
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS (24hr) | 12/30/1997 17:59:59 |
Month YYYY | December 1997 |
YYYY | 1997 |
HH:MM:SS AM/PM | 5:59:59 |
HH:MM:SS (24hr) | 17:59:59 |
HH:MM AM/PM | 5:59 PM |
HH:MM (24hr) | 17:59 |
Supported notation types and formats
ArcGIS for SharePoint supports several degree-based notation formats for defining location coordinates.
In (x,y) degree-based formats, x represents longitude and y represents latitude. Specify hemisphere with +, -, N, S, E, or W. These can be combined within a single latitude-longitude pair. If omitted, a value is assumed to be positive (N for latitude, E for longitude).
In the WGS84 coordinate system, latitude <DD> values range from -90 to 90, and longitude <DDD> values range from -180 to 180.
Notation types and formats use the following syntax:
- <DD.dddd> denotes a latitude (y) coordinate in which degree (DD) values range from -90 to 90, and fraction of degrees (dddd) range from 0 to 00.
- <DDD.dddd> denotes a longitude (x) coordinate in which degree (DDD) values range from -180 to 180, and fraction of degrees (dddd) range from 0 to 99.
- | means or. For example, + | - means that you can use either the + or the - character.
- [ ] denotes a choice list. For example, [ + | - | N | S ] indicates that you can use the +, -, N, or S characters.
The following table lists the supported notation formats and provides an example of each:
| Notation type | Supported latitude (y) format | Supported longitude (x) format | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
DD (decimal degrees) | [ + | - ] DD.dddd | [ + | - ] DDD.dddd | 34.056687222, -117.195731667 |
DD.dddd [ + | - ] | DDD.dddd [ + | - ] | 34.056687222, 117.195731667- | |
[ N | S ] DD.dddd | [ E | W ] DDD.dddd | N 34.056687222, W 117.195731667 | |
DD.dddd [ N | S ] | DDD.dddd [ E | W ] | 34.056687222 N, 117.195731667 W | |
DD° MM' SS.sss" | [ + | - ] DD° MM' SS.sss" | [ + | - ] DDD° MM' SS.sss" | 34° 3' 24.0726", -117° 11' 44.631" |
DD° MM' SS.sss" [ + | - ] | DDD° MM' SS.sss" [ + | - ] | 34° 3' 24.0726", 117° 11' 44.631" - | |
[ N | S ] DD° MM' SS.sss" | [ E | W ] DDD° MM' SS.sss" | N 34° 3' 24.0726", W 117° 11' 44.631" | |
DD° MM' SS.sss" [ N | S ] | DDD° MM' SS.sss" [ E | W ] | 34° 3' 24.0726" N, 117° 11' 44.631" W | |
[ + | - ] DD° MM' | [ + | - ] DDD° MM' | 34° 3', -117° 11' | |
DD° MM' [ + | - ] | DDD° MM' [ + | - ] | 34° 3', 117° 11' - | |
[ N | S ] DD° MM' | [ E | W ] DDD° MM' | N 34° 3', W 117° 11' | |
DD° MM' [ N | S ] | DDD° MM' [ E | W ] | 34° 3' N, 117° 11' W | |
DDMMSS.sss | [ + | - ] DDMMSS.sss | [ + | - ] DDMMSS.sss | 340324.0726, -1171144.631 |
DDMMSS.sss [ + | - ] | DDDMMSS.sss [ + | - ] | 340324.0726, 1171144.631- | |
[ N | S ] DDMMSS.sss | [ E | W ] DDDMMSS.sss | N340324.0726, W1171144.631 | |
DDMMSS.sss [ N | S ] | DDDMMSS.sss [ E | W ] | 340324.0726N, 1171144.631W |
Degrees, minutes, seconds
ArcGIS for SharePoint supports the following:
| Mark type | Supported mark | Unicode |
|---|---|---|
Degree marks | Degree sign ° | U+00B0 |
Ring above ° | U+02DA | |
Masculine ordinal indicator º | U+00BA | |
Circumflex accent (caret) ^ | U+005E | |
Tilde ~ | U+007E | |
Asterisk * | U+002A | |
Minute marks | Minute sign ' | U+2032 |
Apostrophe ' | U+0027 | |
Second marks | Quotation mark " | U+0022 |
Diaeresis ¨ | U+00A8 | |
Double acute accent ˝ | U+02DD |
In most cases, all of the formats and markers listed above are valid regardless of spacing. For example, N 34° 3' 24.0726" and N34°3'24.0726" are both valid.