Add Location Details to SharePoint Data and Content

We are excited to announce a new capability for SharePoint lists and libraries. The new location column allows you to add rich location data from Bing Maps or your organization directory to any Share...

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Paul de Jong

Iron Contributor

Nov 07, 2019

James Jackson
Great functionality. Several posts are about using the Location column. So far I have found 3 ways:
a. Modern view: manually enter a location name or address for each item
This limits use to "known" places whereas in many case this is not possible (e.g. oil well).
b. Classic view: paste json string into the Location field
Most users will not be able to contruct this string.
c. Programmatically.
Use e.g. REST API to populate the Location field (e.g. https://www.slimapplications.com/product/explorer/). In principle this should also work with PowerShell or other API's.

By combining the Location field with Bing Maps its is possible to create powerful and intuitive solutions. A simple case: upload jpeg files, extract GPS coordinates and show items on a map.

Paul | SLIM Applications

redds1231

Copper Contributor

Mar 12, 2021

I noticed i have issues when I try to do power automate flow and it will not pick up the dynamic content in the flow form the list with the location column, will Microsoft be fixing this limitation?

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