Direct geocoding is the process of converting an address or a place name into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude). This is typically done using a geocoding service or API which can interpret the provided address and return the corresponding coordinates.

Available for AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD, GstarCAD and Desktop.


Steps for getting the location for a list of addresses:

1. Input data

  • Execute the SPMGEOCODING_DIRECT command (in Spatial Manager Desktop go to Start/Search Location/Reverse Geo-coding).
  • Select a text file (CSV) and the field separator (comma, semicolon, space etc.).

2. Select fields

  • Add the fields to build the text for the geocoding process and sort them.

3. Geocoding service

  • Select the provider between Bing, Google and OpenStreetMap (some may require an API key).
Direct geocoding options

Direct geocoding options

4. Coordinate retrieval

  • Review the resulting coordinates, export to CSV or insert into the current document.
Geocoding results

Geocoding results

  • Select the source fields and add additional data obtained during the geocoding query.
Draw and add data

Draw and add data

  • Export to CSV, selecting header, separators etc.
Export result to CSV

Export result to CSV

Note: Some features are available only in the Standard or Professional editions.