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How to Geocode and Reverse Geocode

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Written by Alex Salb
Updated over 6 months ago

Geocoding converts address fields (City, State, Country, Postal Code) into coordinates (Latitude, Longitude), while Reserve Geocoding does the opposite – converting coordinates into address fields. Both processes use the Azure Maps API and are essential for accurate supply chain network analysis.

When geocoding or reverse geocoding, you’ll select how to handle existing data:

  • Overwrite All Records – Replaces all existing coordinates with newly generated data

  • Overwrite Null Records – Only fills in missing coordinates; preserves existing data

For Geocoding: This applies to coordinate fields (Latitude, Longitude)

For Reverse Geocoding: This applies to address fields (City, State, Country, Postal Code)

How to Geocode and Reverse Geocode

You can geocode or reverse geocode the Customers and Sites tables using two methods:

  1. Base Scenario Builder – Use this method when building or editing scenarios

  2. Base Scenario Page – Use this method to geocode existing scenarios

Base Scenario Builder Method

Geocoding

  1. In the Base Scenario Builder, navigate to the Customers or Sites table (located in the Key Tables Grouping)

  2. Populate the required address fields: City, State, Country, and Postal Code

  3. Click the “Fill with Geocode” button in the top-right corner

  4. Select an Overwrite Rule (see definitions above)

  5. Click “Geocode” to populate the Latitude and Longitude coordinates

Reverse Geocoding

  1. In the Base Scenario Builder, navigate to the Customers or Sites table

  2. Populate the required coordinate fields: Latitude and Longitude

  3. Click the “Fill with Geocode” button in the top-right corner

  4. Select an Overwrite Rule (see definitions above)

  5. Click “Reverse Geocode” to populate the address fields

Base Scenario Page Method

From the Base Scenarios page, click the Geocode icon on any Base Scenario card to open the Geocode popup.

  1. Select Customers or Sites from the “Select Table” dropdown

  2. Choose your workflow: Geocoding or Reverse Geocoding

For Geocoding:

3. Select an Overwrite Rule (see definitions above)

4. Click “Geocode”

5. To geocode the other table, repeat steps 1-4, selecting the other table in step 1

For Reverse Geocoding:

3. Select an Overwrite Rule (see definitions above)

4. Click “Reverse Geocode”

5. To reverse geocode the other table, repeat steps 1-4, selecting the other table in

step 1

Find more information on how Architect uses coordinates, check out these Help Center articles:

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