Using Latitude and Longitude Data
You can use raw latitude and longitude to designate location, rather than specifying place names (city, state, etc.). The following example provides an illustration.
Walkthrough
In this example, you will label a map with a list of landmarks along Historic Route 66. The locations of the landmarks are provided by a Worksheet Data Block containing raw latitude and longitude. Follow the steps below:
1. Click the 'New' button in the Style Studio toolbar. This opens the 'New Asset' dialog box.
2. In the left panel, select 'Report'. In the right 'Types' panel, select 'Blank Tabular Report', and click 'OK'. This opens a new report for editing.
3. From the Style Studio Toolbox panel, drag a Chart component into the report. This opens the Data Source and Binding panels.
4. In the Binding panel, click the 'Select Chart Style' button. From the pop-up panel, select the 'Map' style, and click the green 'Apply' button.

5. In the Data Source panel, expand the 'Global Worksheet' node. Expand the 'Tutorial' > 'Map Points' Worksheet node.

The 'Long' field contains longitude values.
6. From the 'Map Points' Worksheet node, drag the 'Long' field to the 'X' region of the Binding panel.
The 'Lat' field contains latitude values.
7. From the 'Map Points' Worksheet node, drag the 'Lat' field to the 'Y' region of the Binding panel.

8. In the Binding panel, click the 'Edit Map Type' button next to the 'Long' field. From the 'Map' menu, select 'U.S.', and click the green 'Apply' button

9. Preview the report. Observe how data points now mark the locations specified by the latitude and longitude data, and outline the progression of Historic Route 66.

10. To add the landmark labels to the points on the map, return to the design view. Drag the 'Name' field from the Data Source panel to the 'Text' field in the Binding panel.

11. Preview the report again.
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