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Tutorial: Search by Coordinates

This tutorial walks you through finding survey marks near a specific latitude/longitude location. You will also learn how to use fly-to links to navigate the map to exact coordinates. Each step includes a live action link you can click to follow along.

Prerequisites​

  • Select the correct jurisdiction from the header dropdown. Coordinate search returns marks within the active jurisdiction's data.
  • This tutorial uses NSW examples. Select NSW before starting.

Step-by-step walkthrough​

Let's start by focusing the search input. Click the link below to activate the search bar.

Focus the search bar

Switch to the Coordinates tab in the search bar.

Step 2: Fly to Sydney Harbour​

Before searching, let's navigate the map to the area we want to explore. The link below flies the map to Sydney Harbour at coordinates -33.8688, 151.2093 with zoom level 12.

Fly to Sydney Harbour (-33.8688, 151.2093)

The map should now be centred on Sydney Harbour. You can see survey marks scattered across the area if the Layer Manager has mark types enabled.

Step 3: Search by coordinates​

Now enter the coordinates in the search bar. Type the following in decimal degrees format:

-33.8688, 151.2093

Press Enter to search. Benchmrk finds survey marks within a radius of the specified coordinates and displays them in the results panel, sorted by distance.

Step 4: Pre-fill coordinates​

You can also use an action link to pre-fill the search bar with coordinates. Click the link below to populate the search field with the Sydney Harbour coordinates.

Search near Sydney Harbour (-33.8688, 151.2093)

Press Enter after clicking to execute the search.

Step 5: Explore another location​

Let's fly to a different area to see how coordinate search works across locations. The link below navigates the map to Circular Quay at coordinates -33.8610, 151.2107 with zoom level 14.

Fly to Circular Quay (-33.8610, 151.2107)

Try entering these coordinates in the search bar to find marks near Circular Quay.

tip

Coordinates must be in decimal degrees format (e.g. -33.8688, 151.2093). Other formats like degrees-minutes-seconds are not supported. See the coordinate search deep dive for details on input format and search radius.

Step 6: Review the results​

The results panel shows marks sorted by distance from the searched coordinates. Each result includes:

  • The mark name or ID
  • The mark type icon (symbology)
  • The distance from the searched coordinates

Click any result to open the point details panel and highlight the mark on the map.

info

The search radius and maximum result count are configured per jurisdiction. If you see fewer results than expected, the area may have a low density of survey marks, or the Layer Manager may be filtering out certain mark types.

What you learned​

  • How to switch to coordinate search mode
  • How to use fly-to links to navigate the map to specific coordinates
  • How to enter coordinates in decimal degrees format
  • How results are sorted by distance from the searched location

Next steps​

Now that you know all three search modes, try the Ledger tutorial to learn how to save marks you find, or read the search-map interaction deep dive for details on how search results interact with the map.

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