GeoType: A User's Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

• Why can't I see a map...
  • in my Edit Entry screen?
  • on my entry's published page?
• I received an error message when I tried to GeoCode an address.

Why can't I see a map...

• in my Edit Entry screen?

  1. If you can't see any areas that would display GeoType data on your Edit Entry Screen and you see the message 'To Enable GeoType, add the appropriate library mapping keys in your settings', set up this blog's GoogleMaps API key.

  2. If you are able to see the areas where GeoType data should appear (such as the extra fields for the location's name and address) but the map itself is not displaying, the GoogleMaps API key for this blog may be incorrect for the Movable Type installation. Create a new system-wide key to fix it. Note: This should not affect the key used in any of your published pages.

  
  

• on my entry's published page?

  1. There are a number of reasons why your map wouldn't appear on your entry's published page. Run through this checklist:
     • Does this page's template utilize GeoType tags?
     • Does the GoogleMaps API key correspond to this page's url?
     • Are there any locations chosen for this entry?
     
     
     If you've double checked all of these issues and still cannot see the map, contact a system administrator to escalate the issue.

I got an error message when trying to GeoCode an address.

Sometimes the translation of an address into latitude and longitude coordinates causes an error. Here is a list of possible errors from GoogleMaps you may see:

Error Message	Reason
"No corresponding geographic location could be found for the specified address." ; "Sorry, we were unable to geocode that address"	GoogleMaps couldn't pinpoint the address you entered. Try being more specific, like adding the state or country, or test the address at the GoogleMaps webpage to test if the address translates there.
"Request was missing the address field."	Sending a blank address field will yield this error.
"The given key is either invalid or does not match the domain for which it was given."	The GoogleMaps API key is not correct. Check the blog's key or the system-wide key.
"The given key has gone over the requests limit in the 24 hour period."	The GoogleMaps API sets a restriction on how many things one is allowed to GeoCode in a certain time period. Read more on the GoogleMaps API Signup page.
"The geocode for the given address or the route for the given directions query cannot be returned due to legal or contractual reasons."	Some locations simply are not allowed to be GoogleMap'd.
"Request failed for an unknown reason"; "Unknown failure"	These errors may occur for any number of reasons, but they are beyond the means of the user's ability to control as they occur on the Google side. Try GeoCoding the address again, and if the error repeatedly occurs, contact the System Administrator if you need to escalate the issue.