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Location Editor

This module can be used to place locations on previously uploaded backgrounds, using System-Files. Alternatively, if you check the first box to the right of

you will enable NeDi's geocoding API, which automates the placement of locations. When enabled, location names are used to search for the correct coordinates. If you check the second box, the description is used instead. Create the locations and enter descriptions prior to enabling checking this option for best results.

Usage with Background Images

The default lets you place your locations on a background image and can be leveraged with the "bgmap" map type in Topology-Maps.
At first you'll see the top level map, which is a world map by default (I'll change this as soon as NeDi manages networks on other celestial bodies).
Select a region and click on the map to set the coordinates. You'll notice that values are being populated and the 'Add' button becomes 'Update', if the location already exists.
If you want multiple layers for your maps, upload lower level maps to the correct location in the topo folder. For example, say your network sites are located in 2 regions (USA and Europe). Just name the map files background.jpg and upload them to topo/USA and topo/Europe. Now, when you select cities in those regions, the appropriate map should be shown, and you can place cities accordingly.
This also works within cities (makes sense where you've got a big metropolitan network). Just upload background.jpg to topo/Europe/Zurich and as soon as you click on buildings in Zurich you can place them in that metropolitan map.
The subfolders are created automatically when you drill down in Topology->Table with Openstreetmaps enabled.

Usage with Geocoding

Select the location you wish to add
If it doesn't exist or the coordinates are 0 (if it's been added to a background image previously), a geocoding lookup is performed and the coordinates are shown in blue
If you use internal names for your locations, you can enter a "geocodable" name as comment and click add
Activate description mode with the 2nd checkmark right of
A draggable marker is placed on the map, which can be adjusted to fit your needs (coordinates turn green). Enter a description and click the add button
If this doesn't work for you, click on to enter an address manually
The coordinates should stay black, as they're read from the DB now