The MakePoint function constructs a point from latitude and longitude data that describe a location within the Geographic Coordinate System.

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This function isn't compatible with all data platform connections. To check if your connection supports it, see Supported data platforms and feature compatibility.

Syntax

MakePoint(longitude, latitude)

The function arguments are:

logitude
Required
A valid longitude value
latitude
Required
A valid latitude value

Example

MakePoint([Longitude],[Latitude]

The MakePoint function constructs the following points from the Longitude and Latitude columns:

Example of the MakePoint function