PowerShell to Add Geolocation column in SharePoint

 Hello Friends, in this article we will learn  how to add Geolocation column in SharePoint. Using PowerShell, we can enable a Geo-location column on a custom list in SharePoint online. We will use a PowerShell script to add Geo-location column in our list. The same script can be used for SharePoint 2010/2013.

Add Geolocation column in SharePoint using PowerShell

1. Open Windows PowerShell ISE
   
2. Write below PowerShell code and run the same. Make the necessary changes in the below code like: $WebUrl, $EmailAddress, $List.
   

   #Load SharePoint CSOM Assemblies
   Add-Type -Path "C:\Users\Desktop\Data\Old\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll"
   Add-Type -Path "C:\Users\Desktop\Data\Old\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll"
   
   #Define SharePoint URL, login details
   $WebUrl = 'https://myclassbook.sharepoint.com/teams/TestSite/'
   $EmailAddress = "mayuresh.joshi@myclassbook.com"
   $Context = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($WebUrl)
   $Credentials = Get-Credential -UserName $EmailAddress -Message "Please enter your Office 365 Password"
   $Context.Credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($EmailAddress,$Credentials.Password)
   
   #Define list name where we need to add Geolocation column
   $List = $Context.Web.Lists.GetByTitle("Project Portals")
   $FieldXml = "<Field Type='Geolocation' DisplayName='Location'/>"
   $Option=[Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.AddFieldOptions]::AddFieldToDefaultView
   $List.Fields.AddFieldAsXml($fieldxml,$true,$option)
   $Context.Load($list)
   $Context.ExecuteQuery()
   $Context.Dispose()

   
   Screenshot of the above code:
   
   


3. Once the script is successfully executed, you can see that the Geolocation columns with Display Name "Location" will be added in your list.
   
   

Downloads:
1) Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll
2) Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll
3) PowerShell Script