Spatial Match - Not Recognizing Match Between Polygons (target) and Points (universe)

Question

Hi team,

I am trying to identify in which polygon (in a set of polygons target) each of a list of points (universe) is located at, but my match results keep empty. I am wondering whether I am not handling the geography data right (this is my first time using the Spatial Tools in Alteryx :)  )

Any insight on why the match output keeps empty?

Thanks in advance!

Spatial Match Troubleshoot.yxzp

DataNath · Accepted Answer

Hey @amandalanganke I think you need to check your data here as looks like a quality issue - if we Browse your cluster of polygons, they're in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean:

Whereas your Centroids are all in South America:

So naturally, there'll be no matching here.

JamesCharnley · Accepted Answer

Hi @amandalanganke

Adding onto what @DataNath  has said above, it looks like your polygons have reversed lat/long, but I think that's been generated outside this workflow. By reversing the Lat/Long of the centroids, you can match 1796 records, but they're matching in that wrong location (i.e in the ocean).