diff --git a/app/views/projects/templateUpload.html.erb b/app/views/projects/templateUpload.html.erb
index f1026361b..02abc6d93 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/templateUpload.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/templateUpload.html.erb
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
                   <select name="headers[<%=header%>]", class="form-control">
                     <%=options_for_select(@options,get_field_type('Timestamp'))%>
                   </select>
+                <%elsif @types['latitude'].include? header%>
+                  <select name="headers[<%=header%>]", class="form-control">
+                    <%=options_for_select(@options,get_field_type('Latitude'))%>
+                  </select>
+                <%elsif @types['longitude'].include? header%>
+                  <select name="headers[<%=header%>]", class="form-control">
+                    <%=options_for_select(@options,get_field_type('Longitude'))%>
+                  </select>
                 <%else%>
                   <select name="headers[<%=header%>]", class="form-control">
                     <%=options_for_select(@options,get_field_type('Number'))%>
diff --git a/lib/file_uploader.rb b/lib/file_uploader.rb
index 782d78ebf..ae3c4a7d6 100644
--- a/lib/file_uploader.rb
+++ b/lib/file_uploader.rb
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ def get_probable_types(data_obj)
     types = {}
     types['text'] = []
     types['timestamp'] = []
+    types['latitude'] = []
+    types['longitude'] = []
 
     regex = %r{.(?<year>\d{4})(-|\/)(?<month>\d{1,2})(-|\/)(?<day>\d{1,2})}
 
@@ -155,6 +157,10 @@ def get_probable_types(data_obj)
         types['timestamp'].push column[0]
       elsif !(column[1]).map { |dp| valid_float?(dp) }.reduce(:&)
         types['text'].push column[0]
+      elsif column[0].casecmp('LATITUDE') == 0 or column[0].casecmp('LAT') == 0
+        types['latitude'].push column[0]
+      elsif column[0].casecmp('LONGITUDE') == 0 or column[0].casecmp('LON') == 0
+        types['longitude'].push column[0]
       end
     end
     types