GPS Keyword Visibility

Have you tried setting the Metadata view to Location, or customizing the default metadata view, to more easily see the location fields you’re interested in?

In the example below, I didn’t enter or edit any location metadata. It’s a photo straight from my phone. Lightroom Classic took the GPS, Altitude, and Direction fields from the image metadata, and because Address Lookup is enabled in Catalog Settings/Metadata, Lightroom Classic automatically filled in the sublocation fields (the values formatted in italic).

Those automatically generated sublocation fields are immediately available for metadata filters and Smart Collections, as well as letting the photo appear in the Map module as an earlier reply pointed out. I exported the photo with All Metadata selected, and when the image is opened in another application, the sublocation fields are present. (This is because “Export address suggestions…” is enabled in Catalog Settings/Metadata).

I avoid applying keywords for any metadata that is already displayed automatically in a metadata field, such as City/State… No need to create additional work that just overloads the Keywords list.

Andrew, I don't use Geosetter but as dj_paige says the GPS data should be written into the location metadata so no keyword is needed.  You can check whether the files have location metadata set by looking at the Map module.  If the files have location indicators, the metadata is set.  You should be able to delete the GPS keywords for those files. 

You can also create a smart collection that shows files that have GPS location data, or a smart collection of those that do not.  When creating the smart collection use "Location" then "GPS Data", then "is", then "Coordinates" or "No Coordinates".  This will show you which files have GPS data set, so you don't need GPS keywords for them. If you look at the "No Coordinates" smart collection and none of them have GPS keywords you are OK to delete the keywords.  If any of the "No Coordinates" files do have GPS keywords, then you need to assign the locations in the keywords to the GPS metadata before deleting those keywords.  My guess is you will find the "No Coordinates" smart collection will not have GPS keywords. 

If you are creating GPX files you can use them to set the location metadata in the LR Map module.  Just pull down the "GPS Tracklogs" menu at the bottom of the map display, "Load Tracklog...", then "Auto-Tag Photos".  No keywords needed.

I use GeoSetter and I don't see this happening. In GeoSetter, try going to File->Settings, click on the Data Preferences tab, and then under Add/Copy Data Automatically when Editing or Reading, make sure Flickr GeoTags is unchecked, then click OK

You don't need these Lat and Long as keywords, since GeoSetter writes the Lat/Long to elsewhere in the metadata, when LrC will recognize it but not consider it a keyword.