diff --git a/src/components/moderation/FieldComparison.tsx b/src/components/moderation/FieldComparison.tsx
index dd5fb883..017cea2d 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/FieldComparison.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/FieldComparison.tsx
@@ -203,16 +203,47 @@ interface LocationDiffProps {
 }
 
 export function LocationDiff({ oldLocation, newLocation, compact = false }: LocationDiffProps) {
+  // Check if we're creating a new location entity
+  const isCreatingNewLocation = oldLocation?.location_id && !oldLocation?.city && newLocation?.city;
+  
   const formatLocation = (loc: any) => {
     if (!loc) return 'None';
     if (typeof loc === 'string') return loc;
+    
+    // Handle location_id reference
+    if (loc.location_id && !loc.city) {
+      return `Location ID: ${loc.location_id.substring(0, 8)}...`;
+    }
+    
     if (typeof loc === 'object') {
-      const parts = [loc.city, loc.state_province, loc.country].filter(Boolean);
-      return parts.join(', ') || 'Unknown';
+      const parts = [];
+      if (loc.city) parts.push(loc.city);
+      if (loc.state_province) parts.push(loc.state_province);
+      if (loc.country && loc.country !== loc.state_province) parts.push(loc.country);
+      if (loc.postal_code) parts.push(loc.postal_code);
+      
+      let locationStr = parts.join(', ') || 'Unknown';
+      
+      // Add coordinates if available
+      if (loc.latitude && loc.longitude) {
+        const lat = Number(loc.latitude).toFixed(6);
+        const lng = Number(loc.longitude).toFixed(6);
+        locationStr += ` (${lat}°, ${lng}°)`;
+      }
+      
+      return locationStr;
     }
     return String(loc);
   };
 
+  // Check if only coordinates changed
+  const onlyCoordinatesChanged = oldLocation?.city === newLocation?.city &&
+    oldLocation?.state_province === newLocation?.state_province &&
+    oldLocation?.country === newLocation?.country &&
+    oldLocation?.postal_code === newLocation?.postal_code &&
+    (Number(oldLocation?.latitude) !== Number(newLocation?.latitude) || 
+     Number(oldLocation?.longitude) !== Number(newLocation?.longitude));
+
   if (compact) {
     const oldLoc = formatLocation(oldLocation);
     const newLoc = formatLocation(newLocation);
@@ -235,14 +266,24 @@ export function LocationDiff({ oldLocation, newLocation, compact = false }: Loca
     
     return (
       <Badge variant="outline" className="text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400">
-        Location: {oldLoc} → {newLoc}
+        Location{isCreatingNewLocation && ' (New Entity)'}
+        {onlyCoordinatesChanged && ' (GPS Refined)'}
+        : {oldLoc} → {newLoc}
       </Badge>
     );
   }
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 p-2 rounded-md bg-muted/50">
-      <div className="text-sm font-medium">Location</div>
+      <div className="text-sm font-medium">
+        Location
+        {isCreatingNewLocation && (
+          <Badge variant="secondary" className="ml-2">New location entity</Badge>
+        )}
+        {onlyCoordinatesChanged && (
+          <Badge variant="outline" className="ml-2">GPS coordinates refined</Badge>
+        )}
+      </div>
       
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm">
         {oldLocation && (
diff --git a/src/lib/submissionChangeDetection.ts b/src/lib/submissionChangeDetection.ts
index ed2aeccc..e3e1e3dd 100644
--- a/src/lib/submissionChangeDetection.ts
+++ b/src/lib/submissionChangeDetection.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ export interface FieldChange {
   oldValue: any;
   newValue: any;
   changeType: 'added' | 'removed' | 'modified';
+  metadata?: {
+    isCreatingNewLocation?: boolean;
+  };
 }
 
 export interface ImageChange {
@@ -127,17 +130,28 @@ export async function detectChanges(
       const newValue = itemData[key];
 
       // Handle location changes specially - compare objects not IDs
-      if (key === 'location') {
+      if (key === 'location' || key === 'location_id') {
+        // Skip location_id if we already have a location object
+        if (key === 'location_id' && itemData.location) {
+          return;
+        }
+        
         const oldLoc = originalData.location;
         const newLoc = itemData.location;
         
+        // Check if new location entity is being created (old has location_id, new has location object)
+        const isCreatingNewLocation = originalData.location_id && newLoc && typeof newLoc === 'object' && !oldLoc;
+        
         // Only compare if we have location objects with actual data
         if (newLoc && typeof newLoc === 'object' && oldLoc && typeof oldLoc === 'object') {
-          // Compare actual location data (city, state, country)
+          // Compare all location data including coordinates
           const locChanged = 
             oldLoc.city !== newLoc.city ||
             oldLoc.state_province !== newLoc.state_province ||
-            oldLoc.country !== newLoc.country;
+            oldLoc.country !== newLoc.country ||
+            oldLoc.postal_code !== newLoc.postal_code ||
+            Number(oldLoc.latitude) !== Number(newLoc.latitude) ||
+            Number(oldLoc.longitude) !== Number(newLoc.longitude);
           
           if (locChanged) {
             hasLocationChange = true;
@@ -148,6 +162,16 @@ export async function detectChanges(
               changeType: 'modified',
             });
           }
+        } else if (isCreatingNewLocation) {
+          // New location entity is being created - mark as location change
+          hasLocationChange = true;
+          fieldChanges.push({
+            field: 'location',
+            oldValue: { location_id: originalData.location_id },
+            newValue: newLoc,
+            changeType: 'modified',
+            metadata: { isCreatingNewLocation: true },
+          });
         }
         return;
       }