diff --git a/tests/fixtures/aardvark_records.jsonl b/tests/fixtures/aardvark_records.jsonl
index 4946524..4c89e60 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/aardvark_records.jsonl
+++ b/tests/fixtures/aardvark_records.jsonl
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-{"dct_accessRights_s": "Access rights", "dct_references_s": "", "dct_title_s": "Test title 1", "gbl_mdModified_dt": "", "gbl_mdVersion_s": "", "gbl_resourceClass_sm": "", "id": "mit:123", "locn_geometry": ""}
-{"dct_accessRights_s": "Access rights", "dct_references_s": "", "dct_title_s": "Test title 2", "gbl_mdModified_dt": "", "gbl_mdVersion_s": "", "gbl_resourceClass_sm": "", "id": "ogm:456", "locn_geometry": ""}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"dct_accessRights_s": "Access rights", "dct_references_s": "", "dct_title_s": "Test title 1", "gbl_mdModified_dt": "", "gbl_mdVersion_s": "", "gbl_resourceClass_sm": "", "id": "mit:123", "locn_geometry": "ENVELOPE(-111.1, -104.0, 45.0, 40.9)"}
+{"dct_accessRights_s": "Access rights", "dct_references_s": "", "dct_title_s": "Test title 2", "gbl_mdModified_dt": "", "gbl_mdVersion_s": "", "gbl_resourceClass_sm": "", "id": "ogm:456", "locn_geometry": "ENVELOPE(-111.1, -104.0, 45.0, 40.9)"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/sources/json/test_aardvark.py b/tests/sources/json/test_aardvark.py
index 5779b5e..a688530 100644
--- a/tests/sources/json/test_aardvark.py
+++ b/tests/sources/json/test_aardvark.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def test_aardvark_get_dates_success(aardvark_record_all_fields):
         timdex.Date(kind="Coverage", value="1945"),
         timdex.Date(kind="Coverage", value="1946"),
         timdex.Date(
+            kind="Coverage",
             range=timdex.Date_Range(gte="1943", lte="1946"),
         ),
     ]
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ def test_parse_solr_date_range_invalid_date_range_string_raises_error():
 
 def test_aardvark_get_identifiers_success(aardvark_record_all_fields):
     assert MITAardvark.get_identifiers(next(aardvark_record_all_fields)) == [
-        timdex.Identifier(value="abc123")
+        timdex.Identifier(value="abc123", kind="Not specified")
     ]
 
 
@@ -129,11 +130,11 @@ def test_aardvark_get_links_logs_warning_for_invalid_json(caplog):
     )
 
 
-def test_aardvark_get_locations_success(aardvark_record_all_fields):
-    assert MITAardvark.get_locations(next(aardvark_record_all_fields), "123") == [
-        timdex.Location(kind="Bounding Box", geodata=[-111.1, -104.0, 45.0, 40.9]),
-        timdex.Location(kind="Geometry", geodata=[-111.1, -104.0, 45.0, 40.9]),
-    ]
+def test_aardvark_get_locations_success(caplog, aardvark_record_all_fields):
+    caplog.set_level("DEBUG")
+    assert "Geometry field 'dcat_bbox' found, but currently not mapped."
+    assert "Geometry field 'locn_geometry' found, but currently not mapped."
+    assert MITAardvark.get_locations(next(aardvark_record_all_fields), "123") == []
 
 
 def test_aardvark_get_notes_success(aardvark_record_all_fields):
diff --git a/transmogrifier/sources/json/aardvark.py b/transmogrifier/sources/json/aardvark.py
index e6b8416..5e5f971 100644
--- a/transmogrifier/sources/json/aardvark.py
+++ b/transmogrifier/sources/json/aardvark.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import re
 
 import transmogrifier.models as timdex
-from transmogrifier.helpers import parse_geodata_string
 from transmogrifier.sources.transformer import JSON, JSONTransformer
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -228,9 +227,10 @@ def _range_dates(
             )
             range_dates.append(
                 timdex.Date(
+                    kind="Coverage",
                     range=timdex.Date_Range(
                         gte=date_range_values[0], lte=date_range_values[1]
-                    )
+                    ),
                 )
             )
         return range_dates
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def parse_solr_date_range_string(
     def get_identifiers(source_record: dict) -> list[timdex.Identifier]:
         """Get values from source record for TIMDEX identifiers field."""
         return [
-            timdex.Identifier(value=identifier_value)
+            timdex.Identifier(value=identifier_value, kind="Not specified")
             for identifier_value in source_record.get("dct_identifier_sm", [])
         ]
 
@@ -292,8 +292,13 @@ def get_links(source_record: dict, source_record_id: str) -> list[timdex.Link]:
     def get_locations(
         source_record: dict, source_record_id: str
     ) -> list[timdex.Location]:
-        """Get values from source record for TIMDEX locations field."""
-        locations = []
+        """Get values from source record for TIMDEX locations field.
+
+        WIP: Currently in the process of determining our approach for storing geographic
+        geometry data in the TIMDEX record and how this dovetails with the OpenSearch
+        mapping.  At this time, this method returns an empty list of Locations.
+        """
+        locations: list[timdex.Location] = []
 
         aardvark_location_fields = {
             "dcat_bbox": "Bounding Box",
@@ -303,15 +308,11 @@ def get_locations(
             if aardvark_location_field not in source_record:
                 continue
             try:
-                if geodata_points := parse_geodata_string(
-                    source_record[aardvark_location_field], source_record_id
-                ):
-                    locations.append(
-                        timdex.Location(
-                            geodata=geodata_points,
-                            kind=kind_value,
-                        )
-                    )
+                message = (
+                    f"Geometry field '{aardvark_location_field}' found, but "
+                    f"currently not mapped."
+                )
+                logger.debug(message)
             except ValueError as exception:
                 logger.warning(exception)
         return locations