Mapping Addresses and Places

Question 1

The process of converting a feature’s address or other location description into a location on the Earth is called…

Answer 1

Geocoding

Question 2

What are the three components required for geocoding?

Answer 2

Input data, Locator, and Reference data

Question 3

What is input data?

Answer 3

Contains the location description and is provided by the user. Geocoding uses input data to place points on a map.

Question 4

What is a locator?

Answer 4

It ties the location descriptions in the input data to geographic coordinates to place features on a map. Locators can be created so it places features by their street, address, names, landmarks, natural features, or other places and attributes.

Question 5

What is reference data?

Answer 5

A locator finds matches between the input and reference data and places features on a map. It can refresh a locator whenever your reference data is updated.

Question 6

What are the three types of locators?

Answer 6

Free, Paid, DIY

Question 7

What’s an example of a free locator?

Answer 7

ArcGIS Online World Geocoding Service

Question 8

Describe a paid locator and give an example.

Answer 8

For use behind a firewall; ArcGIS World Geocoder + ArcGIS Street Map Premium

Question 9

Describe a DIY locator.

Answer 9

You can build it yourself. Can be local tools or online services.

Question 10

You can base your locator on different types of reference data including…

Answer 10

Building addresses, points of interest, populated places, other locations.

Question 11

What are the benefits of using a composite locator?

Answer 11

You can use instead of a table of reference data. Composite locators are more efficient and can increase the chances a match will be found and the accuracy of the match results.

Question 12

Using a locator to find a place by its name

What do you need to find a place using the Place-Name locator?

Answer 12

At least a Name field or attribute at the minimum. For example: Landmarks: statues, famous places

Question 13

Using a locator to find a place by its name

What do you need to find a place using the Composite locator?

Answer 13

A combination of attributes. Use a composite locator to geocode multiple different description types.

Question 14

What is the workflow for using a Composite locator?

Answer 14

1. Plan
   * Dictate the order in which the locator will use each participating source locator
2. Create
   * Identify existing locators or create locators to fill the needs from your plan
   * Specify the participating locators and the sequence in the composite locator create tool
   * Map the address fields from each participating locator
   * Specify the output composite locator name
3. Use and update
   * Republish after every update