Geocoding with ArcGIS Desktop

Description

Because they are a form of geographic data, addresses can be brought into a GIS, visualized on a map, and analyzed in terms of their spatial relationships to other features. Geocoding is the process of assigning an x,y coordinate location to an address, and it is a fast way to create GIS data. This course teaches the process of geocoding using ArcGIS software. You learn how to prepare address data to optimize geocoding results, about the different address styles supported by ArcGIS, strategies for dealing with geocoding errors, and considerations for maintaining address reference data over time.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for experienced ArcGIS users who need to work with address locations as points on a map.

Learn How To

• Describe what an address is and recognize common address styles.
• Choose an address locator style for a given address.
• Prepare addresses and reference data for geocoding.
• Create point features from addresses in a table.
• Use the Find tool to locate individual addresses on a map.
• Rematch unmatched addresses automatically and interactively.
• Use alternate names and place aliases for geocoding.
• Rebuild an address locator.
• Create a dynamically geocoded feature class.

To complete course exercises, you need the following software:

• ArcGIS 9.2 for Desktop or ArcGIS 9.3 for Desktop (ArcView, ArcEditor, or ArcInfo)

Note: ArcView users can complete all of the course exercises, except part of the last one. The final exercise introduces students to dynamic geocoding, which requires ArcEditor or ArcInfo.

• Geocoding Basics: Getting started with geocoding; Address and reference data; Understanding and interpreting geocoding results
• Geocoding in Practice: Alternative searches; Keeping up with change

Students should have completed ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality or Learning ArcGIS Desktop or have equivalent knowledge.