Working with address locators and geocoding

An address locator is a dataset in the geodatabase that's used to manage address information for features so you can perform geocoding. Geocoding is a process used to match a single address or a table of addresses against the address locator. A geocoded location is returned for each matched address.

Learn more about geocoding

Learn more about the geocoding process

Common geocoding tasks

There are several common tasks that you may need to perform when geocoding. The following list should help you find the information you need to complete those tasks.

Build or maintain reference data

If you would like to	Refer to
Choose appropriate reference data	Understanding address locator styles; Commonly used address locator styles
Prepare reference data	Preparing reference and address data; An overview of editing

Common tasks when building or maintaining reference data

Determine address locator style

If you would like to	Refer to
Choose an address locator style	Commonly used address locator styles

Common tasks when determining your address locator style

Build an address locator

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Build an address locator	Creating an address locator
Build a composite address locator	Creating a composite address locator

Common tasks when building an address locator

Locate addresses

If you would like to	Refer to
Prepare addresses for geocoding	Preparing reference and address data
Add and remove address locators from an ArcMap document	Managing address locators in ArcMap
Geocode a single address	Finding an individual address
Geocode a table of addresses	Geocoding a table of addresses
Review and modify geocoding results	Rematching a geocoded feature class
Search for a street intersection	Searching for a street intersection
Use alternative names in a search	Building an address locator for alternative names
Search based on place names	Building an address locator for place name aliases

Common tasks when locating addresses

Getting addresses from map

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Get an address of a point location on a map	Getting an address from a location

Common tasks when getting addresses of point locations on a map

Publish or maintain the address locator

If you would like to	Refer to
Set default locators in ArcMap	Setting default locators in ArcMap
Share your locator as a locator package	Sharing your address locator as a locator package
Publish your locator as a geocode service	Sharing your address locator as a geocode service
Maintain reference data	Updating your reference data; An overview of editing
Rebuild the address locator	Rebuilding address locators in ArcCatalog; Rebuilding address locators using geoprocessing tool
Modifying the address locator's settings	Modifying an address locator's settings

Common tasks when publishing or maintaining address locators

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