Adding geocode parameters to the geocode extension

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Summary of Geocoding Elements Setting geocoding properties GCSTYLE

About the geocode extension and GCSTYLE

A common function in Web mapping applications is to allow users to find an address. You should use Author to initially set geocode properties. Author creates a geocode extension along with some geocode indexes for the layer. Once you have created the extension and indexes in Author, you can add additional geocode parameters in a text or XML editor.

Side offset: this places the geocode point on the left or right side of the street by a specified distance.
Side offset units: you can set the units such as feet or meters for the side offset.
End offset: allows you to prevent features located at the end of a road from falling on top of other features (for example, a cross street). The end offset is the "squeeze factor" for moving features away from other features.
Spelling sensitivity: Controls how much variation the geocoding service allows when it searches for likely candidates. A low value for spelling sensitivity allows "Mane", "Maine", and "Man" to be treated as match candidates for "Main". A higher value restricts candidates to exact matches.

For more details and examples, see GCSTYLE.

How to add GCSTYLE attributes

Adding attributes to GCSTYLE

Open your map configuration file in a text or XML editor.

Find the GCSTYLE element in the geocode extension.

Add endoffset, sideoffset, sideoffsetunits, and spellingsensitivity as desired.

<GCSTYLE name="USAddressZ" sideoffset="25" sideoffsetunits="feet" endoffset="4.0" spellingsensitivity="70">

These attributes are optional, and you do not need to include all of them.
Save your changes to the map configuration file.

Once you have added these attributes, you should not open or save your map configuration file in Author. Your edits will be removed.

Search code: @config_geocode