Searching for places

With the search functionality provided by the ArcGIS Map Web Part, you can search for and locate addresses, monuments, geographic entities (for example, cities or states), intersections, landmarks, or other points of interest.

There are two ways to open the Search panel:

To perform your search for places, follow these steps:

  1. Click Places (if necessary) on the Search panel:
    Search panel
  2. Type your search criteria and click the magnifying glass icon or press Enter to execute the search. The search results are shown in the Search panel below the search text box.

    In general, the more specific you are in your search, the greater the likelihood that you will find what you're searching for, so provide as much detail as you can. For example, compare the results of a search for "Paris" versus a search for "Paris, Texas":

    Search panel with criteria specified
    Once the search results are returned, the Map Web Part automatically navigates to the first result.
  3. To navigate to a different result, click it. To add a place, click the link next to the place.

8/12/2011