Geocoding

Summary This topic gives direction of where to find information that solves a specific geocoding task.

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What is geocoding?

For a more general view of what geocoding is, see What is Geocoding?

Performing geocoding using geoprocessing

The following tools can be used to perform geocoding with geoprocessing tools:
  • Create Address Locator
  • Create Composite Address Locator
  • Geocode Addresses
  • Rebuild Address Locator
  • Rematch Addresses
  • Reverse Geocode
  • Standardize Addresses
For more information on how to use these tools, see one of the following topics under the See Also section.

Performing geocoding using ArcObjects

ArcObjects can also be used to accomplish geocoding tasks programmatically. For detailed information on specific geocoding tasks, see one of the following topics under the See Also section. For a more broad view of geocoding with ArcObjects, see the Location library overview.


See Also:

Location library overview
Creating an address locator
How to create a composite address locator
How to rebuild an address locator
Finding locations
How to geocode a single address
How to geocode a table of addresses
How to rematch a geocoded feature class
How to find the address closest to a point using reverse geocoding
How to reverse geocode point features in a feature class
How to standardize an address