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When Geocoding, you will need to have prepared address information that ArcMap can use to locate the addresses. In this tutorial, there is prepared address information in the Geocoding tutorial file you downloaded onto the Desktop of your computer. When Geocoding with custom address information, you will need to create your own Excel files with properly formatted address information to use.
- Click the Add Data button.
- Choose the Add Data... option.
- Use the Browse button to find the Geocoding folder on your desktop.
- Inside the Geocoding folder, click on points_of_interest.csv
- Click Add
- The address data included in the points_of_interest.csv file is now added to your Map Project.
To inspect the way that the address information is formatted in the .csv file:
Right-click on points_of_interest.csv in the Table of Contents
Choose the Open option. The Table dialog box will appear (click on image to enlarge)
In this table, the street, city, and state information are all placed into different columns. Zip code information is not included, but it can be helpful when trying to reconcile Unmatched and Tied addresses.
Geocode Addresses
The Choose an Address Locator dialog box will open.
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