Geocode an Address
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Tool: Geocode an Address
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Description: This button will open a pop-up for the user to enter and execute geocoding an address using the features in the active layer.
User Interaction:
  1. Ensure that the active layer has a geocoding index built. The layer name will have the icon after it.
  2. Single-Click on the button.
    From the geocode an address
    Pop-up:
  3. Enter an address (1).
  4. Next enter a Zip Code (2).

  5. If geocoding a street intersection, enter the cross street (3).
    Note: Make sure there is no house number in the address box when geocoding an intersection.
  6. Single-Click the execute button (5) to search for the address.
Or
  1. Single-Click Cancel (6)to exit the pop-up without geocoding.
Requirements:
  1. There must be an active layer.
  2. The active layer must have a geocoding index built.  The layer name will have the icon after it.
Limitations:
  1. Only layers with a geocoding index built will give results.
  2. Only one geocoded point per layer is allowed.
Results:
  1. After the button is Single-Clicked the geocoding pop-up will appear.
  2. After the execute button (5) is single-clicked the geocoded address will be highlighted on the map, if there is any.
  1. If any addresses were found, a list (4) of the potential matches is returned to the geocoding pop-up. The basic format of the list is:
  1. Score: the percent likelihood that the address entered matches a feature in the layer
  2. Address: the address in the active layer.
  3. The address is also an html link (7). Single-Click the address link to select, pan, and zoom to the geocoded candidate.
  1. Zip Code: the zip code in the active layer.
Note: If the first candidate has a score equal to or greater than 80 the application will automatically choose this as the result.
User Interface Location:

Pop-up: