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Hi, I have ArcGIS v 10.0, SP 5. When I batch geocode addresses, I use the 10.0 Streets Geocode Service (ArcGIS Online) to do the geocoding. It uses Locators/TA_Streets_US_10. My supervisor would like me to download this locator, so that I can geocode different data sets to the exact same locator each time. I have a folder in my ArcGIS install that says StreetMap2012, with a layer that says North_America_Detailed_Streets, but this apparently is not a locator, because when I navigate to that folder, it does not show any locators. Maybe my IT person didn't download everything from the installation disk to my folder? In previous ArcGIS incarnations, there were folders like the Streetmap2007 folder which contained subfolders called Streets which contained several different StreetMapUSA locators. In poking around to try to find an answer, I see that TA_Streets_US_10 was last updated June2012, that is the final update, and this will be phased out, so my question may be moot. Apparently it isn't even used in version 10.1. In any case, can the TA_Streets_US_10 locator be downloaded to my computer? Thanks, Merlin
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Thank you Tarun_Jaiswal. Typically I convert Excel files to SPSS, then from SPSS to DBF, and then add data as a DBF file. I just tried adding an Excel file directly without having to convert to DBF and it seems to work. I've only worked with files which have had no more than about 10,000 addresses, so I'm trying to find an efficient way to run 13 million addresses. I've been told I should put them in a geodatabase folder, but a. I don't really know what that is, b. how to get addresses into one, presumably from Excel, or c. how to geocode them once they are in one, d. I presume exporting the attribute table with my x,y is the same as what I have been doing. Merlin
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I just got a response from someone in ESRI who told me the batch geocoding size for ArcGIS is unlimited. They also recommend putting the data into a file geodatabase and not an Excel source. Thanks, Gisele. Now I need to figure out what a file geodatabase is, and how to get addresses from Excel files into one.
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My title says it all. My boss has asked me to geocode 13 million U.S. addresses. All he wants is long/lat for each address. He wants to know how long that will take. Before I can tell him how long, I need to know how many addresses can be geocoded in one batch using ArcGIS v10. Excel spread sheet size limit is 1,048,576 rows by 16,384 columns. So my question specifically is, can ArcGIS V10 geocode 1 million U.S. addresses in one table? If not, what is the limit? I have tried searching for this answer, but have not been able to find it. Thanks.
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