topic Re: location boost parameter not making any difference in findAddressCandidates and suggest results in ArcGIS Location Service Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-location-service-questions/location-boost-parameter-not-making-any-difference/m-p/1220469#M19 <P>Hi there! Thank you for the inquiry. The location coordinates you provided actually appear to be located in Indiana. After testing using the suggest request with the location set to "-85.6, 37.7", you'll see Boston, KY appears as the second result.</P><P>Optionally, for more specific "localized" areas, you can also utilize the searchExtent parameter detailed in the <A href="https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/geocode/api-reference/geocoding-find-address-candidates.htm" target="_self">API Reference</A>.</P> Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:49:41 GMT cyatteau 2022-10-10T18:49:41Z location boost parameter not making any difference in findAddressCandidates and suggest results https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-location-service-questions/location-boost-parameter-not-making-any-difference/m-p/1219987#M18 <P>I have categories set to City.&nbsp; If I search for "boston" , "Boston, KY" is listed around position 8 and "Boston, MA" is first.&nbsp; This is the case even if I set location to "<SPAN>-88.0110264,37.8053707" which is in Kentucky.</SPAN></P> Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:53:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-location-service-questions/location-boost-parameter-not-making-any-difference/m-p/1219987#M18 RobinHughes 2023-08-25T09:53:35Z Re: location boost parameter not making any difference in findAddressCandidates and suggest results https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-location-service-questions/location-boost-parameter-not-making-any-difference/m-p/1220469#M19 <P>Hi there! Thank you for the inquiry. The location coordinates you provided actually appear to be located in Indiana. After testing using the suggest request with the location set to "-85.6, 37.7", you'll see Boston, KY appears as the second result.</P><P>Optionally, for more specific "localized" areas, you can also utilize the searchExtent parameter detailed in the <A href="https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/geocode/api-reference/geocoding-find-address-candidates.htm" target="_self">API Reference</A>.</P> Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:49:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-location-service-questions/location-boost-parameter-not-making-any-difference/m-p/1220469#M19 cyatteau 2022-10-10T18:49:41Z