topic Geocoding addresses that already have been geocoded previously in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Geocoding addresses that already have been geocoded previously

jzcgis — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:01:41 GMT

I have a dataset that comes in every month and needs to be geocoded. Usually 70-80% of it is the same addresses with the rest being additions or changes. Is there a good workflow to avoid not using credits? It’s a big waste of credits to keep geocoding these!

Re: Geocoding addresses that already have been geocoded previously

DavidSolari — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:07:26 GMT

To my knowledge the Geocoder doesn't return a unique key per address or address range, so your best bet is to cache the results in a table somewhere and test against said table to determine what needs another run. Annoying, but if your duplicate addresses have the same format every time they repeat then you can save a ton of credits and time easily.

Re: Geocoding addresses that already have been geocoded previously

MichaelVolz — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:16:09 GMT

Do you have the ability to create your own geocoder as that would not use credits and you can keep your current process in place?

Re: Geocoding addresses that already have been geocoded previously

jzcgis — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:37:44 GMT

I never even thought of this. What’s a good documentation to start?

Re: Geocoding addresses that already have been geocoded previously

MichaelVolz — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:56:19 GMT

Try this link: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/data/geocoding/create-a-locator.htm

I am much more familiar with ArcMap based address locators, but hopefully this can help you to build an address locator in Pro and avoid having to worry about using credits.

Re: Geocoding addresses that already have been geocoded previously

ShanaBritt — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:03:23 GMT

@jzcgis There are three different tutorials available for building locators with the Create Locator tool.