topic Re: Issues with geocoding and table of addresses in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/issues-with-geocoding-and-table-of-addresses/m-p/334695#M19022 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You might want to search the help documentation on Geocoding.</P><P></P><P>Geocoding is a process by which you translate an address that we humans understand, think 1234 Main St, into a pair of xy coordinates that the GIS understands.&nbsp; Your locator is based on some sort of feature class,&nbsp; often road centerlines that has address data that you match your address table to.</P><P></P><P>The help docs have a tutorial as I recall.&nbsp; Give it a go, and let us know if you get stuck along the way.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Dec 2014 00:37:10 GMT JoeBorgione 2014-12-03T00:37:10Z Issues with geocoding and table of addresses https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/issues-with-geocoding-and-table-of-addresses/m-p/334694#M19021 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P>my name is Alex, and I am a new student to GIS.&nbsp; For a project, I need to create a table of addresses and geocode them into Arcmap.&nbsp; Unfortunately, when I try this, I receive an error message that claims the address locator is corrupt.&nbsp; My question is, what do I need to do to create a proper address locator?&nbsp; When I attempt to create a new one, do I use my table as the reference, or do I use the background map?&nbsp; If any further information is needed, please let me know.&nbsp; Thanks.</P><P></P><P>Also, this is a new ESRI account, so I'm not familiar with forum and discussion etiquette.&nbsp; Please forgive me if I am out of place with anything.&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Dec 2014 23:45:56 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/issues-with-geocoding-and-table-of-addresses/m-p/334694#M19021 AlexLopez 2014-12-02T23:45:56Z Re: Issues with geocoding and table of addresses https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/issues-with-geocoding-and-table-of-addresses/m-p/334695#M19022 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You might want to search the help documentation on Geocoding.</P><P></P><P>Geocoding is a process by which you translate an address that we humans understand, think 1234 Main St, into a pair of xy coordinates that the GIS understands.&nbsp; Your locator is based on some sort of feature class,&nbsp; often road centerlines that has address data that you match your address table to.</P><P></P><P>The help docs have a tutorial as I recall.&nbsp; Give it a go, and let us know if you get stuck along the way.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Dec 2014 00:37:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/issues-with-geocoding-and-table-of-addresses/m-p/334695#M19022 JoeBorgione 2014-12-03T00:37:10Z