Address locator for entire US?

[Anonymous User]

I've been taking for granted an entire US address locator we had in house, only to find one day that the reference file is missing.  And I don't know what file it was referencing.  Does anyone have insight into how to get a national street centerline file without having to download every state or county and merge the files? Or other suggestions for geocoding nationally? I have about 20,000 addresses which I imagine would use all of my ArcGIS Online credits.  Many thanks!

[SteveCole]

If your organization hordes older ArcGIS distribution install media, you may defer back to the ESRI Maps & Data DVDs which contained a "detailed" street layer for North America and included addresses. It will be old but it won't cost you credits.

Reference link #1

Reference link #2.

Steve

[Anonymous User]

Thanks for the response, Steve!  I found an ArcGIS Data and Maps for 9.3 and for 10.  Unfortunately I couldn't find a detailed streets layer on either of them, only major and minor highways.  I also tried downloading the detailed streets layer in the reference link provided but I can't use a layer or layer package as a reference file in the address locator and when I try exporting it as a shapefile ArcMap stops responding and the export fails.  No success yet, but if you have any tips or tricks I'll gladly take them.  Thanks again.

Lauren

[Anonymous User]

I spoke too soon!  I found a 'streets' layer in a 10.0 Data and Maps Media Kit.  It is actually stored as an .sdc file.  I was able to create a new address locator for North America, using it as a reference file (it took 4 hours to process, but it got there and works like a charm!)  Thanks for the help!!

[SteveCole]

Awesome! It pays to pack rat sometimes.

[Anonymous User]

Haha, and we're a 200 year old organization, so we have some inventory

Thanks again, this saved me!

[AdamMilam]

Hello, is it possible to share that address locator for North America. My email is amilam@jhsph.edu and I have a dropbox account with the same email. 

Thanks!

[KellyGerrow]

If you want to use the ArcGIS Online World Geocoding service, you can set it up to only access content from North America using a locator view: Geocoding and geosearch—ArcGIS Online Help | ArcGIS 

The cost to generate locations using the world geocoding service in 40 credits per 1000 locations, so 800 credits for 20,000 stored locations.

-Kelly 

[DanielLing1]

Hello lauren, 
May I know where is the 'Streets' layer? I need the layer to create an address locator too. 

thanks