Address Collection - How to Make Sense of Your Data
Address collection may seem like an overwhelming task. It is essential to collect clean data, whether you're collecting data for weddings, holiday cards, or parties.
A valid address can save businesses time and money. Incorrect addresses can result in returned mail, additional fees and missed opportunities. Address verification tools can help cut expenses by ensuring addresses are properly entered.
ArcGIS Solutions for State and Local Government
Address collection is essential for local government and is a crucial element of managing geospatial data. Many governments have difficulty managing authoritative address repository. They need simple workflows to capture the physical location at an early stage in the creation of an address, standard maps that inform decision-makers and the public about the quality and accuracy of their addresses, as well as tools to share authoritative address with other agencies.
Local government officials employ Esri solutions to meet these needs. These pre-built maps and applications are configured around specific workflows, making it simple for local governments of all sizes and levels of expertise to adopt them for increased efficiency and greater insight.
Scott Oppmann is the State and Local Government Solutions Team Director at Esri. According to him, solutions are organized into categories that reflect "the common requirements of state and local government agencies." To see the full list of capabilities available, click here.
Address Field Inventory, for instance, contains an array of tasks to assist you in creating an address layer based on a list or verified sites taken from an online form. These feature layers can be used to create USNG Coordinates as well as a mailing address. In addition this solution allows you to split a road at a defined point, calculate the municipal boundaries and update the address characteristics in the master road name table.
Managing Address Field Operations is another Esri solution that can be used to help address authority staff gather inaccurate or missing information from internal and outside stakeholders. It lets office staff assign tasks to their field workers to use the address crowdsourcing app on their mobile devices. They can then check the submitted addresses and capture any new ones they see while out in the field. The information is then automatically inserted into the appropriate databases for further processing and publication.
The solution also permits office personnel to assign tasks with the option of confirming an existing set of address data using a specified accuracy threshold, which allows them to identify mistakes, such as duplicates or incorrect addresses in the database. This information can be incorporated into the master database to improve the quality of data and make it more accurate.
Reverse Geocode Geoprocessing tool
Reverse geocoding is a method to make sense of data, whether you're trying to determine the location of a business or just want to find out which area is the most profitable. Many mobile apps, such as Uber or Lyft rely on reverse geocoding to turn raw GPS coordinates into something that drivers can understand. Retail chains employ it to study the habits of their customers when shopping, and urban planners can connect data on address with the density of people to determine the best location to build new public infrastructure.
The Reverse Geocode tool turns point locations in a feature class into addresses by searching for the nearest address or intersection based on the distance to search. It can be used to reverse geocode individual points or multiple points in a batch. The output is well-organized and ready to be integrated into other tools and systems.
It supports both standard formats as well as custom formats for address data. This includes the standard X and Y attribute values from a Point Address feature as well as the identifiers of POIs (Points of Interest). You can also specify the location type the matching geometry is. It could be a routing location (a side-of street location that can be used to route) or the parcel's centroid or rooftop of an address.
You can also use the tool to create composite locators by connecting two or more locators. The resultant locator will be back to the ArcGIS World Geocoding service if it cannot find an address matching your own local information.
Reverse geocoding can be expensive, especially if you're working with large quantities of coordinates. You'll have to keep within Esri's free usage level--which is about 200 thousand monthly requests or you'll be charged. Another option is to buy an online service that can convert coordinates into addresses en masse for you.
It is crucial to lastly to check the accuracy and completeness of any address information you receive from customers using reverse geocoding. This can be done by using an API for address verification that is CASS-certified like PostGrid. 링크모음 주소주라 will ensure the addresses you use for your direct mail campaigns will be delivered to your customers.
Data Assistant Add-in
The Data Assistant addin contains a set of tools that will aid you in moving data between different datasets using different data structures. These tools can be used to complete various tasks, like concatenating several source fields into a single target field, or splitting the string into multiple target fields.
The installation of the Data Assistant is required before you can use it. Click the Start button and select Control Panel, then Add or remove programs. After that, look for Microsoft Data Assistant 1.0 and follow the on-screen directions to remove it.
After the Data Assistant add-in is installed you can set it up to create an source-target configuration file and load or replace data from the file. The Data Mapping tool includes a variety of options for converting data between formats and handling specific characters.
Read How to use Data Assistant Add-in to learn more about how it can help you with your address collection requirements. This guide explains how to use the Data Assistant add in and how to use processes to collect data from parcels and update the parcel data and populate the community layer.
Data Validation Tool
A reliable address validation tool is a powerful tool that aids businesses in maintaining data integrity and operational efficiencies. It ensures that mail gets to the correct location and invoices are sent to the correct person, and marketing campaigns reach their intended audience, thereby improving the accuracy of delivery systems and increasing overall satisfaction of users. When selecting a validation software, look for one with broad coverage across all countries and seamless integrations into business processes. Consider the pricing structure and choose tools that have a high return on investment.
If you are collecting addresses on handwritten forms at a retailer store, or during digital inputs at the checkout process online or through integrated data coming in from CRM systems, accurate initial data entry is vital to reduce shipping errors and returns and thereby increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty. This requires more than just using a traditional postal code or ZIP code lookup, it requires thorough address verification and collection.
The process starts with an advanced data parsing tool that breaks down the address into its component elements, including street name, city name and postal code. The tool then compares these components with commercial databases to confirm their accuracy. It then standardizes an address to conform with the global postal standards. For example, it converts extended forms into standardized abbreviations or capitalization.
The address is then geocoded in order to verify its location. This is particularly important for companies operating globally. It helps them calculate shipping costs accurately and to provide transparency to their customers. This helps reduce the risk of delays that are costly due to inaccurate or incomplete information. A robust geocoding API will aid businesses in complying with international shipping laws and avoid customs issues.
After the address is verified, it is automatically updated in CRM systems and enterprise resource planning systems to ensure that every contact with a customer or shipment delivery is based on accurate data. Accurate information on addresses can also help streamline operations in the logistical field by reducing the logistics, procurement and service delivery processes.