{"id":2622542,"date":"2024-12-12T15:06:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T23:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2622542"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:40:56","slug":"whats-new-with-the-arcgis-geocoding-service-explore-december-2024-updates","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/developers\/announcements\/whats-new-with-the-arcgis-geocoding-service-explore-december-2024-updates","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s New with the ArcGIS Geocoding Service? Explore December 2024 Updates"},"author":341472,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[775692,774182,775112,775832,43161],"industry":[],"product":[36601],"class_list":["post-2622542","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-arcgis-geocoding","tag-arcgis-geocoding-service","tag-arcgis-location-platform","tag-arcgis-location-services","tag-developer","product-developers"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":341472,"user_firstname":"Elizabeth","user_lastname":"Ole","nickname":"Elizabeth Ole","user_nicename":"eole","display_name":"Elizabeth Ole","user_email":"eole@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2023-06-29 16:42:45","user_description":"Elizabeth is a passionate storyteller and marketer who enjoys utilizing her expertise in creativity, marketing, and technology to craft compelling brand and product stories.","user_avatar":""},{"ID":8632,"user_firstname":"Robert","user_lastname":"Jensen","nickname":"Robert Jensen","user_nicename":"rjensen","display_name":"Robert Jensen","user_email":"rjensen@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-12-04 23:55:08","user_description":"Robert is a Senior Product Manager for Esri's Data & Location Services. Robert is focused on Geocoding, Routing and the ArcGIS Network Analyst solvers, as well as basemap services. Robert also supports many services in the ArcGIS Location Platform portfolio.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"ArcGIS Geocoding Service - Explore the Recent Updates from December 2024 ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2622552,"id":2622552,"title":"Geocoding - point of interest","filename":"Untitled-2-Large-1.png","filesize":2073739,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-Large-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/developers\/announcements\/whats-new-with-the-arcgis-geocoding-service-explore-december-2024-updates\/untitled-2-large-2","alt":"Teal blue sea with clusters of islands on an island in Indonesia","author":"341472","description":"Geocoding - points of interest improvement","caption":"","name":"untitled-2-large-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2622542,"date":"2024-12-12 07:42:19","modified":"2024-12-12 23:04:57","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1280,"height":853,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-Large-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-Large-1.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-Large-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-Large-1.png","large-width":1280,"large-height":853,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-Large-1.png","1536x1536-width":1280,"1536x1536-height":853,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-Large-1.png","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":853,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-Large-1-698x465.png","card_image-width":698,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Untitled-2-Large-1.png","wide_image-width":1280,"wide_image-height":853}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

It\u2019s been a productive year for the\u00a0<\/span>ArcGIS Geocoding service<\/span><\/a> team. The team is constantly working on making improvements and helping our users optimize their work. Whether it’s boosting accuracy, broadening global coverage, or launching additional features, the goal is to ensure the best possible experience with the geocoding service. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2024, one major enhancement was the introduction of the <\/span>Batch Geocode service<\/span><\/a>, which is still available for testing through the\u00a0<\/span>Early Adopter Community<\/span><\/a> if you would like to share your feedback.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As we wrap up the year, the geocoding team has made several important updates to the service. Here\u2019s a look at what\u2019s new this December:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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December 2024 Release Highlights<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Point Address Improvements: <\/span><\/b>The service now provides more accurate matches for locations with house numbers, benefiting additional regions such as Colombia, Italy, Romania, Spain, and Uruguay. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Point of Interest Improvements: <\/span><\/b>Geocoding accuracy for points of interest has been significantly improved, benefiting users in Germany, Indonesia, and Portugal. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Locality Improvements: <\/span><\/b>The service now more accurately matches locations with region names and abbreviations, particularly in Australia and its territories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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API and Service Output Enhancements<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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New Output Fields<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Two new output fields,\u00a0<\/span>StrucType<\/span><\/a>\u202fand\u202f<\/span>StrucDet<\/span><\/a>, have been added to the responses for\u00a0findAddressCandidates,\u00a0geocodeAddresses, and\u00a0reverseGeocode\u00a0requests. These fields describe the primary usage for a structure or building. Currently, they are only supported for PointAddress and Subaddress candidates in the USA, though not all records will include values for these fields. For more details on the service output fields, visit the ArcGIS Geocoding Service <\/span>documentation<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Increased Input and Output Field Lengths<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The maximum supported length of several input address fields and output candidate fields has been increased. This change allows for more comprehensive and detailed address information. For specific parameter lengths, refer to the ArcGIS Geocoding Service <\/span>parameter details<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Modified Input Fields<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n