Geocoding and Search

Search and display locations on a map with confidence

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Make sense of your location information. Geocoding and search help you convert your addresses and place-names into coordinates and display them on a map. Get accurate and reliable search results for addresses, landmarks, and much more from all over the world.

Benefits of geocoding and search service

  • Get precise and accurate results

    Esri uses the most up-to-date reference data from authoritative sources, including community, commercial, and government providers. Search results for rooftop or parcel centroid for physical structures or for side of street for routing applications. Efficient address validation, verification, and standardization ensure the most accurate results.

  • Global coverage with local language and format support

    Esri provides street-level address data for 149 countries that covers more than 90 percent of the world's population. You can also search addresses in local alphabets and languages, Latin and non-Latin characters, translation and transliteration, and local address formats.

  • Own your results

    Your searched coordinates are licensed to keep and use within your enterprise. Enhance the value of your stored results with insightful analysis to help you make key business decisions.

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Address validation

Esri's geocoding incorporates efficient strategies for address validation, verification, and standardization to ensure that you have the most accurate results.

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Find addresses on a map instantly

Search for one or more addresses around the globe and display them on a map.

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Find locations with the place-name

Search and display millions of businesses, landmarks, and other points of interest using English or your local language. For example, search for a pharmacy or coffee shop in an area or try looking for the Eiffel Tower by its proper name in French, Tour Eiffel.

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Get to locations faster

Enhance your solutions with a smart capability that suggests multiple address candidates as you are typing in a location, helping you get the right location quickly. 

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Search more in less time

Search for one or more addresses around the globe and display them on a map.

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Get robust location information

Get textual descriptions such as nearest address, intersection, or place-name for coordinates on a map using reverse geocoding.

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Create your account and take advantage of the free tier to access all the features and services of ArcGIS Location Platform. Then, pay only for what you consume with Esri’s pay-as-you-go model.

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