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.

Find addresses on a map instantly

Search for an address and display it on a map. Search for addresses around the globe and put them on a map with a high level of accuracy.

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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

Quickly search and display multiple addresses on a map in a single process using batch geocoding.

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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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Benefits of geocoding and search service

  • Get precise and accurate results

    Esri utilizes the most up-to-date reference data from authoritative sources, including community, commercial, and governmental providers. Search results for rooftop or parcel centroid for physical structures or for side of street for routing applications.

  • 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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