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A composite address locator is now available from the agrc ftp site.To download, right click on the link below and select Save Target As: ftp://ftp.agrc.utah.gov/SGID_Vector/AddressLocator/GC_StatewideStreets_Composite.loc After saving this file, make sure the file extension is .loc NOT .loc.txtThis locator references the U024.StatewideStreets feature class and its S_NAME, ALIAS_1, ALIAS_2, and ACS_ALIAS fields. This a file-based locator file with a .loc extension. This small file references 4 address locators on the SGID ArcSDE database server and can be used from ArcCatalog or ArcMap. It should not need to be rebuilt as changes are made to the U024.StatewideStreets feature class . A high speed internet connection is necessary for this locator to perform adequately.
The U024.StatewideStreets feature class contains several attributes to hold alias street names and address coordinate system (ACS) aliases. Examples. - Highway 68 is a street name alias for Redwood Road in SL County
- 1700 W is an ACS alias for Redwood Road in SL County
When setting up a standard address locator in ArcGIS, these fields are not taken into consideration in finding candidate locations for an address to be geocoded. A composite address locator allows for the alias and ACS alias data to be used to make a match when a match is not found when just considering the street name field (S_NAME). Why is this being distributed as a file? Composite address locators do not currently work when stored within ArcSDE. Why does this locator not use SDE via Direct Connect? ArcGIS does not seem to support composite address locators via SDE Direct Connects. This .loc file uses the traditional Application Connect. The problem has been reported to ESRI as a bug. |
