ArcGIS Solutions for State and Local Government Address Collection
Address collection is a crucial aspect of any plan for managing customer data. The process makes sure that the addresses on a company's database match proof of address documents, such as pay stubs or tax returns.
A central contact database is also helpful for sending out wedding invitations and holiday cards, as well as for managing other personal projects. Here are some tips on how to gather and organize contact information in the most straightforward way possible.
ArcGIS Solutions for State and Local Government
The ArcGIS Solutions for State and Local Government solution delivers a set of capabilities that assist in maintaining an authoritative address repository, continuously improve the quality of data on addresses and share authoritative addresses with both internal and external stakeholders. The solution comes with an application for ArcGIS Pro that is designed to be used by mapping teams, address verification teams, and other personnel responsible for collecting, storing and utilizing authoritative road centerlines as well as valid address data for sites. It also comes with a set of preconfigured ArcGIS Data Reviewer checks that can be used to verify and maintain the integrity of address data.
Address data capture is the process of capturing the postal and site addresses for all structures, sites, and structures that require an identification number. This information is essential for the creation of a road and street network that promotes safe and efficient commerce.
The Address Data Management task lets you create a new site address feature by following the steps in the Add Site Addresses task. Site addresses are specific to the structure they are used for or a specific area within the parcel. A site address could be the entry point to a driveway that serves one or more houses on the parcel. Site addresses could also serve as a point of contact for a service location, such the fire station.
When you add a new site address, you can optionally join one or more distinct postal addresses to it. Postal addresses are associated with a building or other structures and provide contact information for its owner or occupant. The site address feature type and classification schema is based upon the status field that lets local governments categorize features into pending, temporary or current.
Imagine that you are a supervisor in an addressing authority and your team is given the task of confirming an incorrect address report that was provided by an outside stakeholder. By using the ArcGIS Workforce app, open the Address Field Inventory map and look up the address in question. Select the address that is not in the map and then tap Edit. Enter the correct address details, including the street name and municipality. Tap Submit (iOS) or the checkmark (Android).
ArcGIS Pro Project
An ArcGIS Pro project provides a place for you to organize your work, store files, and access a variety of tools and features. A project could be the combination of maps, scenes, layouts, layers, and layers that present your data in the way you prefer to view it. It can also include links to folders, databases as well as resources for importing or exporting data.
Each item in a project includes a set of attributes that define it or its metadata. The metadata of a project can help you find items, assess and determine which ones are best for your current task. It can also be used to document the project's contents. One example of metadata would be the description and name of a map or scene. You can modify the metadata for each item in a project by clicking on the Properties button on the toolbar, or in the Details window.
ArcGIS Pro is reusable. The elements within the project (such as scenes and maps) can be transferred to other projects. Project components (such tools or geodatabases) are also able to be moved from one place to another. In addition, many items can be accessed through connections without being stored in the project file.
The Project tab appears on the home page of ArcGIS Pro. You can choose to open a newly completed project or create a completely new project using templates. For instance, you can create a new project by using the Map template which opens with a map view showing an elevation basemap.
You can save your project to a location on your local computer or to a folder in your active portal. The default project location is C: Users username> Documents ArcGIS Projects. If you want to save the project in an appropriate folder, you can select the Create a folder for this local project check box on the New Project dialog box.
It is a good idea to keep your data, ArcGIS Pro installation, and project files on the same computer to reduce communication time. In some instances however, it's impossible to find these components on the same computer, or you may prefer to share your data, project files and other resources on the network.
Data Assistant Add-in
The Data Assistant Addin is a collection of tools that are organized in a Data Assistant Toolbar. These tools let you create source and target configuration files as well as load and replace data.
When utilized in conjunction with the Community Data Aggregation solution, these tools allow personnel from the organization to transform and load data sources into a community layer and then schedule automated updates to the layer on a regular basis. These tools allow you to personalize the solution for your organization.
To use the Data Assistant Add-in, you must install it on each ArcGIS Pro machine that will be used to transfer data to one or more layer in the community. To download the add-in go to the Content section of ArcGIS and click on the Data Assistant item.
After the add-in has been downloaded, follow the installation instructions to install it. After installation, you must close all open ArcGIS applications before opening a new ArcGIS Pro session. After the add-in has been installed, you can start it by clicking on the Data Assistant icon located in the ArcGIS Pro Toolbar.
Once the Data Assistant Add-in has been activated, you can create the Data Mapping file by using the Configure Data Mapping dialog box. This will enable you to define field mapping and settings for a specific source-target configuration file. Once set the Replace Data tool will replace data in the target layer from the source layer according to the settings that you select. This tool also has the capability to store results in local databases and bypass the final processing by replacing data only on a small subset of records.
Data Management
Address data is essential for most businesses. It has to be accurate, reliable and standardized. Whether it is for routing mail, offering location services on a website or promoting to prospects and customers, bad data can be devastating. Keep Reading is therefore vital to implement an address management system.
An address management system is a method for maintaining a standardized and verified set of addresses. It allows you to keep your address database up to current and ensures that it complies with national guidelines, such as those set by the national postal authority of your country. It also lets you verify and correct incorrect addresses provided by internal or external stakeholders.
USPS, for example maintains a database with verified addresses. It also provides an accreditation known as CASS (Coding Accuracy System). Solutions that have been certified by CASS like PostGrid can connect directly to the official USPS database and instantly verify an address. This will help you save time and improve the quality of your data.
This problem can be solved by building an authoritative address repository that can accommodate a variety of information needs, and continually improving its data quality through processes. Achieving this goal requires the development of an address standard, enhancing processes to collect and store address data, developing audit controls, establishing ownership over this information set and ensuring it is available to all stakeholders.
It is an ideal idea to incorporate the address collection into your company's master data management strategy. MDM is an instrument that manages various types of crucial business data, including address data. Integrating your address verification API into your MDM allows you to clean and update data in real time without the need for manual intervention.
You can begin collecting and managing addresses by creating an ArcGIS Work Assignment and adding anyone responsible for verifying address information in the field by granting them a Mobile Worker Role to the Address Assignments ArcGIS Workforce Project. They can then go out into the field to collect new addresses and verify the data collected by crowdsourcing. Once they have completed their task they can upload their addresses to the office work assignment in order to have them added to the database and added to the authoritative site address layer.