ArcGIS Solutions for State and Local Government Address Collection
Address collection is an essential aspect of any plan to manage customer data. The process ensures that addresses in the company's database correspond to addresses on customers documents that prove address, such as pay tax returns and stubs.
A central database of contacts can also be used to manage personal projects like sending out holiday cards and wedding invitations. Here are some ideas on how to gather and organize contact information in the most efficient way possible.
ArcGIS Solutions for State and Local Government
The ArcGIS Solutions for State and Local Government solution provides an array of capabilities to help maintain an authoritative address repository, continuously improve the quality of data on addresses and share authoritative addresses with internal and external stakeholders. The solution includes an ArcGIS Pro project designed to be utilized by mapping technicians, address verification teams and other staff responsible for the collection, maintenance and use of authoritative road centerlines as well as valid site addresses and related postal addresses. It also comes with a set of preconfigured ArcGIS Data Reviewer checks that can be used to confirm and maintain the accuracy of address data.
Address data capture is the process of capturing postal and site addresses for all structures, sites, and structures that require an identification number. This information is crucial for the development of a road and street network that encourages secure and efficient commerce.
The Address Data Management task lets you create a new site address feature by following the steps of the Add Site Addresses task. Site addresses are unique for the structure or location they serve within the boundaries of a parcel. A site address could be the entrance to a driveway that serves one or more houses on the parcel. The site address may also be a point of contact for a service delivery location such as the fire station.
You can add one or more distinct postal addresses to a site address. Postal addresses are used to identify a building or any other structure, and provide contact information for the owner or the person who occupies it. The site address feature classification and type schema is based on a status field which allows local authorities to classify features as temporary, pending or current.
Imagine that you are a supervisor for an authority for addressing and your team has been assigned to investigate an incorrect address report that was supplied by an outside stakeholder. By using the ArcGIS Workforce app, open the Address Field Inventory map and look up the address in the report in question. Select the missing address and then click Edit. Enter the correct address information, including the street name and the municipality. Tap Submit (iOS), or the checkmark (Android).
ArcGIS Pro Project
ArcGIS Pro projects allow you to organize and store your work. They also offer access to a variety of tools and functionality. A project could be a combination of scenes, maps layers, layouts, and layers to display your data in the way you prefer. It can also include connections to folders, databases, and resources to import or export data.
Each item in a Project is accompanied by metadata that describes the item. Metadata for a project can help you identify items, evaluate them, and determine which ones are suitable to use for the task at hand. It can also be used to record the contents of the project. An example of metadata would be the description and name of a map or scene. You can modify the metadata for each item within an application by clicking the Properties button on the toolbar, or in the Details window.
ArcGIS Pro projects are reusable--the objects in them (such as scenes and maps) can be copied to other projects. Also components of the project (such as geodatabases and toolboxes) can be moved or renamed from one location to another. Many of the items can be accessed through connections without having to save them in the project file.
When you launch ArcGIS Pro, the Project tab is displayed on the home page. It offers options to open a recent project or create a new project from an existing template. It is possible to create a project by using the Map template. This opens a map with a topographic basemap.
You can save your project to either the local computer, or to the portal that is active. The default location for projects is C: Users username> Documents ArcGIS Projects. If Full Article want to save the project to an appropriate folder, you can check the Create a folder for this local project check box on the New Project dialog box.
If you can, it's a best practice to store your data, ArcGIS Pro installations, and project files on the same machine to speed up round-trip communication. In some instances however, it's impossible to find these components on the same computer, or you may want to share your project files, data, and other resources across networks.
Data Assistant Add-in
The Data Assistant Addin is a collection of tools that are organized in a Data Assistant Toolbar. These tools allow you to create source-target configuration file and load or replace data.
When utilized in conjunction with the Community Data Aggregation solution These tools allow the employees of the organization to transform and load data sources into a community layer and schedule automated updates to the layer regularly. These tools allow you to customize the solution for your particular 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 for free, go to the Content section of your ArcGIS organization and click on the Data Assistant item.
Follow the steps for installation after the add-in is downloaded. After installation, you must close all open ArcGIS applications before opening the new ArcGIS Pro session. Once the add-in is installed, you can open it by clicking on the Data Assistant icon located in the ArcGIS Pro Toolbar.
You can create an Data Mapping File by using the Configure Data Mapping Dialog Box when the Data Assistant Addin has been activated. This dialog box lets you to define the field mapping and settings of a source-target configuration. Once configured you can use the Replace Data tool to replace data in the target dataset from the source layer based on the setting you choose. This tool lets you stage results locally and skip the final processing if you only replace data in a subset of records.
Data Management
Address data is essential for most businesses and has to be accurate, reliable, and standardized. Bad data can have disastrous effects, whether it's for routing mail, the ability to locate a site, or marketing to clients and potential customers. It is therefore vital to implement an address management system.
A system for managing addresses is a method to maintain a consistent and verified list of addresses. It helps you easily keep your address database up-to date and ensure that it complies with national guidelines, like those set by the country's postal authority. It lets you verify or correct inaccurate address information that is provided by external or internal stakeholders.
For example, the USPS maintains a database of verified addresses, and also provides a certification called CASS (Coding Accuracy Support System). Solutions that have been certified by CASS like PostGrid can connect directly to the official USPS database and instantly verify an address. This can save time and improve data accuracy.
The solution to this issue is to establish an authoritative address repository that supports various information needs and to continuously improve it through data quality processes. To achieve this goal you must establish an address standard, improve processes for capturing and storing information, develop audit controls, assign the responsibility for this information, and ensure that it is accessible to all stakeholders.
A good idea is to integrate the process of collecting addresses into your organization's overall master data management strategy. MDM deals with a variety of business data types, including address data. Integrating your address verification API into your MDM allows you to update and clean data in real-time, without any manual effort.
You can begin collecting and managing addresses by creating an ArcGIS Work Assignment and adding any person who is responsible for verifying address in the field with a Mobile Worker Role to the Address Assignments ArcGIS Workforce Project. They can then be out in the field and use the app to collect new addresses as well as verify the information collected from crowdsourced sources. When they're completed, they can upload the addresses back to the work assignment in the office to get them incorporated into the authoritative layer of site addresses and marked as incorporated.