Chapter 10

TIGER/Line

A file produced by the U.S. Census Bureau that contains (among other things) the line segments that correspond with roads in the United States.

linear interpolation

A method used in geocoding to place an address location among a range of addresses.

locator package

A single file created in ArcGIS that allows for the sharing of Address Locators.

Address Locator

An ArcMap utility that specifies the reference data, geocoding style, and necessary attributes for geocoding.

parsing

Breaking an address into its component parts.

batch geocoding

Matching a group of addresses all at once.

reference data

The base street layer used as a source for geocoding.

address locator style

The format that will be used for geocoding addresses.

geocoding

The process of using the numbers and letters of an address to plot a point at that location.

street centerline

A file containing line segments representing roads.

segment

A single part of a line that corresponds to one portion of a street.

geocoding service

An online utility that allows for geocoding one or more addresses.