Address Data Model
Agatha Wong
Sergey Ivanenko
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Outline
• What is the ArcGIS Address Data Model?
• Key concepts
• Creating the Geodatabase schema and loading the data
• Customizing the data model
• Editing addresses
• Geocoding
• Errors visualization
• Additional resources
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What is the ArcGIS Address Data Model?
• Template for creating a Geodatabase schema for
addresses
• Normalized Geodatabase schema for modeling
complexities of addresses
• Not a standard
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Key Concepts
• Normalized data model
• Model complex relationships between features,
addresses, names, and zones
*
Names
* * *
Features Addresses
*
Zones
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Key Concepts
• Streets can have many names
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Key Concepts
• Streets can have
many names
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Key Concepts
• Streets can have many address ranges and names
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Street StreetHasAddressRanges
Key Concepts StreetID
1
StreetID
1
AddressRangeID Side
1 Left
Category
Official
1 2 Right Official
1 3 Left County
1 4 Right County
AddressRange
• Streets can have many AddressRangeID FromAddress ToAddress Parity
address ranges and 1 100 198 Even
names 2 101 199 Odd
3 10100 10198 Even
4 10101 10199 Odd
AddressRangesHaveNames
AddressRangeID GeoNameID Category
1 1 Official
2 1 Official
3 2 County
4 2 County
GeoName
GeoNameID FullName PrefixType BaseName SuffixType
1 Main St Main St
2 County Rd 1 County Rd 1
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Key Concepts
• Features can have many addresses
ST
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Key Concepts
Parcel ParcelsHaveAddresses
ParcelID ParcelID AddressID Category
1 1 1 Official
1 2 Entrance
Address
• Features can have many AddressID HouseNumber
addresses 1
2
123
120
AddressesHaveNames
AddressID GeoNameID Category
1 1 Official
2 2 Official
GeoName
GeoNameID FullName PrefixDirection BaseName SuffixType
1 E Main St E Main St
2 N 1st Ave N 1 st
Ave
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Key Concepts
• Addresses can have many ZoneSets (unique and
valid combinations of zones)
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Key Concepts
• Addresses can have many
ZoneSets
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Demonstration
• Feature classes in shapefiles as source data
• Load data into an address data model using the Address
Management Tool (a prototype development sample)
• Navigate the ArcGIS Address Data Model
– Find the name assigned to a street
– Find the address of an object
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Address Management Tool
• Create Address Data Model based on a pre-defined
schema
• Import address data
• Export address data
• Fishbone
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Creating the Geodatabase Schema
• Create a blank target Geodatabase
• Download the sample Geodatabase and its schema from
support.esri.com/DataModels
• Copy the schema from the sample Geodatabase to the
target Geodatabase
– Use XMLImport in ArcCatalog or Address Management Tool
– Remember to define your spatial reference!
Import Customize Refine
Load Data
Schema Schema Schema
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Customizing the Data Model
• Add fields
• Add new addressable feature classes
– e.g. Parcel feature class
• Change the set of zones
• Modify the set of name components
• Change table and field names
Import Customize Refine
Load Data
Schema Schema Schema
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Loading Data
• Load data using
– ArcCatalog, ArcMap, Geoprocessing tools, scripts, models
or
– Address Management Tool
Import Customize Refine
Load Data
Schema Schema Schema
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Loading Data (Method 1)
ArcMap
Geoprocessing
Target
Source Data
Geodatabase
ArcCatalog
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Loading Data (Method 2)
Source Data
Target
Geodatabase
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Refining the Data Model
• Refining the data model is an iterative process
– ArcCatalog tools
– ArcMap tools
– Geoprocessing tools, scripts, models
Import Customize Refine
Load Data
Schema Schema Schema
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Working with the Address Data Model
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Editing in Address Data Model
• Editing Addresses
– Assign an address to a feature
– Add a name to a street
– Add a name to a set of addresses
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Geocoding for Address Data Model
• Custom address locator styles for Address Data Model
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Errors Visualization (Fish-bones)
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Demonstration
• Editing in the ArcGIS Address Data Model
– Assign an address to a feature
– Add a name to a street
– Add a name to a set of addresses
• Geocoding
– Creating locators
– Matching addresses
• Fish-boning
– Viewing address errors
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Exporting the Address Data Model
• Use of de-normalized address data might be necessary
– Legacy workflow
– Third party applications
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Exporting the Address Data Model:
Considerations
• For point and polygon, data export is a table join
operation
• Additional steps for street centerlines
– Convert street attributes into left/right fields depending on the
values of the “Side” attribute
– Store alternate street names in separate sets of fields
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Demonstration
• Export the normalized data in the Address Data Model
into a de-normalized feature class using the Address
Management Tool
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Summary
• Use the sample Geodatabase as a template
• Customize the data model
• Load existing data
• Refine the data model
• Use it for address maintenance and geocoding
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We need your feedback!
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Resources and References
• ESRI Knowledge Base and Free Downloads
– http://support.esri.com
• ESRI ArcScripts Website
– http://arcscripts.esri.com
• Geocoding Development Kit
http://edn.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=downloads.detail&downloadId=117
• ArcGIS Address Data Model and Address Management
Tools
– http://support.esri.com/DataModels
– http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=downloads.dataModels.filtere
dGateway&dmid=32
• ESRI Address Management Discussion Forum
– http://forums.esri.com
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