The widespread availability of powerful geocoding tools in commercial GIS software and the
interest in spatial analysis at the individual level have made address geocoding a widely …

Sensitivity analysis (SA) has been used to evaluate the behavior and quality of
environmental models by estimating the contributions of potential uncertainty sources to …

This article presents a survey of the state of the art in geocoding practices through a cross-
disciplinary historical review of existing literature. We explore the evolving concept of …

Maps are well recognized as an effective means of presenting and communicating health
data, such as cancer incidence and mortality rates. These data can be linked to geographic …

Many spatial analysis techniques rely on the ability to geocode individual locations based
on addresses or other descriptive information. The quality of geocoding and its effect on …

Background Published studies of geocoding accuracy often focus on a single geographic
area, address source or vendor, do not adjust accuracy measures for address …

Spatial data quality is a paramount concern in all GIS applications. Existing spatial data
accuracy standards, including the National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA) …

Background The widespread availability of powerful geocoding tools in commercial GIS
software and the interest in spatial analysis at the individual level have made address …

Geocoding is an uncertain process that associates an address or a place name with
geographic coordinates. Traditionally, geocoding is performed locally on a stand-alone …

PURPOSE: This study compares the match rate and positional accuracy of two geocoding
methods: the popular geocoding tool in ArcGIS 9.1 and the Centrus GeoCoder for ArcGIS …