Geocoding
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ArcGIS
(GIS_RD_02-17) According to the ArcGIS 9.1 Help Manual, geocoding is the “process of creating geometric representations for descriptions of locations.” In simpler terms, geocoding provides a spatial reference to data that does not have one. It is also commonly referred to as “address matching.”
The link address is: http://www.pop.psu.edu/gia-core/pdfs/gis_rd_02-17.pdf
