Why You Should Concentrate On Making Improvements Address Collection
ArcGIS Solutions for State and Local Government Address Collection
Address collection is a critical component of any plan for managing customer data. This process ensures that addresses in the database of the company match those on customers' proof of address documents like pay stubs and tax returns.
A central contact database can also be used to manage personal projects, such as sending holiday cards or wedding invitations. Here are some tips to collect and organize contact information in the easiest method possible.
ArcGIS Solutions for State and Local Government
The ArcGIS Solutions for State and Local Government provides a set capabilities that help keep a database of authoritative addresses and enhance the quality of address data, and share authoritative address with both external and internal stakeholders. The solution comes with an ArcGIS Pro project designed to be utilized by mapping technicians, address verification crews and other personnel responsible for the maintenance, collection, and use of road centerlines that are authoritative as well as valid site addresses and related postal addresses. It also includes preconfigured ArcGIS Data Reviewer check that can be used for validating maintaining and improving the accuracy of address information.
Address data capture is the process of capturing site and postal address for all structures as well as structures, sites and structures that require an identification number. This information is crucial for the development of a road and street network that promotes safe and efficient commerce.
Following the steps of the Add Site Addresses Task you can build a new feature within the Address Data Management task. Site addresses are specific to the structure they are serving or a specific area within the boundaries of a parcel. For instance an address on a site could be an entrance point for a driveway serving one or more homes on a single parcel. The address could also be an address for a service delivery location such as a 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 occupant. The site address feature classification and type schema is built on a status field which permits local authorities to classify features as pending, temporary or even current.
Imagine that you are a supervisor for an authority for addressing, and your team is assigned to investigate an incorrect address report that was supplied by an external stakeholder. Open the Address Field Inventory map in the ArcGIS Workforce App and search for the address. Select the missing address and then tap Edit. Enter the correct information for the address, which includes a street name and a municipality. Then, tap Submit (iOS) or the check mark (Android).
ArcGIS Pro Project
An ArcGIS Pro project provides a place for you to organize your work, store files, and access a variety of tools and features. A project can include the combination of scenes, maps, layers, and layouts which display your data the way you prefer to view it. It can include links to folders, databases and resources for importing and exporting data.
Every item in a project includes a set of attributes that define it or its metadata. The metadata of a project can assist you locate items, evaluate and decide which ones are appropriate for your current project. It can be used to document the content of a project. An example of metadata would be the name and description of a scene or map. You can modify the metadata for each item within a project 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. Project components (such toolboxes or geodatabases), can also be moved from one place to another. Many of the items can be accessed via connections without having to save them in the project file.
The Project tab is on the main page of ArcGIS Pro. You can choose to open a newly completed project or create a new project using templates. For example, you can create a new project using the Map template, which opens with a map view showing a topographic basemap.
You can save your project to either an individual folder on your local computer, or to the active portal. The default location for projects is C: Users username> Documents ArcGIS Projects. If you want to save your project in an appropriate folder, you can look up the Create folder for this project in the New Project dialog.
When possible, it's best practice to store your data, ArcGIS Pro installations, and project files on the same machine to reduce round-trip communication time. In some instances however, it's impossible to find these components on the same computer or you may want to share your data, project files, and other resources across networks.
Data Assistant Add-in
The Data Assistant Add-in provides a set of tools that are focused and arranged on the Data Assistant toolbar. These tools let you create the source and target configuration files as well as load and replace data.
These tools, when used conjunction the Community Data Aggregation Solution, allow staff to transform and load data sources into a layer for a community and schedule automated updates on a regular basis. These tools let you personalize the solution for your company.
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 company and click on the Data Assistant item.
Follow the steps for installation once the add-in has been downloaded. After installing, you must close any open ArcGIS applications prior to opening another ArcGIS Pro session. Once the add-in is installed, you can start it by clicking on the Data Assistant icon located in the ArcGIS Pro Toolbar.
After the Data Assistant Add-in is activated and you are able to create the Data Mapping file by using the Configure Data Mapping dialog box. This allows you to define the mapping of fields and settings for a selected source-target configuration file. Once it is configured, the Replace Data tool will replace data in the target layer from the source layer based on the settings you have selected. This tool lets you stage results locally and avoid final processing if you just replace data on a subset of records.
Data Management
Address data is essential for all companies. It must be accurate and reliable, as well as standardized. Whether it is for routing mail, offering location services on a website or for marketing to prospects and customers bad data could be devastating. This is why it's essential to ensure that all businesses have an effective address management system.
An address management system is a method to maintain a standard and verified list of addresses. It assists you in keeping your address database up to current and ensures that it is in line with the national guidelines, for instance the ones provided by your country's national postal authority. It lets you validate or correct inaccurate address information that is provided by external or internal stakeholders.
USPS for instance, maintains a database of verified addresses. It also provides a certification known as CASS (Coding Accuracy System). Solutions that have been certified by CASS such as PostGrid can connect directly to the official USPS database and verify an address instantly. This will save time and increase accuracy of data.
This issue can be addressed by establishing an authoritative address repository that can meet the needs of a variety of information requirements and continuously improving its data quality through processes. This requires the creation of an address standard, optimizing processes for capturing and storing address information, establishing audit controls, assigning the responsibility for this set of information, and ensuring that it is available to all parties.
It is an ideal idea to incorporate the address collection into your company's master data management strategy. MDM manages a variety of different critical business data types such as address data. By integrating your address verification API with your MDM, you can clean and update the data in real time, without manual work.
You can begin collecting and managing addresses by establishing an ArcGIS Work Assignment and adding the person responsible for verifying address in the field by granting them a Mobile Worker Role to the Address Assignments ArcGIS Workforce Project. Then, they'll be out in the field and use the application to gather new addresses and verify crowdsourced information. Once they've completed their work, they can upload their addresses to the office work assignment to have them marked as incorporated and included in the authoritative site address layer.