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7. Urban Places - Addresses

The most frequently used georeference in personal communication is street addresses, for use in display, navigation etc these need to be translated into coordinates as well - we refer to this process as 'geocoding'.

GIS and mapping systems include geocoding functionality, eg when looking for >'Kapitelgasse 2 in Salzburg, Austria', the main admin building of Salzburg University.

Experiment with geocoding in Google (link above) and ArcGIS Online (map below), and consider the importance of this function in geospatial user interfaces like SDI portals!