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CommunityViewer Geocoder -- Geocode One Address or Batch Geocode Address Files The CommunityViewer (CV) Geocoder enables you to determine the latitude-longitude of address-related data. By having the latitude-longitude, addresses can be shown as markers in your mapping applications. In addition, the CVGeocoder can tell you what census tract (or other types of geographic areas) in which an address is located. Batch code address files with CVGeocoder and create geocoded address files that show/contain census tract and other geocodes required to meet your reporting or analytical needs. Where are My Students/Clients? School districts can use CVGeocoder to geocode student addresses. Student locations can then be shown as markers in context of schools, transportation routes or potentially hazardous areas. By attaching demographic and performance attributes to each geocoded address, queries can be performed to create custom maps and visually examine a wide range of patterns. Next, use the CV Site Analysis tool to answer questions like how many grade K through 4th grade students are within one mile of school X? Client and Service Area Analysis. What is the geographic area served by your organization? Are client locations clustered? What are missed or overlooked areas where potential clients might exist? By geocoding client data, and representing clients as markers on maps, you can see these patterns and create new opportunities. Next, you can use the CV Site Analysis tool to find out more about sales in specific areas. What are the Demographics of My Addresses? Once you know the geocodes associated with addresses, you can learn about the demographics of the immediate geographic vicinity, or neighborhood, in which the address(s) are located. For example, CVGeocoder can tell you what census tract an address is located in -- with this geocode, you can then determine the median household income of that census tract (and hundred of other demographics). CVGeocoder Operation. The CV Geocoder processes one address or a user supplied address file and assigns latitude-longitude coordinates and optionally related geographic codes to each input record. The geocoded output file may be optionally converted into shapefile structure using the CV create shapefile operation. The resulting shapefile can be added to any CV project where addresses may be viewed as markers in a map display. The point shapefile may be used in other CV applications such as point-in-polygon and other geospatial analyses. The shapefile can be used with any other software that processes shapefiles. CVGeocoder is a client-server application and requires an Internet connection. CVGeocoder can operate independent of any other CommunityViewer feature. There are no active project or data dependencies. Using CVGeocoder. Invoked through the Tools>Geocoder, the start-up screen appears as shown below. 
CVGeocoder Operations. CVGeocoder can be used to geocode one address or geocode an address file. Geocode One Address. Other than the address itself there are no other requirements to geocode one address. Key in street number, name, and street type into the address edit box and click Find. The standard returned values are the latitude, longitude and related geocodes. Geocode Address File. Use the Geocode Address File to geocode a pre-existing Excel file that contains addresses. See the sample input file shown below. The sample file, as shown in the Geocoder start-up form above, is included in the CV setup. The Excel address file must be structured such that there is a row for each address. It is assumed that a header row exists with names for the columns/fields. These column names are not used except as carried to the geocoded output file. The address field should be the integrated street number, prefix, street name, and street type. City and state postal abbreviation are not required for most applications, only the 5-digit ZIP code field. Sample Input File to be Geocoded 
Sample Geocoded Output File Note that the following output file includes the original input columns/fields followed by columns with code values for latitude, longitude and geocodes. 
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