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Address Manager Essentials: Layout and Address Placement

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Welcome to part one of Esri Canada's Address Manager instructional video series. Address Manager is a powerful web application designed to meet your organization's specific addressing requirements while maintaining the integrity of the underlying database and addressing rules.  

In this session, we will cover the basic layout of the application and demonstrate the most common way of adding new civic addresses. You'll learn about the tools available for drawing capabilities, placing addresses and managing road and boundary information essential for emergency services. 

Chapters: 

  • 00:00 - Introduction to Address Manager
    Overview of Address Manager's capabilities and its importance in maintaining database integrity and addressing rules. 

  • 00:26 - Navigating the User Interface
    Exploring drawing tools for placing addresses, and standard ArcGIS functions like layers, tables, and bookmarks. 

  • 00:55 - Placing a Single Address Point
    Using the Add Address Point tool to place addresses at parcel centroids, building centroids, or driveway entrances. 

  • 01:21 - Adding Multiple Addresses
    Guidelines for placing multiple addresses within the same or different parcels, including differentiators like unit numbers. 

  • 01:42 - Assigning Road Names
    Four methods to determine road names: Extent, Master Index, Source Feature, and Parcel Search. 

  • 02:07 - Adjusting Search Radius
    How to use the slider to adjust the search radius for road names and parcel searches. 

  • 02:29 - Completing Address Attributes
    Inputting address numbers, postal codes, and understanding auto-filled fields like municipality and province. 

  • 02:54 - Understanding Status Attributes
    Explanation of creation date, approved date, and other status attributes in the address point panel. 

  • 03:17 - Saving the Address Point
    Reviewing the full address and saving the new address point once all attributes are correct. 

  • 03:17 - Adding Additional Locations
    Using the Edit Additional Locations tool to define points like driveways and building entrances. 

  • 03:47 - Activating Related Tables
    Steps to activate the related table in the configurator application for additional locations. 

  • 04:08 - Setting Additional Location Attributes
    Selecting the primary address, positioning additional locations, and saving with appropriate descriptions. 

Address Manager optimizes the creation, maintenance and use of authoritative addresses, roads and boundaries. It's essential for municipalities and emergency services to ensure data accuracy and compliance with the latest standards. 

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For more information, please visit – www.esri.ca/addressmanager  

  
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