Find places on the map

The Locate pane is the primary source to find a single address, return suggestions, and find features in layers on the map.

Locate places and addresses

You can find addresses and locations on the map with any of the locators added to your project using the Locate pane.

1. On the Map tab, in the Inquiry group, click the Locate button to open the Locate pane.

   The pane appears over the Catalog pane.

2. In the Locate pane, in the Search text box, type the address, place-name, or x,y coordinates you want to find.

   As you type, suggestions appear in a drop-down menu based on your input. The suggestions are generated by locators based on the settings you chose on the Provider Settings view accessed from the Options button on the Locate tab in the Locate pane. You can press Enter to search based on text you enter in the search box, or you can click one of the suggestions to perform a search based on that text.

   Note:

   The Locate pane displays search suggestions generated from the ArcGIS World Geocoding Service, as well as custom-built locators used locally or published as services.

   If the address is matched, the address candidates display in list format under the locator that returned them, and they display as labeled points on your map.

3. Optionally, right-click any candidate to reveal the Zoom To and Pan To options, which allow you to perform their respective actions on the selected candidate so you can examine it more efficiently.

   Right-click a result from the list and select Show Details to view a pop-up with detailed information about the geocoded result.

4. Optionally, right-click any candidate, and select Add graphic to persist any geocoding results in a graphics layer on the map. This allows you to visualize the results from several geocoding searches on the map at once without having to create a feature class and store the results more permanently.

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To use locators in addition to the World Geocoding Service or geocoding services from your portal connection, add them to your project.

You can view the available locators in your project and add additional locators from the Catalog pane. Open by default, this pane shares space with the Locate pane, so you may need to select it using the tab at the bottom of the pane.

To view the list of locators currently available in your project, expand Locators . To add another locator, right-click Locators and click Add Locator . On the Select Existing Locator dialog box, browse to the location of the locator to be used.

Locate features for all fields in all layers

The Locate pane provides a quick way to search for features and display the corresponding locations on a map.

1. Add layers to your map so you can use them to find features using the Locate pane.

   The available layers in your map are listed in the Contents pane. Layers can be configured for search regardless of whether their visibility is checked on or off in the Contents pane.

2. On the Map tab, in the Inquiry group, click the Locate drop-down arrow and choose Layer Search.

   The Locate pane appears.

3. Configure the Locate pane to search for features in all fields in all layers in the map.
   1. Click the Options button , and choose a Layer Search mode.

      • The Match exact mode searches all fields in all layers added to the current map for any exact, case-sensitive matches to your input.
      • The Match any part mode searches all fields in all layers added to the current map for any match containing your input (case insensitive).
      • The Enhanced search mode searches all fields in all layers added to the current map for any match containing the entire word or phrase in your input. Enhanced search also includes options for fuzzy matching and complex queries with wildcards.

   2. Click the Options button , and choose a search extent option.

      • The Search all option searches all layers in the current map.
      • The Search current extent option limits the search to features within the current map extent.
      • The Search visible option limits the searches to features that are enabled in the Contents pane or within the visibility range.
      • The Search visible in current extent option limits the search to features within the current map extent for layers that are enabled in the Contents pane or within the visibility range.

4. In the Locate pane, in the Search text box , type the characters or numbers that represent the feature or features you want to find and press Enter.

   If features match, the results display in list format under the locate provider that returned them, and they display as features on your map. You can right-click any candidate to reveal the Zoom To and Pan To options, which allow you to perform their respective actions on the selected result so you can examine it more efficiently.

5. Right-click a result from the list and click Show Details to view a pop-up with detailed information about the feature result.

   The Pop-up window appears. In the lower right corner of the pop-up, you can perform several actions, including selecting the feature.

Locate features for configured fields for specified layers

The Locate pane provides a way to configure layers to search on specific fields. These settings are saved with your project and transferred to other parts of the system through sharing as a package or a web map.

1. Add layers to your map to use them to find features using the Locate pane.

   The available layers in your map are listed in the Contents pane. Layers can be configured for search regardless of whether their visibility is checked on or off in the Contents pane.

2. On the Map tab, in the Inquiry group, click the Locate button to open the Locate pane.

   The pane appears over the Catalog pane.

3. Configure the Locate pane to search for features by configuring individual layers in the map to search for matches in one or more fields in the layer.
   1. Click the Options button and click Provider Settings.

      The Locate pane displays a list of available locate providers. There is also a list of locators that includes those that were added automatically from your portal connection as well as those you added manually.

      

      Note:

      Layers added to the map do not appear automatically in the Locate pane. You must configure them for search first.

   2. Click the Configure layer for locate button to add a layer from your map to the Locate pane.

      

      The Select Layer pop-up appears, which lists all layers available in the Contents pane.

   3. Select a layer from the list in the Select Layer pop-up and click OK.

      The Locate pane displays the Configure Layer for Locate view for the layer that you selected.

      

   4. For any field that you want to search against, choose either Equals, which allows you to perform exact searches, or Contains, which allows you to perform an approximate search.
   5. Click the Save and return to Provider Settings button in the upper left corner of the pane to save your search configuration.

      A message appears indicating that the fields you configured for search should be indexed. Indexing improves performance and is helpful if your dataset is large and you'll be searching it frequently.

      The Locate pane displays the Provider Settings view, and your newly configured layer is displayed in the Provider Settings list. You can change the order of locate providers in the list, which determines the order in which a search is performed as well as the order in which results are returned and displayed in the Locate pane.

      

   6. Click the Back to Locate pane button in the upper left corner of the pane to go back to the Locate tab.
4. In the Locate pane, in the Search text box , type the characters or numbers that represent the feature you want to find and press Enter.

   If you're searching against individually configured layers, as you type, autocomplete suggestions may appear below the Search text box. These are generated by geocoding services in your project that were built with suggestions enabled. Suggestions are not currently supported for layers configured for feature search.

   If the feature matches, the results display in list format under the locate provider that returned them, and they display as features on your map. Right-click a candidate to reveal the Zoom To and Pan To options, which allow you to perform their respective actions on the selected result so you can examine it more efficiently.

5. Right-click a result from the list and click Show Details to view a pop-up with detailed information about the feature result.

   The Pop-up window appears. In the lower right corner of the pop-up, you can perform several actions, including selecting the feature.

With locators and layers, you can find addresses, features, and locations on your map in the Locate pane.