ArcView StreetMap

The ArcView StreetMap extension provides a single CD-ROM that allows street-level geocoding and display for the entire United States. The CD-ROM includes data for landmarks, all streets, and other features to produce a complete map out of the box. The street data included with this CD can be converted to Esri shapefiles for use in analysis. ArcView StreetMap extension gives ArcView GIS users the power to work with these new data as well as build custom applications using ArcView GIS software's scripting language, Avenue.

StreetMap Database

Included with the ArcView StreetMap extension is the Esri Data and Maps for StreetMap CD-ROM. This CD includes data for over 30 million road segments across the United States as well as many other landmark features needed to produce quality maps with very little effort. The data include streets, highways, airports, hospitals, parks, rivers, lakes, counties, and states, all with ready-made legends.

StreetMap Address Matching

A core function of the ArcView StreetMap extension is to provide an easy-to-use and powerful nationwide geocoder. Using address information and the ArcView GIS geocoding engine, you can locate a single address on a map or locate lists of addresses to map distribution. It is also easy to match, rematch, and interactively edit addresses for error correction.

StreetMap Theme

In addition to being able to geocode a street address from the compressed U.S. Streets database, the ArcView StreetMap extension can read and display all the data layers directly from the ArcView StreetMap CD-ROM.

All data sets include prebuilt legends, making the maps appear perfect right out of the box. Because of the large amount of data available from ArcView StreetMap, scale dependency has been built into StreetMap themes so that only the appropriate level of data is shown at any given scale.

StreetMap themes contain all of the features on the ArcView StreetMap CD-ROM as a single unit. This means that you only need a single theme to display street features, landmarks, and hydrology features. Extensions to the ArcView Legend Editor allow you to adjust the default symbology for features as well as determine which features to display.

Export Shapefiles and Custom Applications

With the ArcView StreetMap extension, you can create local street shapefiles of any area in the United States. By zooming into the area and using the "Convert to Shapefile" function you can export the streets for any area. Once created, these shapefiles contain address range and road category information based on GDT® DYNAMAP 1000 street data. You can also use these shapefiles for further locational analysis or network analysis (using the Network Analyst extension).

As with every extension to ArcView GIS, you have full control of the functionality and behavior of the application using Avenue, ArcView GIS software's built-in application development language. Using Avenue you can build custom applications using StreetMap functionality and data.

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