I have a list of business license hundreds of thousands address in excel file.I need to map these license as point on map.What is geocoding, geocode ?https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/mapping-and-location-services/geocoding/
Option 1:Use Arcgis PRO, arcgis online geocoding serviceFast, easy, 7 cents per address, pay by your organization's arcgis online credit, 1 credit = 1 dollar. If you have 20k credit remaining, I recommend spend it. If you don't spend you might lose it after certain years.
Option 2:
Manually create a locator use Arcgis PRO. Need to download address point layer and street center line layer from here
How to download address point and street center line layer for locator
Free. Need work. If you don't have arcgis online credit, you don't want to buy either. Spending some time do youself.
How to create geocode locator with arcpro
Geocode by composite locator
Option 3:
Download a locator for free
https://cams-lacounty.hub.arcgis.com/pages/cams-geocoder
Open a locator in Arcgis Pro for free
https://lacounty.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d134cbd2ac6a49fb97c4cd9da97080db#overview
Option 4:
CENSUS Geocoder
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/technical-documentation/complete-technical-documentation/census-geocoder.html
https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/Geocoding_Services_API.html
Option 5:
Qgis geocode plugin
https://www.geographyrealm.com/how-to-geocode-addresses-using-qgis/