Many geospatial and GIS experts know about geocoding. Geocoding can be defined as a automatic conversion of address to map coordinates and vice versa. From a strategic point of view, geocoding could improve the mapping process, especially if we have data that didnt have map coordinates, but it still at least have textual location information (i.e city name, country name, zip code etc). Using this location information and a geocoding processor, you can swap the address into coordinates, and finally you can get a point distribution map of your data in geographic space. I have mentioned geocoding processor above. Now a geocoding processor is a service designed very specific way that its capabilities is only limited to conversion between addresses and coordinates. Geocoding processor could come at least in two way, it is provided by geoocoding service provider or you can make your own geocoding processor. Currently there are many mapping companies that have provide geocoding ser...
