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6 articles
The data loader allows users to load address-level data from a spreadsheet file to view in PolicyMap.
Updated 1 month ago by PolicyMap
Here are some helpful guidelines to ensure addresses in your file are located when geocoding.
Updated 6 months ago by PolicyMap
These are some of the error messages users might receive when loading a file and some suggestions of what to fix.
Updated 2 years ago by PolicyMap
Geocoding is the process of finding latitude and longitude coordinates for a point or address.
Fix addresses that might fail the geocoder by directly editing the address in the Data Loader tool.
What do you do if you can’t get an address, or you can’t get the geocoder to find the address?