Azure map / County code

[Arkhos94]

I built a map that tell which salesman is responsible for each area by using ArcGIS

My data is a table with the county code (for France, a code made of 4 number for each county)

Geocoding for France is  : Region => Department => county => zip code

I tried to transfer my map to Azure (I created a hierarchy with country => department => county) but can't get it to work. 

I can manage a geocoding at the department level but not at the county level.

Is the geocoding used by Azure map available somewhere so I can check what Geocoding Azure map can accept ?

[rajendraongole1]

Hi @Arkhos94 -Azure Maps supports a variety of geocoding services, but geocoding precision can vary based on the region and the specific administrative level (such as counties or departments). It sounds like you're running into limitations in Azure Maps when trying to geocode French county codes at the county level.

you can verify the structure and potentially adjusting the geocoding level (or using postal codes), you might achieve better results in mapping French counties with Azure Maps.

Since Azure Maps supports postal codes, try using the postal code as an intermediary. French counties are often defined within departments, so you could aggregate data at the department level and use postal codes or larger geographic divisions if possible.

ref:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-geocoding

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/search/get-search-address

Geocoding | Documentation | Esri Developer (arcgis.com)

Hope this information helps.

[Arkhos94]

I just tried with ZIP code : it works but it's soooo slow (like 5-10 minutes to load the map for the whole country)...

[Arkhos94]

Thanks

If Zip Code works I can link them to county code (using city code as a go-between)

Department level is not good enough (many of them are divided between multiple salesman so I can not aggregate data at their level)