PlaceFinder

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Detailed Description

The ESRI Place Finder Sample service enables users to input a place
name and receive a ranked candidate list of place names and
associated latitude, longitude (x,y) coordinates. The service
is built upon a database of over 3 million places in the world.
The service is intended to support developers who would like
to provide "find a place" functionality within their Internet
applications.


Inputs:
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This service takes a string with the name of a place, such as:

Paris
Paris, France
San Diego, CA

and an optional envelope, which defines the area in which you want
to search (in latitude, longitude).

Output:
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The return is a LocationInfo object which contains an array of
Location objects with the following content:

x,y -> longitude (x) and latitude (y) of location
description1 -> complete name for location (e.g. Redlands, 
California, United States)
description2 -> short name for location (e.g. Redlands)
score -> a number from 1-20 indicating the importance of the 
location. This is used to rank the locations in order of importance.
type -> a letter indicating the type of location.
envelope -> bounding extent of location

Usage Notes

Usage: The Place Finder Sample Web Service may be used freely in low-
volume, non-commercial Internet applications. Users may not re-sell 
this service as is or as part of a custom application. A subscription 
to ArcWeb Services, http://arcweb.esri.com, is required for high-
volume (i.e., over 5,000 requests a day) or commercial use.

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