Find places

Learn how to search for places of interest, such as hotels, cafes, and gas stations using the geocoding service.

Geocoding is the process of transforming an address or place name to a location on the earth's surface. A geocoding service allows you to quickly find places that meet specific criteria.

In this tutorial, you use a picklist in the user interface to select a category of places, for example, coffee shops or gas stations. You locate all the places that match this category by accessing a geocoding service. The places are displayed on the map so that you can click on them to get further information.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial:

You need an ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account.
Your system meets the system requirements.

Steps

Get an access token

You need an access token to use the location services used in this tutorial.

Go to the Create an API key tutorial to obtain an access token using your ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account.
Ensure that the following privileges are enabled: Location services > Basemaps > Basemap styles service and Location services > Geocoding.
Copy the access token as it will be used in the next step.

To learn more about other ways to get an access token, go to Types of authentication.

Open the Xcode project

To start the tutorial, complete the Display a map tutorial or download and unzip the solution.
Open the .xcodeproj file in Xcode.
In Xcode, in the Project Navigator, click MainApp.swift.
In the Editor, set the ArcGISEnvironment.apiKey property on the ArcGISEnvironment with your copied access token.
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    init() {
        ArcGISEnvironment.apiKey = APIKey("<#YOUR-ACCESS-TOKEN#>")
    }
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The access token is stored directly in the code as a convenience for this tutorial. Storing access tokens in the source code is not best practice.

Update the map

In Xcode, in the Project Navigator, click ContentView.swift.

Create a private extension of ContentView and make a private class named Model of type ObservableObject. Add a @StateObject variable of the Model to the ContentView. See the programming patterns page for more information on how to manage states.

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Add line.Add line.Add line.Add line.Add line.Add line.Add line.Add line.struct ContentView: View {

    @StateObject private var model = Model()

    @State private var map = {
        let map = Map(basemapStyle: .arcGISTopographic)
        map.initialViewpoint = Viewpoint(latitude: 34.02700, longitude: -118.80500, scale: 72_000)
        return map
    }()

}

private extension ContentView {

    private class Model: ObservableObject {

    }

}

Create a GraphicsOverlay named graphicsOverlay in the Model class. A graphics overlay is a container for graphics.

A graphics overlay is a container for graphics. It is used with a map view to display graphics on a map. You can add more than one graphics overlay to a map view. Graphics overlays are displayed on top of all the other layers.
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    private class Model: ObservableObject {

        let graphicsOverlay = GraphicsOverlay()

    }
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Add the graphics overlay to the map view, wrap the map view inside a MapViewReader, and expose the MapViewProxy class in its closure. MapViewProxy provides operations that can be performed on the map view, such as 'identify'. For more information see Perform GeoView operations.

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Add line.Add line.Add line.Add line.Add line.    var body: some View {

        MapViewReader { mapViewProxy in

            MapView(map: map, graphicsOverlays: [model.graphicsOverlay])

        }

    }

Set up the LocatorTask

A locator task is used to search for places using a geocoding service. Results from this search contain the place location and additional information (attributes). Create the locator task along with any variables and methods needed to perform the search and display the results.

In the Model, create a LocatorTask property named locator based on the Geocoding service.

A locator task is used to convert an address to a point (geocode) or vice-versa (reverse geocode). An address includes any type of information that distinguishes a place. A locator involves finding matching locations for a given address. Reverse-geocoding is the opposite and finds the closest address for a given point.

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    private class Model: ObservableObject {

        let graphicsOverlay = GraphicsOverlay()

        let locator = LocatorTask(
            url: URL(string: "https://geocode-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer")!
        )

    }

}

To support the geocode operation, create an enum named Category in the ContentView extension. Provide a String named "label" and a UIColor named "color". Each category is searched using its label and is distinguished on the map using its associated color.

This tutorial uses category filtering to provide accurate search results based on pre-determined place categories. Feel free to modify this list to your specific requirements.

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    enum Category: CaseIterable, Equatable {
        case coffeeShop, gasStation, food, hotel, parksOutdoors

        var label: String {
            switch self {
            case .coffeeShop: return "Coffee shop"
            case .gasStation: return "Gas station"
            case .food: return "Food"
            case .hotel: return "Hotel"
            case .parksOutdoors: return "Parks and Outdoors"
            }
        }

        var color: UIColor {
            switch self {
            case .coffeeShop: return .brown
            case .gasStation: return .orange
            case .food: return .purple
            case .hotel: return .blue
            case .parksOutdoors: return .green
            }
        }
    }

    private class Model: ObservableObject {

        let graphicsOverlay = GraphicsOverlay()

        let locator = LocatorTask(
            url: URL(string: "https://geocode-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer")!
        )

    }

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In the ContentView struct, create a private variable named geoViewExtent of type Envelope with the @State property wrapper. This will be used to define the search location.

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    @StateObject private var model = Model()

    @State private var geoViewExtent: Envelope?

    @State private var map = {
        let map = Map(basemapStyle: .arcGISTopographic)
        map.initialViewpoint = Viewpoint(latitude: 34.02700, longitude: -118.80500, scale: 72_000)
        return map
    }()

    var body: some View {

        MapViewReader { mapViewProxy in

            MapView(map: map, graphicsOverlays: [model.graphicsOverlay])

        }

    }

}

In the body, add the onVisibleAreaChanged(perform:) method to the map view. Set the geoViewExtent variable to the new visible area's extent.

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        MapViewReader { mapViewProxy in

            MapView(map: map, graphicsOverlays: [model.graphicsOverlay])

                .onVisibleAreaChanged { newVisibleArea in
                    geoViewExtent = newVisibleArea.extent
                }

        }

    }

In the Model, create a private, asynchronous method called findPlaces(forCategory:searchPoint:) to perform the geocode search operation. The method takes a parameter of type Category that you created in the previous step to indicate which category of places to search for and a Point that acts as the preferred search location.

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        let graphicsOverlay = GraphicsOverlay()

        let locator = LocatorTask(
            url: URL(string: "https://geocode-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer")!
        )

        func findPlaces(forCategory category: Category, searchPoint: Point? = nil) async {

        }

    }

Clear the previous results by removing all graphics from the graphics overlay. Create and configure new GeocodeParameters. Populate them with the searchPoint parameter as the search location and add result attribute names.

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            graphicsOverlay.removeAllGraphics()
            let geocodeParameters = GeocodeParameters()
            geocodeParameters.preferredSearchLocation = searchPoint
            geocodeParameters.addResultAttributeNames(["Place_addr", "PlaceName"])

        }

Perform the search query using geocode(forSearchText:using:). Pass in the category's label and the geocode parameters.

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            graphicsOverlay.removeAllGraphics()
            let geocodeParameters = GeocodeParameters()
            geocodeParameters.preferredSearchLocation = searchPoint
            geocodeParameters.addResultAttributeNames(["Place_addr", "PlaceName"])

            do {
                let geocodeResults = try await locator.geocode(forSearchText: category.label, using: geocodeParameters)

            } catch {
                print(error)
            }

        }

Create graphics for each of the results and add them to the graphics overlay.

Populate the graphicsOverlay with SimpleMarkerSymbols representing each place returned in the search results. This is very similar to the Add a point, line, and polygon tutorial.

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            graphicsOverlay.removeAllGraphics()
            let geocodeParameters = GeocodeParameters()
            geocodeParameters.preferredSearchLocation = searchPoint
            geocodeParameters.addResultAttributeNames(["Place_addr", "PlaceName"])

            do {
                let geocodeResults = try await locator.geocode(forSearchText: category.label, using: geocodeParameters)

                if !geocodeResults.isEmpty {
                    let placeSymbol = SimpleMarkerSymbol(
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                    )
                    placeSymbol.outline = SimpleLineSymbol(
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                        color: .white,
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                    let graphics = geocodeResults.map { Graphic(geometry: $0.displayLocation, attributes: $0.attributes, symbol: placeSymbol) }
                    graphicsOverlay.addGraphics(graphics)
                }

            } catch {
                print(error)
            }

        }

Add a category picker

You will add a Picker to the user interface to show categories of places to find, for example, coffee shops or gas stations. Each category will be displayed with a different color on the map.

In the ContentView struct, add a variable of type Category with the @State property wrapper and give it a default value of coffeeShop. This will indicate the currently selected category.

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    @StateObject private var model = Model()

    @State private var geoViewExtent: Envelope?

    @State private var selectedCategory: Category = .coffeeShop

    @State private var map = {
        let map = Map(basemapStyle: .arcGISTopographic)
        map.initialViewpoint = Viewpoint(latitude: 34.02700, longitude: -118.80500, scale: 72_000)
        return map
    }()

In the ContentView body, add a toolbar view modifier to the map view that places a Toolbar at the bottom of the view where the Picker will be contained.

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        MapViewReader { mapViewProxy in

            MapView(map: map, graphicsOverlays: [model.graphicsOverlay])

                .onVisibleAreaChanged { newVisibleArea in
                    geoViewExtent = newVisibleArea.extent
                }

                .toolbar {
                    ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .bottomBar) {

                    }
                }

        }

    }

Add a Picker to the toolbar and label it "Choose a category". Set the selection to $selectedCategory. This will iterate through .allCases of Category to populate the Picker with all the category labels. Add the .labelsHidden modifier.

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                    ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .bottomBar) {

                        Picker("Choose a category", selection: $selectedCategory) {
                            ForEach(Category.allCases, id: \.self) { category in
                                Text(category.label)
                            }
                        }
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                    }
                }

Lastly, add a .task modifier to the Picker that calls the model's findPlaces(forCategory:searchPoint:) function. Pass in selectedCategory and the geoViewExtent?.center. This will initiate a geocode search when a category is selected.

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                    ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .bottomBar) {

                        Picker("Choose a category", selection: $selectedCategory) {
                            ForEach(Category.allCases, id: \.self) { category in
                                Text(category.label)
                            }
                        }
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                        .task(id: selectedCategory) {
                            await model.findPlaces(forCategory: selectedCategory, searchPoint: geoViewExtent?.center)
                        }

                    }
                }

Show information about a tapped location in the map

An identify operation can be used to get information about a geoelement (such as a graphic) at a location where the user has tapped on the map. A callout can be used to display this information.

In the ContentView struct, add objects to track the map and screen locations. Create Point and CGPoint variables with the @State property wrappers. Name them mapLocation and tapLocation, respectively.

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    @StateObject private var model = Model()

    @State private var geoViewExtent: Envelope?

    @State private var selectedCategory: Category = .coffeeShop

    @State private var tapLocation: CGPoint?
    @State private var mapLocation: Point?

    @State private var map = {
        let map = Map(basemapStyle: .arcGISTopographic)
        map.initialViewpoint = Viewpoint(latitude: 34.02700, longitude: -118.80500, scale: 72_000)
        return map
    }()

Add objects to support the callout. Create CalloutPlacement and String variables with the @State property wrapper. Name them calloutPlacement and calloutText respectively.

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    @StateObject private var model = Model()

    @State private var geoViewExtent: Envelope?

    @State private var selectedCategory: Category = .coffeeShop

    @State private var tapLocation: CGPoint?
    @State private var mapLocation: Point?

    @State private var calloutPlacement: CalloutPlacement?
    @State private var calloutText: String?

    @State private var map = {
        let map = Map(basemapStyle: .arcGISTopographic)
        map.initialViewpoint = Viewpoint(latitude: 34.02700, longitude: -118.80500, scale: 72_000)
        return map
    }()

In the body, add a .callout modifier to the map view. Pass in $calloutPlacement as the placement parameter. In the closure, create a Text object using the calloutText and provide a default String in case it is nil.

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    }

Add a .task modifier to the map view, passing in tapLocation as the idefntifier. Ensure that the location objects are not nil.

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                }

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                    ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .bottomBar) {

                        Picker("Choose a category", selection: $selectedCategory) {
                            ForEach(Category.allCases, id: \.self) { category in
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                            }
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                        .task(id: selectedCategory) {
                            await model.findPlaces(forCategory: selectedCategory, searchPoint: geoViewExtent?.center)
                        }

                    }
                }

        }

    }

Perform identify(on:screenPoint:tolerance:returnPopupsOnly:maximumResults:) on the map view proxy to identify the graphics at the tapLocation.

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                    guard let tapLocation, let mapLocation else { return }

                    do {
                        let identifyResult = try await mapViewProxy.identify(
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                        )

                    } catch {
                        print(error)
                    }

                }

Lastly, assign the calloutText and calloutPlacement variables with with attributes from the first graphic of the identify results. This change in state will trigger the callout to be displayed.

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                    guard let tapLocation, let mapLocation else { return }

                    do {
                        let identifyResult = try await mapViewProxy.identify(
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                        if let graphic = identifyResult.graphics.first {
                            let placeName = graphic.attributes["PlaceName"] as? String ?? "Unknown"
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                    } catch {
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                }

Press Command + R to run the app.

If you are using the Xcode simulator your system must meet these minimum requirements: macOS 14 (Sonoma), Xcode 16, iOS 18. If you are using a physical device, then refer to the system requirements.

When the app opens, use the picker to search different categories of places in the Malibu area near Los Angeles, California. You can tap one of the places and see its name and address.

What's next?

Learn how to use additional API features, ArcGIS location services, and ArcGIS tools in these tutorials: