Search Intersections with ArcGIS Server 10 without using Address Locator

Question

Is there a way to search for intersections on a centerline layer in ArcGIS Server 10 without using an Address Locator?

I can send direct queries to the centerline layer for individual road segments. For example, if I add query?text=Main to the layer URL in a browser window, it will return all roads where the display field matches "Main".

Is there a similar query I can do to find intersections? I know this is possible with an Address Locator, but I am trying to find an alternative.

Thanks, Seth

Answer 1

If you're wanting to use the REST API, this URL (for State St@New York, zipcode 92373) works.

http://sampleserver1.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Locators/ESRI_Geocode_USA/GeocodeServer/findAddressCandidates?Address=State+st%40new+york&City=&State=&Zip=92373&outFields=&f=pjson

If ESRI is eating their own dogfood, they used a locator when they published the geocoding service.

If you don't want to use their REST API, I guess you could write a Server Object Extension that queries the featureclass for either street name, then loops through each feature to find the point(s) that are common to the two different streets.