--- title: Viewer Configuration - Geocoding services description: Several tools need a geocoding service, and here is how to enable them. --- [Skip to content](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/viewer-configuration-geocoding-services#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![cartovista-logo (1).png\]](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cartovista-logo%20(1).png?height=40&name=cartovista-logo%20(1).png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Go to cartovista.com Go to cartovista.com You have reached the CartoVista v7 knowledge base. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Features](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/features?hsLang=en) 3. [CartoVista Publisher](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/features?hsLang=en#cartovista-publisher) # Viewer Configuration - Geocoding services ## Several tools need a geocoding service, and here is how to enable them. ⚠️  You will need a Here of Microsoft's Bing API Key to use geocoding tools in CartoVista Click on the **Viewer Configuration** menu in your **Map window** to access Geocoding services configurations :  ![viewer\_configuration](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/viewer_configuration-1.png?width=128&name=viewer_configuration-1.png) ### Add a geocoding service In the Geocoding Services tab, click on **Create New**: ![create-geocoding-service](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/create-geocoding-service.png?width=624&name=create-geocoding-service.png) Fill in the different parameters: - ![Here-geocoding-service](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/Here-geocoding-service.png?width=326&name=Here-geocoding-service.png)Enter a **name** for your geocoding service - Choose between Microsoft's **Bing** or **Here** services:![Here-bing-geocoding-service-selection](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/Here-bing-geocoding-service-selection.png?width=308&name=Here-bing-geocoding-service-selection.png) - Enter your **API Key** - You can choose to **restrict the address search** to your map extend - Choose the **number of matching results** that will be displayed when the user enters his or her location - You can restrict the result to a **specific country**. The country is identified by a two-letter code: US, CA, FR, etc. The list of codes for all countries is available [here](https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search/code/). - Choose the **language** in which the matching addresses will be written - You can specify the **Search Scale** to choose the scale to zoom to: ![address-search-bar-scale](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/address-search-bar-scale.png?width=298&name=address-search-bar-scale.png) Click **Save** to save your geocoding service. If you want to modify any of these parameters, you can choose your geocoding service from the dropdown list of available geocoding services and edit values:![edit-avalable-geocoding-service](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edit-avalable-geocoding-service.png?width=211&name=edit-avalable-geocoding-service.png) Click **Save** to save your edits. ### Enable the Address Search Bar Go to the **Map Interface** tab and activate the **Address Search**. Select your geocoding service from the dropdown list: ![activate-address-search-bar](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/activate-address-search-bar.png?width=622&name=activate-address-search-bar.png) Check our article on how to use the Address Search bar [here](https://knowledge.cartovista.com/look-for-an-specific-location-in-your-map?hsLang=en). ### Enable Routing Go to the **Map Interface** tab and activate the **Routing**. 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