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title: Geocoding
slug: portal-sub/geocoding
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createdAt: 2026-03-04T12:03:20.045Z
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On 1st of  July 2013, the MOH switch from Geostan (the traditional way of geocoding) to eSAM.

- What is eSAM?
- How Do I Use eSAM in Profile Mac?
- How Will Geocoding Change?
- How Does the Lookup Address Feature Work?
- And What Happens to Geostan?

See attached file for details.

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