The practice or process of matching standardized tabular data (organized as a table or list) to a specific real world location with established geographical coordinates: Geocoding assigns geographic identifiers (for example, codes or geographic coordinates expressed as latitude-longitude) to map features and other data records, such as street addresses.

Media can also be geocoded, for example where a picture was taken, IP addresses (Internet Protocol address or a numerical label), and anything that has a geographic component.

With geographic coordinates, the features can be mapped and entered into Geographic Information Systems.