Network analysis and geocoding are GIS techniques. Network analysis is useful for planning infrastructure like roads and pipelines, and can be used to model gas dispersion or extract linear features. It involves analyzing networks of links and nodes. Geocoding assigns spatial locations to tabular data with locational fields, commonly used to plot street addresses on a map. Both techniques involve using ArcGIS tools, with network analysis performing routing and allocation analyses on network datasets, while geocoding converts addresses to points using a locator.