Republic of Malta (MLT)

This section defines the supported geocoding datasets, operations, and input and output field information for the Republic of Malta.

Supported Geocoding Datasets

The following table lists the supported geocoding dataset(s) with the available geocoding levels for the Republic of Malta.

Note: Custom User Dictionaries are not supported.
  City Centroid Suburb/Village Centroid Postal Centroid Street Centroid Interpolated Street Address Point-level Address Point of Interest
TomTom Maltese Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No

Supported Operations

The following operations are supported for the Republic of Malta:
  • Geocoding—Takes one or more addresses as input and returns latitude/longitude coordinates and other information.
  • Reverse Geocoding—Takes one or more latitude and longitude coordinates as input and returns the address of the location.
  • Interactive Geocoding— Returns potential match candidates as the adddress is typed in.
  • Global Key Lookup—Returns geocode candidates when given a unique key as input. USA MLD and AUS GNAF data only.

Input Fields

The input address may contain some or all of the following address elements.

Parameter Type Description
placeName String Specifies the building name, place name, Point of Interest (POI), company or firm name associated with the input address. Optional.
mainAddress String Single Line Input—If no other address field is populated, then the mainAddress entry will be treated as a single line input. Single line input can consist of multiple input address fields ; these should be entered in the typical address order for the country. For more details, refer to the section "Single Line Input" below.

Street Address—If the post address components (city, postalCode, etc.) are provided separately or in the lastLine field, then the contents of mainAddress will be treated as the street address part and can include company name, house number, building names and street names. Optional.

Street Intersection Input—To enter an intersection, specify the two street names separated by a double ampersand (&&).
lastLine String The last line of the address. Optional. For example:

22 Old Bakery Street
Valletta VLT 1459
areaName1 String Not used.
areaName2 String Not used.
areaName3 String Specifies the city or town. Optional.
areaName4 String Not used.
postalCode String Specifies the alphanumeric postal code. Post codes in Malta are made up of three letters, which represent the locality, followed by four digits. Optional.
country String The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For the Republic of Malta, the country code is MLT. Required for forward geocoding.

Address Guidelines for Malta

Follow these suggestions to ensure that your input address data is in the best format possible for optimum matching and geocoding. For additional information on Malta addresses, see the Malta Post website: http://www.maltapost.com/

  • Required fields—Addresses must contain either a city or postal code.
  • Thoroughfare types—Thoroughfare types and their common abbreviations are recognized and fully supported on input and output.
  • Common words and abbreviations—The geocoder recognizes common words, directionals, house number indicators, and abbreviations used in addresses and can geocode these addresses successfully.

Single Line Input

Instead of entering each address component in separate fields, you can enter the entire address in the mainAddress input field with the address elements ordered as follows:

[address_number][street_info][area][postal_code]

Where:
  • [address_number] is optional.
  • [street_info] consists of the street name, street type and any pre- or post-directional information (e.g. East, West, etc.). Optional.
  • [area] is the city only, or city plus supporting information, such as state, province, locality.
  • [postal_code] is the postal code.
  • Either the [area] or [postal_code] is required.
For best results, put a comma between the street information and the last address line information.

Custom Options

There are no options specific to the Republic of Malta.

Output Fields

The following table lists the address fields returned for a candidate located in the Republic of Malta.

Note: The placeName, addressNumber, unitType and unitValue field values are only returned when a geocoding dataset that supports street address interpolation is installed.
Field Name Description
mainAddressLine The street address which may include company name, house number, building names and street names.
addressLastLine The last line of the address.
placeName The building name, place name, Point of Interest (POI), company or firm name associated with the address.
areaName1 Not used.
areaName2 Not used.
areaName3 The city or town.
areaName4 Not used.
postCode1 The alphanumeric postal code. Post codes in Malta are made up of three letters, which represent the locality, followed by four digits.
postCode2 Not used.
country The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For the Republic of Malta, the country code is MLT.
addressNumber The address number.
streetName The street or road name.
unitType The unit type such as APT, STE, etc.
unitValue The unit value/number, such as "3B".
customFields The Republic of Malta does not have any custom output fields.