Germany (DEU)
This section defines the supported geocoding datasets, operations, and input and output field information for Germany.
Supported Geocoding Datasets
The following table lists the supported geocoding dataset(s) with the available geocoding levels for Germany.
Geocoding Dataset | City Centroid | Suburb/Village Centroid | Postal Centroid | Street Centroid | Interpolated Street Address | Point-level Address | Point of Interest |
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TomTom German | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Supported Operations
- 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. For additional information on German addresses, see the German postal website: www.deutschepost.de.
Field Name | Type | Description |
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PlaceName | String | Specifies the building name, place name, Point of Interest (POI), company or firm name associated with the input address. Optional. |
MainAddressLine | String | Single Line Input—If no other address field is populated, then the
MainAddressLine 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 MainAddressLinemainAddress 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:
Mulder 2 |
areaName1 | String | Specifies the Bundesland. Optional. |
areaName2 | String | Specifies the Kreis. Optional. |
areaName3 | String | Specifies the city or town. Optional. |
areaName4 | String | Not used. |
postalCode | String | Specifies the 5-digit postal code. The first digit indicates the area of Germany in which the address is situated. The second digit indicates a smaller region within this area. The third digit indicates a city, a part of a city, or a municipality. The last 2 digits indicate the delivery type or group of delivery points. Optional. |
country | String | The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For Germany, the country code is DEU. Required for forward geocoding. |
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:
[street_info][address_number][postal_code][area]
- [street_info] consists of the street name, street type and any pre- or post-directional information (e.g. East, West, etc.). Optional.
- [address_number] is optional.
- [postal_code] is the postal code.
- [area] is the city only, or city plus supporting information, such as state, province, locality.
- 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 custom options for Germany.
Option Name | Description |
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Parsed Address Output Fields
The following table lists the parsed address fields returned for a candidate located in Germany.
- To return the Parsed Address fields: In the Country Filters dropdown menu, select Global Defaults. Then, on the Return Values tab, select Parsed Address.
- To return all output fields: In the Country Filters dropdown, select Global Defaults. Then, on the Return Values tab, select Return all available information.
Field Name | Description |
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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 | The Bundesland. |
areaName2 | The Kreis. |
areaName3 | The city or town. |
areaName4 | Not used. |
postCode1 | The 5-digit postal code. |
postCode2 | Not used. |
country | The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For Germany, the country code is DEU. |
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 | There are no custom output fields for Germany. |