Geocoding Options
The options in the Geocoding category enable you to control how a location's coordinates are determined. The following sections cover the geocoding global defaults options, which are available for all countries, and the country-specific geocoding options, which apply to a subset of countries.
Global Defaults in Management Console
You can create overrides for some of the global default options on a per-country basis. These options have a next to the Country column value. For more information about how to create overrides, see Setting Country Overrides.
If you modify a global defaults option, then that selection is applied to all countries and cannot be changed on a per-country basis. Subsequently, if you select a country and view its options, the modified global defaults option will be inactive in the GUI.
Option Name | Country Support | Description |
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Type of Geocode | All | There are different ways that an address can be geocoded. The
following lists the geocoding types from the most accurate to least
accurate. The support for these geocode types depends on the type of data available in your configured geocoding dataset(s). Refer to your country's section to locate geocoding level support information.
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Use Address Point Interpolation | All | Address point interpolation is a patented process that results in
a more accurate interpolated point. It improves upon regular street
segment interpolation by using point data in the interpolation
process, as opposed to using street segments alone. Default =
disabled. Note: Address point interpolation requires both a
street-level and a point-level geocoding
dataset.
Note: For USA - This feature is not supported
with point addresses in Auxiliary files.
The following
illustration shows how address point interpolation works. In the
example, the input house number is 71. The geocoding database
contains address points for 67 and 77. The street segment has a
range of 11 to 501. With address point interpolation, the input
house number 71 is interpolated using the points of 67 and 77.
Without address point interpolation, the interpolation is performed
with the street segment end points of 11 and 501, resulting in a far
less accurate result.
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Prefer PO Box over Street | Â | For countries that support PO Box geocoding, this option allows you to prefer to match to PO Boxes before street addresses. |
Fallback to postal centroid | All | When an address-level geocode cannot be determined, attempt to
return a ZIP Code centroid. Default = enabled. Note: For USA - This
option is ignored if you set Match Mode
to CASS.
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Fallback to geographic centroid | All | When an address-level geocode cannot be determined, attempt to return a centroid of a geographic area. The geocoder returns the most precise geographic centroid that it can based on the input. For example, if the input contains a valid city and state, a city centroid would be returned. Default = enabled. |
Fallback to world geocoder | All | When an address-level geocode for a country-specific geocoder cannot be determined, the search falls back to the world geocoder if world geocoding data is configured. Typically used for countries that do not have geocoders or if that country's data is not present. Default = disabled. |
Point Positioning | All |
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All |
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Country-Specific Geocoding Options
You cannot set overrides for these options.
Option Name | Country Support | Description |
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CalculateCenterlineProjectionofPoint | AUS |
Computes the closest point on the
street from the parcel point. Default = disabled.
Note: This feature requires that a point-level
geocoding dataset is installed.
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PointPositioning |
AUS |
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ZIPCodeCentroidLevel | USA | A ZIP Code centroid match returns the center point of an area
defined by one of the following types of ZIP Codes:
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PreferPOBoxoverStreet | CAN GBR FRA | For countries that support PO Box geocoding, this option allows you to prefer to match to PO Boxes before street addresses. |