Address Guidelines for Singapore
Follow these guidelines to provide input that GeocodeAddressGlobal can successfully geocode. For additional information about Singapore addresses, see the Singapore Post website: http://www.singpost.com.
- Required fields—Addresses must contain either a city or a postal code.
- PO box addresses—Post Office Box numbers are not used for address matching or geocoding purposes, but this does not interfere with matching or geocoding. The PO Box information is not returned. The following formats are recognized: P O Box, Locked Bag Service.
- Thoroughfare types—Thoroughfare types and their common abbreviations are recognized and fully supported on input and output. The following table shows is a partial list of recognized thoroughfare types. Others may also be recognized.
Table 1. Thoroughfare Types Pre-thoroughfare types
lorong=lorong, lrg, lor, lorang
jalan=jalan, jln, jl
lengkong=lengkong, lkg
kallang=kallang
mount=mount, mt
upper=upper, upp
Post-thoroughare types
track=trk,tck
street=st
road=rd
drive=dr
crescent=cr,cres,crescent,cresent
boulevard=bvd,blvd,bouleyard,boulvard
hill=hill
gate=gate
mall=mall
avenue=ave,av,avnue
link=lk
lane=l
walk=wk
green=grn
highway=hwy
quay=quay, qy
parkway=pwy
- Common words and abbreviations—The geocoder recognizes common words, directionals, house number indicators, and abbreviations used in addresses and can geocode these addresses successfully. This is a partial list of common words, abbreviations, and directionals that are recognized. Other common words may also be recognized.
Table 2. Common Words Category
Words
Common words
and, ltd, international, industrial, plc, group, co, front, by, bay
Articles of speech
the, at, a, an, blk
Building identifiers
center, centre, building, house, place, court, galleria, hotel, park, complex, mart, temple, bank, exchange, station, community, area, mosque, depertment, department, post office, shrine, chambers, masjid, apartments, complex, bureau, resort, lodge, harbour
monastery, convent, restaurant, golf course, estate, campus, institute, university, facility, tunnel, libraray, society, mansion, hub, beach, church, park, kiosk, mission, condominium, warehouse, hall, laboratories, hospital, corporation, fire post, terminal, workshop, headquarters, cemetery
plaza, villa, garden, gardens, tower, station, hall, lodge, cottages, cottage, village, gurdwara, place
Common abbreviations
AYE=Ayer Rajah Expressway
BKE=Bukit Timah Expressway
CTE=Central Expressway
ECP=East Coast Parkway
KJE=Kranji Expressway
KPE=Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway
PIE=Pan Island Expressway
SLE=Seletar Expressway
TPE=Tampines Expressway
Ctrl=Central
E=East
S=South
W=West
N=North
JLN=Jalan
CR=Crescent
GR=Grove
L=Lane
WK=Walk
LRG=Lorong
TG.=TANJONG
Directionals in addresses
North, N, Nth, South, S, Sth, East, E, Est, West, W, Wst, NE, NW, SE, SW, T1, T2