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Geocodes

You can use the Geocoding element to add geocoordinates as an enrichment to a verified address. Geocoordinates indicate the latitude and the longitude of an address. Informatica Address Verification follows the World Geodetic System standards (WGS 84) for geocoding.

Address Verification can return geocoordinates at different levels of precision. Find the Geocoding element under

Process

Enrichments

in the

AVJob.schema.json

file.

The Geocoding element includes the following properties:

Rooftop

ArrivalPoint

StreetCenter

LocalityCenter

PostalCodeCenter

Preferred

You can set one or more of the Rooftop, ArrivalPoint, StreetCenter, LocalityCenter, and PostalCodeCenter properties to true or false to specify the type of geocoordinates that you require. Address Verification will return geocoordinates for each type that you set to true.

Alternatively, you can use the Preferred property to list multiple types of geocoordinates in an array. When you use the Preferred property, Address Verification returns the geocoordinates for the first type on your list that it finds in the reference data.

If Address Verification cannot find any type of geocoordinates that you specify in the reference data, Address Verification does not return any geocoordinates. The default value on the properties is false.

You can set the Preferred property to the following values:

Rooftop

ArrivalPoint

StreetCenter

LocalityCenter

PostalCodeCenter

A true value on a Rooftop, ArrivalPoint, StreetCenter, LocalityCenter, or PostalCodeCenter property takes precedence over any value that you set on the Preferred property.

Types of Geocoordinates

Address Verification can return the following types of geocoordinates in the verified output:

Rooftop: Rooftop geocoordinates map to the center of the roof of the primary building on a parcel of land.
ArrivalPoint: ArrivalPoint geocoordinates map to a point in the center of the street segment in front of a house or a building.
StreetCenter: StreetCenter geocoordinates map to an approximate mid-point of the street, based on known geocodes for locations nearby.
LocalityCenter: LocalityCenter geocoordinates map to an approximate mid-point of the locality, based on known geocodes for locations nearby.; By default, Address Verification returns the geocoordinates to the PrimaryLocalityCenter level of precision. Address Verification returns the geocoordinates to a SubLocalityCenter level of precision if the sub-locality data is present in the reference data.
PostalCodeCenter: PostalCodeCenter geocoordinates map to a post office that handles mail for the address.