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Reverse Geocoding

You can submit geocoordinates as input values to Informatica Address Verification and retrieve the closest address or addresses to the coordinates. To perform reverse geocoding, submit the address job in GeocodeToAddress mode.

Address Verification applies a search radius to the geocoordinates to define an area in which to search for addresses. The geocoordinates are the center of the search area. The default search radius is 50 meters. For best results, set the radius to a value below 1000 meters.

You can enter a pair of geocoordinates as a single input value, or you can enter the latitude and longitude coordinates for a location as discrete input values.

Address Verification also returns the distance from the geocoordinates of each output address and the direction in which the address lies.

If Address Verification cannot find any address within the search radius, Address Verification returns address with I process status.

To retrieve addresses in GeocodeToAddress mode, configure the following properties:

SearchRadius. Defines the radius in meters in which Address Verification searches for addresses. Find the property under

Parameters

CountrySets

Process

Geocode

in the

AVJob.schema.json

file.

Value. Contains the latitude and longitude values that constitute the geocoordinates. The latitude and the longitude values must be separated by a comma. Find the property under

Parameters

Inputs

Geocode

in the

AVJob.schema.json

file. Use the property if you do not use the Latitude and Longitude properties.

Latitude and Longitude. Contain the latitude and longitude coordinates as discrete values. Find the properties under

Parameters

Inputs

Geocode

in the

AVJob.schema.json

file. Use the properties if you do not use the Value property.

Address Verification returns the following values in addition to each address:

Distance. Indicates the distance in meters from the address to the center of the search radius.

Direction. Indicates the direction in which the address lies from the center of the search radius. The input geocoordinates define the center of the search radius. Address Verification adds the direction as an absolute bearing in the range 0 through 359. For example, 0 indicates that an address is due north of the center of the radius, and 270 indicates that an address is due west of the center of the radius.

Consider the following rules and guidelines when you configure an address job for reverse geocoding:

Address Verification returns addresses in a list based on their distance from the center of the search radius, starting with the closest address.

Address Verification follows the World Geodetic System standards (WGS 84) for geocoding.

Reverse geocoding requires GeocodeToAddress database. If you want to see the geocoordinates of an address, download the ArrivalPoint Geocoding database and enable Arrival Point Enrichment.

The geocoordinates that you provide may identify a location on a given plot of land but may be closer to the arrival point on an adjacent plot of land. In this case, Address Verification selects the address of the adjacent plot as it represents the nearest arrival point.

The MaxResultCount property governs the total number of addresses that reverse geocoding can return for the geocoordinates that you enter.

GeocodeToAddress mode uses arrival point geocodes.

To read the list of countries that support reverse geocoding, see Reverse Geocoding Coverage.

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