The reference address databases are read-only and platform-independent. You can use the same database on all platforms that support Address Verification.

You can interpret the reference address database filename,

XXXYZZZZ.MD

, in the following way:

XXX
denotes the ISO 3166-1 alpha 3 code for the country or territory. For example,
USA
for the United States.
Y
denotes the Address Verification main version. For example,
5
.
ZZZZ
denotes the reference database type. For example, BI for Batch and Interactive or GCAP for High Precision Arrival Point Geocoding.

From Informatica Database Download Manager, you can download .zip packages of country- or territory-specific reference address databases.

The .zip file names follow the

DB5_XXXYZZZZ_NN_YYMMDD.zip

format.

XXX

in the file name denotes the ISO 3166-1 alpha 3 code for the country or territory.

ZZZZ

denotes the reference address database type such as BI or GCAP.

NN

denotes a unique, two-digit product ID.

YYMMDD

denotes the database release date.

For example, you can interpret the file name

DB5_USA5BI_01_150201.zip

in the following way:

Most countries have only one version,

01

, of a database type. However, some countries have multiple version of a database type. The two-digit package ID, such as

01

,

02

, and

03

, in the .zip package name uniquely identifies different versions of a database type.

For example, Australia has two versions each of the BI and FC databases.

DB5_AUS5BI_01_150201.zip

and

DB5_AUS5FC_01_150201.zip

contain the subbuilding information.

DB5_AUS5BI_02_150201.zip

and

DB5_AUS5FC_02_150201.zip

do not contain the subbuilding information.

Address Verification supports the following types of reference address databases:

BI

Batch and interactive

FC

Fast completion

Cx

Certified. x is a numeric. For example,

DB5_CAN5C1_01_150201.zip

contains the SERP-certified reference address database for Canada.

AC

Address code lookup

GC

Standard geocoding

GCAP

Arrival point geocoding

GCPC

Parcel centroid geocoding

GCRT

Rooftop geocoding

CA

CAMEO

Ex

Supplementary. x is a numeric. For example,

DB5_FRA5E1_01_150201.zip

contains the supplementary reference address database for France address enrichments such as INSEE code.

You can find multiple reference address databases for most countries and territories. For example,

DEU5BI.MD

,

DEU5FC.MD

, and

DEU5GC.MD

are some of the reference address databases for Germany addresses.

You need valid unlock codes to unlock these databases. The following table describes the unlock code types that Address Verification supports:

Unlock Code Type	Description
VALIDATION	Unlock code for batch and interactive (BI) and Fast Completion (FC) databases.
GEO_STANDARD	Unlock code for standard geocoding databases.
GEO_ARRIVAL_POINT	Unlock code for the arrival point geocoding databases.
GEO_PARCEL_CENTROID	Unlock code for the parcel centroid geocoding databases.
GEO_ROOFTOP	Unlock code for the rooftop geocoding databases.
CAMEO	Unlock code for the CAMEO databases.
ADDRESS_CODE_LOOKUP	Unlock code for the address code lookup databases.
SINGLE_LINE_VALIDATION	Unlock code for the single line address validation feature.
SUPPLEMENTARY	Unlock code for the supplementary databases that contain information about country-specific enrichments.