Geocoding
General
When creating or updating an address the function: Geocode address without userinterface will be started, if included in the status template address. An API-call will be made at PTV to check the Address. If a match is found geo-information is returned and added to the address.
The following geo information will be presented on the Tab: General of the address:
Functionality
GeoCode Score
PTV xLocate Server is able to calculate a total score indicating the overall quality of the address candidate. The parameter: Score TotalScore is calculated using result fields: Town Classification, PostalCode Classification and Street Classification. Each classification is mapped to a value. The sum of these values is divided by the maximum reachable value for this result address. It is displayed as a percentage.
GeoCode Classification
Enumeration of legal values for the address candidate classification. The classification of an address candidate is based on the quality of the match.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| NOT_CLASSIFIED | No classification is available. |
| LOW | The address candidate has a low quality. |
| MEDIUM | The address candidate has an average quality. |
| HIGH | The address candidate has a close match to the input. |
| EXACT | The address candidate can be considered as exact. |
| UNIQUE | The address candidate can be considered as unique. In addition to EXACT, UNIQUE indicates possible candidates when batch geocoding addresses. |
GeoCode Detail Level
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| COUNTRY | The candidate was found on country level. |
| STATE | The candidate was found on state level. |
| EXTPOSTCODE | The candidate was found on global postcode level. |
| CITY | The candidate was found on city level. |
| CITY2 | The candidate was found on city district level. |
| POSTCODE | The candidate was found on postcode level. |
| STREET | The candidate was found on street level. |
| HNRSECTION | The candidate was found on house number section level. The address candidate does not contain an exact house number. |
| HNRLINK | The candidate was found on house number link level. |
| HNRINTERPOLATED | The candidate was found on house number level, the house number was interpolated. |
| HNREXACT | The candidate was found on house number level, the data contained the exact house number. |
| INTERSECTION | The candidate was found on intersection level, the result data is an intersection. |