Extracting Data from GSD Files

Get to know how to access the information contained within the GSD files via the functions in GeoStan

You can access all of the information contained within the GSD files via the functions in GeoStan. While you need sophisticated matching algorithms to facilitate address standardization and geocoding, there may be other purposes that require data access in a more direct method. The GsFindFirst__, GsFindNext__, and GsHandleGet functions provide a way to directly access information. This section documents how to use these functions, and provide information on the following topics:

• Extracting data directly from GSD files

• Data structure and concepts

• Street, segment, and range handles

• FindFirst and FindNext functions

• Search query

• Code example