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Getting started
Get to know the use and functionality of GeoStan
Using GeoStan
Get to know the concepts used by GeoStan
Defining C functions
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Defining COBOL procedures
Get to know about the public functions, data types, copybooks, and procedures
Java Quick Reference
List of the classes that compose the GeoStan Java API
.Net Quick Reference
List of the classes that compose the GeoStan.Net API
Deprecated functions
Get to know about the deprecated C functions and COBOL procedures
Extracting Data from GSD Files
Get to know how to access the information contained within the GSD files via the functions in GeoStan
Sample applications
Sample program that demonstrates the functionality of GeoStan. Geotest is located in the 64bit Windows or samples (UNIX) directory
Status codes
Different status codes returned by GeoStan through GS_MATCH_CODE and GS_LOC_CODE used with GsDataGet.
CASS certification
Details about CASS Certification, CASS Report, Obtaining USPS CASS certification for applications, and Modifying the CASS 3553 report template
USPS Link products
Get to know about USPS Link products, Implementing LACS and DPV, False positive report example code, and Reporting a false positive address.
User-defined data files
Information on creating User Dictionaries, source data requirements and required fields, and other information specific to working with User Dictionaries.
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Installation requirements

You can install GeoStan on platforms with thread-safe and non thread-safe versions. To see a detailed list of the officially supported OS versions, see the GeoStan Suite Supported Platforms document available at GeoStan Support page.

Precisely distributes GeoStan as Windows DLL files and as UNIX C libraries. The following table lists the filenames for the Windows DLL and UNIX libraries.


Platform	Filename
UNIX Thread-Safe	`libgeostanMT.a` - Object library. `libgeostanMT.so` - Shared object library (DLL).
UNIX Non Thread-Safe	`libgeostan.a` - Object library. `libgeostan.so` - Shared object library (DLL).
Windows 64-bit Thread-Safe	GeoStn64MT.dll
Windows 64-bit Non Thread-Safe	GeoStn64.dll

The following table lists the APIs supported on each operating system.


	C	COBOL	Java	.Net
Windows	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
UNIX	Yes	No	Yes	No
z/OS	Yes	Yes	No	No