Venezuela (VEN)

This chapter defines the supported Geocode datasets, operations, and input and output field information for Venezuela.

Supported Geocode Datasets

The following table lists the supported Geocode dataset(s) with the available geocoding levels for Venezuela.

Geocode Dataset Maximum Precision Postcodes Language Geocode Level
NAVTEQ Street Centroid No Spanish Premium

Supported Operations

The following operations are supported for Venezuela:

  • Geocoding—Takes one or more addresses as input and returns latitude/longitude coordinates and other information.
  • Reverse Geocoding—Takes one or more latitude and longitude coordinates as input and returns the address of the location.

Input Fields

The input address may contain some or all of the following address elements.

Field Name Parameter Type Description
placeName String Specifies the building name, place name, Point of Interest (POI), company or firm name associated with the input address. Optional.
mainAddress String Single Line Input—If no other address field is populated, then the mainAddress entry will be treated as a single line input. Single line input can consist of multiple input address fields; these should be entered in the typical address order for the country. For more details, refer to the section "Single Line Input" below.

Street Address—If the post address components (city, postalCode, etc.) are provided separately or in the lastLine field, then the contents of mainAddress will be treated as the street address part and can include company name, house number, building names and street names. Optional.

Street Intersection Input—To enter an intersection, specify the two street names separated by a double ampersand (&&).
lastLine String The last line of the address. Optional. For example:

Paseo Meneses
Ciudad Bolivar 8001
areaName1 String Specifies the state. Optional.
areaName2 String Specifies the region. Optional.
areaName3 String Specifies the city or town.
areaName4 String Not used.
postalCode String Specifies the 4-digit postal code. The first 2 digits refer to the resion, the last two digits indicate the delivery office. Post office box addresses sometimes include a letter after the 4 digits. Optional.
country String The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For Venezuela, the country code is VEN. Required for forward geocoding.

Address Guidelines for Venezuela

Follow these suggestions to ensure that your input address data is in the best format possible for optimum matching and geocoding. For additional information on Venezuelan addresses, see the IPOSTEL website: http://www.ipostel.gob.ve/

  • Required fields—Addresses must contain a city. House numbers are not available in the data. VEN does not consider postal codes in addresses.
  • Thoroughfare types—Thoroughfare types and their common abbreviations are recognized and fully supported on input and output.
  • Common words and abbreviations—The geocoder recognizes common words, directionals, and abbreviations used in addresses and can geocode these addresses successfully.
Note: Postal geocoding is not available with Venezuela.

Single Line Input

Instead of entering each address component in separate fields, you can enter the entire address in the mainAddress input field with the address elements ordered as follows:

[street_info][address_number][areaName3][postal_code][areaName1]

Where:
  • [street_info] consists of the street name, street type and any pre- or post-directional information (e.g. East, West, etc.). Optional.
  • [address_number] is optional.
  • [areaName3] is the city.
  • [postal_code] is the postal code.
  • [areaName1] is the state.
  • Either the [areaName3] or [postal_code] is required.
For best results, put a comma between the street information and the last address line information.

Custom Options

There are no options specific to Venezuela.

Parsed Address Output Fields

The following table lists the parsed address fields returned for a candidate located in Venezuela.

Note: The placeName, addressNumber, unitType and unitValue field values are only returned when the Geocode dataset that supports street address interpolation is installed.
Field Name Description
mainAddressLine The street address which may include company name, house number, building names and street names.
addressLastLine The last line of the address.
placeName The building name, place name, Point of Interest (POI), company or firm name associated with the address.
areaName1 The state.
areaName2 The region.
areaName3 The city or town.
areaName4 Not used.
postCode1 The 4-digit postal code. This may have a letter appended after the digits.
postCode2 Not used.
country ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code or country name. For Venezuela, the country code is VEN.
addressNumber The address number.
streetName The street or road name.
unitType The unit type such as APT, STE, etc.
unitValue The unit value/number, such as "3B".
customFields Venezuela does not have any custom output fields.