Geocode Placement

The following options allow optimizing Geocode placement when doing street-level geocoding:
  • Street offset - This value is used to prevent the geocode from being placed in the middle of the street. The street offset is also used to prevent addresses across the street from each other from being given the same point. The street offset units can be specified in either feet or meters.
  • Corner offset - This value is used to prevent addresses at street corners from being given the same geocode as the intersection. Defines the offset position of the geocoded point with respect to the corner. The corner offset units can be specified in either feet or meters.

The following table provides information on how to implement the street offset feature.

REST API Feature Implementation

Service:
Request Type:
Parameter:
Request Type:
Object:Element
Additional Info:

Geocode
GET
streetOffset
POST
preferences : streetOffset
streetOffsetUnits is used in conjunction with streetOffset.

For more details, see GeoCode GET Request and GeoCode POST Request.

The following table provides information on how to implement the corner offset feature.

REST API Feature Implementation

Service:
Request Type:
Parameter:
Request Type:
Object : Element:
Additional Info:

Geocode
GET
cornerOffset
POST
preferences : cornerOffset
cornerOffsetUnits is used in conjunction with cornerOffset.

For more details, see GeoCode GET Request and GeoCode POST Request.