Input Fields
GeocodeAddressCanada takes an address or intersection as input. For Canada, GeocodeAddressGlobal takes an address or intersection as input. To obtain the best performance and the most possible matches, your input address lists should be as complete as possible, free of misspellings and incomplete addresses, and as close to postal authority standards as possible. Most postal authorities have websites that contain information about address standards for their particular country.
NAVTEQ data is available for Canada. For NAVTEQ data, note the following:
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The following table lists the input fields used for geocoding locations in Canada.
Parameter |
Description |
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AddressLine1 |
One of the following:
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AddressLine2 |
The second address line of a two-line address. For example: 26 WELLINGTON ST E This field is not used in this country. |
City |
The city or town name. For most countries, your input address should use the official city name or alias. |
County |
The meaning of county varies by country.
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FirmName |
Company or place name. For example: Toronto Star Building |
HouseNumber |
The building number. You may get better parsing results for some countries if you put the house number in this field instead of AddressLine1. Not every country includes house number data. Note: The house number specified in the HouseNumber field takes
precedence over any house number specified in the AddressLine1
field.
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LastLine |
The last line of the address.
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Locality |
The meaning of locality varies by country. Generally a locality is a village in rural areas or it may be a suburb in urban areas. When used, a locality typically appears on the last line of the address with the postcode.
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PostalCode |
The postal code in the appropriate format for the country. Canada has a six-character postal code. The first three characters are typically separated from the second three with a space. The first three characters are the FSA, the second three are the LDU. Street address geocoding only requires the FSA while postal code geocoding requires the full postal code (FSALDU). Choose whether you wish to have a space between the first three and last three characters of the postal code. Keeping this consistent speeds up the geocoding process. |
StateProvince |
The meaning of State/Province varies by country.
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