Malaysia (MYS)

This section defines the supported geocoding datasets, operations, and input and output field information for Malaysia.

Supported Geocoding Datasets

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

Note: Custom User Dictionaries are supported.
Geocoding Dataset City Centroid Suburb/Village Centroid Postal Centroid Street Centroid Interpolated Street Address Point-level Address Point of Interest
MapInformation Solutions Sdn Bhd Malay Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes

Supported Operations

The following operations are supported for Malaysia:
  • 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.
  • Interactive Geocoding— Returns potential match candidates as the adddress is typed in.
  • Global Key Lookup—Returns geocode candidates when given a unique key as input. USA MLD and AUS GNAF data only.

Input Fields

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

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:

906 Am Jln Pantai Batu Buruk
20400 Kuala Terengganu
areaName1 String Specifies the state (negeri). Optional.
areaName2 String Not used.
areaName3 String Specifies the city or town. Optional.
areaName4 String Not used.
postalCode String Specifies the 5-digit postal code. The first three digits represent the main delivery office, the last two digits indicate the delivery area. Optional.
country String The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For Malaysia, the country code is MYS. Required for forward geocoding.

Address Guidelines for Malaysia

For information on Malaysian addresses, see the Pos Malaysia website: www.pos.com.my. Some Malaysian addresses do not require a city or a postal code. For certain addresses, the geocoder can obtain a geocode by using only street information, which can be a combination of address number and street name, without any town or postal code.

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:

[address_number][street_info][pobox_info][postal_code][area]

Where:
  • [address_number] is optional.
  • [street_info] consists of the street name, street type and any pre- or post-directional information (e.g. East, West, etc.). Optional.
  • [postal_code] is the postal code.
  • [area] is the city only, or city plus supporting information, such as state, province, locality.
  • Either the [area] 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 Malaysia.

Output Fields

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

Note: The placeName, addressNumber, unitType and unitValue field values are only returned when a geocoding 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 (negeri).
areaName2 Not used.
areaName3 The city or town.
areaName4 Not used.
postCode1 The 5-digit postal code.
postCode2 Not used.
country The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For Malaysia, the country code is MYS.
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 Malaysia does not have any custom output fields.