Netherlands (NLD)

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

Supported Geocoding Datasets

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

Note: Custom User Dictionaries are not supported.
Geocoding Dataset City Centroid Suburb/Village Centroid Postal Centroid Street Centroid Interpolated Street Address Point-level Address Point of Interest
TomTom Dutch, French, German Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Supported Operations

The following operations are supported for the Netherlands:
  • 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:

Raadhuisstraat 52
1016 AG Amsterdam
areaName1 String Not used.
areaName2 String Specifies the province. Optional.
areaName3 String Specifies the city or town name. Your input address should use the official city name or alias.
areaName4 String Not used.
postalCode String Specifies the 4-digit and 2-letter alphanumeric postal code.
country String The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For the Netherlands, the country code is NLD. Required for forward geocoding.

Address Guidelines for Netherlands

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 Netherlands addresses, see the TNT Post website: www.tntpost.nl.

  • Required fields—Addresses must contain either a city or a postal code.
  • Aliases for cities—Locality, town, and province aliases can be used on input. When you geocode, the better matched input name (the official name or alias) is returned with the candidate.
  • Post office box numbers—Post Office Box numbers are not used for address matching or geocoding purposes, but this does not interfere with matching or geocoding. The PO Box information is not returned. The following formats are recognized: Postbus, PostFach.
  • 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, house number indicators, and abbreviations used in addresses and can geocode these addresses successfully.
  • Numbers, numeric equivalents, and ordinals—Numbered streets are mapped to the named equivalents. Ordinals are also recognized in input addresses.

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][postal_code][area]

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.
  • [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 the Netherlands.

Output Fields

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

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 Not used.
areaName2 The province.
areaName3 The city or town.
areaName4 Not used.
postCode1 The 4-digit and 2-letter alphanumeric postal code.
postCode2 Not used.
country The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For the Netherlands, the country code is NLD.
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 The Netherlands does not have any custom fields.