International Geographic Geocoding Result Codes (G Codes)

Geographic level geocoded candidates return a result code beginning with the letter G. The numbers following the G in the result code provides more detailed information about the accuracy of the candidate.

Table 1. Geographic (G) Result Codes
G Result Code Description
G1 State or province centroid. match.

For Japan, this indicates a prefecture (ken) match.
G2 County (district or region) centroid match.

For Japan, this indicates a city (shi) match.
G3 City or town (municipality) centroid match.

For Japan, this indicates a sub-city (oaza) match.

G4 Locality (village, suburb, or neighborhood) centroid match.

For Japan, this indicates a city district (chome) match.

If the geographic candidate comes from a user dictionary, the letter U is appended to the result code. For example, G4U indicates a locality centroid match from a custom user dictionary.