Address Guidelines for Latvia

Follow these guidelines to provide input that GeocodeAddressGlobal can successfully geocode. For additional information about the Latvia postal system, see the Latvias Pasts website: http://www.pasts.lv.

  • Required fields—Addresses must contain either a city or a postal code.
  • Thoroughfare types—Thoroughfare types and their common abbreviations are recognized and fully supported on input and output. The following table shows is a partial list of recognized thoroughfare types. Many others are recognized.

    Pre-Thoroughfare Types

    AUGUSTA=AUGUSTA
    KÂRÏA=KÂRÏA,K
    KRIÐJÂÒA=KRIÐJÂÒA,KR

    Post-Thoroughfare Types

    This is a partial list. Additional thoroughfare types are recognized.

    ALEJA=ALEJA
    BULVARIS=BULVARIS, BULVÂRIS, BOULEVARD, BLVD
    CEÏÐ=CEÏÐ
    DAMBIS=DAMBIS
    GATVE=GATVE
    IELA=IELA,STREET,STR
    KRASTMALA=KRASTMALA
    LAUKUMS=LAUKUMS
    LINIJA=LINIJA
    MAGISTRALE=MAGISTRALE
    PIEKRASTE=PIEKRASTE
    PROSPEKTS=PROSPEKTS
    SETA=SETA
    ÐOSEJA=ÐOSEJA
    ÐÍÇRSIELA=ÐÍÇRSIELA
    ÐÍÇRSLINIJA=ÐÍÇRSLINIJA
    LAUKUMS=LAUKUMS
  • Abbreviations in addresses—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.