Address Guidelines for Netherlands

Follow these guidelines to provide input that Geocode Address Global can successfully geocode. For additional information about Netherlands addresses, see the TNT Post website: http://www.postnl.com//.

• 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.