Address Output

The address may be identical to the input address if the input address was accurate, or it may be a standardized version of the input address, or it may be a candidate address when multiple matches are found.

Note: Australia has several unique output fields related to the Australian Geocoded National Address File database. See Australia G-NAF Database Output for details.
Table 1. Address Output

Response Element

Description

AddressLine1

First line of the address.

AddressLine2

Second line of the address.

ApartmentLabel

The type of unit, such as apartment, suite, or lot.

ApartmentNumber

Unit number.

ApartmentNumber.Input

Unit number as it was input

City

The municipality name.

Country

The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha 3 country code.

For Australia, the country code is AUS.

County

The meaning of county varies by country.

The Local Government Authority (LGA) name.
  • AUS (Australia)—The Local Government Authority (LGA)
DataType

The returned numeric value represents a data vendor.

0 USPS
1 TIGER
2 TomTom
3 Sanborn Points
4 Tele Atlas
5 Geosys
6 HERE
7 TomTom Points
9 Auxiliary
11 HERE Points
12 Master Location
15 Unknown Vendor
20 MapKing International
21 PT. Duta Astakona Girinda
22 Lepton
23 IPC
24 Map Information Solutions SDN BHD
25 Critchlow
26 MIS
27 Ordnance Survey
28 Spatial Platform
29 Code Point
30 Ordnance Survey AddressBase
31 PMSA Point
32 PMSA
33 MBI
34 PBS
35 NE

FirmName

Name of the company or a place name.

HouseNumber

The buildinglot number for the matched location.

For Japan, this field contains the lot number.

HouseNumberHigh

The highest house number of the range in which the address resides.

HouseNumberLow

The lowest house number of the range in which the address resides.

HouseNumberParity

Indicates if the house number range contains even or odd numbers or both.

E
Even
O
Odd
B
Both
U
Unknown

IsCloseMatch

Indicates whether candidate is a close match.

LastLine

Complete last address line (city, state/province, and postal code).

Latitude

Latitude of the candidate.

LeadingDirectional

Street directional that precedes the street name. For example, the N in 138 N Main Street.

Locality

The meaning of locality varies by country. Generally a locality is a village in rural areas or it may be a suburb in urban areas. When used, a locality typically appears on the last line of the address with the postcode.
  • AUS (Australia)—Not used

Longitude

Longitude of the candidate.

NumberOfCandidateRanges

Indicates the number of ranges of which the candidate is a member. A candidate may be a part of multiple ranges if the candidate is a street instead of a building. To specify the number of ranges to return for each candidate, use the MaxRanges option.

NumberOfRangeUnits

Indicates the number of units included in the range. A unit is an address within a building, such as an apartment or office suite.

PostalCode

The postal code for the address. The format of the postcode varies by country. Postcode data is not available for every country.

PostalCode.Addon

The second part of a postcode. For Canadian addresses this will be the LDU. This field is not used by most countries.

PostalCode.Base

The first part of a postcode. For Canadian addresses this will be the FSA. This field is not used by most countries.

PreAddress

Miscellaneous information that appears before the street name.

PrivateMailbox

This field is not currently used.

SegmentParity

Indicates which side of the street has odd numbers.

L
Left side of the street
R
Right side of the street
B
Both sides of the street
U
Undetermined
StateProvince The meaning of State/Province varies by country.
  • AUS (Australia)—State

StreetDataType

The default search order rank of the database used to geocode the address. A value of "1" indicates that the database is first in the default search order, "2" indicates that the database is second in the default search order, and so on.

The default database search order is specified in the Management Console.

StreetName

For most countries, this contains the street name.

In Japan, this contains the block. Japanese addresses typically do not have street names.

StreetPrefix

The type of street when the street type appears before the base street name.

TrailingDirectional

Street directional that follows the street name. For example, the N in 456 3rd St. N.

UnitNumberHigh

The highest unit number of the range in which the unit resides.

UnitNumberLow

The lowest unit number of the range in which the unit resides.