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Enterprise Geocoding
GeocodeAddressWorld
Understand Geocode Address World, Geocode Precision, and Geocoding Scenarios.
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Administrative Divisions and Postal Codes

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Module Services
Describes module services addressible by Spectrum APIs.
- Enterprise Geocoding
  - Enterprise Geocoding
  - Geocode Address Global
  - GeocodeAddressWorld
    Understand Geocode Address World, Geocode Precision, and Geocoding Scenarios.
  - GeocodeUSAddress
    Details about how Geocode US Address takes an address and returns latitude/longitude coordinates.
  - GNAFPIDLocationSearch
  - ReverseAPNLookup
    Information to perform Reverse APN Lookup using Assessor's Parcel Number (APN), A FIPS county code, A FIPS state code.
  - Reverse Geocode Address Global
  - ReverseGeocodeUSLocation
    Learn how Reverse Geocode US Location takes latitude and longitude point and returns best match.
  - Geocode US Address Auxiliary Files
    Learn how auxiliary files are used to match against special data that is not included in the Geocode US Address database.
  - Match Codes
    Information on match codes that indicates the ddress portions that matched or did not match to the database.
  - Location Codes
  - Result Codes for International Geocoding
    Get information on the result codes for International Street and Postal Geocoding, Geographic Geocoding, Reverse Geocoding, and Non-match codes.
  - Encountering False Positives
    Information on what is false positives, how to report DPV, LACS/Link False-Positives Violations.
- Enterprise Tax Module
- GeoConfidence Module
- Global Addressing Module
- Universal Addressing Module
- Spectrum Universal Name
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Appendix
Look up ISO codes for countries and Spectrum modules that support addressing, geocoding, and routing for each country.

Administrative Divisions and Postal Codes

Typical input addresses consist of street address, administrative division, and postal code information. Geocode Address World uses the administrative divisions and postal codes for geographic or postal geocoding.

StateProvince (state or province)
County (county, region, or district)
City (town or city)
Locality (locality suburb, or village)
postal code

Specific administrative divisions vary by country. For example, Locality may contain locality, suburb, or barrio, depending on the country. StateProvince may contain state, province, region, or some other name depending on the country. See State or Province Abbreviations for more information about how state/province abbreviations are interpreted by Geocode Address World.

Not all administrative divisions are used in addressing conventions for all countries. For example, in the USA, County (county) is not typically used in addresses. But for some countries, County is an important part of the address.

If your input data includes postal codes, Geocode Address Worldcan use this for postal geocoding, assuming that the source data includes postal data for the specific country.