Pitney Bowes MapMarker User Manual

MapMarker USA

Version 25

USER GUIDE

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

What Is MapMarker? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

MapMarker Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

MapMarker Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Intersection Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

PlaceName Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Unformatted (Single-line) Address Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Address Cleansing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Postcode Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Geographic Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Reverse Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Address Dictionaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Multiple File Formats as Input Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

User Dictionaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

User Dictionary Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Attribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Automatic and Interactive Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Batch Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Saving and Using Project Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Display Geocoded Points on Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Quick Find and Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Result Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Match Codes and Location Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Segment IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Wide Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Centerline Offset for Point Candidates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Expanded Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Search Level Constraints for Finance Area and City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

MapMarker Desktop Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

MapMarker Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Developer Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Integration with MapInfo Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

MapMarker Documentation Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

MapMarker User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

MapMarker USA Developer Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

MapMarker Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Publications on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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MapMarker Streets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Getting Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Chapter 2: Installing MapMarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Shared Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

About the Address Dictionary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

License Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Operating Requirements and Performance Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Operating Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Optimizing Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Installing MapMarker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Using the Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Install Using the Graphical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Installing Silently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Installing SuiteLink Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Modifying the MapMarker Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Modify Using the Graphical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Modify Silently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Upgrading the MapMarker Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Upgrade Using the Graphical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Upgrade Silently. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Uninstalling MapMarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Uninstall Using the Graphical Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Uninstall Silently. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Client Workstation Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Running the Client Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Instructions for Enterprise License Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Starting MapMarker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Starting the Desktop Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Starting the MapMarker Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Chapter 3: Geocoding with MapMarker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Geocoding Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Understanding the Geocoding Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Supported File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Geocoding Flexibility and Trade-offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

General Guidelines for Optimizing Geocoding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Specify Input Address Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Specify Output Address Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Interpreting Census Block IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Output Field Size and Column Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Mixed Case Street Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Setting Startup Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Running MapMarker – Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Opening and Running a Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Running a Project from a Batch File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Opening a Table or Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Defining Properties of Delimited Text Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Exporting to Shapefiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Selecting Input and Output Address Columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Selecting Input Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Selecting Output Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Geocoding Your Table Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Geocoding Your Table Interactively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Making the Most of Interactive Geocoding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Intersection Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Using Single Line Addresses in Geocoding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Single Line Geocoding Capabilities and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Examples of Single Line Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Using Address Range Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Address Range Geocoding Capabilities and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Examples of Address Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Postal Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Geographic Geocoding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Displaying Geocoded Records in MapInfo Professional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Re-Geocoding a Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Using Geocoding Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Geocode Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Log File Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Match Settings Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Fallback Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Multiple Match Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Saving TAB Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Creating and Saving a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Creating a Project-Based Batch File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Multiple Pass Batch Geocoding Strategy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Chapter 4: MapMarker System Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Startup Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Dictionary Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Offset System Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Maps System Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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Chapter 5: Match Settings and Strategies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Choosing Match Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Maximizing the Match Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Maximizing Geographic Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Balancing Match Rate and False Positives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Using a Multiple Pass Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

First Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Second Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Third Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

One Pass Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Specifying Match Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

ZIP Code Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

City Name Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Street Name Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

House Number Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Matching to Street Intersections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Geocoding to ZIP Centroids versus Falling Back to ZIP Centroid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Preferring User Dictionary Matches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Viewing Match Candidates on a Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Setting the Street Data Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Viewing Match Candidates With Interactive Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

A Closer Look at Multiple Matches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Chapter 6: Result Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Single Match (S category) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Interpreting Complete S and M Result Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Interpreting S8 Result Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Interpreting S7 Result Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Interpreting S6 Result Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Interpreting S5 Result Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

S and Z Result Codes: What is the Difference?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Best Match From Multiple Candidates (M category) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Postal Centroid Matches (Z category). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Geographic Matches (G category). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Reverse Geocoded Matches (R category) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Non-match Codes (N category) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Using the Georesult Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Displaying Result Codes and Matching Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Displaying Match Code Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Displaying Location Code Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

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CASS Report Required Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

CASS Report Optional Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Geocoding in CASS Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Link

LACS

DPV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

DPV and LACS

Suite

Returning Abbreviated Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Returning Abbreviated City Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Geocoding Dual Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Geocoding Remote Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Geocoding dBASE Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Geocoding Delimited, CSV, and SHP Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Using Quick Geocode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Finding Address with Quick Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Finding Airports with Locate Airport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Finding Highway Exits with Locate Highway Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Batch Geocoding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Table Attribution with MapMarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

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Using LACS
LACS

Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Link

Output Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Using DPV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Street Directionals with DPV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Enhanced ZIP + 4 and DPV Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

DPV Data and CASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

DPV Output Columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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Usage Guidelines and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Creating the False Positive Report for DPV or LACSLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Submitting a False Positive Report and Obtaining New Security Key . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Using Suite

Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Finding Candidates Using Quick Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Browsing Candidates Using Quick Find. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Quick Find Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Creating a Batch Geocoding File from a TAB File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Manually Creating a Batch File from a TAB File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Batch Geocoding Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Opening the Table for Attribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Selecting an Attribution Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Creating a Column to Receive Attribution Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Binding Attributes – Output Point Attribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Binding Attributes – Column Value Attribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

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Adding Attributes to Your Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Adding Attributes By Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Adding Attributes Using Batch Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Stopping Attribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Clearing Attribute File Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Tips for Using Attributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Chapter 8: Geocoding Remote Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Remote Tables and Spatial Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Mappable Tables and the MapInfo Map Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Supported Spatial Index Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Preparing to Geocode Remote Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Creating a Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Preparing the Remote Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Creating a Map Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Making a Remote Table Mappable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Accessing a Remote Table for Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Editing Records Interactively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Writing Geocoding Output to Another Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Relationship Between Source and Results Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Setting Up for Related Table Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Remote Table-to-Table Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Optimizing MapMarker for Related Table Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Remote Database Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Related Table Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Additional Considerations for Remote Table Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Sort by ZIP Code™ for Faster Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Geocoding Unmatched Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Transaction Control with ODBC Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Remote Database Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Rollback Segment Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Supported Unique Index and Primary Key Data Types by Database . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Chapter 9: Custom User Dictionaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

User Dictionary Capabilities and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Source Data Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Required Input Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Optional (Recommended) Input Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

User Dictionary File Names and Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Additional User Dictionary Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Creating a Point User Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

Data Access License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

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CASS Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Address Range Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Street Intersections and Customized User Dictionaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Creating a Custom User Dictionary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Using the MapMarker User Dictionary Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Adding the User Dictionary to the Desktop Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Preferring User Dictionary Matches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Appendix A: MapMarker User Interface Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

About MapMarker command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Arrange Icons command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Batch Add Attributes command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Cascade command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Choose Font command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Clear File Selections command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Close command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Close Project command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Create Batch File command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Create Project-based Batch File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Create/Save Project command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Create User Dictionary command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Exit command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Export to ESRI Shapefile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Geocode command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Help Topics command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Locate Airport command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Locate Highway Exit command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Logfile command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

MapMarker on the World Wide Web command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Open Browser List command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Open ODBC Table command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Open Project command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Open Table command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Quick Find command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Quick Geocode command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Recent File List command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Select Attribute Files command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Select Columns command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Status Bar command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Stop Attribution command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Submit Problem Report to Technical Support command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Summary command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

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System Preferences command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Table Summary command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Tile command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Toolbar command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

MapMarker Dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

About MapMarker dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Add Columns dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Automatic Geocode dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

Bind Attribute Table Columns to Output Columns dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Candidate Map dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Describe Table Relationships dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Dictionary Preferences dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Export to dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Export to ESRI Shapefile dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

Fallback dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Filter Tables dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Font dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Geocode dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Geocoding Summary dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

GeoResult Code dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Interactive Geocode dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

Locate Airport dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Locate Highway Exit dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Location Code dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Log File dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Maps Preferences dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Match Code Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Match Settings dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Modify Table Structure dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Multiple Match dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Offset Preferences dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Open Project dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256

Open Table dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Quick Find dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Quick Find Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

Related Table dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Save As dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

Save Batch File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

Save Project File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Export to Shapefile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Save Table Summary As dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

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Select Attribute Tables dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Select Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Select input columns from your table dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

Select output columns from your table dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Select Project Files dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273

Select Table dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

Select Table Type dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

Startup Preferences dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

Table Georesult Summary dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Text File Wizard (Step 1 of 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Text File Wizard (Step 2 of 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Text File Wizard (Step 3 of 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

User Dictionary Wizard (Step 1 of 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

User Dictionary Wizard (Step 2 of 3) dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

User Dictionary Wizard (Step 3 of 3) dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Appendix B: Creating a Map Catalog Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Adding Rows to the MapInfo_MapCatalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

Spatial Index Types for SPATIALTYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Per-Record Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Symbol, Pen, Brush Clause Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Appendix C: Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Q: I have a table that I cannot geocode because I get the error “Unable to update row.”

What does this mean and how can I fix it?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Q: I open a table in MapInfo Professional and I am able to open that same table in

MapMarker. Is this safe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Q: How can I improve MapMarker performance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Q: What determines if a row is unmatched? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Q: After geocoding, some of my records have a result code of “ND.” What does this

mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Q: What is the significance of result codes, match codes, and location codes? . . . . .294

Q: What is the format of the Census Block code? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Q: When geocoding, how can I prevent firm names from matching to street names?.295
Q: What is the difference between the Desktop product and the Developer Product? 295

Appendix D: MapMarker Utility Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Running FindAddress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297

Append . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

Running Append . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Considerations when Running Append . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

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Appendix E: U.S. ZIP Code Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Appendix F: Match Codes and Location Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Match Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Match Code Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Hex Digits Associated with Match Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Corrected Lastline Match Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Error and No Match Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Location Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Address Location Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Street Centroid Location Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

ZIP +4 Code Location Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Geographic Location Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Location Code Not Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Using Status Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Evaluating Candidate Match Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

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Introduction

Welcome to MapMarker USA, one of the premier address matching and
geocoding offerings from Pitney Bowes Software. MapMarker USA enables you
to assign geographic coordinates to large tables of American address records in
a single session.

In this chapter:

 What Is Geocoding?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

 What Is MapMarker? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

 MapMarker Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

 MapMarker Documentation Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

 MapMarker Streets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

 Getting Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

1

What Is Geocoding?

What Is Geocoding?

Geocoding is the process of assigning geographic coordinates to data that contain addresses. The
coordinates assigned to each address turn each record into a geographic object that can be
displayed on a map using MapInfo Professional or MapXtreme.

Geocoding turns ordinary data records containing address information into geographic objects that
can be displayed on a map. A list of customers, stores, or anything with a street address or postal
code may be matched using the comprehensive street and postal code files provided in the Address
Dictionary. The result of geocoding is an xy coordinate linked to a specific address. When displayed,
this enables you to better visualize the relationships in your data.

You can display coordinates by creating maps in MapInfo Professional or via MapXtreme and add to
other map objects to give your data a geographic reference. You can then perform a wide variety of
functions to analyze your data in geographic terms. Data that once was only readable in column and
row format can be now viewed with a whole new perspective, thereby disclosing patterns and
clusters you never knew existed.

Visualizing your records on a map can make the relationships among your data clearer. You can
display your geocoded records against a street map, a postal centroid map, a local map, or
whatever is most appropriate to your needs. You can then use the wide variety of functions available
in MapInfo mapping software to perform querying, create thematic maps, create territories, and
perform many other types of geographic analysis.

Beyond visualizing data on a map, location data can be leveraged in many ways. See Location

Intelligence Products and related parts of the Pitney Bowes Software web site for details on how

your organization can use location information to make better decisions.

What Is MapMarker?

MapMarker is a powerful geocoding tool produced by Pitney Bowes Software MapMarker enables
you to assign geographic coordinates to large tables of U.S.-based address records in a single
session. This is a key step toward mapping and analyzing your business data. MapMarker adds
geographic coordinates to every record in your database that it matches against its comprehensive
Address Dictionary, a database of USPS
centroids.

MapMarker assigns coordinates to an address based on how well it matched in the Address
Dictionary. The precision of the match can vary. For each address you geocode, you may get back a
single perfect, street-level match, a list of street-level match candidates from which you choose the
best match. You may get a less precise match, for example a ZIP Code centroid match if you
provided a ZIP Code or a city-level centroid match.

To identify the match precision, MapMarker also returns a result code for each address that it
geocodes. The precision that you require for your geocoded records depends on how you plan to
use your data.

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street addresses, street geometry and the latest ZIP + 4®

In addition to being a powerful geocoder, MapMarker is also a suite of tools that allows you to
standardize your U.S. addresses, add spatial information and create points for your records, develop
standalone or client/server custom geocoding applications, and embed MapMarker functionality in
existing applications.

The MapMarker Desktop application, MapMarker server, and MapMarker developer tools have
geocoding capabilities that allow you to add geocoding functionality to your own desktop or Web
application.

MapMarker Features

MapMarker USA allows a great deal of flexibility in geocoding. This section briefly describes the
major features of MapMarker USA. This does not completely summarize all the MapMarker features
and capabilities.

See the MapMarker USA Release Notes for new features, Address Dictionary updates, and
behavioral changes that you may notice with MapMarker. The Release Notes also describe fixes to
customer-reported issues and known issues that customers must be aware of. The MapMarker USA
Release Notes are located at the Pitney Bowes Software Product Documentation site.

Chapter 1:

MapMarker Features

MapMarker Installer

The MapMarker USA 25 installer is designed to simplify the installation and provide more feedback
during installation. The installer accommodates:

• Typical and custom installs

• Upgrading software and data or upgrading data only

• Silent installation and modification

• Selecting and installing the JVM

• Installing the sample application (for Server installation)

• Selecting default and custom locations for installing software and data

• Choosing shortcut locations

• Uninstalling MapMarker

L Note You must have administrator rights to install MapMarker software. This is true for all

operating systems.

If you select the street level geocoding operation, MapMarker will match your full address record
against its Address Dictionary and/or User Dictionary (If you have created and selected a User
Dictionary.). This process will correct misspelled street addresses and city/town names. It can also
correct postal code information, or add postcodes if your data does not already include them. After
MapMarker completes the address cleaning step, it will geocode your records in accordance with
the other preferences you have set.

Addresses that are geocoded to a street level return an S or M result code. See Result Codes for a
description of these and other result codes.

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MapMarker Features

Intersection Geocoding

MapMarker USA can geocode to street intersections. Using any of several ways to designate a
street intersection, MapMarker can find the position of the intersection of two street segments within
a given postal code or city. See Intersection Geocoding.

Addresses that are geocoded to an intersection return an SX result code. See Result Codes for a
description of all result codes.

PlaceName Geocoding

PlaceNames are included in the data and can be geocoded by MapMarker USA. PlaceNames can
include business names, building names, government offices, or other companies and organizations
that are included in the data source of the MapMarker USA Address Dictionary.

PlaceName geocoding is also supported by User Dictionaries. You can create and implement User
Dictionaries based on your own data or third-party data sources. Your custom data may include
place names, intersections, airports, business or organization names, building names, or any other
POI (Point of Interest) that you want to use for geocoding purposes.

Unformatted (Single-line) Address Input

MapMarker can geocode single line addresses, in which all address components appear on a single
line rather than in separate fields.

Address Cleansing

MapMarker USA can successfully geocode many addresses even if the addressing is less than
perfect. For example, the USPS
single postal code (especially in urban areas). MapMarker USA can interpret addresses that refer to
official (gazetted) or unofficial locality names, but will return the official locality name in the address
cleansing process.

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may identify several official and unofficial locality names for a

Postcode Geocoding

If you choose Postcode Geocoding, MapMarker will geocode your records based on their postal
code in accordance with the other preferences you have set. You can also fallback to Postcode
geocoding if a street level match was not possible.

A postal code represents an area (polygon). A postal code can be related to one locality, or to
multiple localities in metropolitan areas. In some regions (such as Northern Territory) this may not be
true.

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USPS

may identify several official and unofficial locality names for a single postal code (especially
in urban areas). MapMarker USA can interpret addresses that refer to official (gazetted) or unofficial
locality names, but will always return the official locality name in the address cleansing process.

Addresses that are geocoded to a postal code return a Z result code. See Postal Centroid Matches

(Z category) for a description of Z result codes.

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MapMarker Features

Geographic Geocoding

If the input address consists of a valid combination of city and state, but no further address
information, you can still geocode to the city centroid. You can also fallback to Geographic
geocoding if a street level match was not possible.

MapMarker USA can interpret addresses that refer to official (gazetted) or unofficial locality names,
but will always return the official locality name in the address cleansing process.

Addresses that are geocoded to a geography return a G result code. See Geographic Matches (G

category) for a description of G result codes.

Reverse Geocoding

With reverse geocoding, you can provide X/Y (Longitude/Latitude) coordinates and MapMarker USA
25 returns the closest address for that location.

L Reverse geocoding is available with the Developer (Server) edition only (not with the

Desktop application). See the Developer Guide for relevant information on reverse
geocoding.

You can perform reverse geocoding using street segment or point address dictionaries or a user
dictionary.

Chapter 1:

Addresses that are reverse geocoded return an RS result code. See Chapter 6 Result Codes for a
description of all result codes.

Address Dictionaries

The default Address Dictionary is based on TomTom® Street data and USPS sources. This includes
millions of American street addresses and placenames with corresponding address range, street
geometry and postal code data and is used for matching addresses and assigning coordinates
during the geocoding process. This Address Dictionary can be purchased and licensed for all of
USA or for individual regions.

A number of other street range and point-based Address Dictionaries are available. See the
MapMarker USA Release Notes provided with your product. These Release Notes and other
documentation are also located at the Pitney Bowes Software Product Documentation site for
information on the available Address Dictionaries and data vintages for your version of MapMarker
USA.

Multiple File Formats as Input Data

MapMarker USA reads any MapInfo table (TAB format), CSV, delimited text files (TXT), fixed-width
text files, or any dBASE (DBF) format table. MapMarker supports multiple character sets for dBASE
files.

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MapMarker Features

In addition, MapMarker, via Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) can geocode data stored in
remote databases, including Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle using the X and Y
data type.

User Dictionaries

A User Dictionary is similar to the provided Address Dictionary, but it is created by the user from their
own source data. User-defined dictionaries can contain a variety of customized address-related data
that may provide improved address matching rates and add value to the address validation and
geocoding process. User Dictionaries can also be based on parcel/point data, which can provide an
even higher level of geocoding accuracy.

You can create any number of custom dictionaries. User Dictionaries can be used in combination
with or in preference to the Address Dictionary.

See Custom User Dictionaries.

User Dictionary Utility

The User Dictionary Utility simplifies the steps for creating User Dictionaries. This graphic utility can
be installed with the MapMarker USA Server product. Alternatively, this utility is available for
download from the MapInfo Geocoding web site.

Attribution

You can add attribute values from other tables as part of a geocoding pass, or as a separate
process. For example, MapMarker can attach information (such as lifestyle codes), stored in a
boundary or point file to a record in your database when it makes a match. All that is necessary is a
common link between the two tables.

Automatic and Interactive Geocoding

MapMarker USA runs in both automatic and interactive mode. You can use either automatic or
interactive geocoding or you can combine these techniques in multiple geocoding passes to
optimize your results.

Batch Geocoding

MapMarker USA supports batch geocoding for processing one or more tables without user
interaction. This feature is useful for overnight processing of large databases or when a table is
updated regularly.

See Creating a Project-Based Batch File.

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MapMarker Features

Saving and Using Project Files

You can create MapMarker projects to preserve all current geocoding settings, matching and
fallback preferences, table attributes settings, and system preferences. Project files also provide a
way to do batch geocoding on delimited text files and fixed-width text files.

See Creating and Saving a Project for information on opening a project and creating a project.

Display Geocoded Points on Map

MapMarker can create point objects for geocoded records automatically. You can display the points
using MapInfo mapping software (such as MapInfo Professional.). Optionally, MapMarker can write
the X and Y coordinates directly to your table. Points created with MapMarker will overwrite any
points already existing in the table.

See the Viewing Match Candidates on a Map for information on viewing candidates on a map.

Quick Find and Browsing

The Quick Find Feature in the Desktop application enables you to quickly geocode a single address
or business name without using the Geocode dialog. The Quick Find dialog is located under the
Search menu of the Desktop application. Enter the address information in the Quick Find dialog and
click Search. MapMarker returns geocoding results based on the currently set geocoding
preferences.

Chapter 1:

You can also use the Quick Find dialog to browse the Address Dictionary for the correct spelling of a
street name or business. Provide the postal code and at least the first letter of the street or business
and click Browse. The city/town and state fields are optional. MapMarker returns a list of streets or
businesses that meet your criteria. Browsing does not geocode the record, but you can use the
browse results to confirm and correct your address and then geocode based on this information.

See the Finding Address with Quick Find for information on the Quick Find feature.

Result Codes

MapMarker USA returns a result code for each record it attempts to match. This enables you to see
whether a match was made, which dictionary was the source of the match, and how precisely each
address component matched. The result codes are stored in your table. When the records display in
a Map window, each result code is represented by a color-coded symbol. This allows you to visually
recognize the precision level and distribution of the matches.

See Result Codes.

Match Codes and Location Codes

MapMarker USA returns match codes that indicate the parts of the address were matched (or what
address parts were changed to achieve the match). MapMarker also returns location codes that
indicate the locational accuracy of the assigned geocode.

See Match Codes and Location Codes.

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MapMarker Features

Segment IDs

Segment IDs are numeric codes that uniquely identify each point or street centroid candidate. The
MapMarker USA 25 geocoder returns the Segment ID for each S8, S7, S6, S5 and S4 candidate
(providing that the segment ID information is available in the Address dictionary.

L Segment IDs are available with the Developer (Server) product only (not with the Desktop

application).

Wide Search

You can increase the probability of a match by using Relaxed mode in combination with wide search.
Wide search considers all streets that begin with the first letter of the input street name, and
therefore can identify more potential candidates.

Wide search is supported at both the API level and in the Desktop application. You can set wide
search in the Match Settings dialog on page 249 and the Quick Find Settings dialog on

page 261.

See Using Wide Search with Multiple Pass Strategy on page 103 for an explanation of using this
feature.

Centerline Offset for Point Candidates

If a point candidate is returned from a point dictionary, you can return the coordinates at a specified
offset from the associated street segment (rather than at the original point). This feature is available
if you are using a point-based Address Dictionary (such as Centrus Points or TomTom Points). See

Address Dictionaries for an overview of the available Address Dictionaries.

Centerline offset can be specified in feet, miles, meters, kilometers, and other supported units. The
default setting is 25 feet for USA and 7 meters for other countries. A centerline offset candidate has
an SC result code rather than an S8 (for example: SCHPNTSCZA). The C indicates that the point
has been moved a specified distance along the centerline.

The centerline offset capability is disabled by default, but you can enable and control it through the
Offset Preferences dialog. See Offset System Preferences.

Expanded Search

MapMarker USA implements expanded search, which allows MapMarker to search for an address
within a given radius of the input address. Expanded search helps to find a match when the input
address contains limited or inaccurate city or ZIP Code information.

Expanded search is not implemented by default, but is supported at both the API level and in the
Desktop application. You can set expanded search in the Match Settings dialog on page 249 and
the Quick Find Settings dialog on page 261.

See Using Expanded Search on page 102 for an explanation of using this feature.

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MapMarker Features

Search Level Constraints for Finance Area and City

You can specify if you want the search area based on a Finance Area or on an area defined by the
city, state, and ZIP Code.

These constraints are supported at both the API level and in the Desktop application. You can set
these search level constraints in the Match Settings dialog on page 249 and the Quick Find

Settings dialog on page 261.

CASS Mode automatically uses the Finance Area constraint by default. All other match modes use
City search level by defaults.

MapMarker Desktop Application

The MapMarker Desktop application can be installed on a single machine, or on a network to be
shared by other users. The Desktop application gives you a great deal of control over the geocoding
process.

Following is a partial list of MapMarker Desktop application features:

• Supports a number of different file formats, including MapInfo TAB files, DBF files, CSV,
delimited text files (TXT), and ESRI Shapefiles (SHP). See Supported File Formats.

• Geocode interactively (you make the final decision if it is a match) to maximize the number of
matches and to control error rate.

• Geocode a portion of your table using the Quick Geocode feature.

• Geocode a large database of addresses in batch mode.

• Geocode a portion of your table using the Quick Geocode feature.

• Geocode to street address ZIP Code centroids or to street intersections.

• Identify result codes quickly tell how the address match was made and how precise the match is.

• Standardize addresses to meet USPS CASS™. See CASS Geocoding for a description of
Coding Accuracy Support System requirements using MapMarker Address Dictionary.

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• Use DPV
with CASS to verify whether an address is a valid USPS delivery point.

• Geocode remote tables via ODBC.

. See Using DPV for a description of using Delivery Point Validation in conjunction

Chapter 1:

L CASS and DPV functionality are available with MapMarker.

MapMarker Server

MapMarker Server is a server-based engine that is designed to be integrated into business
processes. The Server product enables multiple simultaneous geocoding requests to be served from
a single MapMarker engine.

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MapMarker Documentation Set

Developer Tools

The MapMarker Server product includes developer tools provides a Java API and an XML (.NET
Framework) API. Developers can use these tools to build and deploy client/server or standalone
geocoding applications.

Integration with MapInfo Professional

MapInfo Professional users can run MapMarker USA or Envinsa 4.3.1 or later as a geocoding
service from within MapInfo Professional 8.5 or later. This direct connection enables users to take
advantage of MapMarker address validation and geocoding capabilities within the powerful MapInfo
Professional mapping and analysis environment.

MapMarker Documentation Set

The documentation set for MapMarker includes PDF and online resources to help you make the
most of the product. The set includes:

• MapMarker User Guide in PDF format.

• Online Help for the MapMarker Desktop application.

• MapMarker Developer Guide in PDF format.

• Release Notes that provide updated information on new features, behavioral changes in the
software, fixes for customer-reported issues, and known issues. To see these Release Notes
and other MapMarker documentation, go to the Product Documentation page on the Pitney
Bowes Business Insight web site.

MapMarker User Guide

This guide is designed to help you use MapMarker to the fullest. It introduces you to the product, and
explains how to use the MapMarker Desktop application. Coverage includes:

• Installing MapMarker

• Geocoding in MapMarker

• Using system preferences

• Configuring settings for optimum geocoding results

• Explaining result codes

• Geocoding remote tables

• Creating a customized user dictionary

The User Guide also contains a chapter on more specialized features, including CASS™ geocoding
and DPV
attribution.

This guide also includes appendixes that provide reference information for MapMarker.

• User Interface Reference – Illustrates and explains the dialogs, buttons, and menu commands in

• Creating a Map Catalog – Describes how to create a Map Catalog manually so that you can

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; finding airports, highway exits, single address geocoding, batch geocoding, and table

the MapMarker user interface.

make remote tables mappable.

MapMarker Streets

• MapMarker Utility Programs – Explains the FindAddress and Append utilities.

• Frequently Asked Questions – A list of frequently asked questions.

• MapMarker Program Files – A list of the files that are installed with MapMarker.

• U.S. ZIP Code Ranges – A list of the ZIP Code ranges in the United States.

Online Help

In addition to the User Guide, MapMarker includes online help for the Desktop application. Online
help is instantly available while you are running MapMarker or the installation wizard. To access
help, either select the Help menu, press the F1 key, or click Help for help about a dialog.

MapMarker USA Developer Guide

This explains the server and API components of the developer product. This also describes and
illustrates the sample application, a Java client that illustrates how to geocode American addresses.

MapMarker Release Notes

The MapMarker Release Notes are posted to THE Pitney Bowes Software Product

Documentation web site, and contain a brief summary of the following:

Chapter 1:

• New features

• Operating requirements

• Bug fixes

• Known issues

Publications on the Web

The MapMarker documentation and Release Notes are available from the Product Documentation
page on the Pitney Bowes Business Insight web site.

Documentation on the web site may be updated if corrections are necessary or if new information
becomes available.

MapMarker Streets

Once you have geocoded your table you can display geocoded points in the MapMarker Desktop
application through Candidate Visualization. You may want to add other layers of information to your
map to give your records a geographic reference. MapMarker Streets is a U.S. network of fast
displaying streets, highways, municipal boundaries, water features, and points of interest to
complement your MapMarker geocoded data.

MapMarker Streets is provided on separate media with your MapMarker product.

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Getting Technical Support

Getting Technical Support

Pitney Bowes Software offers a free support period on all new software purchases and upgrades, so
you can be productive from the start. Remember to provide your serial number, partner number, or
customer agreement number when contacting Technical Support.

Contact the technical support personnel for your area:

The Americas

Support: 800 552 2511

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Hours: Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 7:00pm EST, excluding company holidays.

Europe/Middle East/Africa:

Support: +44 1634.880.141

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Hours: Monday - Friday from 9am to 5pm GMT, excluding company holidays.

Asia-Pacific Headquarters

Support: 1800 648 899

Hours: Monday–Friday from 8:00am and 6:00pm (EST) Australian Eastern Standard Time,
excluding company holidays.

Fax: [phone]

Main Office Phone (Sydney): 61. 2.9437.6255

E-mail: [e-mail]

Before You Call

Have the following information ready when contacting us for assistance on MapMarker:

1. Serial Number. You must have a registered serial number to receive Technical Support.

2. Your name and organization. The person calling must be the contact person listed on the support

agreement.

3. Version of the product you are calling about.

4. The operating system name and version.

5. A brief explanation of the problem. Some details that can be helpful in this context are:

• Error messages

• Context in which the problem occurs

• Consistency – is the problem occurring consistently or erratically?

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Chapter 1:

Getting Technical Support

The Support Tracking System

The Support Tracking System is used internally by the Technical Support department to manage and
track customer issues. The system also has the ability to track calls with accountability. This system
helps Tech Support respond to all customer issues quickly and effectively.

Expected Response Time

Most issues can be resolved during the customer’s initial call. If quick resolution is not possible, a
response is issued before the end of the business day. A Technical Support representative will
provide you with the status each business day until the issue is resolved.

Support requests submitted by e-mail are handled using the same guidelines as telephone support
requests. However, there is an unavoidable delay of up to several hours for message transmission
and recognition.

Exchanging Information

Occasionally a Technical Support representative will ask you to provide sample data in order to
duplicate your scenario. In the case of our developer tools, a small subset of sample code may be
requested to help duplicate the issue.

The preferred method of exchanging information is either via e-mail or our FTP site. Use the
following e-mail address:

• Globally – [e-mail]

Accessing the Pitney Bowes Software FTP site

For information regarding our FTP site, contact Technical Support. If information cannot be provided
electronically, Pitney Bowes Software also accepts information in the following media formats:

•CD

•DVD

Software Defects

If the issue is recognized as a defect in the software, the Technical Support representative will log
the issue in our incident database and assign an incident number that can be used for tracking
purposes.

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Installing MapMarker

This chapter contains instructions for installing MapMarker. Refer to this chapter
for step-by-step instructions and other issues related to installation.

In this chapter:

 Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

 Operating Requirements and Performance Recommendations. . . . .28

 Installing MapMarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

 Modifying the MapMarker Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

 Upgrading the MapMarker Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

 Uninstalling MapMarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

 Client Workstation Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

 Starting MapMarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

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Installation Overview

MapMarker is available as Desktop and Developer (Server) editions. The features available during
installation are as follows:

MapMarker Desktop Edition The Desktop edition includes the Desktop Application, which
includes the graphical user interface for geocoding addresses and the MapMarker Address
Dictionary. You can purchase data for all 50 states (plus D.C. and Puerto Rico), regional state
bundles, or individual state data.

The Desktop Application runs on Microsoft Windows only.

MapMarker Developer Edition The Developer (Server) edition enables multiple simultaneous
geocoding requests to be served from a single MapMarker engine. It also includes the tools
necessary for developing MapMarker solutions using the Java API or XML API. These tools include
the MapMarker SDK, native code libraries, and examples. A preconfigured Apache Tomcat servlet is
provided to run MapMarker as a geocoding server.

The Developer edition also includes one license for the MapMarker Desktop Application.

MapMarker is delivered on one DVD, which includes both the software and the data. An installer is
provided to install and configure MapMarker in one easy procedure.

The MapMarker installer program can be used for the following purposes:

Chapter 2:

Installation Overview

• New installation. See Installing MapMarker on page 30.

• Modifying existing installation to add or remove features. For example, you could add new data
or add a feature to an existing installation. See Modifying the MapMarker Installation on

page 40.

• Upgrading existing installation. For example, when a point release version of MapMarker is
available, you could upgrade from version 25.0 to 25.1 with the same set of features that are
already installed. See Upgrading the MapMarker Installation on page 41

• Uninstalling. See Uninstalling MapMarker on page 44.

L After you complete the installation, contact Pitney Bowes Software Customer Service and

provide your e-mail address. This will be necessary to receive future license file updates.
Contact Customer Service at 800 552 2511. This and other contact information also appears
in the Quick Reference Card enclosed in the product box.

Shared Install

The MapMarker data can be shared among a group of users who wish to run the MapMarker Desktop
Application. To do so, the system administrator must do a shared installation of MapMarker. This means
that during installation the administrator must select the Desktop Application and Data features (see

step 6

) and also select "This installation will be shared by others on a network" (see
installation, the data folder (for example, <SERVER-MACHINE>\MapMarker_USA_v25\
MapMarker_USA_v25_Data) must be shared on the network.

step 8

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Operating Requirements and Performance Recommendations

After the system administrator has made the shared data folder available across the network, client
users can browse to that location and run the Desktop Application installer (ClientSetup.exe) from
\\SERVER-MACHINE\MapMarker_USA_v25_Data\DesktopInstaller\ to install the MapMarker
Desktop Application on their workstations.

Note that with MapMarker USA v25, each machine must be licensed to run the software. See the

License Management topic.

For instructions on installing the client Desktop Application for use with a shared installation, see

Client Workstation Install on page 45.

About the Address Dictionary

The MapMarker Address Dictionary is installed during the installation of the MapMarker software. All
of the data is installed in the same dictionary (not separated by state). You will not see indication of
different states, but you will only be able to geocode those states for which you are licensed. You can
choose to install DPV
datasets.

The Address Dictionary must be stored on a local hard drive or a network drive.

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License Management

Whether you are installing the MapMarker USA v25 Desktop or Server, single workstation or shared
installation, or using the graphical interface or silent installation, you must obtain a valid license file in
order to install the product.

Operating Requirements and Performance Recommendations

Note the following recommendations in order to maximize the performance of your MapMarker
installation.

Operating Requirements

Optimizing Performance

Operating Requirements

This section describes the basic software and hardware requirements for MapMarker. See your
version-specific Release Notes for more detailed descriptions and additional information on
supported software and hardware.

Hardware and Memory Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

JVM Requirements

Database Requirements

Web Server Requirements (Developer Edition Only)

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Chapter 2:

Operating Requirements and Performance Recommendations

Hardware and Memory Requirements

The minimum system requirements for MapMarker USA v25 are:

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• 1 Ghz Pentium

• 1 GB RAM

• 5 GB available disk space (including 1 GB for Address Dictionary)

For optimal performance we recommend:

• Dual core processor or better

•2GB RAM

• 10 GB available disk space.

processor or equivalent

Supported Operating Systems

MapMarker runs on:

• Microsoft Windows

•Solaris

•HP-UX

• Red Hat Linux

• SUSE Linux

See the product Release Notes for detailed information on supported operating systems for your
specific version of MapMarker.

JVM Requirements

MapMarker requires a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to run. MapMarker USA v25 ships with JVM 1.6.

See the product Release Notes for detailed JVM support information for your specific version of
MapMarker.

During the installation, you will have the option of installing the JVM that ships with MapMarker or
using one that you already have installed on your computer. See the product Release Notes for
detailed JVM support information for your specific version of MapMarker.

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Installing MapMarker

Database Requirements

MapMarker USA 25 supports selected ODBC databases and drivers for SQL Server, Microsoft
Access and Oracle.

See the product Release Notes for updated database support information for your specific version of
MapMarker.

Web Server Requirements (Developer Edition Only)

The MapMarker server allows you to develop geocoding applications on any Java Platform,
Enterprise Edition (Java EE) application server that supports JDK 1.5 or JDK 1.6.

MapMarker USA ships with:

• Apache Tomcat 6.0. This is installed if the Web Application feature is selected during the
Developer Product installation.

Your product Release Notes may contain additional information on web server support information
for your specific version of MapMarker.

Optimizing Performance

To get the greatest benefit from the MapMarker geocoding capabilities, you can follow some
optimization and performance guidelines. See General Guidelines for Optimizing Geocoding.

Installing MapMarker

This section describes the typical MapMarker installation procedures for Microsoft Windows users
and for UNIX/Linux users. The graphical installer interface guides you through the procedure. You
can also install silently, without user interaction.

L You must have administrative privilege on your machine to install MapMarker USA 25.

Using the Software License

Install Using the Graphical Interface on page 33

Installing Silently on page 39

Using the Software License

Regardless of your installation strategy or platform, you must have a software license to install
MapMarker USA v25. You should have received software license files from your Sales
Representative before you install the software.

License management is explained in your MapMarker USA v25 Release Notes. Your Sales
Representative and Pitney Bowes Software Customer Service can also provide information.

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