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Product: MapInfo Professional
Version: 8.5
Platform: Citrix; Windows 2003 Server Enterprise; Windows XP Home; Windows XP Home SP1A; Windows XP Home SP2; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Professional 64 - 32 Bit Mode; Windows XP Professional SP 1A; Windows XP Professional SP 2; Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Category: Geocoding Services

Summary:
Setting the common options for Service Geocoding (MapInfo Professional v8.5).

Question:
Setting the common options for Service Geocoding (MapInfo Professional v8.5).

Answer:

To set the common geocoding options for service geocoding:

1. Complete the instructions in Geocoding a Table using a Geocoding Service--> to display the Geocode Properties dialog box.

2. The Common Options tab allows you to specify the matching criteria and fallback options for the data you are geocoding.



Require Exact Match On
Select the address check boxes you want the service to match exactly:

Address Number to force the geocoding service to match the address number exactly.

Street Name to force the geocoding service to match the street name exactly.
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City/Town Name to force the geocoding service to match the city/town name exactly.

Postal Code to force the geocoding service to match the postal code address exactly.

Fallback
If the service does not find an address match in a street-level geocoding session, select the data you want the service to use to geocode your entry:

Fallback to Postal Code Centroid - The data you are geocoding must include postal code information to use this fallback option.

Fallback to Geographic Centroid - The data you are geocoding must include geographic object information to use this fallback option.

Maximum Candidates - Number of Candidates
If the geocoding service finds more than one record that matches the address you entered, the number you enter into this field determines the greatest number of candidates that display. For example, the default is 2. If there are 5 addresses that match the address you entered, only the first two display, sorted in the order of best matching probability. This option is only enabled when you select the Interactive mode.

Geometry Settings

Symbol Style - Click this button to select the style properties of the point you want to display when the service geocoding is complete. The style you select here overrides the default symbol style.

Projection - This button is disabled for this process because the results are written to the Cosmetic layer of the selected Map window.

4. Complete your selections in this dialog box. Click OK to return to the Find Address dialog box.

5. Click Search to begin the geocoding process. The geocoding results display in the list at the bottom of the dialog box.

6. When you have completed these selections and entries, you are ready to select other geocoding settings or click Geocode to begin the geocoding process.


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