Pitney Bowes MapMarker USA - Manual (Page 102)

Using Geocoding Options
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User Guide
Using Expanded Search
Expanded search can return candidates within a specified radius of the input address even if the
input city is wrong. For example, an address like:
One Global View, Albany NY
will not normally return a close match candidate in Standard mode with the default City search level
because the input city is incorrect. Neither will you get a close match candidate if you select the
Finance Area search level. However if you select Expanded search level with a distance of 10 miles,
you will get a close match candidate because the correct city of Troy is within 10 miles of Albany.
Additional Match Settings
The other selections on the Match Settings tab are controlled with the following check boxes in the
Additional Settings group.
Search distance in miles If Expanded Search is selected, you can specify the
distance (up to 99 miles) from the input address that
MapMarker will search.
Limit to current state If Expanded Search is selected, you can limit the expanded
search to the same state of the input address, regardless of
the mile radius.
Search Level Settings(continued)
Multiple Match Option Description
Additional Matching Preferences
Option Description
Use Wide Search If checked, the wide search is used. Wide search considers all
streets that begin with the first letter of the input street name, and
therefore can identify many more potential candidates. Wide search
is most often used in combination with Relaxed mode as part of a
multiple-pass geocoding strategy. See
Using Wide Search with
Multiple Pass Strategy on page 103 .
Accept S5 or Better Street
Address Matches Check this box if you only want street address matches of S5 or
higher accuracy.
Accept S5 Street Address
Matches Only Check this box if you want S5 street address matches only.