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Chapter 5:
Viewing Match Candidates on a Map
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User Guide
Viewing Match Candidates on a Map
Candidate visualization allows you to see where potential matches fall on a map to help you
determine the best match for your address. You can display match candidates in relation to a street
network, using the appropriate Pitney Bowes Software products. If you geocode your table with
MapMarker USA 25, you can display the records with MapMarker Streets or StreetPro Enhanced
products.
Candidate visualization is accessible via the Map button in the Interactive Geocode and Quick Find
dialog boxes.
Setting the Street Data Path
Before mapping your candidates, specify the location of your street data in the Map tab of the
System Preferences dialog (Options > System Preferences). You can also control which layers
you want displayed in the map. See
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If you did not previously specify a valid location of the street data, the Map button on the
Interactive or Quick Find dialog boxes will be disabled.
Viewing Match Candidates With Interactive Geocoding
Use candidate visualization with interactive geocoding to select the point on the map that represents
your match choice. MapMarker geocodes to that record.
To view potential matches on a map during interactive geocoding:
1. From the Interactive dialog box, proceed through the table until you reach a record with a list of
match candidates that you want to view on a map.
2. Click Map. MapMarker creates a map view of all match candidates in the list. Each candidate is
displayed with the color representing match type.
For example, green stars are candidates that match to the street address (S5) and yellow stars
are those that match to the ZIP + 4
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centroid (S3 or Z3). See
for more information on these symbols.
3. Use the tools provided to pan, zoom, and label the map to help you decide the best match
candidate for the address. The label tool allows you to label nearby streets and features to
provide a geographic reference for the candidates.
4. When you decide the best match, click the candidate symbol with the Select tool and click OK.
You are returned to the Interactive dialog box. Your choice is highlighted in the candidate list.
5. Click Geocode if you want to geocode the selected candidate.
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You can also use candidate visualization as part of the Quick Find feature. See
for a description of this.