Returning abbreviated city names – Pitney Bowes MapMarker USA User Manual
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Returning Abbreviated City Names
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User Guide
To get abbreviated address on output, do the following:
1. If you have not done so already, add the required output columns to the table that you want to
geocode. See
for information on the columns.
2. Open the table you want to geocode. Proceed through the Select Column dialogs.
3. Once you have provided all the information in the Select output columns from your table, click
Finish. You are then returned to the Geocode dialog box.
4. In the Geocode dialog box, make selections for the Geocode Precision, Types of Rows to
Geocode, and Range to Geocode.
5. Select the Match Settings tab. In that dialog click Return Short Address. Note that this option
is available even if Use CASS Mode is not selected. Make your other selections in the Match
Settings dialog.
6. Click Geocode to begin geocoding.
The following examples illustrate several standardized base addresses that exceed 30 characters
and the corresponding abbreviated returned address. The bold text shows the standardized base
address and the corresponding abbreviated address.
Returning Abbreviated City Names
MapMarker USA 25 can return an abbreviated city name (maximum of 13 characters) for any valid
city name (regardless of length). Abbreviated city name returned are available as a user-selected
option on the Match Settings dialog. This information is returned in the standard City output field.
You do not have to be licensed for CASS to take advantage of the Abbreviated Address option.
To get abbreviated city names on output, do the following:
1. If you have not done so already, add the required output columns to the table that you want to
geocode. See
for information on the columns.
2. Open the table you want to geocode. Proceed through the Select Column dialogs.
3. Once you have provided all the information in the Select output columns from your table, click
Finish. You are then returned to the Geocode dialog box.
Abbreviated Addresses
Standardized Base Address Input
Abbreviated Address Output
100 Tyngsborough Business Pk Dr
Unit Tyngsboro MA 01879
100 Business Park Dr Unit 1 Tyngsboro MA 01879-
00171
108 Woodsville Marshall Corner Rd
APT A Hopewell NJ 08525
108 Mrshl Crnr Wods Rd Apt A Hopewell NJ 08525-
2800
700 Rev S Howard Woodson Jr Way
31 Trenton NJ 08618-3802
700 Howard Woodson Way Trenton NJ 08618-3802