Pitney Bowes MapMarker USA - Manual (Page 19)

Chapter 1:
MapMarker Features
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User Guide
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.
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 .