Pitney Bowes MapMarker USA User Manual
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Chapter 3:
Geocoding Your Table Interactively
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6. Select Next if MapMarker offers no match suggestions or if you do not agree with the choices in
the match list.
When you click Next, a dialog is displayed asking if you want to mark the record as
“Non-geocodable.” This means that you do not want MapMarker to attempt to match this record
during future geocoding passes. This is useful when you know the record does not geocode and
you do not want it to display again in future geocoding passes. You have several choices in this
dialog:
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Click Yes to have MapMarker mark the record with the result code NG (non-geocodable).
This dialog is displayed each time you click Next.
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Click Yes to All if you want to mark all future “Ignore” records in this geocoding session as
NG. The dialog is not displayed again during the session.
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Click No if you do not wish to mark the record as NG. The dialog is displayed each time you
click Next on a record.
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Click No to All if you do not want to mark any “Ignore” records as NG. The dialog is not
displayed again during the session.
7. To expand the search area, check Expand Search and specify a radius up to 99 miles. Select
the check box labelled Limit to current state if desired. This feature helps to find a match when
the input address contains limited or inaccurate city or ZIP Code information.
8. To change the interactive matching conditions, click Options. The tabs, Match Settings,
Fallback, and Multiple Match appear. Make the necessary changes to increase the potential for
a match.
For more information on controlling these geocoding match settings and preferences, see:
Match Settings Dialog on page 96
Fallback Dialog on page 105
Multiple Match Dialog on page 106
9. Click Search to search the Address Dictionary using the new matching conditions.
10. Edit the record by entering new text that may increase the likelihood of a match. Click Search to
bring up a new list of suggestions that may better match the edited record.
Add the edits into your table by selecting the Write selected address below to database on
Geocode check box. Choose the match from the list and click Geocode. MapMarker geocodes
the record and updates your table with your edits.
11. To see an expanded list of ranges, including apartment numbers, office suites, etc., select
Ranges. A detailed list of address ranges for the highlighted street appears. Click Ranges again
to close the list of ranges.
12. Click Back to move backward in the table to re-display a record.
13. Click Map to view the match candidates in a map window. The match candidates are displayed
with color-coded symbols that indicate their match potential to the input address. See
Displaying Geocoded Records in MapInfo Professional on page 91
for a description of the
symbols.
The map feature is available if you have set the location for street data in the Maps tab in the
System Preferences dialog, as described in
. Also see
, for related information.