Match Identifier

  • The first character in the match identifier is always S (which stands for Street Type).
  • The second character represents the precision of the latitude/longitude coordinated assigned to the address. Typically, the higher the number, the more precise the coordinates are. In the chart below 8 is a single point that represents an address and is the most precise. Others are less precise.

Number

Positional Accuracy

8

A single point represents the address 

7

Interpolated points along a street segment/parcel 

6

Centroid of a site or building with a dedicated zip code 

5

Interpolated points along a street segment 

4

Street centroid 

3

ZIP + 4 centroid 

2

ZIP + 2 centroid 

1

ZIP centroid 

0

No coordinates available 

 

The remaining 7 characters represent individual elements of the address. These indicate how well the address you provided matches the address that is returned by Agent. If there is an exact match between the addresses, all 7 letters will be returned. If one or more letters is not returned, it is because this part of the does not match. For example, if there is a misspelling in the city name, the letter C will not be returned.

Position

Letter Code

Address Position 

1

H

House Number

2

P

Street Prefix

3

N

Street Name

4

T

Street Type

5

S

Street Suffix

6

C

City Name

7

Z

Zip Code