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• Add geographic data to the ZIP + 4® level

• Improve customer relations with dealer locator lookup

• Enhance target marketing with links to 2000 Census data

• Locate map coordinates from street address


• 32 and 64 bit versions

• Appends latitude/longitude coordinates to the 6th decimal place

• Appends census tract and block group

• Cross platform (Windows, Linux, Solaris)

• Appends county FIPS code

• Sample source code

• Free technical support
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GeoCoder is released as quarterly updates (Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall) and is valid for 9 months after its release.

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Find latitude and longitude of address with GeoCoder Object
Locate map coordinates from street address and add latitude/longitude coordinates to the records in your database using your custom programs or Web site. Pass a ZIP + 4® code to this API and it returns the latitude & longitude coordinates along with the census tract data and block boundary. Not only can you find coordinates of an address, you can use the tract and block numbers to link to Census Bureau demographic data. 

Cascade GeoCoding
GeoCoder alone will add the latitude/longitude coordinates to the ZIP + 4®, or the 9-digit postal code of an address. The GeoPoints add-on appends a more precise lat/long coordinate to the 11-digit (ZIP+4 + Delivery Point) level of the address or parcel. If unavailable, GeoCoder will append the coordinates based on (1) the ZIP+2 or (2) the 5-digit ZIP®. It is recommended that prior to geocoding, you verify addresses and append ZIP + 4 codes using the Address Object from Melissa Data. Address object validates addresses to actual point of delivery (DPV®), and also appends the DP (delivery point) enabling the precise 11-digit geocoding of the GeoPoints add-on.

Learn more about Cascade Geocoding.


Use with programs written in a variety of languages:
Delphi, C, C+ +, Visual FoxPro, Oracle, Power Builder, Visual Basic,
J Script, VB Script, and more.

Learn more about Geocoding and Location Intelligence.


System requirements

500 MB of hard disk space
1 GB RAM Minimum

Windows
2000, XP, 2003, Vista
Pentium Pro or higher processor (x86, x64)


Linux Distributions:
Red Hat 8.0 (gcc 3.3) and above 32/64 bit (x86, x64)

Solaris™ versions:
Solaris 8,9,10, SPARC platform, 32/64 bit.


AIX™ versions:
5.2, 5.3. POWER, rs/6000, PPC, 32/64 Bit


HPUX™ versions:
11.11, 11.23, PA-RISC, Itanium, 32/64 bit


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Append ZIP + 4®, latitude, longitude, census tract and block. Link addresses to related geographics, calculate distance between two points, and link to 2000 Census data


Add the latitude and longitude coordinates plus Census tract and block numbers to the records in your list.


Ensure the integrity of your database, catch customer data-input errors, and standardize data for faster processing.


Increase deliverables with DPV and verify addresses to actual point of delivery.


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