Loqate Installation Instructions can be found here.
The setup wizard for the Local API can be obtained from our SFTP server. Please contact your account manager to retrieve the SFTP information. If you do not know who your account manager is, please contact the support team at support@loqate.com.
The 2019Q1.1 release makes improvements to the performance of the verification process and the quality of the results. Please remember to update both the program files and the reference data. The improvements are tied to the data in the Global Knowledge Repository and the Local API. If you need any assistance with the upgrade of the Local API or the data update process, please contact GBG Loqate Support.
The md5checksum can be used to help ensure the datapacks have been fully downloaded. If you would like to see a list of md5checksums for this release, please contact your account manager.
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Knowledge Base & Reference Data Updates
The table below shows which countries have been updated, and how, in this release.
- Reference Data = 13 countries
- Lexicons = 3 countries
- Context Rules = 0 countries
| Country Name | ISO Code | Context Rules | Lexicons | Reference Data |
| AFGHANISTAN | AF | |||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | AX | |||
| ALBANIA | AL | |||
| ALGERIA | DZ | |||
| AMERICAN SAMOA | AS | X | ||
| ANDORRA | AD | |||
| ANGOLA | AO | |||
| ANGUILLA | AI | |||
| ANTARCTICA | AQ | |||
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | AG | |||
| ARGENTINA | AR | |||
| ARMENIA | AM | |||
| ARUBA | AW | |||
| AUSTRALIA | AU | |||
| AUSTRIA | AT | |||
| AZERBAIJAN | AZ | |||
| BAHAMAS | BS | |||
| BAHRAIN | BH | |||
| BANGLADESH | BD | |||
| BARBADOS | BB | |||
| BELARUS | BY | |||
| BELGIUM | BE | |||
| BELIZE | BZ | |||
| BENIN | BJ | |||
| BERMUDA | BM | |||
| BHUTAN | BT | |||
| BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF | BO | |||
| BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA | BQ | |||
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | BA | |||
| BOTSWANA | BW | |||
| BOUVET ISLAND | BV | |||
| BRAZIL | BR | |||
| BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | IO | |||
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | BN | |||
| BULGARIA | BG | |||
| BURKINA FASO | BF | |||
| BURUNDI | BI | |||
| CAMBODIA | KH | |||
| CAMEROON | CM | |||
| CANADA | CA | X | X | |
| CAPE VERDE | CV | |||
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | KY | |||
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | CF | |||
| CHAD | TD | |||
| CHILE | CL | |||
| CHINA | CN | |||
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND | CX | |||
| COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | CC | |||
| COLOMBIA | CO | |||
| COMOROS | KM | |||
| CONGO | CG | |||
| CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | CD | |||
| COOK ISLANDS | CK | |||
| COSTA RICA | CR | |||
| CÔTE D’IVOIRE | CI | |||
| CROATIA | HR | |||
| CUBA | CU | |||
| CURAÇAO | CW | |||
| CYPRUS | CY | |||
| CZECH REPUBLIC | CZ | |||
| DENMARK | DK | |||
| DJIBOUTI | DJ | |||
| DOMINICA | DM | |||
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | DO | |||
| ECUADOR | EC | |||
| EGYPT | EG | |||
| EL SALVADOR | SV | |||
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | GQ | |||
| ERITREA | ER | |||
| ESTONIA | EE | |||
| ESWATINI | SZ | |||
| ETHIOPIA | ET | |||
| FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) | FK | |||
| FAROE ISLANDS | FO | |||
| FIJI | FJ | |||
| FINLAND | FI | |||
| FRANCE | FR | |||
| FRENCH GUIANA | GF | |||
| FRENCH POLYNESIA | PF | |||
| FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES | TF | |||
| GABON | GA | |||
| GAMBIA | GM | |||
| GEORGIA | GE | |||
| GERMANY | DE | |||
| GHANA | GH | |||
| GIBRALTAR | GI | |||
| GREECE | GR | |||
| GREENLAND | GL | |||
| GRENADA | GD | |||
| GUADELOUPE | GP | |||
| GUAM | GU | X | ||
| GUATEMALA | GT | |||
| GUERNSEY | GG | X | ||
| GUINEA | GN | |||
| GUINEA-BISSAU | GW | |||
| GUYANA | GY | |||
| HAITI | HT | |||
| HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | HM | |||
| HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) | VA | |||
| HONDURAS | HN | |||
| HONG KONG | HK | |||
| HUNGARY | HU | |||
| ICELAND | IS | |||
| INDIA | IN | |||
| INDONESIA | ID | |||
| IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF | IR | |||
| IRAQ | IQ | |||
| IRELAND | IE | |||
| ISLE OF MAN | IM | X | ||
| ISRAEL | IL | |||
| ITALY | IT | |||
| JAMAICA | JM | |||
| JAPAN | JP | |||
| JERSEY | JE | X | ||
| JORDAN | JO | |||
| KAZAKHSTAN | KZ | |||
| KENYA | KE | |||
| KIRIBATI | KI | |||
| KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF | KP | |||
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | KR | |||
| KUWAIT | KW | |||
| KYRGYZSTAN | KG | |||
| LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | LA | |||
| LATVIA | LV | |||
| LEBANON | LB | |||
| LESOTHO | LS | |||
| LIBERIA | LR | |||
| LIBYA | LY | |||
| LIECHTENSTEIN | LI | |||
| LITHUANIA | LT | |||
| LUXEMBOURG | LU | |||
| MACAO | MO | |||
| MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF | MK | |||
| MADAGASCAR | MG | |||
| MALAWI | MW | |||
| MALAYSIA | MY | |||
| MALDIVES | MV | |||
| MALI | ML | |||
| MALTA | MT | |||
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | MH | X | ||
| MARTINIQUE | MQ | |||
| MAURITANIA | MR | |||
| MAURITIUS | MU | |||
| MAYOTTE | YT | |||
| MEXICO | MX | |||
| MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF | FM | X | ||
| MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | MD | |||
| MONACO | MC | |||
| MONGOLIA | MN | |||
| MONTENEGRO | ME | |||
| MONTSERRAT | MS | |||
| MOROCCO | MA | |||
| MOZAMBIQUE | MZ | |||
| MYANMAR | MM | |||
| NAMIBIA | NA | |||
| NAURU | NR | |||
| NEPAL | NP | |||
| NETHERLANDS | NL | |||
| NEW CALEDONIA | NC | |||
| NEW ZEALAND | NZ | |||
| NICARAGUA | NI | |||
| NIGER | NE | |||
| NIGERIA | NG | |||
| NIUE | NU | |||
| NORFOLK ISLAND | NF | |||
| NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | MP | X | ||
| NORWAY | NO | |||
| OMAN | OM | |||
| PAKISTAN | PK | |||
| PALAU | PW | X | ||
| PALESTINE, STATE OF | PS | |||
| PANAMA | PA | |||
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PG | |||
| PARAGUAY | PY | |||
| PERU | PE | |||
| PHILIPPINES | PH | |||
| PITCAIRN | PN | |||
| POLAND | PL | |||
| PORTUGAL | PT | |||
| PUERTO RICO | PR | |||
| QATAR | QA | |||
| RÉUNION | RE | |||
| ROMANIA | RO | |||
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | RU | |||
| RWANDA | RW | |||
| SAINT BARTHÉLEMY | BL | |||
| SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA | SH | |||
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | KN | |||
| SAINT LUCIA | LC | |||
| SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH PART) | MF | |||
| SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | PM | |||
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | VC | |||
| SAMOA | WS | |||
| SAN MARINO | SM | |||
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | ST | |||
| SAUDI ARABIA | SA | |||
| SENEGAL | SN | |||
| SERBIA | RS | |||
| SEYCHELLES | SC | |||
| SIERRA LEONE | SL | |||
| SINGAPORE | SG | |||
| SINT MAARTEN | SX | |||
| SLOVAKIA | SK | |||
| SLOVENIA | SI | |||
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | SB | |||
| SOMALIA | SO | |||
| SOUTH AFRICA | ZA | |||
| SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | GS | |||
| SOUTH SUDAN, REPUBLIC OF | SS | |||
| SPAIN | ES | |||
| SRI LANKA | LK | |||
| SUDAN | SD | |||
| SURINAME | SR | |||
| SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN | SJ | |||
| SWEDEN | SE | X | ||
| SWITZERLAND | CH | |||
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | SY | |||
| TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | TW | |||
| TAJIKISTAN | TJ | |||
| TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | TZ | |||
| THAILAND | TH | |||
| TIMOR-LESTE | TL | |||
| TOGO | TG | |||
| TOKELAU | TK | |||
| TONGA | TO | |||
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | TT | |||
| TUNISIA | TN | |||
| TURKEY | TR | |||
| TURKMENISTAN | TM | |||
| TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | TC | |||
| TUVALU | TV | |||
| UGANDA | UG | |||
| UKRAINE | UA | |||
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AE | |||
| UNITED KINGDOM | GB | X | ||
| UNITED STATES | US | X | X | |
| UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS | UM | |||
| URUGUAY | UY | |||
| UZBEKISTAN | UZ | |||
| VANUATU | VU | |||
| VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC | VE | |||
| VIET NAM | VN | |||
| VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH | VG | |||
| VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. | VI | X | ||
| WALLIS AND FUTUNA | WF | |||
| WESTERN SAHARA | EH | |||
| YEMEN | YE | |||
| ZAMBIA | ZM | |||
| ZIMBABWE | ZW |