We are pleased to present our 2014Q4.0 release. New in this release are:
- Faster verification for US
- Address Powersearch for Japan
- Improved title casing for the US, Australia, and Canada
- Native Address Powersearch formatting for China, Japan, and Korea
- Improved parsing with a phonetic lexicon
Check out our 2014Q4.0 Release Webinar held on October 23rd, 2014:
Please note, this video is no longer available. In this video, Loqate CTO Paul Flew and Director of Engineering Uma Ramamurthy take the time to discuss the new features of the Q4 release which include improvements to verification and title casing, updates to Address Powersearch and native Address Powersearch formatting and improved parsing with a phonetic lexicon.
This document describes these changes in greater detail along with things to be aware of and other helpful tips.
General Suggestions & Tips
For the best results, install the 2014Q4.0 release as soon as your application development cycle allows it. The 2014Q4.0 release makes improvements in both the throughput of the verification process and the quality of the results.
Please remember to update both the program files and the reference data. The improvements in the Loqate Engine are tied to the data in the Global Knowledge Repository and the combination works better. If you can’t update both in your application, please contact Loqate Support prior to upgrading so we can help you.
Major API Features
Faster Verification for US
In this release, we introduced a new Hash Index for US. The hash index is built to support faster verification for addresses that match the reference data exactly. Other countries will be supported in future releases.
For example, if the input address is “999 Baker way, Ste 320, San Mateo, CA, 94404,” then the hash index will be used to verify the address before using the match tool.
Hash Index helps improve verification performance significantly on input that matches reference data.
Address Powersearch for Japan
Japan was one of the few countries not to receive a Powersearch data pack in our previous release. This data pack has now been compiled and will be added to our product list.
Native Address Powersearch Formatting for China, Japan, and Korea
Addresses in Japan start with the postal code instead of the premise number, as is common in most other countries. Our Powersearch indexes previously required all input to Powersearch to start with a premise number in order to be auto-completed accurately.
Now Powersearch will be able to auto-complete addresses that are in native format when the input is in the respective native script. This is an ongoing effort and should extend to other countries in future releases.
Improved Title Casing for the US, Australia, and Canada
Casing and capitalization can be an issue with many addresses. Users often capitalize the wrong word, or forget to capitalize the necessary ones which can make the address harder to read or process. Our GKR will now be able to assign the correct casing to addresses in the US, Australia, and Canada even in cases where the user completely neglected to do so.
Improved Parsing with Phonetic Lexicon
In this release, we added phonetic lexicons to help improve the parsing and therefore improve the verification quality.
Phonetic lexicons are able to handle homonyms and spelling errors with better accuracy than our previous methods. For example, a phonetic lexicon will be able to recognize Baltamor as Baltimore by itself, rather than having to depend on hardcoded rules. This should enable the engine to correct misspellings that were not explicitly included in our GKR rules.
New Server Options
a) SearchAutocompleteIndexCheck
This option allows the user to control if the search process should use the Powersearch auto-complete index files. The default is ON. The option should be set to 0 or OFF to have the search process not use Powersearch auto-complete index files. The option should be set to 1 or ON for the search process to use the Powersearch auto-complete index files. This can also be used as a process option.
b) AutocompleteIndexOnly
This option allows the user to specify whether the search process should use Powersearch auto-complete index ONLY. The default is OFF. The option should be set to 0 or OFF to allow search tool to also use the parser and match tool when the auto-complete index cannot find any results. The option should be set to 1 or ON to allow the search tool to use the Powersearch auto-complete index files. This can also be used as a process option.
c) FlexiconCountryList
This option allows the user to specify a comma separated list of ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country codes for which phonetic lexicons (described above) is enabled for parsing. Default value is empty which means that the phonetic lexicons are not enabled for any country by default.
New Process Options
a) HashCheck
This option controls whether the Verify process will use the hash index or not. The default is ON. If the option is set to 0 or OFF, then the Verify Process will not use the Hash Index during verification.
Cloud API Updates
The Loqate Cloud will be updated to 2014Q4.0 along with the general release. The following list provides a summary of new features available through our Cloud APIs.
- Case 00004026: Loqate Cloud Credit
- Case 00004046: CreateSession API calls fail
- Case 00004058: everythinglocation.com – Notification of PayPal payment
- Case 00004069: Billing inquiry
- Case 00004142: Please verify your email address
- Case 00004351: Loqate web service in Siebel
Other Local API Updates
Please see below for a list of cases resolved by this release. Sometimes the case descriptions we are supplied with can be difficult to understand, so please contact support@loqate.com for further information about any solved cases.
- Case 00001568: Output casing in “Verify”
- Case 00001692: Japanese addresses: postal code issues
- Case 00002215: Error with minimum matchscore
- Case 00002249: Validation produces incorrect post code
- Case 00002435: Duplicate records for multiple results
- Case 00002543: 5-digit zip code is wrong, no zip4 add-on and V33 shows premise was not matched
- Case 00002895: New York NY
- Case 00003330: Post Directional Casing
- Case 00003558: Issues searching on US zip code
- Case 00003704: Add geocode files to query tool demo pick list
- Case 00003771: City name with “La”
- Case 00003792: Waldorf Astoria New York
- Case 00003793: City processing with dropped space
- Case 00003808: Ordinals match to wrong street
- Case 00003828: Inconsistent “Search” behaviour
- Case 00003928: US address Bug
- Case 00004005: address issue
- Case 00004042: Install Manager messaging
- Case 00004097: AMAS: Inconsistent treatment odd State
- Case 00004109: L-3592,L-3366,L-2828 Addresses Returning Constant Field Value “600001” for Address1
- Case 00004168: DefaultCountry not work in Loqate service
- Case 00004181: Dutch issues
- Case 00004203: Issue with Armenia Ref Data
- Case 00004263: 9/5-digit zip output example
- Case 00004290: Improvements to Install Manager UI
- Case 00004299: Unwanted change of State while cleansing an address
- Case 00004364: “Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur” incorrectly cleansed to “Kuala Lumpur
- Case 00004433: option to enable/disable Power search
- Case 00004457: Crash on Sol64
Country Updates
We are continually improving our country data and rules/lexicons to support them. The table below shows which countries have been enhanced, and how, in this release.
- Case 00002005: Poland address issue
- Case 00002274: 2013 Q2: data quality II
- Case 00002934: Repeated numeric address elements in output
- Case 00003035: Switching order of address lines results in different processing for an Indonesian address
- Case 00003089: Data Issues with values returned for countries IL/KE/KZ/RS
- Case 00003101: Incorrect processing when given misspelled locality with thoroughfare having no street type
- Case 00003214: Various Standard abbreviations for military addresses should always be uppercased
- Case 00003368: Hong Kong matching
- Case 00003516: Sub building designation in Netherlands address causes repeat of locality in output
- Case 00003519: Common alpha premise range in Netherlands address causes problem with parser
- Case 00003521: Trailing word on Dutch Street Address causes Premise to be dropped
- Case 00003605: Belgium parsing issues
- Case 00003636: ISR: Native script is returning Romanized Locality
- Case 00003832: Japan parsing errors
- Case 00003845: Address Cleansing Issues
- Case 00003859: Country India state name spelling are incorrect
- Case 00003878: Parsing Issue with Spanish Address that Includes Abbreviated Province
- Case 00003928: US address Bug
- Case 00003937: Loqate data question
- Case 00003953: Issue with State Values for US
- Case 00003954: Issue with Province Values for Argentina Loqate Data Pack 14.1
- Case 00003976: Foreign Locality names in local languages
- Case 00003989: Verified address consistency
- Case 00003999: Czech address issue
- Case 00004006: Loqate Canadian address question – need to improve logic around numeric regional roads
- Case 00004014: Denmark reference data issue
- Case 00004050: Verify not returning address for Netherlands
- Case 00004169: Loqate UK issue
- Case 00004172: US address issues
- Case 00004180: Building number is adding every time we cleanse address even it is there
- Case 00004184: Incorrect Brazil Locality
- Case 00004204: Iraq Geocoding Oddity
- Case 00004214: BRA Address Line issue
- Case 00004215: MAC address issue
- Case 00004249: Taiwan Address validation
- Case 00004250: Delivery line 1 and 2 are in the wrong order for Greece addresses
- Case 00004251: Delivery line 1 and 2 are in the wrong order for Peru addresses
- Case 00004255: LA address: Search succeeds but Verify fails
- Case 00004269: Inappropriate match and return values
- Case 00004362: Ukraine Address – CITY CHANGED FROM ENGLISH TO LOCAL LANGUAGE
- Case 00004462: Brazil data investigation
Summary of Improvement Changes
- Reference Data = All countries
- Lexicons = 21 countries
- Context Rules = 1 country
| Country Name | ISO Code | Context Rules | Lexicons | Reference Data | Address Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | AF |
x |
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| ÅLAND ISLANDS | AX |
x |
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| ALBANIA | AL |
x |
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| ALGERIA | DZ |
x |
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| AMERICAN SAMOA | AS |
x |
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| ANDORRA | AD |
x |
|||
| ANGOLA | AO |
x |
|||
| ANGUILLA | AI |
x |
|||
| ANTARCTICA | AQ |
x |
|||
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | AG |
x |
|||
| ARGENTINA | AR |
x |
|||
| ARMENIA | AM | x |
x |
||
| ARUBA | AW |
x |
|||
| AUSTRALIA | AU | x |
x |
||
| AUSTRIA | AT |
x |
|||
| AZERBAIJAN | AZ |
x |
|||
| BAHAMAS | BS | x |
x |
||
| BAHRAIN | BH |
x |
|||
| BANGLADESH | BD |
x |
|||
| BARBADOS | BB |
x |
|||
| BELARUS | BY |
x |
|||
| BELGIUM | BE | x | x |
x |
|
| BELIZE | BZ |
x |
|||
| BENIN | BJ |
x |
|||
| BERMUDA | BM |
x |
|||
| BHUTAN | BT |
x |
|||
| BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF | BO |
x |
|||
| BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA | BQ |
x |
|||
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | BA |
x |
|||
| BOTSWANA | BW | x |
x |
||
| BOUVET ISLAND | BV |
x |
|||
| BRAZIL | BR | x |
x |
||
| BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | IO |
x |
|||
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | BN |
x |
|||
| BULGARIA | BG |
x |
|||
| BURKINA FASO | BF |
x |
|||
| BURUNDI | BI |
x |
|||
| CAMBODIA | KH |
x |
|||
| CAMEROON | CM |
x |
|||
| CANADA | CA | x |
x |
||
| CAPE VERDE | CV |
x |
|||
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | KY |
x |
|||
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | CF |
x |
|||
| CHAD | TD |
x |
|||
| CHILE | CL |
x |
|||
| CHINA | CN |
x |
|||
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND | CX |
x |
|||
| COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS | CC |
x |
|||
| COLOMBIA | CO |
x |
|||
| COMOROS | KM |
x |
|||
| CONGO | CG |
x |
|||
| CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | CD |
x |
|||
| COOK ISLANDS | CK |
x |
|||
| COSTA RICA | CR |
x |
|||
| CÔTE D’IVOIRE | CI |
x |
|||
| CROATIA | HR |
x |
|||
| CUBA | CU |
x |
|||
| CURAÇAO | CW |
x |
|||
| CYPRUS | CY |
x |
|||
| CZECH REPUBLIC | CZ | x |
x |
||
| DENMARK | DK |
x |
|||
| DJIBOUTI | DJ |
x |
|||
| DOMINICA | DM |
x |
|||
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | DO |
x |
|||
| ECUADOR | EC |
x |
|||
| EGYPT | EG |
x |
|||
| EL SALVADOR | SV |
x |
|||
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | GQ |
x |
|||
| ERITREA | ER |
x |
|||
| ESTONIA | EE |
x |
|||
| ETHIOPIA | ET |
x |
|||
| FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) | FK |
x |
|||
| FAROE ISLANDS | FO |
x |
|||
| FIJI | FJ |
x |
|||
| FINLAND | FI |
x |
|||
| FRANCE | FR |
x |
|||
| FRENCH GUIANA | GF |
x |
|||
| FRENCH POLYNESIA | PF |
x |
|||
| FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES | TF |
x |
|||
| GABON | GA |
x |
|||
| GAMBIA | GM |
x |
|||
| GEORGIA | GE |
x |
|||
| GERMANY | DE |
x |
|||
| GHANA | GH |
x |
|||
| GIBRALTAR | GI |
x |
|||
| GREECE | GR | x |
x |
||
| GREENLAND | GL |
x |
|||
| GRENADA | GD |
x |
|||
| GUADELOUPE | GP |
x |
|||
| GUAM | GU |
x |
|||
| GUATEMALA | GT |
x |
|||
| GUERNSEY | GG |
x |
|||
| GUINEA | GN |
x |
|||
| GUINEA-BISSAU | GW |
x |
|||
| GUYANA | GY |
x |
|||
| HAITI | HT |
x |
|||
| HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | HM |
x |
|||
| HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) | VA |
x |
|||
| HONDURAS | HN |
x |
|||
| HONG KONG | HK | x |
x |
||
| HUNGARY | HU |
x |
|||
| ICELAND | IS |
x |
|||
| INDIA | IN | x |
x |
||
| INDONESIA | ID | x |
x |
||
| IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF | IR |
x |
|||
| IRAQ | IQ | x |
x |
||
| IRELAND | IE |
x |
|||
| ISLE OF MAN | IM |
x |
|||
| ISRAEL | IL |
x |
|||
| ITALY | IT |
x |
|||
| JAMAICA | JM |
x |
|||
| JAPAN | JP |
x |
|||
| JERSEY | JE |
x |
|||
| JORDAN | JO |
x |
|||
| KAZAKHSTAN | KZ |
x |
|||
| KENYA | KE |
x |
|||
| KIRIBATI | KI |
x |
|||
| KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF | KP |
x |
|||
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | KR |
x |
|||
| KUWAIT | KW |
x |
|||
| KYRGYZSTAN | KG |
x |
|||
| LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | LA |
x |
|||
| LATVIA | LV |
x |
|||
| LEBANON | LB |
x |
|||
| LESOTHO | LS |
x |
|||
| LIBERIA | LR |
x |
|||
| LIBYA | LY |
x |
|||
| LIECHTENSTEIN | LI |
x |
|||
| LITHUANIA | LT |
x |
|||
| LUXEMBOURG | LU |
x |
|||
| MACAO | MO | x |
x |
||
| MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAVREPUBLIC OF | MK |
x |
|||
| MADAGASCAR | MG |
x |
|||
| MALAWI | MW |
x |
|||
| MALAYSIA | MY |
x |
|||
| MALDIVES | MV |
x |
|||
| MALI | ML |
x |
|||
| MALTA | MT |
x |
|||
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | MH |
x |
|||
| MARTINIQUE | MQ |
x |
|||
| MAURITANIA | MR |
x |
|||
| MAURITIUS | MU |
x |
|||
| MAYOTTE | YT |
x |
|||
| MEXICO | MX |
x |
|||
| MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF | FM |
x |
|||
| MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | MD |
x |
|||
| MONACO | MC |
x |
|||
| MONGOLIA | MN |
x |
|||
| MONTENEGRO | ME |
x |
|||
| MONTSERRAT | MS |
x |
|||
| MOROCCO | MA |
x |
|||
| MOZAMBIQUE | MZ |
x |
|||
| MYANMAR | MM |
x |
|||
| NAMIBIA | NA |
x |
|||
| NAURU | NR |
x |
|||
| NEPAL | NP |
x |
|||
| NETHERLANDS | NL |
x |
|||
| NEW CALEDONIA | NC |
x |
|||
| NEW ZEALAND | NZ | x |
x |
||
| NICARAGUA | NI |
x |
|||
| NIGER | NE |
x |
|||
| NIGERIA | NG |
x |
|||
| NIUE | NU |
x |
|||
| NORFOLK ISLAND | NF |
x |
|||
| NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | MP |
x |
|||
| NORWAY | NO |
x |
|||
| OMAN | OM |
x |
|||
| PAKISTAN | PK |
x |
|||
| PALAU | PW |
x |
|||
| PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED | PS |
x |
|||
| PANAMA | PA |
x |
|||
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PG |
x |
|||
| PARAGUAY | PY |
x |
|||
| PERU | PE |
x |
|||
| PHILIPPINES | PH |
x |
|||
| PITCAIRN | PN |
x |
|||
| POLAND | PL |
x |
|||
| PORTUGAL | PT |
x |
|||
| PUERTO RICO | PR |
x |
|||
| QATAR | QA |
x |
|||
| RÉUNION | RE |
x |
|||
| ROMANIA | RO |
x |
|||
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | RU |
x |
|||
| RWANDA | RW |
x |
|||
| SAINT BARTHÉLEMY | BL |
x |
|||
| SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTANDA CUNHA | SH |
x |
|||
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | KN |
x |
|||
| SAINT LUCIA | LC |
x |
|||
| SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH PART) | MF |
x |
|||
| SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | PM |
x |
|||
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | VC |
x |
|||
| SAMOA | WS |
x |
|||
| SAN MARINO | SM |
x |
|||
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | ST |
x |
|||
| SAUDI ARABIA | SA |
x |
|||
| SENEGAL | SN |
x |
|||
| SERBIA | RS |
x |
|||
| SEYCHELLES | SC |
x |
|||
| SIERRA LEONE | SL |
x |
|||
| SINGAPORE | SG |
x |
|||
| SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH PART) | SX |
x |
|||
| SLOVAKIA | SK | x |
x |
||
| SLOVENIA | SI |
x |
|||
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | SB |
x |
|||
| SOMALIA | SO |
x |
|||
| SOUTH AFRICA | ZA |
x |
|||
| SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICHISLANDS | GS |
x |
|||
| SOUTH SUDAN | SS |
x |
|||
| SPAIN | ES | x |
x |
||
| SRI LANKA | LK |
x |
|||
| SUDAN | SD |
x |
|||
| SURINAME | SR |
x |
|||
| SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN | SJ |
x |
|||
| SWAZILAND | SZ |
x |
|||
| SWEDEN | SE |
x |
|||
| SWITZERLAND | CH |
x |
|||
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | SY |
x |
|||
| TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | TW | x |
x |
||
| TAJIKISTAN | TJ |
x |
|||
| TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF | TZ |
x |
|||
| THAILAND | TH |
x |
|||
| TIMOR-LESTE | TL |
x |
|||
| TOGO | TG |
x |
|||
| TOKELAU | TK |
x |
|||
| TONGA | TO |
x |
|||
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | TT |
x |
|||
| TUNISIA | TN |
x |
|||
| TURKEY | TR |
x |
|||
| TURKMENISTAN | TM |
x |
|||
| TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | TC |
x |
|||
| TUVALU | TV |
x |
|||
| UGANDA | UG |
x |
|||
| UKRAINE | UA | x |
x |
||
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AE |
x |
|||
| UNITED KINGDOM | GB | x |
x |
||
| UNITED STATES | US | x |
x |
||
| UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS | UM |
x |
|||
| URUGUAY | UY |
x |
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| UZBEKISTAN | UZ |
x |
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| VANUATU | VU |
x |
|||
| VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF | VE |
x |
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| VIET NAM | VN |
x |
|||
| VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH | VG |
x |
|||
| VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. | VI |
x |
|||
| WALLIS AND FUTUNA | WF |
x |
|||
| WESTERN SAHARA | EH |
x |
|||
| YEMEN | YE |
x |
|||
| ZAMBIA | ZM |
x |
|||
| ZIMBABWE | ZW |
x |
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