2021Q3.0 Major Release
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 2021Q3.0 major release makes improvements to the performance of the verification process and the quality of the results. Please remember to update the reference data. The improvements are tied to the data in the Global Knowledge Repository and the Local API. When updating the data, it is recommended to use a new data folder each time in order to ensure the latest dataset is installed properly.
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 visit the md5 hash value guide or contact your account manager.
Data Notices
CAMEO – Enhancement Data Sets – From the 2021Q3.0 major release, CAMEO Enhancement Data Set for the U.S. is now available to customers as an add-on. The CAMEO data set is used to provide consumer segmentation system linking ZIP+4 information to demographic lifestyle and socio-economic insight. The CAMEO data set can be used for the following applications: To enhance and segment consumer databases. Additional information can be found here. Please contact your account manager for additional information in regards to accessing CAMEO.
USA CASS2 Engine – From the 2021Q2.0 major release, the USA CASS2 engine will be made available. Information on the USA CASS2 engine can be found on the support site here. Please contact your account manager for additional information in regards to accessing USA CASS2.
Italy – From the 2021Q3.0 major release, there are geographical re-structuring changes for Italy. The SubAdministrativeArea (local name: commune) is now the Locality. The locality (local name: hamlet) is now the DependentLocality.
Canada – From the 2021Q3.0 major release, there is a new geographical field addition within the SubAdministrativeArea level in the reference data. Improvements have been made to the verification results within the thoroughfare field.
Norway – From the 2021Q3.0 major release, the address format has changed in order to better align with the postal authority. If the SubBuilding information is available, the SubBuilding will appear before the Thoroughfare and Premise.
China – From the 2021Q3.0 major release, for China addresses, if the output is in Latin script, the DeliveryAddress field will now include the DependentLocality element in order to be consistent with the DeliveryAddress field when the output is in Native script.
API Release Notes
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- To download a DOCX version of the API Release Notes, please click here
Data Release Notes
- To download a PDF version of the Data Release Notes, please click here
- To download a DOCX version of the Data Release Notes, please click here
Seed Release Notes
- To download a PDF version of the Geographic Hierarchy (Seed) Release Notes, please click here
- To download a DOCX version of the Geographic Hierarchy (Seed) Release Notes, please click here
To download a PDF version of the combined Release Notes, please click here
Additional Information
For a list of resolved support cases, please click here
A list of supported platforms for this release can be found here
The file contents for the release is available here
The installation instructions are available here