2022Q1.0 Major Release Notes

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The 2022Q1.0 major release makes improvements to 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 data packs 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.

Local API Notices

There were no major changes to the API in this release, just a small change to the matching process to resolve a specific use case. Details available in the API release notes below.

Data Notices

ITALY – Introduction of a new data source – From this release we have improved our data coverage for Italy with an increased Premise Level (L4) address coverage.

The countries – Latvia & Puerto Rico have now been through the PDH process and updated in this release please see the Data Release Notes for full details.

From Q1.0 Venezuela country name is updated from Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic to Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

API Release Notes

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Data Release Notes

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Seed Release Notes

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Additional Information

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A list of supported platforms for this release can be found here

The file contents for the release is available here

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