Pitney Bowes MapMarker USA - Manual (Page 49)

Geocoding with
MapMarker
After you have prepared your address data, you are ready to geocode your
table. This chapter describes how to run MapMarker and how to start geocoding
your records. This chapter also describes the basic geocoding workflow and
illustrates the major MapMarker geocoding features.
In this chapter:
Š Geocoding Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Š Understanding the Geocoding Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Š Running MapMarker – Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Š Opening and Running a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Š Opening a Table or Text File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Š Selecting Input and Output Address Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Š Geocoding Your Table Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Š Geocoding Your Table Interactively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Š Making the Most of Interactive Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Š Intersection Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Š Using Single Line Addresses in Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Š Using Address Range Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Š Postal Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Š Geographic Geocoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Š Displaying Geocoded Records in MapInfo Professional . . . . . . . . . .91
Š Re-Geocoding a Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Š Using Geocoding Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Š Saving TAB Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
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