Oracle Spatial User's Guide and Reference - InfoLab

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Geocoding Address Data
Geocoding is the process of associating spatial locations (longitude and latitude
coordinates) with postal addresses. This chapter includes the following major
sections:
■ Section 5.1, "Concepts for Geocoding"
■ Section 5.2, "Data Types for Geocoding"
■ Section 5.3, "Using the Geocoding Capabilities"
5.1 Concepts for Geocoding
This section describes concepts that you must understand before you use the Spatial
geocoding capabilities.
5.1.1 Address Representation
Addresses to be geocoded can be represented either as formatted addresses or
unformatted addresses.
A formatted address is described by a set of attributes for various parts of the
address, which can include some or all of those shown in Table 5–1.
Table 5–1 Attributes for Formal Address Representation
Address Attribute Description
Name Place name (optional).
Intersecting street Intersecting street name (optional).
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