Setting Address Coding options - centrusdesktop

To set the options for an existing task, open the task, if not already open. Do this by either selecting File > Open Task from the menu or by clicking the icon from the toolbar.
Open the Option window by either selecting Process > Options from the menu, or the icon from the toolbar.
When the Options window opens, from the Address Coding Options tab, select the appropriate options as detailed in the following table.

Option	Description
Country
United States	United States Performs standard or multiline processing using selected U.S. Geocoding and U.S. Address Coding options.
Canada	Performs standard processing only.
Automatic	Determines if the address is U.S. or Canadian and processes it accordingly.
US Geocooding Options
Address Matching/Matching Tolerance	Tight - Requires that you have already standardized your addresses to USPS standards. This is the fastest option. Close (default) - Recommended for most uses. It allows minor misspellings, as well as incorrect or missing directionals or street types in the input addresses. Extended - Is similar to Close, except that the street name search looks at all streets that have the same first letter, rather than using pattern matching. This setting also performs the widest search possible, using the USPS Finance Area. You should review all matches made by this setting where Centrus Desktop modified the street name. You can identify these matches using the Match Code. (For more information, see Match Codes.) This is the slowest setting. CASS - Uses the USPS rules to obtain a match and produces a CASS report. With this setting, some addresses that could be successfully coded using the Close or Extended settings may not be successfully matched. GeoStan™ Close Mode - Corresponds to GeoStan Close mode. Interactive - For singleline address matching only. Permits more flexible matching patterns and may, in some cases, return additional possible matches than the other modes. Note: Matching Tolerance does not affect Canadian processing.
ZIP Centroid Matching/Minimum Quality	9 Digit Best Location - Uses the most positionally accurate 9-digit centroids. These centroids are almost as accurate as an address geocode, in that they are usually accurate to a single block face. Census accuracy varies, but most centroids in this class are accurate to the Block Group level. 9 Digit Good Location - Uses 9-digit centroids with very good positional accuracy. These centroids are usually accurate to a single block face. Census accuracy varies, but most centroids in this class are accurate to the Block Group or Census Tract level. 9 or 7 Digit Location - Uses all 9- or 7-digit centroids. A 7-digit centroid is positionally accurate to within several blocks in most areas. Census accuracy varies. This setting yields all but 5-digit centroids. Block Group Accuracy - Uses centroids that are accurate to the Block Group level. Positional accuracy varies, but is normally accurate to the city block on which the address is located. Census Tract Accuracy - Uses centroids that are accurate to the Census Tract level or better. Positional accuracy varies, but is normally accurate to within several city blocks of the address. 5 Digit Only - Uses only 5-digit centroids. This is the least accurate geocode, but it is the fastest to assign. Best Centroid (default) - Uses the best centroid, but all centroids are available. For a complete listing of the location codes and settings assigned to each centroid type, see Location codes. Note: This option does not affect Canadian processing.
Street Centroid Matching	When you select the Street Centroid Matching checkbox, if a street name is encountered while geocoding, and there is no matching address range, Centrus Desktop will attempt to locate the street within the input ZIP Code or city if there is no input ZIP Code. If Centrus Desktop is able to locate the street, it will return a geocode along the matched street segment rather than the geocode for the entered ZIP Code or ZIP + 4. If a street number is entered, Centrus Desktop will return the coordinates of the end point of the closest numeric street segment within the input ZIP Code. When there is no input Zip Code, the closest numeric street segment of all the Zip Codes within the input city will be returned. If no street number is entered, the centroid of a street segment within the input Zip Code will be returned. The centroid of a street segment for all the Zip Codes within the input city will be returned when there is no input Zip Code. For a complete listing of the location codes and settings assigned to each centroid type, see Location codes. Note: This option is not available in the CASS Address Matching processing mode, and it does not affect Canadian processing.
City Centroid Fallback	Allows for an automatic fallback to a city centroid geocode if no match is found and the input ZIP Code is missing or incorrect. Although geographic centroid geocoding is less precise than street or postal geocoding, it may be suitable for certain applications.
Census ID Format	Delimited - 08 013 0002.01-1 Census - 080130002.011 Digits only - 080130002011 Note: This option does not affect Canadian processing.
Finance Area Search	A search within a finance area, which is a collection of ZIP Codes within a contiguous geographic region.
Negate Longitudes	When you select the Negate Longitudes checkbox (the default), Centrus Desktop returns longitudes as negative numbers for Western hemisphere locations. When you clear the checkbox, Centrus Desktop returns longitudes as positive numbers. Latitudes are always returned as positive numbers. This option is available for those applications that require positive longitudes. Most mapping and GIS applications today use negative longitudes for western hemisphere locations. Note: This option does not affect Canadian processing.
Allow 5-Digit ZIP Code Census Centroid ID	When selected, this checkbox permits the assignment of the Census FIPS Code even when only 5-digit ZIP Code centroids are available. The default setting for this checkbox is cleared (not selected). Note: This option does not affect Canadian processing.
Use Address Point Interpolation	Address point interpolation uses a patented process that improves upon regular street segment interpolation by inserting point data into the interpolation process.
Return coordinates in...	NAD 27 - This has its origin at Meades Ranch, Kansas. NAD27 does not include the Alaskan islands and Hawaii. Latitudes and longitudes that are surveyed in the NAD27 system are valid only in reference to NAD27 and do not tie to any maps outside the U.S. NAD 83 - This is earth-centered and defined with satellite and terrestrial data. NAD83 is compatible with the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84), the terrestrial reference frame associated with the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) now used extensively for navigation and surveying. Offset/Backset - This option moves the geocoded address in the desired number of feet off the center of the street. The default is 50 feet for the best visual representation for mapping.
US Address Coding Options
Address Line Two Preference	Two-line addressing allows your input addresses to have two address lines. Centrus Desktop scans these two lines and extracts and standardizes a two-line address, if possible. You can set Centrus Desktop to accept a P.O. Box or a street address as the preferred returned address. If you do not specify an option, or if the two lines contain similar information, Centrus Desktop uses line one of the input. If a unit designator is present on one address line and a valid address appears on the other line, the unit information is appended to the address. Note: This option does not affect Canadian processing.
Firm Name Lookup	You can match to the input firm name, or business name, rather than an address. Firm or business name must be in the Firm name input field. Preferences: Disabled - This feature is off. Prefer Street Name - Matches to the address line, if a match is not made, then a match is attempted to the Firm name line. Prefer Firm Name - Matches to the Firm name line, if a match is not made, then a match is attempted to the address line. Street Lookup Only - Matches to the address line.
Enhanced Building Search	When selected, the Enhanced Building Search checkbox enables you to match to the default range record for a building name entered in the input address line rather than an address. An input unit number for the building is not required. The default setting for this checkbox is cleared (not selected). This option does not function in CASS mode. Note: This option does not affect Canadian processing.
Prefer Input ZIP over Input city	This setting allows a user to prefer a match based on the input ZIP Code rather than the input city. In the case where the input ZIP Code and city do not agree, the city name will be changed if a match is made to the input ZIP Code. If no match is made to the input ZIP Code, a match can still be made to the input city if one exists.
Check for First Letter Missing/Wrong	The first letter missing/wrong feature enables Desktop to look for the correct first letter of a street address if the first letter is missing or incorrect. Desktop searches through the alphabet looking for possible, correct first letters to complete the street address.
Allow Ranged Address Numbers	This feature allows a search for address ranges. Some business locations are identified by address ranges. For example, a shopping plaza could be addressed as 10-12 Front St. This is how business mail is typically addressed to such a business location. These address ranges can be geocoded to the presumed mid-point of the range.
Mixed Case Output Addresses	If you select the Mixed Case Output Addresses checkbox, Centrus Desktop returns addresses with the first letter of each word capitalized. Normally, Centrus Desktop returns addresses in uppercase letters, according to USPS and Canada Post Corporation (CPC) recommendations.
Output Corrected Last Line	This feature, when enabled, corrects elements of the output last line, providing a good ZIP Code or close match on the soundex even if the address would not match or was non-existent.
Z4 Change Processing	Controls ZIP + 4 change processing, enabling you to update addresses whose ZIP + 4 codes have changed. Enter the date (such as 12/2006) that the list records were last processed in the "Last Process Month/Year" text box. Once Z4 Change Processing is activated, only records that have changed since the last time the list was processed are re-processed. See Z4 Change Processing for an explanation of this feature. Note: This option does not affect Canadian processing.
Postal Reports
Produce Canada Post SERP Report	When this is selected, Centrus Desktop produces a text file containing the report information. Specify the name and location of this file by clicking Browse and entering the path and name in the file selection dialog box. The View checkbox allows you to display the SERP report in a text editor when processing is complete. If not selected, the SERP report does not display. This is a useful option for processing in batch mode.

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