A sample template file is available in the data installation folder delivered with GeoTAX:
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On Windows: <InstallationDirectory>\data\LANDMARK.GAX
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On Unix/Linux: <InstallationDirectory>/data/landmark.gax
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On z/OS: <InstallationDirectory>/data/yourhlq.GEOTAX.LDMKFILE
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Field |
Description |
For Street Segment Match |
For Landmark Match |
Requires Exact Match |
Length |
Position |
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ZIP Code |
5-digit ZIP Code. |
X |
X |
X |
5 |
1-5 |
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Street name |
Name of the street or landmark. |
X |
X |
X |
30 |
6-35 |
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Street type abbreviation |
Street type. Also called street suffix. See the USPS Publication 28 for a complete list of supported street types. |
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X |
4 |
36-39 |
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Predirectional |
USPS street name predirectional abbreviation. Supported values are N, E, S, W, NE, NW, SE, and SW. |
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X |
2 |
40-41 |
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Postdirectional |
USPS street name postdirectional abbreviations. Supported values are N, E, S, W, NE, NW, SE, and SW. |
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X |
2 |
42-43 |
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RESERVED |
RESERVED |
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4 |
44-47 |
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Low house number |
Low house number of the address range. |
X |
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11 |
48-58 |
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High house number |
High house number of the address range. |
X |
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11 |
59-69 |
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House number paritya |
Parity of the house number in the range. E – Even O – Odd B – Both |
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1 |
70 |
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Segment direction |
Direction the house numbers progress along the segment: F – Forward (default) or A - Ascending R – Reverse or D - Descending |
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1 |
71 |
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RESERVED |
RESERVED |
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1 |
72 |
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FIPS state |
US government FIPS state code. |
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2 |
73-74 |
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FIPS county |
US government FIPS county code. |
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3 |
75-77 |
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Census tract |
US Census tract number. |
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6 |
78-83 |
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Census block group |
US Census block group number. |
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1 |
84 |
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Census block ID |
US Census block ID number. |
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3 |
85-87 |
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RESERVED |
RESERVED |
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5 |
88-92 |
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State abbreviation |
USPS state abbreviation. |
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2 |
93-94 |
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County name |
Name of the county. |
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25 |
95-119 |
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MCD code |
Minor Civil Division code. |
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5 |
120-124 |
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MCD name |
Minor Civil Division name. |
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40 |
125-164 |
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CBSA code |
Core Based Statistical Area code. |
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5 |
165-169 |
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CBSA name |
Core Based Statistical Area name. |
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49 |
170-218 |
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RESERVED |
RESERVED |
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5 |
219-223 |
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City Name |
City name. Overrides the city/state preferred city name upon a return. |
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40 |
224-263 |
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RESERVED |
RESERVED |
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237 |
264-500 |
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User-defined data |
User-defined data. |
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300 |
501-800 |
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Record ID Number |
User-defined unique record identifier. |
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10 |
801-810 |
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Side of street |
Side of the street for the address: L – Left side R – Right side B – Both sides U – Unknown side (default) This is relative to the segment end points and the segment direction. |
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1 |
811 |
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Beginning longitude |
Beginning longitude of the street segment in millionths of degrees. |
X |
X |
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11 |
812-822 |
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Beginning latitude |
Beginning latitude of the street segment in millionths of degrees. |
X |
X |
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10 |
823-832 |
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Ending longitude |
Ending longitude of the street segment in millionths of degrees. |
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11 |
833-843 |
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Ending latitude |
Ending latitude of the street segment in millionths of degrees. |
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10 |
844-853 |
a. For even and odd house number parity records, this specifies on which side of the street the house lays. For records containing both even and odd house numbers, the odd house numbers are on the specified side of the street, and the even house numbers are on the other side. This is a factor when using street offset.