You can include two types of records in your Landmark Auxiliary file: Landmark and Street records.
Landmark Records
A landmark record represents a single site. To be a valid landmark record the record must have the following fields:
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ZIP Code
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Name of the landmark – placed in the street name field
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Beginning latitude of the landmark
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Beginning longitude of the landmark
In addition, a landmark record may NOT have the following fields:
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Street type abbreviation
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Pre-directional abbreviation
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Post-directional abbreviation
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Low house number
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High house number
Street Records
A street record contains a range of one or more addresses on a street. To be a valid street record the record must have the following fields:
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ZIP Code
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Street name
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Street type abbreviation, if part of the address
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Pre-directional abbreviation, if part of the address
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Post-directional abbreviation, if part of the address
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Low house number within the street segment
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High house number within the street segment
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Beginning longitude of the street segment
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Beginning latitude of the street segment
In addition, a street record may NOT have:
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Secondary address information, such as unit numbers
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Mailstops
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Private mail boxes (PMBs)
During processing GeoTAX ignores any record that does not comply with the preceding requirements.