This section defines the supported geocoding datasets, operations, and input and output field information for Italy. For the list of output fields that Italy supports, see output fields.
Supported Geocoding Datasets
The following table lists the supported geocoding dataset(s) with the available geocoding levels for Italy.
Geocoding Dataset | City Centroid | Suburb/Village Centroid | Postal Centroid | Street Centroid | Interpolated Street Address | Point-level Address | Point of Interest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TomTom Italian, French, German | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
HERE | No | No | No | No | NO | Yes | Yes |
Supported Operations
- Geocoding—Takes one or more addresses as input and returns latitude/longitude coordinates and other information.
- Reverse Geocoding—Takes one or more latitude and longitude coordinates as input and returns the address of the location.
- Address Autocomplete— Returns potential match candidates as the adddress is typed in.
- Global Key Lookup—Returns geocode candidates when given a unique key as input. USA MLD and AUS GNAF data only.
Input Fields
The input address may contain some or all of the following address elements.
Field Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
PlaceName | String | Specifies the building name, place name, Point of Interest (POI), company or firm name associated with the input address. Optional. |
MainAddressLine | String | Single Line Input—If no other address field is populated, then the
MainAddressLine entry will be treated as a single
line input. Single line input can consist of multiple input address fields including POBox numbers or range of numbers; these
should be entered in the typical address order for the country. For more details,
refer to the section "Single Line Input" below.
Street Address—If the post address components (city, postalCode, etc.) are provided separately or in the lastLine field, then the contents of MainAddressLinemainAddress will be treated as the street address part and can include company name, house number, building names and street names. Optional. Street Intersection Input—To enter an intersection, specify the two street names separated by a double ampersand (&&). |
lastLine | String | The last line of the address. Optional. For example:
Belvedere Aldo Nardi 1 |
areaName1 | String | Specifies the region. Optional. |
areaName2 | String | Specifies the province. Optional. |
areaName3 | String | Specifies the comune. Optional. |
areaName4 | String | Specifies the locality. Optional. |
postalCode | String | Specifies the 5-digit postal code. Optional. |
country | String | The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For Italy, the country code is ITA. Required for forward geocoding. |
Address Guidelines for Italy
Follow these suggestions to ensure that your input address data is in the best format possible for optimum matching and geocoding. For additional information about the Italy postal system, see the Posteitaliane website: www.poste.it.
- Required fields—Addresses must contain either a city or a postal code.
- German language addresses—German address formats (common in the South Tyrol area of Italy) are handled and geocoded correctly. Typical German thoroughfare types and abbreviations are supported. For example, the street name Marienstraße could be abbreviated as Marienstr, and the same candidate is returned. Note that regardless of whether strasse or straße is entered as input, strasse is returned in the output candidate.
- Aliases for regions, localities, and provinces—Aliases can be used on input. For example, Tuscany is an alias for the region of Toscana. When you geocode, the returned candidate matches the user input. That is, if aliases were used then aliases are returned.
- Regions and provinces—For street geocoding, region names (which are entered in the StateProvince field) are not used for geocoding purposes, but are returned. Province abbreviations consisting of two letters are returned in the County field. Italy has 20 regions and 110 provinces.
- PO Boxes—Post Office Box numbers are not used for address matching or geocoding purposes, but this does not interfere with matching or geocoding. The PO Box information is not returned.
- Thoroughfare types—Thoroughfare types (pre and post thoroughfare types) and their common abbreviations are recognized and fully supported on input and output. Both Italian and German thoroughfare formats are supported.
- Common words, abbreviations, and directionals—The geocoder recognizes common words, directionals, house number indicators, and abbreviations used in addresses and can geocode these addresses successfully.
- Numbers, numeric equivalents, and ordinals—Numbered streets are mapped to the named equivalents. For example, if you enter the street name Via 42 Martiri, the street name QUARANTADUE MARTIRI is returned. Ordinals are also recognized in input addresses.
Single Line Input
Instead of entering each address component in separate fields, you can enter the entire address in the mainAddress input field with the address elements ordered as follows:
[street_info][address_number][postal_code][area]
- [street_info] consists of the street name, street type and any pre- or post-directional information (e.g. East, West, etc.). Optional.
- [address_number] is optional.
- [postal_code] is the postal code.
- [area] is the city only, or city plus supporting information, such as state, province, locality.
- Either the [area] or [postal_code] is required.
For best results, put a comma between the street information and the last address line information.
Custom Options
There are no options specific to Italy.
Parsed Address Output Fields
The following table lists the parsed address fields returned for a candidate located in Italy.
- To return the Parsed Address fields: In the Country Filters dropdown menu, select Global Defaults. Then, on the Return Values tab, select Parsed Address.
- To return all output fields: In the Country Filters dropdown, select Global Defaults. Then, on the Return Values tab, select Return all available information.
Field Name | Description |
---|---|
mainAddressLine | The street address which may include company name, house number, building names and street names. |
addressLastLine | The last line of the address. |
placeName | The building name, place name, Point of Interest (POI), company or firm name associated with the address. |
areaName1 | The region. |
areaName2 | The province. |
areaName3 | The comune. |
areaName4 | The locality. |
postCode1 | The 5-digit postal code. |
postCode2 | Not used. |
country | The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For Italy, the country code is ITA. |
addressNumber | The address number. |
streetName | The street or road name. |
unitType | The unit type such as APT, STE, etc. |
unitValue | The unit value/number, such as "3B". |
customFields | The following table lists the custom fields for Italy. |