Web Services Preferences Dialog Box (Geocode Tab) - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

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To display this dialog box, on the PRO tab, select Options and then click Web Services. If you do not see the tab that you want to work with, use the navigation button located to the right of the list of tabs.

Offset Distance

Offset From Road

Use this field to indicate the default distance the geocoded point should be from the road, if applicable. The units are set in the System Settings Preferences dialog box.

Offset From Corner

Use this field to indicate the default distance the geocoded point should be from the corner, if applicable. The units are set in the System Settings Preferences dialog box.

Units

Use this field to indicate the units of the geocode offset.

Dictionary Option

Dictionary

Use this drop-down list to select the dictionary you want the geocoder to use (Address or User). An Address dictionary can be a combination of a geocoding server's address dictionary and a user configured address dictionary that the server uses to perform the geocoding process. There are five address dictionary configuration options:

  • Select All Dictionaries - Select this option to use both the user and address dictionaries.
  • Address Dictionary Only - Select this option to use only the server's address dictionary and not the user's dictionary.
  • User Dictionary Only - Select this option to use only the user's address dictionary and not the server's address dictionary
  • Prefer Address over User - Select this option to use the server's address dictionary before the user's address dictionary.
  • Prefer User over Address - Select this option to use the user's address dictionary before the server's address dictionary.

Address Batching

Number of Addresses to Batch

Use this option to specify how many addresses you want to send to the geocoding server at a time. The more addresses you send at a time can affect performance.

Default Timeout Values

These timeout values affect communication with the geocoding server. You can override these defaults on a per server basis locally.

Connect Timeout

Indicates the amount of time allowed establish an Internet connection to the server. If request takes longer than this value, a timeout occurs. The default connect time out is 60 seconds.

Send Timeout

Indicates the amount of time allowed to send an Internet request to the server. If the request takes longer than this value, a timeout occurs. The default send time out is 60 seconds.

Receive Timeout

Indicates the amount of time allowed to begin to receive a response from a request to the server. The download can take longer than the time out, but the response has to occur within the timeout setting. The default receive time out is 300 seconds.

Result Codes

Mark Multiple Match when Automatic Geocoding

Use this option to display a Result Code of M when you are performing automatic geocoding and there are multiple matches for an address.

Style

Style Symbol

Use this button to select the style symbol you want to use to place geocoding results on the selected Map window.

Maintain Servers List

Use this button to set up geocoding servers without opening the Geocoding dialog boxes.