Spectrum Spatial Analyst can supports multiple Geocoding databases. While creating a new global Geocoding configuration, administrators can select a database and the supported country in Spectrum Spatial Manager. As a result, when a Spectrum Spatial Analyst user searches for an address, ZIP Code or place name, the search results are fetched from the selected database and country only.
To create a new geocoder configuration:
On Premise Deployment
Spectrum Spatial Analyst admins can choose specific database while creating a new Geocoding configuration. You can configure interactive geocoding service for on-premise deployment to get exhaustive search results. The following options are available for On Premise deployment.
Option | Description |
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Base URL | Enter the service URL in the Base
URL text box. For example,
http://<server>:<port>/ |
Username | Enter the user name. |
Password | Enter the password. |
Verify | Click to verify the Base URL. The Save option is available only when the verification is successful. In case of wrong credentials, the save option will be disabled. |
Services |
Click to select a geocoder services. Depending on your selection, you will get other options. For example, if you choose GGM (Global Geocoder) you need to specify the Geocoding database and the Country code. |
Country Code | Enter the country code.
For more information, refer to Country Reference Listing and ISO 3166-1 Country Codes in the Global Geocoder Country Codes Guide on support.precisely.com. |
Geocode Preferences |
This option is available with GGM only. Using the Geocoding preferences options enables the geocoder to attempt to return a less precise geocode when an address-level geocode cannot be determined.
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Match Mode | Match modes determine the leniency used to make a match
between the input address and the reference data. Select a match mode based Match Mode
String on the quality of your input and your desired output. The following match modes
are available:
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Database | Select a database from the list. |
Spectrum on Demand Deployment
If you select Spectrum on Demand, you will get following options:
The following options are available for Spectrum on Demand page.
Option | Description |
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Database URL | Enter the Database URL. |
Username | Enter the user name. |
Password | Enter the password. |
Verify | Click to verify the Base URL. |
Service | Select the service from the drop-down list.
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Country code | Enter the country code. |
Database | Enter the name of used database. Note: This option
is available only for GCM.
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Properties | Enter the country code.
For more information, refer to Country Reference Listing and ISO 3166-1 Country Codes in the Global Geocoder Country Codes Guide on support.precisely.com. |
Precisely Developer APIs Deployment
Spectrum Spatial Analyst users can choose specific database while creating a new Geocoding configuration. While editing an old configuration which does not have database information, the administrators must add database and country information before saving the configuraiton. If you select On Premise option, you will get following options:
The following options are available on On Premise page.
Option | Description |
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API |
Select Geocode or Geosearch from the API drop-down list.
Geosearch API returns an auto-completed list of an address or point of interest on a web client. When Geosearch service is configured, the search will list a range of addresses in Spectrum Spatial Analyst. This service is useful when Spectrum Spatial Analyst user enters a partial address in the search, the Geosearch API auto-completes the list of corresponding full addresses so that the user can easily select the accurate address from the list. When a user chooses an address from the list (address range), Spectrum Spatial Analyst will zoom and center the map to the selected location. If LI API Geocode service is also configured along with the Geosearch, Spectrum Spatial Analyst will make an additional request to the LI API geocode service to get the accurate building level address and place a marker on the map. |
Geocoder URL | Enter the URL. For example,
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API Key | Enter the API key Note: API Key & Secret code can
be obtained on successful registration here https://developer.precisely.com
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Secret | Enter the secret code |
Get Capabilities | Click to check if the connection is successful or not. When connection is successful, you get following options. |
Country Code | Enter the country code. |
Geocode Preferences | This option is available with GGM only. Using the Geocoding preferences options enables the geocoder to attempt to return a less precise geocode when an address-level geocode cannot be determined. |
Fallback to Postal | It attempts to return a postal code centroid. |
Fallback to Geographic | It attempts to return a centroid of a geographic area. |
Match Mode | Match modes determine the leniency used to make a match between the input address and the reference data. Select a match mode based Match Mode String on the quality of your input and your desired output. The following match modes are available: |
Standard | Requires a close match and generates a moderate number of match candidates. |
Relaxed | Allows a loose match and generates the most match candidates, which increases the processing time and Relaxed results in more multiple matches. Use this mode if you are not confident that your input is clean; free of misspellings and incomplete addresses. |
Exact | Requires a very tight match. This restrictive mode generates the fewest match candidates, which decreases Exact the processing time. When using this mode, ensure that your input is very clean; free of misspellings and incomplete addresses. |
Custom | Allows you to define the matching criteria by setting Custom Mode Must Match Fields |
Interactive | Available in single-line address
matching only. This mode is designed to better handle the specific matching
Interactive challenges presented by interactive matching. Interactive mode
permits for more flexible matching patterns and may, in some cases, return
additional possible matches than relaxed match mode. Note: It should be used only
for USA. Please refer the Spectrum document once.
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CASS | Imposes additional rules to ensure
compliance with the USPS CASS regulations. The purpose of this match mode CASS
is to create mailable addresses for USPS mailing discounts. Use this mode to
standardize your input for mailing. This mode generates a large number of match
candidates. Note: It should be used only for USA. Please refer the Spectrum
document for more information.
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