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## Address Data Content Standard

### Public Review Draft

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## Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Data

Federal Geographic Data Committee

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December 2000

[Federal Geographic Data Committee]{.underline}

Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of
Defense, Department of Energy

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Interior,
Department of State

Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Library of Congress

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Archives and
Records Administration

Tennessee Valley Authority

## Federal Geographic Data Committee

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## Established by Office of Management and Budget Circular A-16, the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) promotes the coordinated development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geographic data.

The FGDC is composed of representatives from the Departments of
Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Housing and Urban Development,
the Interior, State, and Transportation; the Environmental Protection
Agency; the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Library of
Congress; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the
National Archives and Records Administration; and the Tennessee Valley
Authority. Additional Federal agencies participate on FGDC subcommittees
and working groups. The Department of the Interior chairs the committee.

FGDC subcommittees work on issues related to data categories coordinated
under the circular. Subcommittees establish and implement standards for
data content, quality, and transfer; encourage the exchange of
information and the transfer of data; and organize the collection of
geographic data to reduce duplication of effort. Working groups are
established for issues that transcend data categories.

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CONTENTS

Page

1\. Introduction 1

1.1 Objective 1

1.2 Scope 2

1.3 Applicability 2 1.4 Related Standards 2

1.4.1 International Standards 2

1.4.2 National Standards (United States) 3

1.4.3 National Standards (United Kingdom) 3

1.4.4 FGDC Standards 3

1.4.5 Agency Standards (United States) 4

1.4.6 Agency Standards (Canada) 6

1.5 Standards Development Process 6

1.6 Maintenance Authority 6

2\. Definitions and Abbreviations 6

2.1 Address 7

2.2 Addressee 7

2.3 Contact 7

2.4 Coordinate Reference System 7

2.5 Location 8

2.6 Abbreviations 8

3\. Requirement for an Address Specification 8

3.1 The Address Specification 8

3.1.1 Address Purpose 9

3.1.2 Address Type 10

3.1.3 Descriptive Elements 11

Page

3.1.4 Address Crosswalk 13

4\. References 14

Tables

Table 1. Address Types 10

Table 2. Obligations for Recording Descriptive Element Information 12

Appendices

Appendix A (normative) Recognized Descriptive Elements 16

Appendix B (informative) The Development Process 18

Appendix C (informative) An Address Diagram 20

Appendix D (informative) Producing an Address Crosswalk 22

Appendix E (informative) Address Specification Example 29

## 1. INTRODUCTION

Addresses are widely used by many organizations. Addresses reference and
uniquely identify particular points of interest, are used to access and
deliver information to specific locations, and can serve as the basis
for aggregating data by location. Addresses are a means of referencing
primarily spatial objects, though addresses can additionally reference
objects lacking a spatial component (an example being an electronic
address).

Many organizations maintain address lists or have databases and datasets
that contain addresses. Organizations typically have detailed
specifications about the structure of their address information but
documentation about the content of the address information is limited.
Knowledge of both structure and content is required to successfully
share information.

The purpose of this standard is to facilitate the sharing of address
information. The Address Data Content Standard (the Standard)
accomplishes this by providing a method for documenting the content of
address information and simplifies the documentation process by
recognizing some commonly used discrete units of address information.

## 1.1 Objective

The objective of the Standard is to provide a method for documenting the
content of address information. The Standard is a Federal Geographic
Data Committee (FGDC) data usability standard. Data usability standards
describe how to express the applicability or essence of a dataset or
data element and include data quality, assessment, accuracy, and
reporting or documentation standards.

The Standard additionally standardizes some commonly used discrete units
of address information, referred to as "descriptive elements". It
provides standardized terms and their definitions to alleviate
inconsistencies in the use of the descriptive elements and to simplify
the documentation process.

## 1.2 Scope

The Standard establishes the requirements for documenting the content of
addresses.

The Standard is applicable to addresses of objects having a spatial
component[^1]. The Standard does not apply to addresses of objects
lacking a spatial component and specifically excludes electronic
addresses.

The Standard is applicable to shared addresses[^2]. However, the
principles of the Standard can be extended to all addresses, including
addresses maintained within an organization that are not shared.

## 1.3 Applicability

Data producers or maintainers shall comply with the requirements of the
Standard when they share their address information with data users.

The Standard places no requirement on internal organization use of
address data.

## Related Standards

Standards at the international, national and agency level, as well as
FGDC-endorsed standards, are reviewed.

##### 1.4.1 International Standards - ISO 11180:1993 Standard for Postal Addressing provides mailing address structure requirements. ISO 11180 was used as a reference document.

ISO/TC 211 19111 N934, [Geographic Information -- Spatial Referencing by
Coordinates]{.underline} (second committee draft) describes the minimum
data required to define 1-, 2-, and 3-dimensional coordinate systems
that can be the basis for geographic address types. ISO 19111 was used
as a reference document.

ISO/TC 211 19112 N822 [Geographic Information -- Spatial Referencing by
Geographic Identifiers]{.underline} (second committee draft) defines the
conceptual schema for spatial references based on geographic identifiers
that can be the basis for physical and mailing address types. ISO 19112
was used as a reference document.

###### 1.4.2 National Standards (United States) - None.

1.4.3 National Standards (United Kingdom) - BS 7666: [Part 3 Spatial
Datasets for Geographic Referencing: Specification for
Address]{.underline} specifies a model and structure for an address. BS
7666: Part 3 was used as a reference document.

##### 1.4.4 FGDC Standards - FGDC-STD-001-1998 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version 2.0) (CSDGM) defines metadata for documenting addresses for contacts (persons and organizations) associated with a geospatial dataset. The CSDGM identifies the following address-associated metadata elements: address type[^3], address, city, state or province, postal code, and country. The Standard identifies a reporting mechanism for the content of address information that is distinct from and does not effect the CSDGM requirement for creating metadata. A data producer complying with the requirements of both the CSDGM and the Standard will note one inconsistency\--the Standard expands the CSDGM closed domain of address type by recognizing a third address type: geographic. This inconsistency should not effect compliance with the requirements of either standard.

FGDC-STD-003, [Cadastral Data Content Standard]{.underline} (CDCS)
provides a model for storing information about geographic and physical
type addresses for cadastral data collections. The CDCS-recognized
entities and attributes relevant to the sharing of address information
can be translated into the Standard's descriptive elements (see
subsections 3.1 and 3.1.3) with a minimum of work by recording their
name and the CDCS as the reference document for their definition. The
CDCS additionally points to the CSDGM address-associated metadata
elements to provide information about locations of agents (persons,
organizations or public agencies) associated with parcels (see
FGDC-STD-001-1998).

The FGDC proposal for a [Standard for a United States National Grid for
Spatial Addressing]{.underline} (SUSNGSA) (draft) states the SUSNGSA
will define a United States National Grid for use in spatial addressing
type applications. The SUSNGSA will offer a system for creating address
types that is technically the same as the Military Grid Reference
System, taking advantage of that public domain system's use of the
Universal Transverse Mercator grid. SUSNGSA addresses will be geographic
addresses that and can be successfully documented using the Standard's
address specification.

###### 1.4.5 Agency Standards (United States) - The United States Postal Service (USPS) maintains a standard and several manuals and technical guidelines[^4] for mailing type addresses. The Standard recognizes mail delivery as a primary purpose for creating and maintaining address lists and the address information contained in databases and datasets. The Standard requires that a translation of address information to the USPS-recognized data elements necessary for successful mail delivery be developed for mailing type addresses (see subsections 3.1 and 3.1.4)

1.  USPS Publication 28, [Postal Addressing Standards]{.underline}
    provides standardized (mailing) address format and content. It was
    the primary reference for identifying USPS-recognized data elements
    and mail delivery requirements.

2.  The USPS [Domestic Mail Manual]{.underline} also provides the
    definitions and elements of a complete delivery address and other
    information about domestic mail delivery and was used as an
    alternate reference source.

3.  The USPS [International Mail Manual]{.underline} also provides the
    definitions and elements of a complete delivery address and other
    information about mail for delivery to foreign countries and was
    used as an alternate reference source.

4.  The USPS [Address Element Correction Technical Guide]{.underline}
    describes procedures for correcting USPS-recognized data elements
    and was used as an alternate reference source.

5.  The USPS [TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and
    Referencing) ZIP Zone Improvement Plan 1998]{.underline}
    documentation provides information on the TIGER/ZIP file created by
    matching information from the Census Bureau TIGER File to the USPS
    ZIP+4 Product and was used as a translation reference source.

The USPS maintains several documents of USPS-recognized data element
domains. The Standard recognizes the USPS domains as approved domains
for mailing address type descriptive elements.

1.  USPS [Official Abbreviations for States and Possessions]{.underline}

2.  USPS [Official Abbreviations for Street Suffixes]{.underline}

3.  USPS [Official Abbreviations for Secondary Unit
    Designators]{.underline}.

Additional agency standards used in developing the Standard's recognized
descriptive elements (Appendix A (normative)) and documentation
requirements include:

1.  United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's [Address
    Quality Standards]{.underline} (draft)

2.  Centers for Disease Control's [Common Data Element Implementation
    Guide]{.underline} (draft)

3.  The Environmental Protection Agency's [Data Standard for
    Representation of Address Information]{.underline} (draft)

4.  The National Archives and Records Administration's [Historic
    American Building Survey]{.underline}

5.  The National Archives and Records Administration's [Historic
    American Engineering Record]{.underline}

6.  The United States Census Bureau's [Master Address File (MAF)
    Documentation]{.underline} (version 5.0).

## 

1.4.6 Agency Standards (Canada) -- The Canadian Post Corporation's
T575003 Version #2, [The Canadian Addressing Standard
Handbook]{.underline} provides Canada-specific mailing address structure
requirements. T575003 was used as a reference document.

## 1.5 Standards Development Process

The Standard is a new standard; no prior versions exist. The FGDC
Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Data (SCDD) sponsored the
development of the Standard. Appendix B (informative) lists SCDD member
agencies. The Standard was drafted, reviewed and discussed at scheduled
SCDD meetings as an agenda item beginning in 1996 through 1999.
Invaluable support from SCDD members included (1) the contribution of
agency specifications in the early stages of development, (2)
circulating the Standard throughout agencies for additional review and
comment at various stages of development, and (3) ensuring a broad
review of the Standard.

Federal, state, local, and private sector organizations reviewed the
Standard and commented during its development.

Papers and presentations about the Standard and its development given
during the process are listed in Appendix B (informative).

# 1.6 Maintenance Authority 

The United States Census Bureau assumes maintenance responsibility for
the Standard.

## DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

For the purposes of the Standard, the following definitions apply.

2.1 address

means of referencing an object for the purposes of unique identification
and location *\[ BS 7666: Part 3\]*

NOTE the Standard does not apply to electronic mail objects

2.2 addressee

final recipient to which a piece of mail is addressed

EXAMPLES 1. Occupant

> 2\. Mr. John Smith
>
> 3\. ABC Company

## 2.3 contact

person, firm or establishment associated with an address

NOTE A contact for an address may, or may not, be the addressee of the
address. Differences between a contact and addressee are (1) an
addressee is commonly associated with only one type of address, a
mailing address, while a contact can be associated with all types of
addresses, including a mailing address, a geographic address or a
physical address; (2) by definition an addressee's association with an
address is "limited" to receiving mail at an address while a contact's
association with an address can be much broader (refer to EXAMPLES); and
(3) a contact, in the case of a USPS delivery style mailing address,
does not necessarily reside at the address, whereas an addressee is
believed to reside at a USPS delivery style mailing address.

EXAMPLES 1. An owner responsible for paying the property tax for a
rented dwelling

> 2\. A renter living in a dwelling

3\. A Federal agency maintaining a national monument

4\. A mining company leasing the mineral rights on a government land
parcel

5\. A business renting a post office box

2.4 coordinate reference system

coordinate system which is related to the real world by a datum *\[ISO
19111\]*

NOTE For geodetic and vertical datums, it will be related to the Earth.

2.5 location

identifiable place in the real world *\[ISO 19112\]*

EXAMPLES 1. Eiffel Tower

> 2\. Madrid
>
> 3\. California

## 2.6 Abbreviations

Census Unites States Census Bureau

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency

the Standard Address Data Content Standard

USGS United States Geological Survey

USPS United States Postal Service

# REQUIREMENT FOR AN ADDRESS SPECIFICATION

An address specification shall accompany an address group[^5] that is
distributed by a data producer[^6] or maintenance agency to a data user.

3.1 The Address Specification

An address specification documents the data content of an address group.

An address specification does not document the physical structure of an
address group.

The diagram used to develop the address specification is presented in
Appendix C (informative).

An address specification shall include an

-   address purpose,

-   the address type(s) and

-   descriptive elements.

For an address group identified as having mailing addresses (address
type = mailing, refer to Subsection 3.1.2), an address specification
shall additionally include an

-   address crosswalk.

3.1.1 Address Purpose -- An address purpose identifies the data
producer's rationale for creating an address group. The address purpose
may either explicitly describe intended use or alternately imply
intended use.

NOTE Actual uses often differ from intended use and are not necessarily
reflected in the address purpose.

A minimum of one address purpose shall be recorded.

More than one address purpose may be recorded.

When address groups are created for multiple purposes, the primary
address purpose shall be recorded if only one address purpose is
recorded.

3.1.2 Address Type -- An address type identifies the method of
referencing an address. The Standard recognizes three address types:
geographic, mailing and physical.

  ------------ ------------ -----------------------------------------------
  Address type Address type Address type definition
  primary name alias        
               name(s)      

  Geographic   Positional   Set of precise and complete geographic
                            descriptors that use a coordinate reference
                            system to provide the unique location of an
                            object.

  Mailing      Postal       Set of precise and complete information on the
                            basis of which an item can be forwarded and
                            delivered to an addressee *\[ISO 11180:1993
                            Postal Addressing\]*

  Physical     Situs,       Set of precise and complete information that
               Delivery     indicates by relationship or by description the
                            permanent and unique location of an object.
  ------------ ------------ -----------------------------------------------

Table 1. Address Types

A minimum of one address type shall be recorded using the address type
primary name.

Additionally, if an address belongs to more than one address type, all
applicable address types shall be recorded. An address group can contain
one set of addresses belonging to multiple address types or multiple
sets of addresses with each set belonging to a different address type.
In each case, when more than one applicable address type exists it shall
be recorded.

EXAMPLES 1. An address group contains one set of addresses consisting of
entry point latitude/longitude

coordinates. One address type is recorded: geographic.

> An address group contains one set of addresses consisting of both
> entry point latitude/longitude coordinates and overnight delivery
> location. Two address types are recorded: geographic and physical.

2.  An address group contains one set of addresses consisting of only
    entry point latitude/longitude coordinates and one set of addresses
    consisting only of overnight delivery location. Two address types
    are recorded: geographic and physical.

There is one exception to the requirement to record all address types.
An address can be both a mailing address and a physical address. This
occurs when the mailing address is an actual site location (such as a
street address) rather than a pick-up location (such as a post office
box). In this case, the data producer may record the primary address
type, based on the address purpose.

EXAMPLE S 1. The address group contains street addresses of Federal
agencies (who often maintain post office boxes) for the purpose of
overnight parcel delivery. The addresses belong to both the physical and
mailing address types. The data producer elects to record one address
type: physical.

> 2\. The address group contains USPS-recognized mailing addresses
> within the city of Baltimore, MD for the purpose of delivering
> bulk-rate promotional material for a dry-cleaner. A large number of
> the addresses belong to both the physical and mailing address types.
> The data producer elects to record one address type: mailing.

3.1.3 Descriptive Elements -- A descriptive element identifies a
discrete unit of information stored for an address group. Descriptive
elements document all the information about an address, an addressee or
a contact that has been stored to meet the address purpose.

NOTE An address group can be part of a larger database. An address
specification only includes descriptive elements identifying discrete
units of information related to the address group.

Some discrete units of information are commonly stored for address
types. Appendix A (normative) lists descriptive elements recognized by
the Standard as commonly stored discrete units of information for an
address group. Appendix A (normative) records the recognized descriptive
elements'

-   name,

-   definition and

-   source documentation.

All descriptive elements deemed relevant by the data producer shall be
recorded in an address specification. The amount of information that
shall be recorded for a descriptive element varies, depending on whether
the descriptive element is recognized by the Standard and is listed in
Appendix A (normative). The recorded information shall include:

+---------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Desc    | Definition             | Obligation                        |
| riptive |                        |                                   |
| element |                        |                                   |
| info    |                        |                                   |
| rmation |                        |                                   |
+---------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Name    | The generally          | Mandatory, Domain =               |
|         | acknowledged name by   |                                   |
|         | which the address      | either (1) the set of commonly    |
|         | information is         | used names from Appendix A        |
|         | commonly referred.     | (normative) or (2) the data       |
|         |                        | producer's set of names if        |
|         |                        | Appendix A (normative) does not   |
|         |                        | include a descriptive element     |
|         |                        | with the desired meaning.         |
+---------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Alias   | A name, differing from | Conditional, required if          |
|         | Name, commonly used by |                                   |
|         | the data producer when | \(1\) the descriptive element is  |
|         | referring to the       | listed in Appendix A (normative)  |
|         | address information.   | and the data producer refers to   |
|         |                        | the descriptive element by a name |
|         |                        | other than the descriptive name   |
|         |                        | listed in Appendix A (normative). |
+---------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Def     | A statement expressing | Conditional, required if          |
| inition | the essential nature   |                                   |
|         | of the address         | \(1\) the descriptive element is  |
|         | information.           | not listed in Appendix A          |
|         |                        | (normative) and Reference is not  |
|         |                        | provided.                         |
+---------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Re      | The standard,          | Conditional, required if          |
| ference | guideline,             |                                   |
|         | specification or       | \(1\) the descriptive element is  |
|         | documentation          | listed in Appendix A (normative)  |
|         | containing the         | (then Domain = Address Data       |
|         | definition of the      | Content Standard) or              |
|         | descriptive element    |                                   |
|         | used by the data       | \(2\) the descriptive element is  |
|         | producer.              | not listed in Appendix A          |
|         |                        | (normative) and Definition is not |
|         |                        | provided.                         |
+---------+------------------------+-----------------------------------+

Table 2. Obligations for Recording Descriptive Element Information.

EXAMPLES of descriptive element information that is provided based on
Obligation

1.  The descriptive element "ZIP+4" from Appendix A (normative) is used

> Name = ZIP+4
>
> Alias = ZIP Add-On
>
> Definition *Not required*
>
> Reference = Address Data Content Standard

2.  A descriptive element from Appendix A (normative) is not used

> Name = Legal Area Description ID
>
> Alias *Not required*
>
> Definition *Not required*
>
> Reference = FGDC Cadastral Data Content Standard

3.  The descriptive element "State" from Appendix A (normative) is used

> Name = State
>
> Alias *Not required*
>
> Definition *Not required*
>
> Reference = Address Data Content Standard

4.  A descriptive element from Appendix A (normative) is not used

> Name = Low House Number 1
>
> Alias *Not required*
>
> Definition = Low House number one position in an address range
>
> Reference = US Census Bureau MAF Documentation *(Not required)*

4.  Address Crosswalk -- The USPS identifies several mailing structures
    for the mailing address type. The required structure is based on
    several areas related to mailing, including to whom, where and how.
    Each mailing structure has a unique set of address information for
    achieving a complete mailing address[^7]. An address crosswalk
    matches descriptive elements to each USPS-recognized data element
    (discrete item of information) necessary for creating a complete
    mailing address.

An address crosswalk shall be created for an address group that includes
mailing address types whose address specification records address type =
mailing.

An address crosswalk shall include one complete crosswalk for each
identified applicable mailing address structure. When an address
crosswalk includes multiple crosswalks, a brief description on how to
recognize the address structure to be used for each address within the
address group may be included as an addendum. (For example, an indicator
named "Delivery Type" could be included as a part of each address in a
database.)

Appendix D (informative) is a suggested procedure for producing an
address crosswalk. Appendix D (informative) includes a decision tree for
identifying USPS mailing address structures and a listing of the
USPS-recognized data elements for each mailing address structure.

Appendix F (information) is an example of an address specification
containing an address crosswalk.

4\. REFERENCES

American Society of Planning Officials, March 1978, Report #332
Street-Naming and Property-Numbering Systems, 46 pgs.

British Standards Institute, December 1994, BS 7666 Part 3, Spatial
Datasets for Geographic Referencing: Specification for Address.

Canada Post Corporation, September 1995, T575003 The Canadian Addressing
Standard Handbook (Version #2), 42 pgs.

Centers for Disease Control, July 1998, Draft Common Data Element
Implementation Guide.

City of Winnipeg, December 1995, Property and Addressing Logical Model,
166 pgs.

Emergency Services Communication Bureau, March 1999, Maine Enhanced
9-1-1 Addressing Guidebook for Local Governments (third edition), 96
pgs.

FGDC, June 1998, Content standard for digital geospatial metadata
(revised June 1998), FGDC-STD-001-1998, 78 pgs.

\[http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/constan.html\]

FGDC, December 1996, Cadastral data content standard, FGDC-STD-003, 123
pgs.

\[http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/documents/standards/cadastral/\]

FGDC, undated, Standard for a United States National Grid for Spatial
Addressing.

\[http://222.fgdc.gov/standards/status/usng.html (contains the standards
proposal)\]

Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Health and Ministry
Responsible for Seniors, Health Data Standards Dictionary.

\[http://www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/hdsd/dictionary/hregistry/address.html\]

Government of Canada, February 1997, Document IWG-N135 Addressing
Standard: Overview and Summary of Core Data Elements (draft version), 80
pgs.

Government of Canada, February 1997, Document IWG-N136 Addressing
Standard: Contact (draft version), 112 pgs.

Government of Canada, February 1997, Document IWG-N137 Addressing
Standard: Physical Locations (draft version), 60 pgs.

Government of Canada, February 1997, Document IWG-N142 Addressing
Standard: An Integrated Addressing Data Model (draft version), 131 pgs.

ISO, 1993, ISO 11180 Standard for Postal Addressing, 9 pgs.

ISO/TC 211, June 2000, N934 ISO 19111 Geographic Information -- Spatial
Referencing by Coordinates. (second committee draft), 42 pgs.

\[http://www.statkart.no/isotc211/protdoc/211n934/\]

NOTE: Access to ISO/TC 211 draft standards is restricted to committee
member national bodies and liaisons.

ISO/TC 211, November 1999, N822 ISO 19112 Geographic Information --
Spatial Referencing by Identifiers, (second committee draft), 22 pgs.

\[http://www.statkart.no/isotc211/protdoc/211n822/\]

NOTE: Access to ISO/TC 211 draft standards is restricted to committee
member national bodies and liaisons.

National Archives and Records Administration, Historic American Building
Survey, undated.

National Archives and Records Administration, Historic American
Engineering Record, undated.

URISA, August 1999, Address Issues and IS/GIS Implementation.

URISA, 1999, GIS Guidelines for Accessors (second edition), 77 pgs.

U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, May 1998, Local Update of
Census Addresses (LUCA) Technical Guide.

U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, June 2000, TIGER/Line File
1999 Technical Documentation.

\[http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger\]

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, FIPS Pub 95-1 Codes for the Identification of Federal and
Federally Assisted Organizations

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, July 1998, Common Data
Elements Implementation Guide (Version 1.6), 105 pgs.

\[http://www.cdc.gov/data/index.html\]

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, July 1996, Draft HUD
Address Quality Standards.

U.S. Environment Protection Agency, August 1996, Data Standard for
Representation of Address Contact Information (SDC-0055-057-LF-5038).

\[http://www.epa.gov/edr/add_doc.htm\]

USPS, October 1998, Address Element Correction (AEC) Technical Guide, 24
pgs.

USPS, Addressing Standards for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (on-line
documentation)

\[http://new.usps.com/cgi-bin/uspsbv/scripts/front.jsp?A=H&U=X&U1=B&U2=H\]

USPS, July, 2000, International Mail Manual

\[http://pe.usps.gov\]

USPS, Official USPS Abbreviations -- State Abbreviations, Street
Suffixes, and Secondary Unit Designators.

\[http://new.usps.com/cgi-bin/uspsbv/scripts/content.jsp?A=H&D=10090&K=H&U=X&U1=B&U2=H\]

USPS, November 1997, Publication 28 Postal Addressing Standards, 120
pgs.

\[http://pe.usps.gov\]

USGS, January 1999, TIGER ZIP Improvement Plan 1998, 6 pgs.

\[http://new.usps.com/cgi-bin/uspsbv/scripts/front.jsp?A=H&U=X&U1=B&U2=H\]

Appendix A

(normative)

RECOGNIZED DESCRIPTIVE ELEMENTS

+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Address type =    |         |                                     |
| MAILING**           |         |                                     |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| Descriptive Element | Sou     | Definition                          |
| Name                | rce[^8] |                                     |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Addressee name/** |         |                                     |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Name prefix**     | EPA[^9] | Title preceding the name of an      |
|                     |         | individual.                         |
|                     |         |                                     |
|                     |         | Examples: Judge, Mr., Mrs., Ms.,    |
|                     |         | Miss, Colonel                       |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **First name**      | EPA     | Given name or nickname of an        |
|                     |         | individual                          |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Middle initial**  | EPA     | First letter of the second (or      |
|                     |         | more) names of an individual        |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Middle name**     | None    | Second (or more) names given an     |
|                     |         | individual preceding the            |
|                     |         | individual's last name              |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Last name**       | EPA     | Surname (i.e. family name) of the   |
|                     |         | individual                          |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Name qualifier**  | EPA     | Qualifier indicating a person has   |
|                     |         | the same name as another family     |
|                     |         | member.                             |
|                     |         |                                     |
|                     |         | Examples: Junior \[Jr.\], III       |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Educational       | EPA     | One or more advanced degrees that   |
| achievements**      |         | may be important to an              |
|                     |         | establishment (e.g., an educational |
|                     |         | institution).                       |
|                     |         |                                     |
|                     |         | Examples: Ph.D., EdD, JD, MD        |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **City**            | EPA     | A finer partitioning of geographic  |
|                     |         | subdivisions of a state or county,  |
|                     |         | usually associated with additional  |
|                     |         | levels of government.               |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **County name**     | EPA     | The primary administrative          |
|                     |         | subdivision of a state in the       |
|                     |         | United States                       |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **County FIPS       | Census  | A three-digit code assigned by the  |
| code**              |         | National Institute of Standards and |
|                     |         | Technology (NIST) to identify each  |
|                     |         | county and statistically equivalent |
|                     |         | entity within a State. The NIST     |
|                     |         | assigns the codes based on the      |
|                     |         | alphabetic sequence of county       |
|                     |         | names, it documents these codes in  |
|                     |         | a Federal Information Processing    |
|                     |         | Standard (FIPS) publication (FIPS   |
|                     |         | PUB 6).                             |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Country**         | EPA     | The largest of the geo-political    |
|                     |         | boundaries that define address      |
|                     |         | areas of the world.                 |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **International     | EPA     | The postal code used for final      |
| postal code**       |         | sorting by local or regional        |
|                     |         | delivery unit. Different countries  |
|                     |         | have their own coding systems and   |
|                     |         | formats for this code.              |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Rural route       | Census  | Type of rural route; route, rural   |
| description**       |         | route, highway contract route, star |
|                     |         | route, or PSC.                      |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Rural route       |         | Number assigned to the rural route  |
| number**            |         |                                     |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Rural route box   |         | Number of a box along the rural     |
| number**            |         | route                               |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **State name**      | Census  | A type of governmental unit that is |
|                     |         | the primary legal subdivision of    |
|                     |         | the United States.                  |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **State             | USPS    | Two-character abbreviation for the  |
| abbreviation**      |         | name of a state, U.S. Territory, or |
|                     |         | Armed Forces ZIP Code Designation   |
|                     |         | ("AA", "AE", or "AP").              |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **State FIPS code** | Census  | A two-digit FIPS code assigned by   |
|                     |         | the NIST to identify each State and |
|                     |         | statistically equivalent entity.    |
|                     |         | The NIST assigns the codes based on |
|                     |         | the alphabetic sequence of state    |
|                     |         | names (Puerto Rico and the Outlying |
|                     |         | Areas appear at the end); it        |
|                     |         | documents these codes in a FIPS     |
|                     |         | publication (FIPS PUB 5)            |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Street/**         |         |                                     |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Street number**   | EPA     | The number assigned to a building   |
|                     |         | or a land parcel along the street   |
|                     |         | to identify location and to ensure  |
|                     |         | accurate mail delivery              |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Fractional street | USGS    | A sub-number to a street number     |
| number**            |         |                                     |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Predirectional**  | EPA     | The street vector, or direction the |
|                     |         | street has taken from some          |
|                     |         | arbitrary starting point.           |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Street** **name** | Census  | Official name of a street assigned  |
|                     |         | by a local governing authority.     |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Suffix**          | USPS    | The trailing designator in a street |
|                     |         | address                             |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Postdirectional** | EPA     | The directional symbol that         |
|                     |         | represents the sector of a city     |
|                     |         | where a street address is located   |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Secondary address | EPA     | The room, suite, apartment, unit,   |
| identifier**        |         | or building designator and number   |
|                     |         | that are used by the postal service |
|                     |         | for mail delivery and for assigning |
|                     |         | the ZIP+4 postal code.              |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **Secondary address | USPS    | A geographic direction which        |
| range**             |         | follows the Street Name             |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **ZIP Code**        | USPS    | A five-digit code that identifies a |
|                     |         | specific geographic delivery area.  |
|                     |         | ZIP Codes can represent an area     |
|                     |         | within a state, an area that        |
|                     |         | crosses state boundaries (unusual   |
|                     |         | condition) or a single building or  |
|                     |         | company that has a very high mail   |
|                     |         | volume. "ZIP" is an acronym for     |
|                     |         | Zone Improvement Plan.              |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+
| **ZIP+4 Code**      | USPS    | ZIP equals the five-digit ZIP code  |
|                     |         | (refer to ZIP Code)                 |
|                     |         |                                     |
|                     |         | +4 describes the last four          |
|                     |         | positions of a ZIP+4 code. Most     |
|                     |         | delivery addresses are assigned a   |
|                     |         | single ZIP+4 Code. However, large   |
|                     |         | companies may be given a range of   |
|                     |         | ZIP+4 Codes that can be used to     |
|                     |         | route mail to a specific            |
|                     |         | department.                         |
+---------------------+---------+-------------------------------------+

  --------------------- ---------- --------------------------------------
  **Address type =                 
  GEOGRAPHIC**                     

  Descriptive Element   Source     Definition
  Name                             

  **Latitude degree**              First unit of measure; 0-360 degrees
                                   domain

  **Latitude minute**              Second unit of measure; 60 minutes = 1
                                   degree

  **Latitude Second**              Third unit of measure; 60 seconds = 1
                                   minute

  **Longitude degree**             First unit of measure; 0-360 degrees
                                   domain

  **Longitude minute**             Second unit of measure; 60 minutes = 1
                                   degree

  **Longitude second**             Third unit of measure; 60 seconds = 1
                                   minute

  **UTM/**                         

  **Zone**              NIMA       Segment of a grid dividing the Earth

  **Northing**          NIMA       Distance in meters from the Equator

  **Easting**           NIMA       Distance in meters from the Prime
                                   Meridian
  --------------------- ---------- --------------------------------------

  --------------------- ---------- --------------------------------------
  **Address type =                 
  PHYSICAL**                       

  Descriptive Element   Source     Definition
  Name                             

  **Reference item**    Census     Permanent object used to find the
                                   location of an address

  **From distance**     Census     Distance from the reference item to
                                   the address location

  **From direction**    Census     Direction of the address location from
                                   the reference item
  --------------------- ---------- --------------------------------------

Appendix B

(informative)

THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

B.1 PARTICIPANTS

FGDC Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Data member agencies
participating in the Standard development process:

> Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service
>
> Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
>
> Department of Commerce, Census Bureau (Chair)
>
> Department of Commerce, Office of Ocean Resources, Conservation, and
> Assessment
>
> Department of Defense, Tri-Service CADD/GIS Technology Center
>
> Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
>
> Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health
> Statistics
>
> Department of Housing and Urban Development
>
> Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
>
> Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
>
> Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Services
>
> Department of the Interior, National Park Service
>
> Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

######### Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics

> Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
>
> Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
>
> Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
>
> Department of State
>
> Environmental Protection Agency
>
> Federal Emergency Management Agency
>
> Library of Congress
>
> National Archives and Records Administration
>
> National Aeronautics and Space Administration
>
> National Capital Planning Commission
>
> Social Security Administration

Tennessee Valley Authority

B.2 PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE STANDARD

Godwin, Leslie, panel discussion "What is the Current Situation of
Addressing Standards", 2^nd^ Annual Street Smart and Address Savvy
Conference, the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association
(URISA), Baltimore, MD, October 2000.

Godwin, Leslie, "Address Data Content Standard, Comments Please!",
presented at the URISA 37^th^ Annual Conference and Exposition, Orlando,
FL, August 2000.

Hartung, Valerie L., "The Federal Geographic Data Committee's Address
Data Content Standard Development Process", presented at the Annual
Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA, March 1998.

Ray, Christopher, "Help to Develop an Address Data Content Standard",
presented at the 1^st^ Annual Street Smart and Address Savvy Conference,
the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), San
Antonio, TX, October 1999.

Appendix C

(informative)

AN ADDRESS DIAGRAM

The address diagram (Figure C.1) graphically portrays the relationships
between a data producer, addresses, "other" data and an address
specification. Relevant content aspects of addresses illustrate the need
for the components of an address specification for documenting address
content. Only data content, not structure, of addresses is considered.
The address diagram does not portray all requirements of the Standard;
for example, the fact an address specification is required only when
addresses are shared is not shown.

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Figure C.1 (informative) An Address Diagram.

Appendix D

(informative)

PRODUCING AN ADDRESS CROSSWALK

Appendix D is a "how to" document of three easy steps to producing an
address crosswalk. An address crosswalk is only required when an address
group contains mailing addresses. One complete crosswalk is required for
each applicable mailing address structure (one address group may contain
multiple mailing address structures).

As the crosswalk utilizes an address group's descriptive elements,
creating the address crosswalk is the final step in producing an address
specification.

Additionally, the following information must be identified:

-   The applicable USPS address structure(s) (i.e. individual vs.
    business addressee, military or non-military addressee,
    international address, delivery type) and

-   The applicable USPS address lines.

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Step 1 Determine the applicable USPS address structure using the Address
Structure Decision Tree

Step 2 Determine all applicable USPS address lines by matching the
address structure(s) and specific address line(s) identified in Step 1
with the address structures below. Refer to the general descriptions of
address lines (Figure D-1) to determine if the optional address lines
listed in the selected address structure are applicable. Place a
checkmark by all applicable address lines in Figure D-1.

**ADDRESS STRUCTURES**

**[Business]{.underline} Address Structure**

Optional Endorsement Line (outside the scope of the Standard)

Key Line Data (outside the scope of the Standard)

POSTNET Address Block Barcode (outside the scope of the Standard)

Mailstop Code (optional)

Information/Attention Line (optional)

Individual Title (optional)

Functional Title (optional)

Group, Department, Division Name (optional)

Business/Firm Name Line

Delivery Address Line; street or alternate

Last Line

International Line (conditional)

**[Mailing]{.underline} Address Structure**

Non-address Data Line (optional)

Information/Attention Line (optional)

Recipient Line

Delivery Address Line; street or alternate

Last Line

International Line (conditional)

**[Military]{.underline} address structure**

Addressee Name

Department of Organization

Delivery Address Line; military

Last Line; military

**[Puerto Rico]{.underline} address structure**

Addressee Name

Delivery Address Line; street or alternate

Urbanization Line

Last Line

**ADDRESS LINES -- GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS and APPLICABILITY (in
alphabetical order)**

  ------- ----------------------- ---------------------------------------------
  USE √   Address Line            General Description

          Addressee Name          Rank (if applicable) and name of the person
                                  to whom the mailpiece is directed

          Business/Firm Name      Name of the business or firm

          Delivery Address Line;  Primary address (the delivery point)
          street, alternate or    
          military                

          Department of           Within the US military, the division
          Organization            

          Functional Title        An explanation of a person's role in relation
                                  to a group, department, or division within a
                                  business

          Group, Department,      A subdivision of the business
          Division Name           

          Individual Title        A profession or job classification held by a
                                  person within a business

          Information/Attention   Optional for additional address information;
          Line                    can be used to direct mail to a specific
                                  person or provide other information that
                                  facilitates delivery within a company

          International Line      Country other than United States

          Last Line               City + State + ZIP+4 Code within the United
                                  States

          Mailstop Code           Box number for final sortation often assigned
                                  by private companies offering mailbox rental
                                  services to persons or businesses

          Non-address Data Line   Any non-address data (such as account
                                  numbers, subscription codes, presort codes,
                                  advertising) should appear on this line that
                                  is placed above the Recipient Line or the
                                  Information/Attention Line, whichever is
                                  higher

          Recipient Line          The name of the person, firm or building to
                                  which the mailpiece is directed

          Urbanization Line       "URB" + the name of an area, sector, or
                                  residential development within a geographic
                                  area
  ------- ----------------------- ---------------------------------------------

Figure D-1 (informative) General descriptions of address lines.

Step 3 Complete the descriptive element column of the Address Crosswalk
(Figure D-2) for all address structures and lines identified as
applicable in Steps 1 and 2. Use Figure D-2 and the descriptive elements
recorded in the Address Specification.

1.  Indicate multiple descriptive elements may be used for a USPS data
    element by using commas to separate the descriptive elements.
    (Example: HC box number = HC box number, RR box number.)

2.  Indicate multiple descriptive elements must be used to create a
    complete USPS data element by using plus signs (+) between the
    listed descriptive elements (Example: Last name = Second last
    named + Last name.)

3.  Indicate a mandatory USPS data element has no matching descriptive
    element by placing the text "NO MATCH" in the descriptive element
    box.

+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| Ad    |                   |                    |                    |
| dress |                   |                    |                    |
| Cros  |                   |                    |                    |
| swalk |                   |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| Ad    | Address Line      | USPS data element  | Descriptive        |
| dress |                   |                    | element(s)         |
| Stru  |                   |                    |                    |
| cture |                   |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| Bus   | Mailstop Code     | Mailstop Code      |                    |
| iness | Line              |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Info              | Name Prefix        |                    |
|       | rmation/Attention | (optional)         |                    |
|       | Line              |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | First Name         |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Middle Initial     |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Middle Name        |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Last Name          |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Name Qualifier     |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Educational        |                    |
|       |                   | Achievements       |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Individual Title  | Individual Title   |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Functional Title  | Functional Title   |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Group,            | Group, Department, |                    |
|       | Department,       | Division Name      |                    |
|       | Division Name     |                    |                    |
|       | Line              |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Business/Firm     | Business/Firm Name |                    |
|       | Name Line         |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Delivery Address  | Primary address    |                    |
|       | Line (street)     | number             |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Predirectional     |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Street name        |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Suffix             |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Postdirectional    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Secondary address  |                    |
|       |                   | identifier         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Alternate         | HC route number    |                    |
|       | Delivery Address  |                    |                    |
|       | Line (Highway     |                    |                    |
|       | Contract Route)   |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | HC box number      |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Alternate         | PO Box number      |                    |
|       | Delivery Address  |                    |                    |
|       | Line (Post Office |                    |                    |
|       | Box)              |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Last Line         | City               |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | State              |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | ZIP Code           |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | International     | Country            |                    |
|       | Line              |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| Ma    | Info              | Inf                |                    |
| iling | rmation/Attention | ormation/Attention |                    |
|       | Line              | Line Data          |                    |
|       |                   | Element(s)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Recipient Line    | Name prefix        |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | First Name         |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Middle Initial     |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Middle Name        |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Last Name          |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Name Qualifier     |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Educational        |                    |
|       |                   | Achievements       |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Delivery Address  | Primary address    |                    |
|       | Line (street)     | number             |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Predirectional     |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Street name        |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Suffix             |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Postdirectional    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Secondary address  |                    |
|       |                   | identifier         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Alternate         | HC route number    |                    |
|       | Delivery Address  |                    |                    |
|       | Line (Highway     |                    |                    |
|       | Contract Route)   |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | HC box number      |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Alternate         | PO Box number      |                    |
|       | Delivery Address  |                    |                    |
|       | Line (Post Office |                    |                    |
|       | Box)              |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Last Line         | City               |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | State              |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | ZIP Code           |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | International     | Country            |                    |
|       | Line              |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| Mil   | Addressee Name    | Name Prefix        |                    |
| itary |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | First Name         |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Middle Initial     |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Middle Name        |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Last Name          |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Name Qualifier     |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Educational        |                    |
|       |                   | Achievements       |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Department of     | Division           |                    |
|       | Organization      |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Delivery Address  | CMR or Unit Number |                    |
|       | Line (military)   |                    |                    |
|       | -- Option #1      |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Box Number         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Delivery Address  | Ship's Name        |                    |
|       | Line              |                    |                    |
|       |                   |                    |                    |
|       | (military) --     |                    |                    |
|       | Option #2         |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Last Line         | Army/Air Force     |                    |
|       | (military)        | post office or     |                    |
|       |                   | Fleet post office  |                    |
|       |                   | box number         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | State abbreviation |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | ZIP+4 Code         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| P     | Addressee Name    | Name Prefix        |                    |
| uerto |                   | (optional)         |                    |
|       |                   |                    |                    |
| Rico  |                   |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | First Name         |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Middle Initial     |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Middle Name        |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Last Name          |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Name Qualifier     |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Educational        |                    |
|       |                   | Achievements       |                    |
|       |                   |                    |                    |
|       |                   | (optional)         |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Street and Number | Calle, Avenida     |                    |
|       |                   | (street)           |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Primary Address    |                    |
|       |                   | Number             |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Street Name        |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Alternate         | PO Box number      |                    |
|       | Delivery Address  |                    |                    |
|       |                   |                    |                    |
|       | (Post office box) |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Alternate         | Rural Box (Buzon   |                    |
|       | Delivery address  | Rural)             |                    |
|       |                   |                    |                    |
|       | (Rural Route)     |                    |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Rural Route (Ruta  |                    |
|       |                   | Rural)             |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Urbanization      | URB                |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | Urbanization Name  |                    |
|       |                   |                    |                    |
|       |                   | (second Address    |                    |
|       |                   | Identifier)        |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       | Last Line         | City               |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | State              |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|       |                   | ZIP Code           |                    |
+-------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+

Figure D-2 (informative) Sample Address Crosswalk.

Appendix E

(informative)

ADDRESS SPECIFICATION EXAMPLE

An Address Specification, with address crosswalk, for the Centers for
Disease Control's (CDC) database address information, based on the CDC
Common Data Element Implementation Guide (Draft) (Version 1.6). Author:
Standards Committee, Health Information and Surveillance Systems Board.

  ----------------- ------------- ----------------------------- -----------------
  Purpose           To reach, via                               
                    mail, CDC                                   
                    respondents                                 
                    (?)                                         

  Address Type      Mailing                                     

  Descriptive                                                   
  Elements:                                                     

  Name              Alias         Definition                    Reference

  Last Name                       Last name, surname, family    CDC *Common Data
                                  name, first part of           Element
                                  hyphenated name (including    Implementation
                                  hyphen) for multi-part names  Guide (Draft)
                                                                Version 1.6*

  Second last name                Second last name, surname,    
                                  family name, second part of   
                                  hyphenated name for           
                                  multi-part names              

  First name        FNAME                                       ADCS *Address
                                                                Data Content
                                                                Standard*

  Middle name                     Middle name or initial        

  Second middle                   Second middle name or initial 
  name                                                          

  Name qualifier    SUFFIX                                      ADCS

  Name prefix       PREFIX                                      ADCS

  Educational       DEGREE                                      ADCS
  Achievements                                                  

  Maiden Name                     Maiden name                   

  Rural Route       RRHCNUM       Rural route or highway        
  number                          contract number               

  Rural Route Box   RRHCBOX       Rural route or highway        
                                  contract box number           

  PO Box number     PO BOX                                      ADCS

  Military APO      APO           ?                             
  address                                                       

  Secondary address UIND          Secondary address unit        
  unit indicator                  indicator abbreviation        
  abbreviation                                                  

  Unit or apartment UNUM          Unit or apartment number      
  number                                                        

  Street primary    STNUM                                       ADCS
  address number                                                

  Street name       STNAME                                      ADCS

  Street suffix     STDESIG                                     ADCS

  Predirectional    PREDIR                                      ADCS

  Postdirectional   POSTDIR                                     ADCS

  Secondary address SECOND        Secondary address (Fireside   
                                  Nursing Home, etc., Puerto    
                                  Rican Urbanization)           

  City              CITY                                        ADCS

  State             STATE         Either FIPS PUB 5-2 Code or   
                                  USPS PUB 25 two-letter State  
                                  code, Province                

  ZIP                             Either FIPS PUB 55-5 Zip Code 
                                  or foreign postal code        

  Country Code      COUNTRY                                     ADCS

  County FIPS Code  COUNTY                                      ADCS

  TRACT                           Census tract, FIPS-55 or      
                                  Block Numbering Area (BNA),   
                                  six digit code with decimal   
                                  point                         
  ----------------- ------------- ----------------------------- -----------------

+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
| Ad    |                   |             |                           |
| dress |                   |             |                           |
| Cros  |                   |             |                           |
| swalk |                   |             |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
| Ad    | Address Line      | USPS data   | Descriptive element(s)    |
| dress |                   | element     |                           |
| Stru  |                   |             |                           |
| cture |                   |             |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
| Ma    | Recipient Line    | Name prefix | Name Prefix               |
| iling |                   |             |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | First Name  | First Name                |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | Middle Name | Middle Name               |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | Last Name   | Second last name + Last   |
|       |                   |             | name                      |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | Name        | Name qualifier            |
|       |                   | Qualifier   |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | Educational | Educational Achievements  |
|       |                   | A           |                           |
|       |                   | chievements |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       | Delivery Address  | Primary     | Street primary address    |
|       | Line (street)     | address     | number                    |
|       |                   | number      |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | Pre         | Predirectional            |
|       |                   | directional |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | Street name | Street name               |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | Suffix      | Street suffix             |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | Post        | Postdirectional           |
|       |                   | directional |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | Secondary   | Secondary address unit    |
|       |                   | address     | indicator abbreviation +  |
|       |                   | identifier  | Unit or apartment number  |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       | Alternate         | HC number   | Rural route number        |
|       | Delivery Address  |             |                           |
|       | Line (Highway     |             |                           |
|       | Contract Route)   |             |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       | Alternate         | Box number  | PO box number             |
|       | Delivery Address  |             |                           |
|       | Line (Post Office |             |                           |
|       | Box)              |             |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       | Last Line         | City        | City                      |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | State       | State                     |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       |                   | ZIP Code    | ZIP                       |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
| Mil   | Addressee Name    | Refer to    |                           |
| itary |                   | Mailing     |                           |
|       |                   | Address     |                           |
|       |                   | Structure   |                           |
|       |                   | Recipient   |                           |
|       |                   | Line        |                           |
|       |                   | Information |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       | Department of     | Division    | # NO MATCH                |
|       | Organization      |             |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+
|       | Delivery Address  | CMR or Unit | Military APO address      |
|       | Line (military)   | Number +    |                           |
|       |                   | Box Number  |                           |
+-------+-------------------+-------------+---------------------------+

Note: If "Military APO address" descriptive element is provided for an
address, the address is a military address. No indicators or flags are
set to distinguish mailing from military addresses.

[^1]: FGDC-approved standards apply to geospatial data.

[^2]: The Standard does not require addresses be shared and does not
    provide guidelines for determining whether addresses can be shared.
    Some organizations cannot share addresses or some part of address
    information due to requirements for confidentiality and security.

[^3]: The CSDGM closed domain for address type is "mailing", "physical"
    and "mailing or physical".

[^4]: Many USPS standards, manuals and technical guidelines are
    available on the Internet (URL = http://www.usps.gov)

[^5]: Within the context of the Standard, an address group is an address
    list or a database or dataset containing addresses.

[^6]: Within the context of the Standard, a data producer is a person or
    organization that owns or maintains an address group and has decided
    to share the data.

[^7]: The USPS considers a complete mailing address to be all
    USPS-recognized data elements necessary to allow an exact match with
    the current USPS ZIP+4 file to obtain the finest level of ZIP+4
    code.

[^8]: The source indicates the agency documentation used for the listed
    definition.

[^9]: EPA definitions are from the Data Standard for Representation of
    Address Information, SDC-0055-057-LF-5038