# Presentation: 025254

## Address Element CorrectionAEC and AECII

**Steve Dearing **
**Manager, Address Quality Programs**
**MTAC**
**November 8,2007**

## An Address Quality service offered by the USPS that attempts to assign a ZIP+4® to addresses that fail standardization and validation through traditional CASS CertifiedTM address matching software.
AEC uses sophisticated address hygiene algorithms developed by USPS that go beyond typical capability of commercial address-matching software

AEC attempts to ‘improve’ addresses that currently    Do Not Delivery Point Validate (DPV)

**An Address Quality service offered by the USPS that attempts to assign a ZIP+4® to addresses that fail standardization and validation through traditional CASS CertifiedTM address matching software.**
**AEC uses sophisticated address hygiene algorithms developed by USPS that go beyond typical capability of commercial address-matching software**
**AEC attempts to ‘improve’ addresses that currently    Do Not Delivery Point Validate (DPV)**

- What Exactly is AEC?

## Corrects Incomplete and Incorrect Addresses
Street Names
Misspellings and ‘Representations’
Missing or Incorrect Directionals
Missing or Incorrect Suffixes
Transposed Numbers, Missing Digits, and Alpha–Numeric ‘Look a Likes’     
City Names and ZIP Codes
Address Conversions (LACS)

**Corrects Incomplete and Incorrect Addresses**
**Street Names**
**Misspellings and ‘Representations’**
**Missing or Incorrect Directionals**
**Missing or Incorrect Suffixes**
**Transposed Numbers, Missing Digits, and Alpha–Numeric ‘Look a Likes’     **
**City Names and ZIP Codes**
**Address Conversions (LACS)**

- What Does AEC Do?

**Notes:**
 Enhanced Address Parsing that assists in determining ‘candidate’ match records
Assigns a ‘weight’ to candidate records based on address matching routines – AEC ‘How’ Codes
Compares candidate records against USPS Delivery Point File to determine match value

## Verify Customer Name or Occupancy Information
Provide New Fowarding Address Information
Correct Foreign Addressing
Correct Email Addressing
Add Missing Secondary Numbers
Correct Non-Addresses
Provide Corrections When No Last Line Information (City, State, ZIP Code’s) is Present

**Verify Customer Name or Occupancy Information**
**Provide New Fowarding Address Information**
**Correct Foreign Addressing**
**Correct Email Addressing**
**Add Missing Secondary Numbers**
**Correct Non-Addresses**
**Provide Corrections When No Last Line Information (City, State, ZIP Code’s) is Present**

- AEC (and AECII) *Does Not*

**Notes:**
 AEC is an Address Hygiene Service it does not provide information outside it’s design

## In FY 2007 AEC Processed just over 20 Million Address Records for 1,528 Customers
FY 2007 AEC Resolved 9.2 Million – 46%*
Returned Corrections within 24 Hours on Avg.

*Not a historical representation, increase based on large files with relatively minor changes. Historical Resolution Rate – 33% 

**In FY 2007 AEC Processed just over 20 Million Address Records for 1,528 Customers**
**FY 2007 AEC Resolved 9.2 Million – 46%***
**Returned Corrections within 24 Hours on Avg.**
***Not a historical representation, increase based on large files with relatively minor changes. Historical Resolution Rate – 33% **

- Does AEC Work?

**Notes:**
There were several large AEC files submitted in FY 2007 that had minor problems that were easily corrected to a Primary Address level.

## Addresses Processed through AEC 
Addresses Processed Through The AECES Historical File - AECII 
Addresses Presented to Delivery Units for Correction through the Electronic Uncoded Address Resolution Service (eUARS) - AECII

**Addresses Processed through AEC **
**Addresses Processed Through The AECES Historical File -**** AECII **
**Addresses Presented to Delivery Units for Correction through the Electronic Uncoded Address Resolution Service (eUARS) -**** AECII**

- Address Element Correction Service Level 2 (AECIITM)

- What About Records That AEC Can’t Fix?

- How Does AECII Work and What’s the Difference Between AEC and AECII?

## Internal USPS Web Application that enables over 45,000 Delivery Unit users to Correct Incomplete and Incorrect Addresses - Including Mailer AECII Requests

In FY 2007 eUARS Corrected
2.3 Million Change of Addresses within 11 Days (avg)
2.8 Million AECII Records within 9 Days (avg) 

**Internal USPS Web Application that enables over 45,000 Delivery Unit users to Correct Incomplete and Incorrect Addresses - Including Mailer AECII Requests**
**In FY 2007 eUARS Corrected**
**2.3 Million Change of Addresses within 11 Days (avg)**
**2.8 Million AECII Records within 9 Days (avg) **

- What is eUARS?

**Notes:**
2.3 Million COA Addresses corrected – 84.88% of eUARS
2.8 Million AEC Addresses corrected – 77.17%

## How Does The Local Delivery Unit Fix the Address?

**Carriers typically know their customer’s address and can identify correction necessary**
**AECII Leverages this “Delivery Force KnowledgeTM” to correct addresses using efficient simple search and click features**
**Address corrected to a valid delivery point with  ZIP + 4® code appended**
**Indicator provided to identify when the address cannot be corrected**** **

## What If The Address I Have is Actually a Correct Address but Still Doesn’t Match USPS Data?  

**Address will be returned marked “correct-as-shown” without charge**
**Where the mailing address is a PO box instead of a street address, record returned marked with “PO box indicator” without charge **
**PO box address not provided due to privacy**

## How Well Does AECII Work?

**FY 2007 AECII Processing Results **
**67%  Address Corrected**
**14%****	**** Address Does Not Exist**
**5% ****	**** Not A Proper Address Submission **
**5% ****	**** PO Box Footnote   ****----**
**4%    Historical File Corrections**
**3%    Not Touched – Lost Opportunity**
**2%    Other**

## What Are the Costs for AEC and AECII Processing? 

**AEC processing costs are $15 per thousand records (required for AEC II processing)**
**AECII processing costs are .25****¢ per correction**
**Nothing if resolved using historical file**
**Nothing if submitted address was correct**
**Nothing if address is returned indicated as PO box mailing address**
**Nothing if submitted address not corrected**

## How Can I Estimate my Return on Investment from Using USPS® AEC / AECIITM Services?

AEC Calculator $

( AEC Calculator Available at http://ribbs.usps.gov/AEC )

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## ‘Scrub’ Your Addresses before sending to AEC
Uncommon or Invalid Characters  (@, %, - -) 
Profanity
Send Addresses (Street Number and Street Name) with Valid City, State, and/or ZIP Codes
Do Not Send Street Addresses for PO Box Only Post Offices
Send Addresses that Do Not Delivery Point Validate to the Primary Address Level

**‘****Scrub’ Your Addresses before sending to AEC**
**Uncommon or Invalid Characters  (@, %, - -) **
**Profanity**
**Send Addresses (Street Number and Street Name) with Valid City, State, and/or ZIP Codes**
**Do Not Send Street Addresses for PO Box Only Post Offices**
**Send Addresses that Do Not Delivery Point Validate to the Primary Address Level**

- How Can I Increase My AEC ROI?

## Is There Anything New With AEC or AECII?

**Yes!! **
**Now Available – AEC Confidence Option**
**Uses Additional Routines to Determine that the AEC Candidate Correction is Distinct based on Match Weight**
**Instills Confidence that there are No Apparent Other Potential Candidate Corrections**
**Enables ‘Apply and Mail’ Potential**
**Available with AEC or AECII**
**Non-Confident AECII Request Records Are Sent to eUARS   **

## Is There Anything Else New With AEC or AECII?

**Yes!! There’s More!! **
**Now Available – AEC Vendor Processing**
**Enables Mailer with CAPS Account to Automate AEC and AECII Requests**
**Requires Vendor Processing Request Form**
**Requires Use of Header Record**
**Enables Submission of One or Many Files**
**Automated Processing**
**Automated Secured File Transfer Capable**
**Still Uses First In – First out Logic **

## Contact the National Customer Support Center at 1-800-238-3150 ask for the AEC Department 
Set-Up RIBBS Account and CAPS Account*
Submit Processing Request Form
Send File (Up to 500,000 records)
Retrieve File from RIBBS or SFTP
Reap the Benefits of Improved Address Quality

*Required for Automated Vendor Processing

**Contact the National Customer Support Center at 1-800-238-3150 ask for the AEC Department **
**Set-Up RIBBS Account and CAPS Account***
**Submit Processing Request Form**
**Send File (****Up to 500,000 records****)**
**Retrieve File from RIBBS or SFTP**
**Reap the Benefits of Improved Address Quality**
***Required for Automated Vendor Processing**

- How Do I Request AEC or AECII?

## Has Anyone Used AEC or AECII In the Past Year?

- Has Anyone Used AEC or AECII In the Past Year?

## Questions?Thank You!

- Questions?Thank You!