Quality Notes Address number prefixes can include map-based information as grid coordinates, references to survey systems or references to sections of a subdivision or housing complex. Where a tabular domain of values are available the prefix can be tested against it. The measure chosen will depend on the type of domain involved. See the introduction to this section for a information on which measures to use. Address Number Address Number Other common names for this element Street Number, Building Number, House Number, Site Number, Structure Number Definition The numeric identifier for a land parcel, house, building or other location along a thoroughfare or within a community. Definition Source New Data Type Integer Existing Standards for this Element None Domain of Values for this Element Can be created locally. Source of Values Local jurisdiction Attributes Associated with this Element Address Number Parity How Defined Based on local address ranges associated with individual streets and blocks. Example 123 Main Street N4W6 123 Oak Road 123 B Highway 88 Notes/Comments The Address Number is defined as an integer to support address sorting, parity (even/odd) definition, and in/out of address range tests. The must be converted to a characterString when it is combined with the
Quality Notes The element is specified as an integer. is helpful when testing data held in staging tables with variable character fields. Additional tests for the address number require association with a street name. Address Number Suffix Other common names for this element Street Number Suffix, Building Number Suffix, House Number Suffix, Fractional Street Number (USPS), Structure Number Suffix Definition The portion of the which follows the itself. Definition Source New Data Type characterString Existing Standards for this Element None Domain of Values for this Element Can be created locally from existing values Source of Values Local How Defined Locally Example 123 1/2 Main Street 121 E E Street B317 A Calle 117 Milepost 34.4 ( = decimal portion only) Notes/Comments 1. This element is not found in most . When found, it should be separated from the so that the can be maintained as an integer for sorting and quality control tests. 2. Informally an and may be written with or without a space between them. Within this standard, the default assumption is that an empty space separates elements unless stated otherwise. The can be used to indicate where the assumed space between the and has been omitted within an address file (see for additional notes). 3. If a hyphen appears between the and the , the hyphen is included in the . 4. When milepost include decimal fractions, the integer portion of the milepost
alphanumeric) list of street names. Definition Source New Data Type characterString Existing Standards for this Element No Domain of Values for this Element Can be created locally from existing values Source of Values Local How Defined Locally Example Old North First Street Alternate North Avenue B Old China Spring Road The Oaks Drive Northwest East 14th Street Notes/Comments 1. A precedes and modifies a , but is separated from the by a or a or both. Any word or phrase of a that precedes the (or that precedes the , if the has no ) comprises the . 2. In addition, words such as "The" and "Old" may be parsed as when they precede the but must be excluded from it so that the will be placed properly in a sorted alphanumeric list. For example, if "The Oaks Drive" should be listed as "Oaks Drive, The", then "The" may be parsed as a . If, on the other hand, it should be listed as "The Oaks Drive", then "The" may be included in the . 3. If a includes two or more consecutive directional words preceding the (e.g., Northwest East 14th Street) the last directional word is parsed as a , and the preceding directional words are parsed as the . See notes for a general discussion of parsing principles. 4. For numbered (or, occasionally, lettered) jurisdictional routes (e.g. "Kentucky State Highway 67"), the jurisdiction name and the administrative type of road are included with the type word in the . They are not treated as . Thus for the preceding example, = "Kentucky State Highway"; and = "67". See for a more complete discussion. 5. are not common. Census Bureau TIGER Technical Documentation (Appendix D) lists the following examples of words that are often because they are separated from the by a or a : Alternate, Business, Bypass, Extended, Historic, Loop, Old, Private, Public, Spur. (Note that most of these words are also used as ). 6. USPS Publication 28 does not recognize . USPS Publication 28 standards are recognized within the Postal Addressing Profile of this standard.
Quality Notes USPSBox ID USPSBoxID Other common names for this element PO Box Number; Box Number Definition The numbers or letters distinguishing one box from another within a post office or route. Definition Source New Data Type characterString Existing Standards for this Element USPS Publication 28 sections 24, 25, and 28; section 238.1 (Military Addresses); and sections 293 and 295.6 (Puerto Rico Addresses) Domain of Values for this Element Yes, within each post office Source of Values Local post office How Defined (e.g., locally, from standard, other) Local post office Example PO Box 6943 PO Box G PO Box 00145 RR 4 Box 19-1A HC 68 Box 45 Notes/Comments 1. 's may include numbers or letters, and may include a hyphen. 2. "Post Office Box numbers that are preceded by significant leading zeroes are identified in the ZIP+4 file by a hyphen (-) preceding the box number. Convert the hyphen into a zero on the output mailpiece." Example: Convert "PO BOX -0145" to "PO BOX 00145" on output from the ZIP+4 file. (USPS publication 28 Section 282) XML Tag <USPSBoxID>
The shows whether the includes or excludes the . XML Tag <DeliveryAddress> XML Model <xsd:complexType name="DeliveryAddress_type"> <xsd:extension base="xsd:string"> <xsd:attribute name="DeliveryAddressType" type="addr_type:DeliveryAddressType_type" /> </xsd:extension> </xsd:simpleContent> </xsd:complexType> XML Example <DeliveryAddress ="Subaddress Included">123 Dartmouth College Highway, Suite 100</DeliveryAddress> <DeliveryAddress ="Subaddress Excluded">123 Dartmouth College Highway, Suite 100</DeliveryAddress> <DeliveryAddress>123 Dartmouth College Highway, Suite 100</DeliveryAddress> Quality Measures Quality Notes Place State ZIP Other common names for this element Last Line (USPS) Definition The combination of , , , , and within an address. and are mandatory; the other elements are optional. Syntax { *} + { *} + { } + { } + { } Definition Source New Data Type characterString
1. The coord2usng function requires both UTM and longitude latitude coordinates, and calculates the UTM zone on the fly. This method was chosen due to common confusion about zone numbers. There are a variety of other ways to structure the conversion. 2. USNG2coord requires only USNG, and is fairly straightforward. Address Elevation Other common names for this element Altitude, height, Z-coordinate Definition Distance of the address in specified units above or below a vertical datum, as defined by a specified coordinate reference system. Definition Source New Data Type Real Existing Standards for this Element Yes Domain of Values for this Element None Source of Values Locally defined. How Defined (e.g., locally, from standard, other) By reference to a coordinate reference system. Examples 1023.0 (elevation in specified units above a specified vertical datum) Notes/Comments values can be interpreted only if their vertical datum, units of measure, and any other coordinate reference system parameters are provided. The parameters can be documented in the dataset metadata, per FGDC's Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, or by inclusion in each address record of the and . See and for more information. The dataset metadata, or the documentation, should state what is measured by the (height of the driveway entrance, main building entrance, ground floor, subaddress main floor, etc.).
Address Transportation System Authority Other common names for this element Department of Transportation, Public Works Department, Roads Department, etc. Definition The authority that maintains the transportation base model specified by the Address Transportation System Name, and assigns Address Transportation Feature IDs to the features it represents. Data Type characterString Existing Standards for this Element None. Domain of Values for this Element None. Source of Values None. How Defined (e.g., locally, from standard, other) NA Example District of Columbia Department of Transportation (Street Spatial Data Base) U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER/MAF file) Notes/Comments The authority is typically the office or agency responsible for opening, maintaining, and closing the transportation features represented in the transportation base model. In some cases, the data model may be maintained by a federal agency or a private-sector firm. XML Tag <AddressTransportationSystemAuthority> XML Model <xsd:simpleType name="AddressTransportationSystemAuthority_type"> <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string"> <xsd:pattern value='.*' /> </xsd:restriction> </xsd:simpleType> XML Example <AddressTransportationSystemAuthority>District of Columbia Department of Transportation</AddressTransportationSystemauthority> Quality Measures
Data Set ID Other common names for this element Definition An identifier in each record of a transmitted dataset, assigned by the sender or the receiver of the dataset, to associate each record of the dataset to the metadata that accompanies the dataset. Definition Source New Data Type characterString Existing Standards for this Element None Domain of Values for this Element Yes Source of Values Assigned by the sender or the receiver of a data set. How Defined (e.g., locally, from standard, other) Assigned by the sender or the receiver of a data set. Example Dataset ID 1475 Notes/Comments 1. The content of the file-level metadata is specified in the FGDC's Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata. 2. The ID may be assigned by the sender upon transmittal of the dataset or the recipient upon receipt. 3. Normally the identifier will be numeric, but the standard does not preclude alphanumeric identifiers. XML Tag <DataSetID> XML Model <xsd:simpleType name="DataSetID_type"> <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string"> <xsd:pattern value=".*"></xsd:pattern> </xsd:restriction> </xsd:simpleType> XML Example <DataSetID>1457</DataSetID>
Measure Name Measure Description This measure confirms that the value of the low address is less than or equal to the high address in a range assigned to a street segment. Report Logical Consistency Evaluation Procedure Check the values for each range. Spatial Data Required None. Attributes listed in are included in the query. Pseudocode Example: Testing Records SELECT AddressTransportationFeatureID FROM StCenterlineCollection WHERE Range.Low > Range.High Pseudocode Example: Testing the Conformance of a Data Set Function See for the sample query. Function Parameters count_of_non_conforming_records SELECT COUNT(*) FROM StCenterlineCollection WHERE Range.Low > Range.High count_of_total_records SELECT COUNT(*) FROM
Result Report Example Tested at 90% consistency. Pattern Sequence Measure Measure Name Measure Description This measure tests the sequence of values in each complex element for conformance to the pattern for the complex element. The query produces a list of complex elements in the address collection that do not match a sequence of simple elements. For those complex elements ordered by an please refer to . Complex elements called "Complete" lend themselves to normalized database tables, so that each simple element value is recorded only once. Once the text comprising a complex element has been split up into a number of tables, this test identifies database entries that have come to differ from the original data. Some typical uses include: Checking a concatenated version of parsed values against the original, unparsed data Checking a parsed against the original, unparsed data Checking any concatenated against original, unclassified data Report Logical Consistency Evaluation Procedure Check each complex element value against the original data for completeness. Spatial Data Required None. Pseudocode Example: Testing Records Due to the wide applicability of this measure the exact data sets are not specified, even as views. SELECT a.ComplexElement As disagreeWithSequence FROM AddressDatabase a
_type Global, AddressCollection _type Global, AddressCollection _type Global, AddressCollection LandmarkAddress LandmarkAddress _type LandmarkAddress Global, AddressCollection Community (Urbanization) Address CommunityAddress _type CommunityAddress Global, AddressCollection USPS Postal Delivery Box USPSPostalDeliveryBox _type Global, AddressCollection USPS Postal Delivery Route _type Global, AddressCollection USPS General Delivery Address _type Global, AddressCollection General Address GeneralAddressClass _type Global, AddressCollection USPSPostalDelivery
AddressReferenceSystem _type Global, AddressCollection AddressCollection _type AddressCollection Complete Address Number CompleteAddressNumber _type Various, AddressNumberRange Address Number Prefix AddressNumberPrefix _type Prefix AddressNumberRange Address Number AddressNumber _type Number AddressNumberRange Address Number Suffix AddressNumberSuffix _type Suffix AddressNumberRange SeparatorElement SeparatorElement _type SeparatorElement AddressNumberRange CompleteStreetName _type Global objects Street Name StreetNameModifier _type PreModifier CompleteStreetName Street Name StreetNameDirectional _type PreDirectional CompleteStreetName Street Pre-type StreetNameType _type PreType CompleteStreetName Street Name StreetName _type StreetName CompleteStreetName modifier
Address X Coordinate AddressXCoordinate _type X XYCoordinate Address Y Coordinate AddressXCoordinate _type Y XYCoordinate Address Longitude AddressLongitude _type Longitude LongLat Address Latitude AddressLatitude _type Latitude LongLat US National Grid Coordinate LocationUSNG _type USNGCoordinate Global objects Address Z Value AddressZValue _type Zvalue Global objects Address Classification Internal to The XSD element name stores this information Feature Type FeatureType _type AddressFeatureType Global objects Address Lifecycle Status AddressLifecycleStatus _type Global objects Address Official Status AddressOfficialStatus _type OfficialStatus Global objects Address Anomaly Status AddressAnomalyStatus _type Global objects Address Range Type AddressRangeType _type AddressRangeType Global objects Location Description LocationDescription _type LocationDescription Global objects
Address Number Parity AddressNumberParity _type Parity Address ReferenceSystem Name _type _type Global objects Address ReferenceSystem Axis _type _type AddressReferenceSystem Address ReferenceSystem DocumentCitation _type _type AddressReferenceSystem Address ReferenceSystem Origin _type _type AddressReferenceSystem Address ReferenceSystem Extent _type _type AddressReferenceSystem Address ReferenceSystem AddressReferenceSystem _type Global Address Start Date AddressStartDate _type AddressStartDate Global objects Address End Date AddressEndDate _type AddressEndDate Global objects Address Direct Source AddressDirectSource _type Global objects Address Authority AddressAuthority _type AddressAuthority Global objects Address Authority Identifier _type Global objects Diagrams of Elements of the XSD datamodel