Post-geocoding of records

If you create a database (see Create database) or re-import data (see Re-import data), is performed automatically.

Records which have not been geocoded during the import and geocoding process, or for which the address details are incomplete can be post-geocoded.

Manual Post-Geocoding

For manual post-geocoding, select the correct address for each record using an address search.

Tip: Use manual geocoding if the exact position of the data is important and you wish to check the precise position of the addresses on the map. For manual geocoding, re-enter the data for the location. You can take a suggested location from the internal location database. In addition, you can manually correct the position of the addresses on the map.

More information can be found in the article Manual post-geocoding of records.

Automatic Post-Geocoding

After the import of addresses, automatic geocoding is only performed if the imported addresses largely correspond to the entries in the location database. For example, if a street does not match the stated location and postcode, the record is not geocoded.

For automatic post-geocoding, you can specify that records whose location information do not fully match the entries in the location database are also geocoded.

Tip: Use automatic geocoding if the position of the address does not need to be completely accurate.

More information can be found in the article Automatic post-geocoding of records.

Tip

In the Info column of the address list, different coloured symbols are used to show whether there is a difference between the location data in the imported address and the address on the map. Addresses moved manually are also identified.

If the symbol is missing in the Info column, this means that the address could not be geocoded.

Symbol	Description
	The imported address data matches the allocated address on the map.
	The imported address was manually post-geocoded on the map.
	Small differences between the imported address data and the allocated address on the map. For example, this may occur if the imported address has a house number which has not been found by PTV Map&Guide intranet in the location database. The data set is then geocoded on the centre of the street.
	The imported data record was allocated a position on the map using the coordinates given.
	There are relatively large differences between the imported address data and the assigned address on the map.