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[en] Brazil_Geocoder_71x71.png Brazil Geocoder Tool

[en] Use Brazil Geocoder to produce a record-for-record geocode result for Brazilian addresses including formatted address fields from TomTom, the level of geography that determined the match, lat/long coordinates, and a spatial object. In addition, it produces a summary output that provides a count of records per geolevel accompanied by detailed geolevel descriptions.

[en] Macro Tool

[en] This tool is a macro that requires a separate data install and license. To use this tool, contact your Account Executive.

[en] Use the Brazil Geocoder tool to assign address data to a spatial object so that you can pinpoint locations, display them on a map, and carry out geography-based analyses.

[en] Configure the Tool

[en] Input Tab

  1. [en] Use the dropdowns to specify the following fields of the incoming data stream:

    • [en] Address or Street Name

    • [en] House Number (Optional)

    • [en] District

    • [en] City

    • [en] State

    • [en] Postal code

  2. [en] Preserve input address field names: When checked, the original field names specified on the Input tab are output from the tool. Left unchecked, the specified fields are renamed to: Address, City, State, and ZIP.

[en] Geocoder Options

  1. [en] Select Output Fields: Check the fields to include in the Geocoded (G) output. Output fields are described in detail below.

  2. [en] GeoLevel Match Summary: Specify how records should be sorted in the Summary (S) output. Choices are...

    • [en] Sort by Accuracy (best-worst): The 13 Geolevels are sorted by their accuracy with the most accurate GeoLevel at the top.

    • [en] Sort by Match Count (max -min): The 13 Geolevels are sorted by how many input records matched to each GeoLevel with the maximum number at the top.

[en] Output Details

[en] There are 2 outputs from this tool:

  • [en] G anchor: Geocoded records stream out of the tool, labeled with a G. This data stream includes your original data records and Address fields along with the additional fields you selected to output from the Geocoder Options tab.

    [en] Field Name

    [en] Description

    [en] GeoLevel

    [en] Lat

    [en] Lon

    [en] SpatialObj

    [en] House Humber (TT)

    [en] Street (TT)

    [en] City (TT)

    [en] Postal Code (TT)

    [en] AddressFull (TT)

    [en] Country (TT)

    [en] ISO3 (TT)

  • [en] S anchor: A Data summary streams out of the tool, labeled with an S. The data stream includes 3 fields, GeoLevel, Count, and Description to signify the success of the geocoding process. There are 8 possible GeoLevels listed below in order of best to worst.

    [en] Field Name

    [en] Description

    [en] Actual

    [en] Input address matches to an exact latitude/longitude location. The data returned is the entry point of the address.

    [en] Point of Interest

    [en] Input address matches to a Point of Interest (POI).

    [en] Street

    [en] Input address matches to a house number along an address range. The data returned is an interpolated location of the requested address within that range.

    [en] Intersection

    [en] Input address matches to two streets that intersect. The data returned is the coordinate where the street edges cross.

    [en] Postal Code (Full)

    [en] Input address matches to an extended postcode (e.g. USA ZIP+4, UK full postcode). The granularity of this result depends on the country's postal code scheme, but is usually accurate to the desired block.

    [en] Extrapolate

    [en] Input address matches to a street edge in the database. The data returned is associated to the midpoint of a street chain within a city. A house number will not be returned for this level of match.

    [en] Postal Code (Partial)

    [en] Input address matches to an extended postcode (e.g. USA ZIP+2). The granularity of this depends on the country's postal code scheme, but is usually accurate to the desired neighborhood.

    [en] District/Neighborhood

    [en] Input address matches to a district/neighborhood. Returns the center point of the district.

    [en] Postal Code (Main)

    [en] Input address matches to a main postal code (e.g. USA ZIP, UK main postcode). The accuracy of this depends on the country's postal code scheme.

    [en] City

    [en] Input address matches to a city/locality. Returns the center point of the city.

    [en] State

    [en] Input address matches to a state. Returns state/province/administrative area coordinates.

    [en] Country

    [en] Input address matches to a country.

    [en] Not Coded

    [en] The geocoder cannot find a location that matches the input data.

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