Geocoding is the process of taking an address and translating it into coordinates. 10 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 is actually at latitude/longitude 37.792687, -122.396289. An address is composed of the following parts:
Components |
Description |
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Left house number range |
This range is includes a low number and high number for the left side of the street, such as 100 to 198. |
Right house number range |
This range includes a low number and high number for the right side of the street. |
Prefix direction |
This component is a directory indicator, such as E, W, N, S. For example, W. Maple St. |
Prefix type |
This component is the type of street that precedes the name, such as Avenue C. |
Street name |
This component is the name of the street, such as Main or Peach. |
Street type |
This component is the type of street that follows the name. |
Suffix direction |
This component is a direction that follows the street name, such as NE in Baker St. NE. |
City name |
This component is a city name... |