Address Matching Tips

When matching an address, keep in mind that we are trying to FIX the addresses so it will match to the Thomas Bros. Street Network filesome common errors in addresses are:

1. Wrong or Missing ZIP Codes
2. Wrong spelling of street names
3. Wrong numbers.
4. Unit / Apt / Suites / Spaces / Room Number or anything similar.
5. Strange Characters in address field such as # or dashes (-)
6. Although some address will have Units, Apt, Suites, or Room number, it is not necessary for address match so deleting it will sometime help the application to find the address.
7. The address is NOT in the County of Los Angeles.

And finally, if the address is correct and is in LA County but you still canno’t match it, it is probably an address in a new developing area of Los Angeles and will take some time for Thomas Bros to update their Street Network file to incorporate those newer addresses in their database. In which case you can continue on to the next address.

HINT:Go to http://maps.yahoo.com or http://maps.google.com to look up the address and see if it is a valid or good address most often times you can find what is wrong with the address so you can correct it in the address locator to try to match the address. Sometimes you can even put the nearest intersection in the address locator to match the address (example: Maple St & W 142nd St) use the “&” for intersection.

TRICKY STREET NAME: Of course some addresses are trickier than others, you will probably have to delete certain part of the street names or put in spaces to split the street name.