Spelling Errors and
Missing Information
Spelling and keyboard errors account for many of the variations
in a database. Through the use of intelligent key building
and advanced comparison routines CorrectAddress® successfully
overcomes spelling errors including: multiple typos, letter
transpositions, incomplete words, etc. Below are some of
the spelling errors that CorrectAddress® handles masterfully.
| Input |
Problems |
Output |
20 Milltewn Dr #202
Brewster NY
|
misspelled street
missing ZIP code
|
20 MILLTOWN RD STE 202
BREWSTER, NY 10509-4345 |
3330 Cahoengo W #307
LA, ca
|
incorrect street
abbreviated city
|
3330 CAHUENGA BLVD W STE 307
LOS ANGELES, CA 90068-1309 |
1203 w furgussen rd
mt plasant tx
|
misspelled street
misspelled city
|
1203 W FERGUSON RD
MT PLEASANT, TX 75455-4269 |
2213 Britain Henrietta Town Rd
Rochester 14623
|
incorrect street missing state |
2213 BRIGHTON HENRIETTA TOWN LINE RD
ROCHESTER, NY 14623-2705 |
Noise
and Extraneous Information
In many cases, addresses require extensive
cleansing prior to being submitted for correction.
CorrectAddress® verification engine comes loaded
with a set of specialized sanitization routines that
will eliminate any noise words or extraneous information
that may be present in the input. Here are some examples
of how CorrectAddress® tackles such problems:
| Input |
Problems |
Output |
%50 Frankfort (?) St
FITCHBURG – MA
|
noise characters;
incorrect format
|
50 FRANKFORT ST
FITCHBURG, MA 01420-4171 |
^^^^5355 W 76TH ST
DOA SHIPMENTS ONLY
INDIANAPOLIS IN
|
extraneous data
on lines 1 and 2
|
5355 W 76TH ST
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268-4166 |
25381-G ALICIA PARKWAY #357 attn: John Smith
Laguna, CA
|
superfluous info
on line 2; incorrect city
|
25381G ALICIA PKWY STE 357
LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653-4959 |
290 HARBOR DR. M/S# 234
Stamford , CT 06901
|
extraneous info;
incorrect ZIP code
|
290 HARBOR DR
STAMFORD, CT 06902-7441 |
Sequence
Variations
A significant portion of
mailing errors is caused by sequence variation within
input addresses. For instance, an apartment number
may precede the street number, or some of the words
in the input may be intermixed. CorrectAddress® will
handle a vast majority of such difficult cases and
will retrieve the most accurate matches, despite the
wrong positioning in the input data.
| Input |
Problems |
Output |
#202 20 milltown
10509
|
incorrect ordering
missing city/state
|
20 MILLTOWN RD STE 202
BREWSTER, NY 10509-4345 |
2865 Triana Wall Highway
Huntsville AL
|
wrong word order
missing ZIP code
|
2865 WALL TRIANA HWY
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35824-2729 |
7540 King Mason Court
Monassas, VA
|
wrong word order
misspelled city
|
7540 MASON KING CT
MANASSAS, VA 20109-2441 |
1900-10 W 65th St
Little Rock AR
|
non-standard number ordering
|
1900 W 65TH ST STE 10
LITTLE ROCK, AR 72209-3299 |
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