METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING A SPATIAL STREET ADDRESS DATA SET
First Claim
1. A method for establishing a spatial street address data set;
- the method comprising;
(a) in no particular order;
(1) providing a street address data set;
(2) providing a postal data set;
(3) providing a community translation data set; and
(4) providing a spatial layer base map;
(b) establishing a first interim data base;
said first interim data base containing a plurality of once-translated address entries;
each respective once-translated address entry of said plurality of once-translated address entries relating to a selected community entry from said street address data set or relating to a selected community entry from said community translation data set;
(c) establishing a second interim data base;
said second interim data base containing a plurality of twice-translated address entries;
each respective twice-translated address entry of said plurality of twice-translated address entries relating to a selected street name entry from said postal data set or relating to a selected street name entry from said street address data set;
(d) treating said second interim data base with a geocoder routine to create geocoded address entries in a geocoded data set;
(e) situating said geocoded data set in a spatial layer; and
(f) orienting said spatial layer with respect to known loci in said spatial layer base map.
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Abstract
A method for establishing a spatial street address data set including: (a) in no particular order: (1) providing street address data; (2) providing postal data; (3) providing community translation data; and (4) providing a spatial layer base map; (b) establishing a first data base containing once-translated address entries, each relating to a selected community entry from the street address data or a selected community entry from the community translation data; (c) establishing a second data base containing twice-translated address entries, each relating to a selected street name entry from the postal data or a selected street name entry from the street address data; (d) treating the second data base with a geocoder routine to create geocoded address entries in a geocoded data set; (e) situating the geocoded data set in a spatial layer; and (f) orienting the spatial layer with known loci in the spatial layer base map.
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1. A method for establishing a spatial street address data set;
- the method comprising;
(a) in no particular order; (1) providing a street address data set; (2) providing a postal data set; (3) providing a community translation data set; and (4) providing a spatial layer base map; (b) establishing a first interim data base;
said first interim data base containing a plurality of once-translated address entries;
each respective once-translated address entry of said plurality of once-translated address entries relating to a selected community entry from said street address data set or relating to a selected community entry from said community translation data set;(c) establishing a second interim data base;
said second interim data base containing a plurality of twice-translated address entries;
each respective twice-translated address entry of said plurality of twice-translated address entries relating to a selected street name entry from said postal data set or relating to a selected street name entry from said street address data set;(d) treating said second interim data base with a geocoder routine to create geocoded address entries in a geocoded data set; (e) situating said geocoded data set in a spatial layer; and (f) orienting said spatial layer with respect to known loci in said spatial layer base map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- the method comprising;
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9. A method for establishing a spatial street address data set;
- the method comprising;
(a) in no particular order; (1) providing a first street address data set; (2) providing a second street address data set; (3) providing a community translation table; and (4) providing a spatial layer base map; (b) establishing a first interim data base;
said first interim data base containing a plurality of once-translated address entries;
each respective once-translated address entry of said plurality of once-translated address entries relating to a selected street name entry from said first street address data set or relating to a selected street name entry from said second street address data set;(c) establishing a second interim data base;
said second interim data base containing a plurality of twice-translated address entries;
each respective twice-translated address entry of said plurality of twice-translated address entries relating to a selected community entry from said first street address data set or relating to a selected community entry from said community translation table;(d) treating said second interim data base with a geocoder routine to create geocoded address entries in a geocoded data set; (e) situating said geocoded data set in a spatial layer; and (f) orienting said spatial layer with respect to known loci in said spatial layer base map. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- the method comprising;
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17. An apparatus for establishing a spatial street address data set;
- the apparatus comprising;
(a) at least one storage unit;
said at least one storage unit containing;(1) a street address data set; (2) a postal data set; (3) a community translation data set; and (4) a spatial layer base map; (b) a first data treating unit coupled with said at least one storage unit and coupled with a first interim data base;
said first data treating unit treating selected data in said at least one storage unit to effect populating said first interim data base with a plurality of once-translated address entries;
each respective once-translated address entry of said plurality of once-translated address entries relating to a selected community entry from said street address data set or relating to a selected community entry from said community translation data set;(c) a second data treating unit coupled with said at least one storage unit, coupled with said first interim data base and coupled with a second interim data base;
said second data treating unit treating selected data in said at least one storage unit and data in said first interim data base to effect populating said second interim data base with a plurality of twice-translated address entries;
each respective twice-translated address entry of said plurality of twice-translated address entries relating to a selected street name entry from said postal data set or relating to a selected street name entry from said street address data set;(d) a geocoding unit coupled with said second interim data base;
said geocoding unit effecting geocoding treatment of entries in said second interim data base to populate a geocoded data set; and(g) an orienting unit coupled with said geocoding unit;
said orienting unit effecting orientation of entries in said geocoded data set with respect to known loci in said spatial layer base map to establish said spatial street address data set. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- the apparatus comprising;
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