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The service uses the street segment network only.
These data are carefully maintained by Department of Public Works, and brought into EAS on a nightly basis.
We return a single best candidate and have not implemented a scoring system.
Instead of scoring we return exceptions to help you correct the input data.
The location is based on the linear interpolation of the matching street segment.
We offset by 4 meters (about 12 feet) to the even or odd side.
For example, here is "217 4th St":
The Response
We strongly prefer JSON (available now) but we can produce XML if you buy us a beer.
The JSON is formatted for readability but your browser may obscure that.
The way to see the nicely formated JSON is to right click on the web page and select "view source".
If you use chrome or firefox you can type "ctrl-u".
If you use Internet Explore you can type "alt-v-c".
In any case, the JSON should look something like this:
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