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Result Codes for International Geocoding
Table 17: Geographic (G) Result Codes
G Result Code
Description
G1
State or province centroid. match.
G2
County (district or region) centroid match.
G3
City or town (municipality) centroid match.
G4
Locality (village, suburb, or neighborhood) centroid match.
Reverse Geocoding Codes (R Codes)
Matches in the R category indicate that the record was matched by reverse geocoding. The second
two characters of the R result code indicate the type of match found. R geocode results include an
additional letter to indicate the dictionary from which the match was made.
Example reverse geocoding codes:
Table 18: Reverse Geocoding (R) Result Codes
Reverse Geocoding Code Description
RS8A
Point/parcel level precision for reverse geocoding. Candidate returned
from address dictionary.
RS5A
Interpolated street candidate for reverse geocoding. Candidate
returned from address dictionary.
RS4A
Street centroid candidate for reverse geocoding. Candidate returned
from address dictionary.
Non-match Codes
The following result codes indicate no match was made:
• N—No close match.
• NX—No close match for street intersections.
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