GeoPinpoint Suite User Manual – Windows Desktop Geo-reference Database Version 2007.3 Software Version 6.4 Published Date: August 15, 2007 © 2006 DMTI Spatial Inc. Page 2 Table of Contents ABOUT DMTI SPATIAL™............................................................................................................................5 Really Smart Spatial Solutions™ ..............................................................................................................6 DMTI Spatial™ Product & Service Portfolio..............................................................................................6 Technical Support, Error Reporting & Product Enhancement Services....................................................7 Contact Information ...................................................................................................................................7 Trademarks and Notices ...........................................................................................................................7 ABOUT GEOPINPOINT™ SUITE ................................................................................................................8 Overview....................................................................................................................................................8 Features ....................................................................................................................................................8 WHAT’S NEW IN GEOPINPOINT SUITE ..................................................................................................10 Software Changes...................................................................................................................................10 Documentation Changes.........................................................................................................................10 GeoPinpoint Suite Software and DMTI Geo-reference database .......................................................11 GeoPinpoint Suite Software and DMTI Geo-reference database with Scrubber/Soundex tables ......11 Current Users of GeoPinpoint Suite ....................................................................................................12 Copying the Data from the CD.............................................................................................................12 Installing GeoPinpoint Suite.................................................................................................................12 Detailed Installation Instructions..............................................................................................................13 Copying the Data from the CD.............................................................................................................13 Installing GeoPinpoint Suite.................................................................................................................14 Error Messages....................................................................................................................................17 Canceling the GeoPinpoint Suite Installation Program........................................................................18 Upgrading GeoPinpoint Suite ..............................................................................................................20 GEOPINPOINT SUITE LICENSE KEYS ....................................................................................................22 Installing the GeoPinpoint Suite License Keys ....................................................................................22 Evaluation GeoPinpoint Suite License Keys .......................................................................................25 Upgrading Evaluation GeoPinpoint Suite License Keys......................................................................26 Error Messages....................................................................................................................................27 CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY AND DATA - SUMMARY...............................................................................28 Basic Canadian Geography ....................................................................................................................28 CanMap Street Files................................................................................................................................28 Census Subdivision (CSD) centroids ......................................................................................................29 Points of Interest (POI)............................................................................................................................29 Platinum Postal Suite (PPS)....................................................................................................................30 Local Delivery Unit (LDU)........................................................................................................................31 USING GEOPINPOINT SUITE ...................................................................................................................32 Starting GeoPinpoint Suite ......................................................................................................................32 GeoPinpoint Suite Menus........................................................................................................................34 File Menu .............................................................................................................................................34 Tools Menu ..........................................................................................................................................36 Help Menu............................................................................................................................................38 GeoPinpoint Suite Dialog ........................................................................................................................40 DEFINING DATA SOURCES .....................................................................................................................41 Geo-reference Database .....................................................................................................................42 DEFINING THE GEOCODING PATH ........................................................................................................45 Geocoding By Municipality and FSA…................................................................................................47 www.dmtispatial.com Proprietary and Confidential to DMTI Spatial Not to be disclosed © 2006 DMTI Spatial Inc. Page 3 Geocoding By Municipality…...............................................................................................................48 Municipality Aliasing.............................................................................................................................49 Geocoding By FSA…...........................................................................................................................51 Defining the Geocoding Path - Address Geocoder .............................................................................53 Defining The Geocoding Path – Point Of Interest (POI) Geocoder.....................................................56 Defining the Geocoding Path - Postal Code Geocoder.......................................................................65 Defining The Geocoding Path - Segment Geocoder ...........................................................................66 If the user selects the geocoding path,................................................................................................70 Segment Geocoder >> Use Address >> To Zero Street Segments....................................................70 DATA SOURCES .......................................................................................................................................76 Data Sources - Target Database .........................................................................................................76 Data Sources - Table/SQL...................................................................................................................78 DEFINING INPUT SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................81 Specifying Address Data Fields...........................................................................................................82 Geocoding an Unparsed Address........................................................................................................82 Geocoding a Parsed Address..............................................................................................................87 Geocoding Options ..............................................................................................................................92 DEFINING OUTPUT SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................................100 Specifying Output Fields....................................................................................................................101 Output Options...................................................................................................................................103 GEOCODING............................................................................................................................................105