Address Parsing
The Address Parsing task can handle any number of address fields. These fields can contain address elements in any position. It can also fix common misspellings in city names and format postal codes.
Address Elements That Can be Isolated:
- Street Addresses
- City
- Province or State
- Postal or Zip Codes
- Country
Select only the items that you would like to extract.
Settings
Fix Common Errors
Corrects misspelled cities and improperly formatted postal codes.
Expand Postal Code
Inserts a space in the postal code making it seven characters.
Types of Addresses
Can be set to Canadian, US or Mixed.
Examples
Address: V9A2X2 123 Main St British Columbia Langley
Street Address: 123 Main St
City: Langley
Province: British Columbia
Postal Code: V9A2X2
Address: 1300 Escorial Pl Apt 207 Palm Beach Gardens Fl 33410 USA
Street Address: 1300 Escorial Pl Apt 207
City: Palm Beach Gardens
State: Fl
Zip Code: 33410
Country: USA
Address: 587 Delta Line Road BC LanglyVOT 1O1
Street Address: 587 Delta Line Road
City: Langley
Province: BC
Postal Code: V0T 101
Questions about parsing addresses?
Will Scrubs parse addresses that are floating?
Answer
Yes, your address information can be in any number of fields within your database. Have a look at the tutorial on address parsing to see what is possible.