faults

Geocoder Faults

Name	Definition
Civic Number Missing	A given address didn't contain a civic number but one was found.
Civic Number Not In Any Block	A given civic number is not in any known address range for a given street in a given locality. The street within the given locality is returned with a match precision of STREET.
Civic Number Suffix Not Matched	A given civic number suffix for a given civic number and street was not found in a given locality.
Locality Is Alias	A given civic number and street were found in an alias of the given locality but not the locality itself.
Locality Missing	A given address didn’t contain a locality name but one was found that contains the given civic number and street.
Locality Not Matched	A given locality does not contain a given civic number and street but another locality was found that does.
Locality Spelled Wrong	A given locality was spelled wrong but was successfully corrected to match a known locality.
Postal Address Element Not Allowed	An element of a mailing address was detected (e.g., PO, BOX nn, SS, RR nn, a postal code. All such elements are ignored.
Province Missing	A given address didn't contain a province code (e.g., BC)
Province Not Matched	A province code other than BC was found
Site Name missing	A given address didn't contain a site name but one was found.
Site Name Not Matched	A given site name was not found. A match without a site name is returned.
Site Name Partially Matched	Some of the words in a site name were matched. A match with a full site name is returned.
Site Name Spelled Wrong	A given site name was spelled wrong but was successfully matched to a known site.
Street Missing	A given address didn't contain a street but one was found.
Street Direction Missing	A given address didn’t contain a street direction for a given street name and street type in a given locality but one was found.
Street Direction Not Matched	A given street direction for a given street name and street type in a given locality was not found. A match without the street direction is returned.
Street Direction Not Prefix	A given street direction was placed before street name instead of after. A match with a correctly positioned street direction is returned.
Street Direction Not Suffix	A given street direction was placed after street name instead of before. A match with a correctly positioned street direction is returned.
Street Direction Spelled Wrong	A given street direction was spelled wrong. A match with a correctly spelled street direction is returned.
Street Name Is Alias	A given street name is an alias for the official street name. A match with the official street name is returned.
Street Name Missing	A given address didn't contain a street name but one was found.
Street Name Not Matched	A given streetName within a given locality was not found. The locality is returned with a match precision of LOCALITY. Other addresses in different localities that contain the given civic number and street will also be returned but with a lesser score.
Street Name Spelled Wrong	A given street name was spelled wrong but was successfully corrected to match a known street name with the given locality.
Street Qualifier Missing	A given address didn't contain a street qualifier but one was found.
Street Qualifier Not Matched	A given street qualifier was not found. A match without a street qualifier is returned.
Street Qualifier Spelled Wrong	A given street qualifier was spelled wrong but was successfully corrected to match a known street qualifier.
Street Type Missing	A given address didn’t contain a street type for a given street name in a given locality but one was found.
Street Type Not Matched	A given street type for a given street name in a given locality was not found. A match containing the correct street type is returned.
Street Type Not Prefix	A given street street was placed before street name instead of after. A match with a correctly positioned street type is returned.
Street Type Not Suffix	A given street type was placed after street name instead of before. A match with a correctly positioned street type is returned.
Street Type Spelled Wrong	A given street type was spelled wrong but was successfully corrected to match a known street type.
Unrecognized element notAllowed	There are unnecessary or redundant words in an address. For example, the following address has a redundant streetType (e.g., Road): 33457 COTTAGE LANE ROAD ABBOTSFORD BC. The following address has an unnecessary site name (e.g., ABERDEEN SQUARE) : ABERDEEN SQUARE 101-2764 BARNET HIGHWAY COQUITLAM BC
Unit Designator Is Alias	A given unit designator is an alias of the official unit designator. A match containing the official unit designator is returned.
Unit Designator Missing	A given address didn't contain a unit designator but one was found.
Unit Designator Not Matched	A given unit designator was not found. A match containing the correct unit designator is returned.
Unit Designator Spelled Wrong	A given unit designator was spelled wrong but was successfully corrected to match a known unit designator.
Unit Number Missing	A given address didn't contain a unit number but one was found.
Unit Number Not Matched	A given unit number was not found. A match containing the correct unit number is returned.
Unit Number Suffix missing	A given address didn't contain a unit number suffix but one was found.
Unit Number Suffix Not Matched	A given unit number suffix was not found. A match containing the correct unit number suffix is returned.