NSW Point Product Highlights

The NSW Point widget is a GUI element that can be embedded into a HTML web page. This widget provides developers with simple means of configuring NSW Point services into a single solution that can be used in online forms to support address validation and geocoding activities. Fuzzy logic matching enhances predictive suggestions. Features Predictive Address 1 and 2, can be customised to include Unparsed Address, Cadastral Parcel and Administrative Boundaries. The NSW Address Widget is the simplest way to embed NSW Point web services into an online application or form.

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This improves the customer’s experience by reducing key strokes and helps to ensure that only authoritative addresses are captured in agency systems using a consistent format.

Our predictive services come with a wide range of customisable options to suit agency needs and are capable of validating against all addresses from GNAF, GNAF-Live and MailAddress.

The predictive address validation service includes:

Predictive 1 API provides rapid responses containing valid address suggestions that are matched using Machine Learning algorithm to the customer's input text. Each time a customer enters a keystroke on the web form, an updated list of valid address suggestions are offered to the customer. This service provides an address ID which is required to fetch address information from the Predictive 2 API

Predictive 2 API uses the address ID provided by the Predictive 1 API to return the full parsed address and requested geographical information. Customisable options include:

• Administrative Boundaries
• Cadastral Parcel
• Mailpoint/DPID
• Address geocode

These services offer high quality address matching and geocoding services that are capable of validating addresses against GNAF Live, GNAF and PAF. These two services have differing input formats and are configured to only return high quality address matches to minimise the risk of incorrect validation. Both the services include location based output such as geocodes and administrative boundary information.

Unparsed Address Validation API

Input format is a complete address as a single text string e.g. Address: “10 SMITH STREET, SMITHVILLE 9999”.

Parsed Address Validation

Input format is a complete address supplied as separate address elements e.g.

Street Number 1: “10”
Street Name: “SMITH”
Street Type: “Street”
Locality Name: “SMITHVILLE”
Postcode: “9999”

The input format for this service is a single complete address
Example 1- Address: “10 SMITH STREET, SMITHVILLE 9999”
Example 2- Address: “PO BOX 123 SMITHVILLE 9999”.

• Government Boundaries - Local Government Areas
  
• Statistical Boundaries - ABS ASGS boundaries: 2016 Mesh Block and Statistical Areas
  
• Electoral Boundaries - Australian state and federal electoral boundaries
  

Example input- Coordinates: “149.56705027, -33.42968429”

The Service is intended to be used in conjunction with the NSW Point Address Validation APIs. However, it can be used as a standalone service to provide cadastral parcel information for any location found within NSW.

Example input- Coordinates: “149.56705027, -33.42968429”

NSW Point Bulk Address Validation allows for the validation of existing address datasets against authoritative National, State, and Postal Address datasets, and provides a formatted output that is consistent with NSW Point address web service, including -

• A geocode (set of geographic coordinates) that represents the spatial location of the validated address
• The matched address in a parsed AS4590 and NAMF standardised format
• Metadata describing the quality and type of address match
• A range of optional administrative information for each address such as Local, Government Area, ABS mesh block code, state Electoral District

The NSW Bulk Address Validation process usually involves:

1. Initial Consultation - Our team engage with the client to assess their needs and answer any questions there may be regarding the bulk address process.
   
2. Data Assessment - The client provides Spatial Services with a copy or sample of their data and we perform an initial assessment, providing feedback including:
   
   • A summary of the quality of the address dataset
   • The amount of data cleansing that may be required prior to validation
   • An overview of expected results and outcomes for the validation
   • A sample of the output results for the client’s evaluation and approval
   • Expected timeframes for cleansing, processing and return of the validated data
3. Data Validation - Once we have agreed on the terms of the validation, we will proceed with the matching process.
   
4. Data Resupply - After processing, Spatial Services will supply all original and updated data back to the client in the agreed format for integration into their systems.

Bulk address validation is available upon request as a standalone service or as a component of NSW Point implementation. Access to the service is provided following consultation with Spatial Services. Agencies interested in NSW Point Bulk Address Validation Services should complete the NSW Point BAV Request which will assist Spatial Services in assessing your requirements