What is DataPlus?
QuickAddress DataPlus is a product that enables
you to retrieve specific data for an address.
QuickAddress DataPlus can provide a wide range
of information relating to an address, as a supplement to QuickAddress
products. This additional information can be appended automatically
to address records at the point of capture without any extra keystrokes,
or added during a batch cleaning process.
DataPlus information is contained in data sets.
Each piece of information relates to a locality/town, postal code,
or, when the Data requires higher resolution, to the Delivery point
(letter box). DataPlus handles information in terms of a code and
its related description (if there is one). For example, a data set
containing co-ordinates would contain only codes. However, the UK
Parliamentary Constituencies DataPlus set contains both; 3-digit codes
(assigned by the Government as a kind of shorthand for each constituency),
and a familiar name by which people refer to them.
There are two types of QuickAddress DataPlus
sets distinguished by their file extensions, “.dat”, and
“.dap”*. The latter file
extension is commonly used for DataPlus sets that are compatible with
international data enabled QuickAddress products. Whilst the “.dat”
DataPlus sets are compatible with UK Data Only QuickAddress products.
* DAP DataPlus
Sets
“.dap” DataPlus sets are shipped as a single file. Their
names are composed of two parts; the first part identifies the country
with which that DataPlus set is to be used (such as USA). The second
part identifies the DataPlus set, e.g. TGR for Tiger data. Using the
USA Tiger Zip DataPlus set as an example the complete name of the
file would be USATGR.dap.
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