Glossary of Location HubTM Terms
This section addresses any unfamiliar terms which the Location HubTM user may encounter. Please contact us should you find any additional Location HubTM terms to be added to our Glossary section.
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Addressable Object
Addresses can be interpreted and managed in a sophisticated way which yields valuable location intelligence. This requires insight into the attributes of location, such as use, occupancy, footprint and many others, and how these attributes can be related and geospatially represented. A model has been created by DMTI which has materialized this concept and delivered actionable location intelligence. This model has established a new entity in addressing theory, called the Addressable Object, which seeks to identify and correlate all of these embedded relationships. See the FAQ page for an in-depth discussion of the DMTI addressable Object.
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Civic Address
A civic address is the location where the asset is physically located, designated by the local or state/provincial government responsible for the creation of the civic address.
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Geocoding
Geocoding, in general, is the process of assigning longitude and latitude coordinates to an address record, usually through a method called interpolation. Traditional geocoding estimates the position if an address record within a range along a street segment. The DMTI Master Address Geocoding methodology is different than traditional geocoding. Our process recognizes an address record and provides the record with high quality coordinates available through independent source integration into the Location HubTM.
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Infill
Address records, extracted from the Location HubTM Master Address repository, which were not found in matching a customer database, are defined as infill. In reality, infill records are potential new customer address records (records not previously existing in the input customer database).
Intersection
Intersection is the matching of address data between databases, based on assigned UAID and/or UUAID in the Location HubTM Recognition process. In Location HubTM, there are three types of intersections, which can be performed: two input table intersection, one input table and Validated Record intersection, and two input table intersection based on point to range address matching.
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Link
Linking is the mapping of fields between databases. Location HubTM applications require that the user map or link the input table field headings to Location HubTM Master Address repository field headings, in order to perform the necessary Location HubTM processes on the data.
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MAS
MAS is the DMTI Master Address Space, which is an essential component of Location HubTM. A standardized database repository of all possible addresses existing in a specific geographic area. Most of these addresses are theoretical and created through an unfolding process of range sources, covering most of the geographic territory.
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Recognition
Recognition indicates that the address record exists in the Location HubTM Master Address repository but, that the existence of the address record in reality is theoretical. Validation mode is required to ensure the record has a high probability of existing in reality.
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Unfolding
Unfolding is the process of creating point address data from range address data. DMTI has created a sophisticated unfolding process, developed over years of creating point address data from range address data.
UAID
The DMTI UAID is the unique address identifier for all address-level records in the Location HubTM Master Address repository.
UUAID
The DMTI UUAID is the unique unit address identifier for all unit-level records in the Location HubTM Master Address repository.
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Validation
A Location Hub address record becomes validated once it has been found in MAS and also occurs in at least one or more independent sources of address points (not created from address range interpolation). The address record exists in the Location HubTM Master Validated Record database and, therefore, the address record has a high probability of existing in reality. A confidence score, assigned to the address record, is a measure of probable existence in reality.