Description
Ambient Concepts AddressParser is a library of functions that provide full address
parsing and matching capabilities for North American addresses.
It is provided as both an easy to use .NET assembly as well as a set
of SQL CLR functions that provide high performance, and are ideal for scenarios
with high transactional throughput and large address datasets.
AddressParser is the next major version of our popular SqlAddress product, which
has been renamed to more accurately represent its capabilities both with SQL Server
and with general .NET development. It now includes support for full address parsing including recipient, city, state/province, and postal code.
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Why use AddressParser?
AddressParser utilizes complex address parsing logic based on the standards outlined
in United States Postal Service Publication 28 and the Canadian Postal Standards. It takes advantage of a small
set of static reference data and high performance parsing algorithms to achieve
fast and consistent results.
A typical approach to parsing and matching addresses involves a high cost address
verification system from a vendor such as Pitney Bowes or QAS. These systems are
designed for full address verification and require gigabytes of reference data containing
all known addresses. This approach is often overkill for many needs, and simply
can't match the sheer speed of an embedded .NET implementation like AddressParser.
Usage
AddressParser include functions for parsing an address text string into its various
elements, and will work with addresses that are constructed in a variety of formats.
It also includes functions for delivery line comparison and matching. These can
be used for address de-duplication, address normalization, cleanup, and advanced
searching. These functions work on all types of North American addresses including
partial, incomplete, or improperly formatted ones. The example below shows simple
usage of the acParseDeliveryLine SQL function to parse and standardize a delivery
line.
Performance
AddressParser has been heavily optimized for performance and provides various methods
for achieving the best conditions for your scenario. Without AddressParser, performing
any sort of address matching in SQL Server using a partial delivery line is often
impossible or extremely slow. With AddressParser these operations take just a few
seconds or less for 10's of millions of records.
System Requirements
AddressParser requires .NET 3.5 or later when used as an address library. When deployed
to SQL Server it is supported on all editions starting with version 2005. SQL Azure
is not supported as it does not currently support custom SQL CLR objects. The AddressParser
functions reside in a single assembly file that can execute under the permission
level of Safe and do not require any additional references or access to external
datasets.
Licensing
Ambient Concepts AddressParser is available as a deployable .NET assembly that can
be used for royalty free distribution. The license covers use by your entire development
team. A separate license is available that includes full, documented source code
with the ability to add or customize features as needed.
Demo
A fully functional 30 day demo of Ambient Concepts AddressParser is available via
the link below. To download, you will first need to register for a free AmbientConcepts.com
account if you do not already have one.
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