Geocoding

Skyhook and Unwired Announce Cooperation to Provide Integrated Location Services

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Skyhook Wireless, Inc. (Skyhook), the pioneer in the development of Wi-Fi positioning technology, and Unwired Labs Pvt Ltd (Unwired), a leading provider of location, mapping and geocoding services, today are announcing that they have entered into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement.

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  • Skyhook Wireless, Inc. (Skyhook), the pioneer in the development of Wi-Fi positioning technology, and Unwired Labs Pvt Ltd (Unwired), a leading provider of location, mapping and geocoding services, today are announcing that they have entered into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement.
  • Pursuant to the Agreement, Unwired, with limited exceptions, will no longer sell or offer its own Wi-Fi positioning services.
  • Instead, Unwired will become a reseller and collaborative partner to provide future customers with access to Skyhooks best-in-class Wi-Fi positioning services through the Unwired LocationAPI platform.
  • Gopi Aravind, CEO of Unwired stated: With this collaboration, Unwired can now offer our customers a best-of-breed location services platform, incorporating our proprietary mapping, cell tower location and geocoding services with Skyhooks high-accuracy Wi-Fi positioning solution.

AI Startup EarthDefine Announces Expansion of its Building Footprint Geocoding and On-Demand Property Information

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

"According to NOAA, as of July 8, 2020, there have already been ten billion-dollar weather disasters in the US.

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  • "According to NOAA, as of July 8, 2020, there have already been ten billion-dollar weather disasters in the US.
  • EarthDefine's building footprints are the latest generation of geocoding solutions, which have evolved from zip code-based centroids to street interpolated geocoding and, most recently, parcel-level geocoding.
  • For example, with parcel-level geocoding, addresses are always mapped to the center of a parcel.
  • EarthDefine is using AI to transform earth sensor data into consumable geospatial information products.

SmartyStreets Introduces Hyper-Accurate US Rooftop Geocoding and US Reverse Geocoding

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

PROVO, Utah, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartyStreets , the leader in location data intelligence, announces the release of their US Rooftop Geocoding and US Reverse GeocodingAPI .

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  • PROVO, Utah, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartyStreets , the leader in location data intelligence, announces the release of their US Rooftop Geocoding and US Reverse GeocodingAPI .
  • While providers in the past have called their geocodes "rooftop accurate,"in reality, their geocodes are often quite far from the actual rooftop of a property.
  • In contrast, the SmartyStreets US Rooftop Geocoding service can provide true rooftop geocodes for individual unit numbers.
  • You can visit their site to test the US Rooftop Geocoding Demo or the US Reverse Geocoding Demo .

AIR Collaborates with Precisely to Offer Clients Premium International Geocoding in Touchstone 2020

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Boston, July 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide today announced that as part of its Touchstone 2020 software release, clients now have the ability to access a premium international address-level geocoding feature from Precisely, the global leader in data integrity, to enhance the quality of their exposure data.

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  • Boston, July 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide today announced that as part of its Touchstone 2020 software release, clients now have the ability to access a premium international address-level geocoding feature from Precisely, the global leader in data integrity, to enhance the quality of their exposure data.
  • Through our collaboration with Precisely, Touchstone 2020 will help support clients ability to access this feature for international properties.
  • AIR is an innovator in the catastrophe modeling industry, and with Preciselys best-in-class geocoding, Touchstone provides trusted, enriched location data to enhance catastrophe modeling to meet the performance, transparency, and flexibility needs for AIR clients.
  • AIR Worldwide (AIR) provides risk modeling solutions that make individuals, businesses, and society more resilient to extreme events.

HERE and Loqate expand partnership to lead the global address verification industry

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Loqate is further integrating HERE map data, geocoder and routing algorithms into its widely used address capture and verification software.

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  • Loqate is further integrating HERE map data, geocoder and routing algorithms into its widely used address capture and verification software.
  • The data will enrich Loqates proprietary data curation capability that creates the premium reference data used by its global address capture and verification technology.
  • Loqate, GBG's Location Intelligence business unit, is a leading developer of global location data Solutions, including Address Verification and Geocode.
  • Loqate curates and develops premium global location reference datasets and verification technology engines, enabling our customers to continuously update, standardize and enrich address and geocode databases across their applications.

Service Objects Offers Advanced Address Validation and Geocoding for Delivery Service Providers

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

With consumers heavily relying on these delivery services for critical items such as prescriptions and food, having accurate address and geocoding information is essential to on-time and precise delivery.

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  • With consumers heavily relying on these delivery services for critical items such as prescriptions and food, having accurate address and geocoding information is essential to on-time and precise delivery.
  • To facilitate this, Service Objects is offering free trials and implementation support for its DOTS Address Validation - US and DOTS Address Geocode - US services to the delivery providers and the software partners supporting them.
  • Service Objects' Address Validation and Address Geocode services reduce the volume of cold and late deliveries.
  • Service Objects has validated over 4 billion contacts, and major brands such as American Express, LendingTree, and Amazon rely on Service Objects for their data validation needs.

HERE Technologies Achieves Red Hat OpenShift Operator Certification for Cloud-Native Location Services on Red Hat OpenShift

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Monday, April 20, 2020

Seattle, WA HERE, a location data and technology platform, today announced the availability of HERE Location Services on Red Hat OpenShift as a Kubernetes Operator via the Red Hat OpenShift Operator Certification.

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  • Seattle, WA HERE, a location data and technology platform, today announced the availability of HERE Location Services on Red Hat OpenShift as a Kubernetes Operator via the Red Hat OpenShift Operator Certification.
  • Developers on OpenShift can now integrate HERE geocoding, live traffic and fleet routing algorithm APIs more seamlessly into their applications.
  • With a certified Red Hat OpenShift Operator, HERE is now a part of the Red Hat Partner Connect ecosystem and accessible to all of our customers via Red Hat OpenShift, said Julio Tapia, senior director, Cloud Platforms ecosystem, Red Hat.
  • To get started with the HERE Location Services Operator, access it via the Red Hat registry her e.

Melissa Adds Simplified Matching to Unison Enterprise Data Quality Platform

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Unison brings together all of Melissas data quality API capabilities including address, name, phone, email verification, geocoding and data matching, into a flagship UI that is fast, scalable, and requires no programming.

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  • Unison brings together all of Melissas data quality API capabilities including address, name, phone, email verification, geocoding and data matching, into a flagship UI that is fast, scalable, and requires no programming.
  • New features include a wizard-based matching interface, fuzzy match scoring and robust reporting, making Unison one of the quickest, most powerful, and easiest to use data cleansing tools on the market.
  • The wizard-based interface operates in conjunction with Unisons ability to match across multiple data sets, in varying formats, at once in a single matching project.
  • Unison is the result of years of data management experience and addressing our customers needs for an easy-to-use, holistic customer data verification console, said Walker.

WinPure and Loqate Announce Partnership Deal to Provide Global Address Verification to All Customers

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Monday, September 23, 2019

NEW YORKand READING, England, Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WinPure , a global data quality software leader, today announces its partnership with Loqate, a GBG solution , the global leader in address verification and geocoding solutions.

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  • NEW YORKand READING, England, Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WinPure , a global data quality software leader, today announces its partnership with Loqate, a GBG solution , the global leader in address verification and geocoding solutions.
  • Through the partnership, WinPure has integrated the Loqate technology and global location data into its data quality solution, Clean & Match Enterprise with Address Verification, allowing worldwide address verification and geocoding capabilities for its thousands of customers.
  • Implementing global address verification capabilities and integrating the Loqate solutions will provide WinPure's clients with additional market leading opportunities to drive revenue, reduce costs, mitigate risk, and enhance agility.
  • David Leivesley, Chief Executive Officer, WinPure says: "We're very excited to be partnering with Loqate, a GBG solution, to offer our customers the best global address verification, enrichment and geocoding capability to ensure the accuracy and reliability of their location data."

IDology Announces the Addition of Powerful Address Intelligence Data to Its Flagship Identity Verification Platform, ExpectID

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

ATLANTA, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IDology , a GBG company, announced today that ExpectID, the industry's leading identity verification and anti-fraud platform, will integrate leading-class address verification intelligence from Loqate , the premier provider of global address verification and geocoding technology.

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  • ATLANTA, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IDology , a GBG company, announced today that ExpectID, the industry's leading identity verification and anti-fraud platform, will integrate leading-class address verification intelligence from Loqate , the premier provider of global address verification and geocoding technology.
  • IDology's 7th Annual Fraud Report found that 80 percent of companies surveyed believe accurate address validation is "extremely or very important" to the identity verification process.
  • According to customer data, organizations using Loqate's technology increased efficiency of back-office systems, lowering address errors by 70 percent.
  • Founded in 2003, IDology offers a solution-driven approach to identity verification and fraud prevention that ultimately helps increase customer acquisition and improve the customer experience.