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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’ve seen many companies use validation for addresses, never had to do it though.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Eg. Insurance companies, Teleco companies….etc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Not sure if Google Maps API would help, as it tends to return results that are not exact.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Its most likely you’ll have to pay. But here are a number of options for address cleansing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.veda.com.au/business/data-solutions/address-cleansing.dot">http://www.veda.com.au/business/data-solutions/address-cleansing.dot</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://auspost.com.au/business/business-objects.html">http://auspost.com.au/business/business-objects.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.qas-experian.com.au/products/verify-international-addresses.htm">http://www.qas-experian.com.au/products/verify-international-addresses.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.intechsolutions.com.au/Products/IQRapid.asp">http://www.intechsolutions.com.au/Products/IQRapid.asp</a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It may be worth opening a discussion on Whirlpool under web development<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Mcintosh<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 18 April 2012 08:48<br><b>To:</b> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [AusNOG] Valid address database<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Does anyone know of a data source for valid Australian addresses. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Some sample queries we need to be able to run are:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Export all the valid addresses in Main St, Parramatta<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>or<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Show me all the valid addresses in post cost 2150<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>or<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Is 123 Fake Street, Parramatta a valid address?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>I would imagine this sort of database is used all the time by certain industries e.g. councils, map companies, direct marketing companies, building planners etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Can anyone point me in the right direction please?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>-James<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div>
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