User-supplied geocode match level mapping sets

Create, edit, and delete user-supplied geocode match level mapping sets.

You can import a geocode match mapping set from a CSV file or create one manually. After importing, creating, or editing a user geocode match mapping set, save it. It then appears in the User-supplied geocode match level Mapping Set list in the Geocoding Settings pane (Administration Console > Global Defaults). During import of a CSV exposure data file, users can map the source user-supplied geocode resolution codes in their location data to the UserGeocodeMatchLevelCode column; there they can select the appropriate user-supplied geocode match level mapping set to map their user-supplied geocode resolution codes to the Touchstone GeoMatchLevelCodes during import. When re-geocoding, you can apply the default user geocode mapping set to an exposure view.

User Geomatch Level

Touchstone Geomatch Level

Country

Common buttons

Use these buttons (when available) and the parameters below to create and modify geocode match mapping sets.

(Create)

Click to create a new user geocode match mapping set.

(Add)

Click to add a user geomatch level to a mapping set.

Code for user geomatch level. You can enter individual codes or paste codes from a spreadsheet.

Touchstone geomatch level mapped to the user geomatch level

By default, each mapping rule applies to all countries with user-supplied geocodes and a matching value in the User Geomatch Level column.

(Filter)

Enables you to filter a column.

Save

Saves the new or edited geocode match mapping set.

Usage notes

  • By default each user-supplied geocode resolution mapping rule is applied to all countries with user-supplied geocodes and the matching value in the User Geomatch Level column. You can also add a country to a mapping rule if you want to create country-specific user-supplied geocode resolution code mapping rules. For example, while you may not want to map user-supplied postal-code-level geocodes to the related geocode resolution codes for the Bahamas, you may still want to map user-supplied postal-code-level geocodes to other countries.

  • If you do not want to preserve a geocode and resolution code for a specific User Geomatch Level rule, set the Touchstone Geomatch level code to Exclude: Use the Touchstone Geocoder (default) Instead. During import, Touchstone will not preserve user-supplied geocodes with that user-supplied geocode match level; it will use the Touchstone Geocoder (default) to geocode that location. For example, you enter code ZC9 and select Exclude; Touchstone ignores all imported locations that have a user geomatch level codes set to "ZC9"and the Touchstone Geocoder (default) geocodes the location.