We've had pretty good results from this site as well: http://www.batchgeocode.com/
Typically only a few that aren't located correctly. Obviously your area may vary. Ben > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Matt Larsen - Lists > Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 9:51 AM > To: WISPA General List; w...@part-15.org > Subject: [WISPA] Bad Geocoding Data > > This article in the LA Times: > > http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-geocoding-errors5- > 2009apr05,0,5966285.story > > This documents the reasoning for why I have not completed my Form 477 > data yet. Nearly 40% of my customer base will have to be re-coded for > the Form 47 because the geocoding databases are incorrect. My lead > tech has exported the geocode data out of Freeside and into Google > Earth, sorted by AP. When we look at the data, a very high percentage > of our customers have GPS coordinates of Post Office of their > town/village. We still have a lot of county road and rural route > addresses in this area, and they don't geocode correctly. > > Data with 40% noise borders on useless. I applaud the spirit behind > the 477, but asking us to provide this granular data without the right > tools to assemble the data and verify it makes it a nearly unanswerable > proposition. > > Matt Larsen > vistabeam.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
