geocode: Geocode address

In HughParsonage/PSMA: Geocoding and Reverse-Geocoding of Australian Locations

Geocode address

Description

Geocode address

Usage

geocode(
  flat_number = NULL,
  number_first = NULL,
  building_name = NULL,
  street_name = NULL,
  street_type = NULL,
  postcode,
  attempt_decode_street_abbrev = FALSE,
  approx = 0L
)

Arguments

flat_number, number_first, street_name, street_type, postcode	The address to be geocoded. Argument postcode is mandatory.
building_name	If street_name is not provided, searches for building names in that postcode
attempt_decode_street_abbrev	Should abbreviated street types be decoded during the geocoding attempt?
approx	integer(1) If 0, only exact matches are made. If 1L, interpolation is allowed. Other values may be allowed

Value

A data.table of three columns and the same number of rows as the longest argument.

Examples

geocode(flat_number = NA_character_,
        number_first = 8L,
        street_name = "MALVINA",
        street_type = "PLACE",
        postcode = 3053L)

load(system.file("extdata", "bne_addresses.rda", package = "PSMA"))
with(bne_addresses,
    geocode(flat_number = NA_character_,
            number_first = house_number,
            street_name = street_name,
            street_type = street_type,
            postcode = postcode))

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