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NENA describes several different '''''Address Types''''' in their documents: |
NENA describes several different '''''Address Types''''' in their documents: |
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'''''Civic Address''''' |
'''''Civic Address''''' |
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Any city-style address that includes a house number and a street name is considered a Civic Address. |
Any city-style address that includes a house number and a street name is considered a Civic Address. Civic Addresses include a community name that may or may not be recognized by the USPS or be MSAG valid. Civic Addresses may be used as Postal address if recognized by the USPS. Civic Addresses may be used as MSAG addresses if they are an exact match to the MSAG address. A rural route delivery address or FPO or APO address is not considered a Civic Address. |
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'''''Postal Address''''' |
'''''Postal Address''''' |
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Address recognized and used by the USPS (United States Postal Service) for delivery of mail. |
Address recognized and used by the USPS (United States Postal Service) for delivery of mail. A postal address is frequently not a valid address for 9‑1‑1 purposes. |
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'''''Service Address''''' |
'''''Service Address''''' |
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The physical location of a (static) subscriber access line. |
The physical location of a (static) subscriber access line. If available, a Service Address is the recommended address for 9‑1‑1 use. (May be different from the listed address or billing address.) |
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'''''Subaddress''''' |
'''''Subaddress''''' |
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A component of a Civic Address that provides differentiation between features having a common street name and address number. For example: apartment, suite or lot number. |
A component of a Civic Address that provides differentiation between features having a common street name and address number. For example: apartment, suite, or lot number. |
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{{RelevantNENADocs}} |
{{RelevantNENADocs}} |
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'''NENA-INF-028''', NENA Information Document for GIS Data Stewardship for Next Generation 9-1-1 |
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'''NENA-STA-004''', NENA Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) United States Civic Location Data Exchange Format (CLDXF) Standard |
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'''NENA-STA-015''', NENA Standard Data Formats for 9-1-1 Data Exchange & GIS Mapping |
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{{External References}} |
{{External References}} |
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 7 May 2024
NENA describes several different Address Types in their documents:
Civic Address
Any city-style address that includes a house number and a street name is considered a Civic Address. Civic Addresses include a community name that may or may not be recognized by the USPS or be MSAG valid. Civic Addresses may be used as Postal address if recognized by the USPS. Civic Addresses may be used as MSAG addresses if they are an exact match to the MSAG address. A rural route delivery address or FPO or APO address is not considered a Civic Address.
Postal Address
Address recognized and used by the USPS (United States Postal Service) for delivery of mail. A postal address is frequently not a valid address for 9‑1‑1 purposes.
Service Address
The physical location of a (static) subscriber access line. If available, a Service Address is the recommended address for 9‑1‑1 use. (May be different from the listed address or billing address.)
Subaddress
A component of a Civic Address that provides differentiation between features having a common street name and address number. For example: apartment, suite, or lot number.
Relevant NENA Documents
Note: To find and download the document, copy the document number (like NENA-STA-010) from below and search the NENA Standards and Documents page.
NENA-INF-028, NENA Information Document for GIS Data Stewardship for Next Generation 9-1-1
NENA-STA-004, NENA Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) United States Civic Location Data Exchange Format (CLDXF) Standard
NENA-STA-015, NENA Standard Data Formats for 9-1-1 Data Exchange & GIS Mapping
External References