CLDXF-US (Civic Location Data Exchange Format - United States)
CLDXF-US (Civic Location Data Exchange Format - United States) is a United States profile of PIDF‑LO that defines a set of standard data elements that describe detailed street address information.
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-STA-004, NENA Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) United States Civic Location Data Exchange Format (CLDXF) Standard
External References
| CLDXF Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Country | The name of a country represented by its two-letter ISO 3166-1 English country alpha-2 code elements in UPPER CASE letters. |
| State | The name of a state or state equivalent, represented by the two-letter abbreviation given in USPS Publication 28, Appendix B. A state is a primary governmental division of the United States. |
| County | The name of a county or county-equivalent where the address is located. A county (or its equivalent) is the primary legal division of a state or territory. |
| Incorporated Municipality | The name of the incorporated municipality or other general-purpose local governmental unit (if any) where the address is located. |
| Unincorporated Community | The name of an unincorporated community, either within an incorporated municipality or in an unincorporated portion of a county, or both, where the address is located. |
| Neighborhood Community | The name of an unincorporated neighborhood, subdivision or area, either within an incorporated municipality or in an unincorporated portion of a county or both, where the address is located. |
| Postal Community Name | A city name for the ZIP Code of an address, as given in the USPS City State file. |
| Postal Code | A system of 5-digit codes that identifies the individual USPS Post Office or metropolitan area delivery station associated with an address. |
| Postal Code Extension | A system of 4-digit codes that are used after the 5-digit ZIP Code to specify a range of USPS delivery addresses. |
| Street Name Pre Modifier | A word or phrase that precedes and modifies the Street Name element, but is separated from it by a Street Name Pre Type or a Street Name Pre Directional or both, or is placed outside the Street Name element so that the Street Name element can be used in creating a sorted (alphabetical or alphanumeric) list of complete street names. |
| Street Name Pre Directional | A word preceding the Street Name element that indicates the direction taken by the street from an arbitrary starting point or line, or the sector where it is located. |
| Street Name Pre Type | A word or phrase that precedes the Street Name element and identifies a type of thoroughfare in a complete street name. |
| Street Name Pre Type Separator | A preposition or prepositional phrase between the Street Name Pre Type and the Street Name. This element is defined in CLDXF as a US specific extension of PIDF-LO per RFC 6848. |
| Street Name | The element of the complete street name that identifies the particular street (as opposed to any street types, directionals, and modifiers). |
| Street Name Post Type | A word or phrase that follows the Street Name element and identifies a type of thoroughfare in a complete street name. |
| Street Name Post Directional | A word following the Street Name element that indicates the direction taken by the street from an arbitrary starting point or line, or the sector where it is located. |
| Street Name Post Modifier | A word or phrase that follows and modifies the Street Name element but it is separated from it by a Street Name Post Type or a Street Name Post Directional or both. |
| Address Number Prefix | An extension of the address number that precedes it and further identifies a location along a thoroughfare or within a defined area. |
| Address Number | The numeric identifier of a location along a thoroughfare or within a defined community. |
| Address Number Suffix | An extension of the address number that follows it and further identifies a location along a thoroughfare or within a defined area. |
| Distance Marker | A distance travelled along a route such as a road or highway, typically indicated by a distance marker sign. There is typically a post or other marker indicating the distance in miles/kilometers from or to a given point. |
| Site | The name of an exterior area which is publicly known and unique within a given place. A site may contain one or more structures and/or sub-sites. |
| SubSite | The name of a sub-area within a larger area specified in a civic location record either by site name, by a thoroughfare address, or both. |
| Structure | A built feature which has a vertical dimension: including both conventional buildings which have walls, doors, and a roof, and other kinds of infrastructure such as cell towers, transformer stations, fuel tanks, and so on. |
| Wing | A designated part of a structure which spans one or many floors, typically including more than one unit or room and representing a significant portion of the structure floor area. |
| Floor | The standardized identifier for a story or level within a structure, wing, or unit. |
| Unit | A group or suite of rooms within a building that are under common ownership or tenancy, typically having a common primary entrance. |
| Room | A single, distinctly identified, enclosed space within a structure. |
| Section | An identified, unenclosed area within a structure, wing, unit, or room. |
| Row | An identified linear feature, such as a linear arrangement of seats, workstations, equipment, or storage, within a structure, wing, unit, or room. |
| Seat | A place where a person might sit within a building. |
| Additional Location Information | Information that relates to location but does not meet the definition of any other named location elements. |
| Place Type | The type of feature identified by the address. |