Table 4 Geocoding system integration metrics
From: An evaluation framework for comparing geocoding systems
Integration metric | Description |
|---|---|
Operating system support (Y/N) | Does the system work on the operating system used by the organization? Example – Windows, Linux, Unix. |
System and workflow integration (Y/N) | Can the system be integrated into existing systems and workflows used by the organization? Example – A system that can be wrapped as a SAS component so it can be integrated into automated SAS data processing workflows already used by the organization. |
Operational mode integration – Batch mode (Y/N) | Does the system have the ability to geocode records in batch? Example – Uploading a large data set to a server and running the geocoding process over the whole file. |
Operational mode integration – Interactive mode (Y/N) | Does the system have the ability to allow a user to interactively geocode records? Example – Displaying an interface that allows a user to geocode one record at a time. |
Operational mode integration – Manual review mode (Y/N) | Does the system have the ability to allow a user to interactively geocode records that do not process correctly in batch mode? Example – Displaying an interface that lists records that did not match in batch processing and allows the user to research, correct, and re-geocode individual records one-by-one. |