[dba-SQLServer] Addresses in Europe and elsewhere

I think you'll find that postcodes are *the* primary method used in
automated sorting of mail.

At least, they are here in OZ, and from what I can remember we used the
NZ and UK systems as examples before we implemented an equivalent system
in the late 90's.

The OCR readers will first look at the postcode before anything else
(hence the squares provided on envelopes) and then on second and
subsequent passes it will read street names (and suburbs if required ->
very rare, since there is usually only one instance of a street name in
a given postcode) and others.

Of course, if the OCR can't deduce what is written on the envelope, then
that's when its passed on to human eyes to hand sort, who may then use
suburbs to help sort the mail, but again postcode always took precedence
when I worked at the post.

But this isn't restricted to just the 'presorted' business mail -> the
automated readers will attempt to scan all mail.

Cheers,
A


 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David
Emerson
Sent: Tuesday, 15 August 2006 4:09 AM
To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Addresses in Europe and elsewhere

Your example is correct.  Post codes are not really used in NZ unless a
business is doing a bulk mailout - in this case they get a discount for
having their mail sorted by post code.  Otherwise post codes are not
even necessary.  (NZ is so small (only 4 million people) that everyone
knows where everyone lives anyway :-))

(By the way - just so that you don't upset the million or so people that
live up north - the correct spelling is Auckland)

David

At 15/08/2006, you wrote:
>That's interesting! Can you supply a concrete (if fictional) example? 
>I'm guessing that you mean:
>
>Apt. 103, 34567 Minor Street
>MaoriTurf
>Awkland 34567
>NZ
>
>Would that be about right?
>
>Due to my geographical ignorance, I'm surprised that the suburb is 
>mentioned. Wouldn't one deduce that from the postal code?
>
>Thanks for the input,
>Arthur
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: David Emerson <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz>
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 1:27:18 PM
>Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Addresses in Europe and elsewhere
>
>Arthur,
>
>New Zealand is as follows
>
>[Suffix], [StreetNumber] [StreetName]
>[Suburb]
>[City]  [Postal Code]
>[Country]
>
>Regards
>
>David
>
>
>
>
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