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The NERIS data framework provides fields and definitions for the data.
Attribute | Type | Definition / Comment | Mandatory |
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nl_structure | Text | 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. | - |
nl_subsite | Text | Name of a sub-area within a larger area specified either by site name, by a thoroughfare address, or both. | - |
nl_site | Text | 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. | - |
nl_wing | Text | 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. | - |
nl_floor | Text | Standardized identifier for a story or level within a structure, wing, or unit. | - |
nl_unit_pre_type | Text | Part of the complete unit identifier that precedes the Unit Value and indicates the kind of unit. | - |
nl_unit_value | Text | Part of the complete unit identifier that uniquely identifies a particular unit. | - |
nl_room | Text | Single, distinctly identified, enclosed space within a structure. | - |
nl_section | Text | Identified, unenclosed area within a structure, wing, unit, or room. | - |
nl_row | Text | Identified linear feature, such as a linear arrangement of seats, workstations, equipment, or storage, within a structure, wing, unit, or room. | - |
nl_seat | Text | Identified seat, desk, workstation, or similar precise location within a structure, wing, unit, room, section, or row. | - |
nl_additional_info | Text | Information that relates to location but does not meet the definition of any other named location elements. | - |
nl_marker | Text | Uniquely identified and indivisible infrastructure component, smaller than a structure, which exists either within a structure or exterior to any structure, such as an alarm box, a utility pole, a callbox, or other similar feature. | - |
Attribute | Type | Definition / Comment | Mandatory |
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an_prefix | Text | Identifier in the portion of the complete address number that precedes the integer Address Number in order to further specify a location along a thoroughfare or within a defined area. | - |
an_number | Integer | Integer identifier of a location along a thoroughfare or within a defined community. | - |
an_suffix | Text | Identifier in the portion of the complete address number that follows the integer Address Number in order to further specify a location along a thoroughfare or within a defined area. | - |
an_complete | Text | Address Number Complete includes the Address Number Prefix (if any), the Address Number, Address Number Suffix (if any), and any formatting or separator characters needed to display the official version of the complete address number. The Address Number Complete precedes the complete street name to identify a location along a thoroughfare or within a defined area. | - |
an_distance_marker | Text | Distance travelled along a route such as a road or highway, indicated by a distance marker sign, typically a post or other marker indicating the distance in miles/kilometers from or to a given point. | - |
Attribute | Type | Definition / Comment | Mandatory |
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sn_pre_modifier | Text | 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. | - |
sn_pre_dir | Text | 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. | - |
sn_pre_type | Text | Word or phrase that precedes the Street Name element and identifies a type of thoroughfare in a complete street name. | - |
sn_pre_type_separator | Text | Preposition or prepositional phrase between the Street Name Pre Type and the Street Name. | - |
sn_street_name | Text | Element of the complete street name that identifies the particular street (as opposed to any street types, directionals, and modifiers). | - |
sn_post_type | Text | Word or phrase that follows the Street Name element and identifies a type of thoroughfare in a complete street name. | - |
sn_post_directional | Text | 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. | - |
sn_post_modifier | Text | Word or phrase that follows and modifies the Street Name element and is either separated from it by a Street Name Post Type and/or a Street Name Post Directional. | - |
sn_dir_of_travel | Text | Word which follows all other street name elements and is used only as needed to indicate direction of travel on a divided roadway and associated frontage roads. | - |
Attribute | Type | Definition / Comment | Mandatory |
---|---|---|---|
csop_postal_comm | Text | City name for the ZIP Code of an address, as given in the USPS City State file. | - |
csop_neighborhood_comm | Text | 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. | - |
csop_unincorporated_comm | Text | 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. | - |
csop_incorporated_muni | Text | Name of the incorporated municipality or other general-purpose local governmental unit (if any) where the address is located. | - |
csop_county | Text | Name of the county or county-equivalent where the address is located. A county (or its equivalent) is the primary legal division of a state or territory. | - |
csop_state | Text | Name of a state or state equivalent, represented by the two- letter UPPER CASE abbreviation given in USPS Publication 28 [15], Appendix B. A state is a primary governmental division of the United States. | - |
csop_postal_code | Text | System of 5-digit codes that identifies the individual USPS Post Office or metropolitan area delivery station associated with an address. | - |
csop_postal_code_ext | Text | System of 4-digit codes that are used after the 5-digit ZIP Code to specify a range of USPS delivery addresses. | - |
csop_country | Text | Name of a country represented by its two-letter ISO 3166-1[14] English country alpha-2 code elements in UPPER CASE letters. | - |
Attribute | Type | Definition / Comment | Mandatory |
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place | Text | Type of feature identified by the address. | - |
Attribute | Type | Definition / Comment | Mandatory |
---|---|---|---|
additional_attributes | JSONB | JSON string of structure address elements which the transmitter wishes to include. | - |
Attribute | Type | Definition / Comment | Mandatory |
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cross_street | Array[Array[Text, Text]] | Array of (Street name + optional address number) for the nearest intersection. | - |
type_cross_street | Array[Text] | Modifier of the cross street, such as ‘nearest’ or ‘second nearest’ | - |
Attribute | Value |
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Key | nl_structure |
Type | Text |
Overview | 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. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_subsite |
Type | Text |
Overview | Name of a sub-area within a larger area specified either by site name, by a thoroughfare address, or both. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_site |
Type | Text |
Overview | 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. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_wing |
Type | Text |
Overview | 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. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_floor |
Type | Text |
Overview | Standardized identifier for a story or level within a structure, wing, or unit. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_unit_pre_type |
Type | Text |
Overview | Part of the complete unit identifier that precedes the Unit Value and indicates the kind of unit. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_unit_value |
Type | Text |
Overview | Part of the complete unit identifier that uniquely identifies a particular unit. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_room |
Type | Text |
Overview | Single, distinctly identified, enclosed space within a structure. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_section |
Type | Text |
Overview | Identified, unenclosed area within a structure, wing, unit, or room. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_row |
Type | Text |
Overview | Identified linear feature, such as a linear arrangement of seats, workstations, equipment, or storage, within a structure, wing, unit, or room. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_seat |
Type | Text |
Overview | Identified seat, desk, workstation, or similar precise location within a structure, wing, unit, room, section, or row. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_additional_info |
Type | Text |
Overview | Information that relates to location but does not meet the definition of any other named location elements. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | nl_marker |
Type | Text |
Overview | Uniquely identified and indivisible infrastructure component, smaller than a structure, which exists either within a structure or exterior to any structure, such as an alarm box, a utility pole, a callbox, or other similar feature. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | an_prefix |
Type | Text |
Overview | Identifier in the portion of the complete address number that precedes the integer Address Number in order to further specify a location along a thoroughfare or within a defined area. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | an_number |
Type | Integer |
Overview | Integer identifier of a location along a thoroughfare or within a defined community. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | an_suffix |
Type | Text |
Overview | Identifier in the portion of the complete address number that follows the integer Address Number in order to further specify a location along a thoroughfare or within a defined area. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | an_complete |
Type | Text |
Overview | Address Number Complete includes the Address Number Prefix (if any), the Address Number, Address Number Suffix (if any), and any formatting or separator characters needed to display the official version of the complete address number. The Address Number Complete precedes the complete street name to identify a location along a thoroughfare or within a defined area. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | an_distance_marker |
Type | Text |
Overview | Distance travelled along a route such as a road or highway, indicated by a distance marker sign, typically a post or other marker indicating the distance in miles/kilometers from or to a given point. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | sn_pre_modifier |
Type | Text |
Overview | 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. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Reference |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | sn_pre_dir |
Type | Text |
Overview | 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. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Reference |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | sn_pre_type |
Type | Text |
Overview | Word or phrase that precedes the Street Name element and identifies a type of thoroughfare in a complete street name. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Reference |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | sn_pre_type_separator |
Type | Text |
Overview | Preposition or prepositional phrase between the Street Name Pre Type and the Street Name. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Reference |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | sn_street_name |
Type | Text |
Overview | Element of the complete street name that identifies the particular street (as opposed to any street types, directionals, and modifiers). |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | sn_post_type |
Type | Text |
Overview | Word or phrase that follows the Street Name element and identifies a type of thoroughfare in a complete street name. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Reference |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | sn_post_directional |
Type | Text |
Overview | 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. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Reference |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | sn_post_modifier |
Type | Text |
Overview | Word or phrase that follows and modifies the Street Name element and is either separated from it by a Street Name Post Type and/or a Street Name Post Directional. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | sn_dir_of_travel |
Type | Text |
Overview | Word which follows all other street name elements and is used only as needed to indicate direction of travel on a divided roadway and associated frontage roads. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Reference |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | csop_postal_comm |
Type | Text |
Overview | City name for the ZIP Code of an address, as given in the USPS City State file. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | csop_neighborhood_comm |
Type | Text |
Overview | 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. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | csop_unincorporated_comm |
Type | Text |
Overview | 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. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | csop_incorporated_muni |
Type | Text |
Overview | Name of the incorporated municipality or other general-purpose local governmental unit (if any) where the address is located. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | csop_county |
Type | Text |
Overview | Name of the county or county-equivalent where the address is located. A county (or its equivalent) is the primary legal division of a state or territory. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | csop_state |
Type | Text |
Overview | Name of a state or state equivalent, represented by the two- letter UPPER CASE abbreviation given in USPS Publication 28 [15], Appendix B. A state is a primary governmental division of the United States. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Reference |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | csop_postal_code |
Type | Text |
Overview | System of 5-digit codes that identifies the individual USPS Post Office or metropolitan area delivery station associated with an address. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | csop_postal_code_ext |
Type | Text |
Overview | System of 4-digit codes that are used after the 5-digit ZIP Code to specify a range of USPS delivery addresses. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | csop_country |
Type | Text |
Overview | Name of a country represented by its two-letter ISO 3166-1[14] English country alpha-2 code elements in UPPER CASE letters. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Reference |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | place |
Type | Text |
Overview | Type of feature identified by the address. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Reference |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | additional_attributes |
Type | JSONB |
Overview | JSON string of structure address elements which the transmitter wishes to include. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Single |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | cross_street |
Type | Array[Array[Text, Text]] |
Overview | Array of (Street name + optional address number) for the nearest intersection. |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Multi |
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Key | type_cross_street |
Type | Array[Text] |
Overview | Modifier of the cross street, such as ‘nearest’ or ‘second nearest’ |
Mandatory | False |
Cardinality | Multi |
Reference |
View | Description |
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Examples | Data dictionary details on the data, types. |
Overview | Overview of the data. |
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