On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 3:55 AM, John Levine <jo...@iecc.com> wrote: > > Please don't guess (like, you know, MaxMind does.) USPS has its own > database of all of the deliverable addresses in the country. They > have their problems, but give or take data staleness as buildings > are built or demolished, that's not one of them.
A qualifier. USPS has a database of *most* of the deliverable addresses in the country. I'm in an unorganized borough. The USPS actually has no mandate, funding or lever that I can pull (that I can find) to keep their database up to date. Easily 30% of the legitimate addresses in my area are not geocodable nor in the USPS database. I suspect that there are areas of my state with an even worse percentage of unavailable data. UPS and FedEx rely on the USPS database, but will not lift a finger to fix this gap. Even as a municipal body there is no available federal mechanism for updating the database. I've tried multiple times over 15+ years. </rant> So yeah, USPS' database does have its problems. -- Jeremy Austin (907) 895-2311 (907) 803-5422 jhaus...@gmail.com Heritage NetWorks Whitestone Power & Communications Vertical Broadband, LLC Schedule a meeting: http://doodle.com/jermudgeon
