Geoscape G-NAF is the geocoded address database for Australian businesses and governments. It’s the trusted source of geocoded address data for Australia with over 50 million contributed addresses distilled into 15.4 million G-NAF addresses. It is built and maintained by Geoscape Australia using independently examined and validated government data.

From 22 August 2022, Geoscape Australia is making G-NAF available in an additional simplified table format. G-NAF Core makes accessing geocoded addresses easier by utilising less technical effort.

G-NAF Core will be updated on a quarterly basis along with G-NAF.

Further information about contributors to G-NAF is available here.

With more than 15 million Australian physical address record, G-NAF is one of the most ubiquitous and powerful spatial datasets. The records include geocodes, which are latitude and longitude map coordinates. G-NAF does not contain personal information or details relating to individuals.

Updated versions of G-NAF are published on a quarterly basis. Previous versions are available here

Users have the option to download datasets with feature coordinates referencing either GDA94 or GDA2020 datums.

Changes in the November 2025 release

• Nationally, the November 2025 update of G-NAF shows an increase of 32,773 addresses overall (0.21%). The total number of addresses in G-NAF now stands at 15,827,416 of which 14,983,358 or 94.67% are principal.

• There is one new locality for the November 2025 Release of G-NAF, the locality of Southwark in South Australia.

• Geoscape has moved product descriptions, guides and reports online to https://docs.geoscape.com.au.

Further information on G-NAF, including FAQs on the data, is available here or through Geoscape Australia’s network of partners. They provide a range of commercial products based on G-NAF, including software solutions, consultancy and support.

Additional information: On 1 October 2020, PSMA Australia Limited began trading as Geoscape Australia.

License Information

Use of the G-NAF downloaded from data.gov.au is subject to the End User Licence Agreement (EULA)

The EULA terms are based on the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). However, an important restriction relating to the use of the open G-NAF for the sending of mail has been added.

The open G-NAF data must not be used for the generation of an address or the compilation of an address for the sending of mail unless the user has verified that each address to be used for the sending of mail is capable of receiving mail by reference to a secondary source of information. Further information on this use restriction is available here.

End users must only use the data in ways that are consistent with the Australian Privacy Principles issued under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

Users must also note the following attribution requirements:

Preferred attribution for the Licensed Material:

_G-NAF © Geoscape Australia licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the _Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.

Preferred attribution for Adapted Material:

Incorporates or developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.

What to Expect When You Download G-NAF

G-NAF is a complex and large dataset (approximately 5GB unpacked), consisting of multiple tables that will need to be joined prior to use. The dataset is primarily designed for application developers and large-scale spatial integration. Users are advised to read the technical documentation, including product change notices and the individual product descriptions before downloading and using the product. A quick reference guide on unpacking the G-NAF is also available.

Context

Address geocoding, or simply geocoding, is the process of taking a text-based description of a location, such as an address or the name of a place, and returning geographic coordinates, frequently latitude/longitude pair, to identify a location on the Earth's surface - Wikipedia

What is meant by geocoding in GIS? Geocoding is typically preceded by the data cleaning step of preprocessing and standardizing the format of the data. It is a crucial part of developing a GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

This dataset contains a list of 234 valid complete USA addresses that can be used to fetch geocode.

This dataset will come in very handy for testing purposes. Such as - testing performances of geocoding services or API

Content

This dataset comes with three files of the same content - text, CSV, and JSON for ease of use.

Each address has 4 components - - address string - city - state - zipcode

Example - "777 Brockton Avenue, Abington MA 2351"

Starter Notebook

Address Geocoding Solutions(Coordinates From Text)

Acknowledgements

The dataset was collected from this GitHub gist : https://gist.github.com/HeroicEric/1102788

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This set of addresses were geocoded for the Manager of Revenue Accounting for a webmap to be delivered on 08/14/2020The original file was geocoded against the Dallas City Geocoder: https://gis.dallascityhall.com/wwwgis/rest/services/ToolServices/DallasStreetsLocator/GeocodeServer

The address-matching process derives spatial data points from input tabular address data. This geocoding package is constructed using road centerline and address point data published by the NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS.) The geocoder is refreshed monthly using updates of those datasets.For additional support or to download a copy of the geocoding package please visit https://njgin.nj.gov/njgin/edata/geocoding.The geocoder includes a multirole locator that references comprehensive statewide address point and road centerline datasets. These datasets are maintained and published by NJOGIS in cooperation with county and municipal GIS agencies. The data have been reprocessed from the published releases to accommodate optimization of the locators. The published source data can be found here: Address Points - https://njgin.nj.gov/njgin/edata/addresses; Road Centerlines - https://njgin.nj.gov/njgin/edata/roads

This dataset has rich detailing all operational Target locations as of Dec 2023. Dive into comprehensive columns featuring address, latitude/longitude coordinates, store opening dates, last remodel dates, capabilities, and various other intriguing data points.

About - Target Corporation is an American retail corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores and hypermarkets, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

VT E911 ESITE geocoder - address points.
VCGI, in collaboration with the VT E911 Board, has created a suite of geocoding services that can be used to batch geocode addresses using ArcGIS Desktop 10.x. This service can also be integrated into ESRI ArcGIS web-based mapping applications.

Input Address Requirements

• Must use valid E911 addresses (street style addressing...no P.O. box addresses!) and E911 town names.

Limitations

• Don't attempt to geocode more than 50000 records or so.
• You must have an Internet connection to use the services. A DSL, cable, or other high bandwidth connection is the best option.
• Addresses other than E911 addresses are not supported.

ArcGIS Desktop - How To:

1. Use the following procedures to utilize these service in ArcMap.
   1. Startup ArcMap 10+
   2. Add a table containing VT addresses to geocode.
      1. ?Click the "Add Data" button.
      2. Navigate to your table, choose to add your table
   3. Right-click on the table in the table of contents
   4. Select "Geocode Addresses...".
   5. Select "Add" in the dialog box.
   6. Browse to the "GIS Servers" icon in your catalog, then double click "Add ArcGIS Server".
   7. Select "Use GIS Services", then Next.
   8. ServerURL = http://maps.vcgi.vermont.gov/arcgis/services then click finish.
   9. Browse to "arcgis on maps.vcgi.org (user)". Browse to .\EGC_services folder.
   10. Select GECODE_ESITE (or GEOCODE_COMPOSITE). Click OK.
   11. Select whatever options you want in the geocode dialog box, including output, then click ok.
   12. The output will be automatically added to your ArcMap session.

The NSW Address Location Service web service allows the user to enter an address and pinpoint the location of that address.

The NSW Address Location Service is derived from the Geocoded Urban and Rural Address System (GURAS) database.

This web service allows users to easily integrate NSW addressing information into spatial platforms and applications.

The addressing web service provides users with a unique and unambiguous identification of an address site and its location within NSW. The ability to identify the location of an address supports a wide range of business functions including: the delivery of products and services, public safety, communication and socio-economic and demographic analysis.

The GURAS database is the authoritative property addressing system for NSW.

This Africa Geocoding locator is a view of the World Geocoding Service constrained to search for places in the countries of Africa. The World Geocoding Service finds addresses and places in all supported countries around the world in a single geocoding service. The service can find point locations of addresses, cities, landmarks, business names, and other places. The output points can be visualized on a map, inserted as stops for a route, or loaded as input for a spatial analysis.The service is available as both a geosearch and geocoding service:Geosearch Services – The primary purpose of geosearch services is to locate a feature or point of interest and then have the map zoom to that location. The result might be displayed on the map, but the result is not stored in any way for later use. Requests of this type do not require a subscription or a credit fee. Geocoding Services – The primary purpose of geocoding services is to convert an address to an x,y coordinate and append the result to an existing record in a database. Mapping is not always involved, but placing the results on a map may be part of a workflow. Batch geocoding falls into this category. Geocoding requires a subscription. An ArcGIS Online subscription will provide you access to the World Geocoding service for batch geocoding.The service can be used to find address and places for many countries around the world. For detailed information on this service, including a data coverage map, visit the World Geocoding service documentation.

Address Point is a point feature class used to spatially locate an address. The original location is a system generated centroid (midpoint) of the associated property polygon. Note: The Address Point does not reflect the location of a dwelling located within the property unless the sub-type has been designated as a ‘Building’.

AbstractNational Address Points is a derived, spatial adaptation of Geoscape's Geocoded National Address File (G-NAF) product. It is a point dataset, with records representing the physical location of addresses in Australia.PurposeThis product has been developed for spatial visualisation and analysis of address points across Australia. It is optimised for visualisation through the Digital Atlas of Australia or a desktop GIS.For other uses of national address data consider using G-NAF or G-NAF Core.While G-NAF is available to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, there are special restrictions relating to the use of the data for the sending of mail purposes. Further information on restrictions is available here, and in the Terms of Use below.CurrencyDate modified: August 2025Modification frequency: QuarterlyData ExtentSpatial ExtentNorth: -8° South: -45° East: 168° West: 96° Source InformationNational Address Points incorporates and was developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.Geoscience Australia is providing this data to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. There are special restrictions relating to the use of the data for the sending of mail purposes. Further information on this use restriction is available here.The data was accessed through data.gov.au.Metadata: Geoscape G-NAF Metadata StatementLineage StatementNational Address Points is built from Geoscape's quarterly released G-NAF psv text files. It uses the available data model in the G-NAF product description to appropriately join the tables into a flat structure and is geocoded using the latitude and longitude attributes in GDA2020. During development, decisions have been made to include or exclude certain attributes, as well as develop new ones where suitable. These decisions maintain the integrity of the original dataset and were made considering envisioned use case(s) and access of the dataset in the Digital Atlas of Australia.Two additional attributes have been developed and included in the National Address Points dataset: COMPLETE_ADDRESS and MB_CENSUS_YEAR.COMPLETE_ADDRESS is a concatenated, complete address string of the address components (i.e. Flat attributes, Level attributes, Lot attributes, Street Number attributes, Street Name attributes, Locality, State and Postcode).MB_CENSUS_YEAR is the year of the ABS Census the Mesh Block data is extracted from. The psv file that with this information is dynamically named and attributed (with the year in the file name and attribute name). A method has been developed to ensure this is consistently and accurately populated.Attributes excluded from the final National Address Points product are still accessible to users by downloading and joining to Geoscape's original G-NAF product, found at data.gov.au.Original G-NAF attribute names, data types and data content included in National Address Points are not changed.Data DictionaryAttribute NameDescriptionADDRESS_DETAIL_PIDThe Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.DATE_CREATEDDate the address record was created.DATE_LAST_MODIFIEDDate the address record was last modified.DATE_RETIREDDate the address record was retired.COMPLETE_ADDRESSA concatenated complete address string of address components (Flat, Level, Lot, Street Number, Street Name attributes, Locality, State and Postcode).ADDRESS_SITE_NAMEAddress site name.BUILDING_NAMECombines both building/property name fields.LOCATION_DESCRIPTIONA general field to capture various references to address locations alongside another physical location.FLAT_TYPESpecification of the type of a separately identifiable portion within a building/complex.FLAT_NUMBER_PREFIXFlat/unit number prefix.FLAT_NUMBERFlat/unit number.FLAT_NUMBER_SUFFIXFlat/unit number suffix.LEVEL_TYPELevel Type.LEVEL_NUMBER_PREFIXLevel number prefix.LEVEL_NUMBERLevel number.LEVEL_NUMBER_SUFFIXLevel number suffix.NUMBER_FIRST_PREFIXPrefix for the first (or only) number in range.NUMBER_FIRSTIdentifies first (or only) street number in range.NUMBER_FIRST_SUFFIXSuffix for the first (or only) number in range.NUMBER_LAST_PREFIXPrefix for the last number in range.NUMBER_LASTIdentifies last number in range.NUMBER_LAST_SUFFIXSuffix for the last number in range.LOT_NUMBER_PREFIXLot number prefix.LOT_NUMBERLot number.LOT_NUMBER_SUFFIXLot number suffix.STREET_NAMEStreet name. e.g. "POPLAR".STREET_TYPEStreet type in full text (e.g. AVENUE, PARADE, STREET).STREET_SUFFIXStreet suffix in full text (e.g. EAST, WEST).LOCALITY_NAMEThe name of the locality or suburb.STATEThe state or territory abbreviation.POSTCODEPostcode.LEGAL_PARCEL_IDGeneric parcel id field derived from the Geoscape Australia’s Cadastre parcel where available.MB_CODEThe mesh block code.MB_CENSUS_YEARThe ABS Census Year the mesh block codes is extracted from.GEOCODE_TYPEName of the geocode type.LEVEL_GEOCODEDName of the geocode level type code.ADDRESS_TYPEAddress type (e.g. "Postal", Physical").PRIVATE_STREETPrivate street information.ALIAS_PRINCIPALA = Alias record, P = Principal record.ALIAS_TYPEAlias type (e.g. "Synonym").PRINCIPAL_PIDPersistent identifier (i.e. ADDRESS_DETAIL_PID) of the principal address.PRIMARY_SECONDARYIndicator that identifies if the address is P (Primary) or S (Secondary).PRIMARY_PIDPersistent identifier for the primary address.LONGITUDELongitude.LATITUDELatitude.CONFIDENCEReflects how many contributor databases this address appears in (0 = 1 database, 1 = 2 database etc.).ContactThe Digital Atlas of Australia: digitalatlas@ga.gov.au

The ArcGIS World Geocoding Service finds addresses and places in all supported countries around the world in a single geocoding service. The service can find point locations of addresses, cities, landmarks, business names, and other places. The output points can be visualized on a map, inserted as stops for a route, or loaded as input for a spatial analysis.The service is available as both a geosearch and geocoding service:Geosearch Services – The primary purpose of geosearch services is to locate a feature or point of interest and then have the map zoom to that location. The result might be displayed on the map, but the result is not stored in any way for later use. Requests of this type do not require a subscription or a credit fee. Geocoding Services – The primary purpose of geocoding services is to convert an address to an x,y coordinate and append the result to an existing record in a database. Mapping is not always involved, but placing the results on a map may be part of a workflow. Batch geocoding falls into this category. Geocoding requires a subscription. An ArcGIS Online Subscription, or ArcGIS Location Platform Subscription, will provide you access to the ArcGIS World Geocoding service for batch geocoding.The service can be used to find address and places for many countries around the world. For detailed information on this service, including a data coverage map, visit the ArcGIS World Geocoding service documentation.

UK Postcode Directory

Geocode UK Postcodes & Identify Geographical Hierarchies

By GetTheData [source]

About this dataset

This Open Postcode Geo dataset contains a wealth of information about UK postcodes. For each postcode, there are several geospace attributes you can use to refine your analysis such as latitude, longitude, easting and northing. Moreover, the positional quality indicator provides a range of accuracy levels for each geospace attribute.

In addition to positioning data, this dataset has been derived from the Office for National Statistics' Postcode Directory which gives users extra insights into postcodes such as postcode areas, districts and sectors — enabling them to accurately group records into geographic hierarchies: perfect for mapping applications and statistical analysis!

And with data coming from multiple sources — The Crown Copyright & Database Right (2016), Royal Mail Copyright & Database Right (2016) & ONS ™ - users can be assured that Open Postcode Geo provides accurate and up-to-date results that cover terminated archives as well as smaller user-generated postcodes! All released under the UK Government's Open Government Licence v3; with attribution required pursuant to ONS Licences info... Now you too have access to powerful spatial information about the United Kingdom; helping you gain unparalleled insight in record time

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Research Ideas

• Use this dataset to combine with other datasets to accurately geocode addresses in a variety of formats, such as full postcodes or postcodes with only one digit missing.
• Utilise the different hierarchy levels including postcode area, district and sector for data visualization and analysis on census data collected by specific area in the UK.
• Feed this dataset into a route optimization algorithm so delivery routes can be quickly optimized between different locations using accurate lat-long coordinates from each address

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. Data Source

License

See the dataset description for more information.

Columns

File: open_postcode_geo.csv | Column name | Description | |:---------------|:------------------------------| | AB1 0AA | Postcode (String) | | terminated | Terminated postcode (String) | | small | Small postcode (String) | | 385386 | Easting coordinate (Integer) | | 801193 | Northing coordinate (Integer) | | Scotland | Country name (String) | | 57.101474 | Latitude coordinate (Float) | | -2.242851 | Longitude coordinate (Float) | | AB10AA | Postcode area (String) | | AB1 0AA.1 | Postcode district (String) | | AB1 0AA | Postcode sector (String) | | AB1.1 | Postcode area (String) |

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. If you use this dataset in your research, please credit GetTheData.

This dataset serves as a lookup table to determine if environmental records exist in a Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) environmental dataset for a given address.
Data fields requiring description are detailed below. MAPPED LOCATION: Contains the address, city, state and latitude/longitude coordinates of the facility. In instances where the facility address is a range, the lower number (the value in the “Street Number From” column) is used. For example, for the range address 1000-1005 S Wabash Ave, the Mapped Location would be 1000 S Wabash Ave. The latitude/longitude coordinate is determined through the Chicago Open Data Portal’s geocoding process. Addresses that fail to geocode are assigned the coordinates 41.88415000022252°, -87.63241000012124°.This coordinate is located approximately just south of the intersection of W Randolph and N LaSalle. COMPLAINTS: A ‘Y’ indicates that one or more records exist in the CDPH Environmental Complaints dataset. NESHAPS & DEMOLITON NOTICES: A ‘Y’ indicates that one or more records exist in the CDPH Asbestos and Demolition Notification dataset. ENFORCEMENT: A ‘Y’ indicates that one or more records exist in the CDPH Environmental Enforcement dataset. INSPECTIONS: A ‘Y’ indicates that one or more records exist in the CDPH Environmental Inspections dataset. PERMITS: A ‘Y’ indicates that one or more records exist in the CDPH Environmental Permits dataset. TANKS: A ‘Y’ indicates that one or more records exist in the CDPH Storage Tanks dataset. Each 'Y' is a clickable link that will download the corresponding records in CSV format.

Address Lookup Service is a web service providing lookup function on Hong Kong address records in both Chinese and English aggregated from various Government Bureaux/Departments. This web service allows data consumers to look up address records in machine-readable format (XML or JSON) using address element information. It aims to facilitate development of applications with the need to capture Hong Kong address information more efficiently and accurately. The Address Lookup Service provides formatted addresses of the premises in Hong Kong, including private and public housing estates, commercial and industrial buildings, government buildings and offices, markets and shopping centers; and common facilities such as recreation and sports centres. Some addresses provided are representing a complex of buildings, such as schools or universities. Most of the addresses in Address Lookup Service are available in 2-Dimensional format which typically includes up to street name, building number and building name. 3-Dimensional formatted addresses, such as addresses include flat number and floor number, they are only available for public housing estates. For more details, please refer the Data Dictionary. This service also includes unofficial descriptions of buildings which are long established addresses in rural areas of the New Territories and are generally accepted by the public. The choice of name for a building is a matter for the owner, and at present there is no controlling legislation. The inclusion of a building name in this service confers no proprietary right to it or any part of it.

The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. Face refers to the areal (polygon) topological primitives that make up MTDB. A face is bounded by one or more edges; its boundary includes only the edges that separate it from other faces, not any interior edges contained within the area of the face. The Topological Faces Shapefile contains the attributes of each topological primitive face. Each face has a unique topological face identifier (TFID) value. Each face in the shapefile includes the key geographic area codes for all geographic areas for which the Census Bureau tabulates data for both the 2020 Census and the annual estimates and surveys. The geometries of each of these geographic areas can then be built by dissolving the face geometries on the appropriate key geographic area codes in the Topological Faces Shapefile.

The new Oregon Address Geocoder is used to find the location coordinates for street addresses in the State of Oregon. This service is:Free PublicUpdated regularlyOutputs location coordinates in Oregon Lambert, feet (SRID 2992)Uses over 2 million address points and 288,000 streets for referenceIt is an ArcGIS multirole locator with two roles:Point Address - Generally more accurate results from rooftop location points. Includes a Subaddress if a unit number is located. Street Address - Less accurate results from an estimated distance along a street centerline address range if a Point Address was not found.Instructions for using the Geocoder via ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and REST Services are below:ArcGIS ProWeb ServicesArcGIS Online

Current authoritative site addresses within the city of Tacoma administrative area. They are managed by City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services from the Authoritative Tacoma Addressing Map (ATAMAP) application. Addresses are managed per TMC 9.12.For more information, contact the Addressing Team in the PDS Permit Resource Center at addressing@tacoma.gov

The NSW Address Location Service web service allows the user to enter an address and pinpoint the location of that address. The NSW Address Location Service is derived from the Geocoded Urban and Rural Address System (GURAS) database. This web service allows users to easily integrate NSW addressing information into spatial platforms and applications. The addressing web service provides users with a unique and unambiguous identification of an address site and its location within NSW. The ability to identify the location of an address supports a wide range of business functions including: the delivery of products and services, public safety, communication and socio-economic and demographic analysis. The GURAS database is the authoritative property addressing system for NSW.

The LIST Address Points contains the authoritative geocoded address points for properties in Tasmania which have been allocated a street number component. Properties are generally allocated an address geocode point that will correspond to the property centroid. Secondary addresses, within a property, can be allocated an address geocode that corresponds with the building centroid. The Address Points dataset is attributed with the Property Identifier Number (PID) and the official Tasmanian property address aligned to AS4590 standard.

Infogroup collects information on over 13 million private and public US companies. Individual businesses are located by address geocoding—not all will have an exact location. The Esri geocoder integrates an address-based approach with more than forty-five million residential and commercial U.S. address records from the Tele Atlas Address Points database. This database maps street addresses to a physical location so each address is a fixed point and not an interpolation from an address range. The geocoder uses address locators in a cascading fallback approach to ensure a match for as many records as possible. The primary locator utilizes the HERE Address Points database. The secondary locator utilizes the HERE Street Address Range database. Records that did not match fall back to the geocode provided by Infogroup. Businesses can be retrieved by their Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) as well as by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and Location. The Infogroup Business File can be used for locating both competitors and marketing opportunities. This data is current as of Feb. 2019.