
Chapter 3:
Running MapMarker – Overview
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Output Field Size and Column Names
Mixed Case Street Output
Setting Startup Preferences
Running MapMarker – Overview
MapMarker geocodes your records to street level, ZIP Code™, or geographic centroid either
automatically (making a match without user interaction) or interactively (allowing you to decide the
match from a list of suggestions). You can use a number of strategies to geocode your records. A
basic scenario is to run MapMarker and follow these steps:
1. Open the table to be geocoded and identify the columns that contain specific address
components (see Selecting Input and Output Address Columns on page 73.
2. Geocode your records automatically to match as many records as possible. See Geocoding
Your Table Automatically on page 78.
3. Geocode remaining unmatched records interactively by choosing from a list of candidates. See
Geocoding Your Table Interactively on page 79.
4. Display geocoded records in Pitney Bowes Software Inc. mapping software. See Displaying
Geocoded Records in MapInfo Professional on page 91.
5. Analyze the result codes. See Result Codes.
After opening an input table, you must identify the input columns that contain address information to
use for matching purposes.
Opening and Running a Project
A project preserves settings preferences and restores these settings the next time the project is
opened. A project file overrides any existing metadata settings associated with a TAB file.
To create or save a project, see Creating and Saving a Project on page 107. That topic also
describes the specific items that are saved with a project.
To open an existing project:
1. From the MapMarker menu, select File > Projects > Open Project.
2. Navigate to the folder that contains the project, select the project name (with a PROJ file
extension), and click Open.
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