Use this rating if the TryRating result is an address result (the rating should NOT be applied to POI and Business results) and there is strong evidence the address does not actually exist. If sufficient resources are not available to make an informed decision, mark it Can’t Verify instead.
How to check if an address exists:
If we find that the address does not exist, you will find one of the following scenarios with the appropriate rating.
Pleae also note the country specific reuirement when rating Relevance for the address which does not exist:
When query address does not exist, or cannot be proven to exist, returning 1 address level larger than the query would be one of the best results to return and can thus be rated Excellent.
Checkpoint: In some cases, you will find that an existing address can be found in a different locality. Always mark such cases as Incorrect – Address does not exist and not Incorrect – Locality.
Example 1 | Relevance: Excellent |
User Query: [都筑区すみれガ丘21ー28] | Name Accuracy: N/a |
Result: | Address Accuracy: Incorrect – Address does not |
〒224-0013, 神奈川県横浜市都筑区, すみれが丘21-28 | exist. Pin Accuracy: Can’t Verify Multiple map applications do not recognize the address. In addition, when we search this address using search engines, we confirm that no business claims this address. Therefore the addres is rated Incorrect – Address does not exist. |
Example 2 | Relevance: Navigational |
User Query: [沖縄市山里1-1-1] | Name Accuracy: N/a |
Result: | Address Accuracy: Correct |
〒904-0033, 沖縄県沖縄市, 山里1丁目1番1号 | Multiple map applications do not recognize the address. However, when we search this address using search engines, we can confirm that the following business claims this address: (https://bit.ly/2FmoctK) Therefore, the addres is rated Correct |