Research involves verifying the data through an official source or 2 unofficial sources. Clearly unreliable sources should not be considered at all. Note: unlike in the Search guidelines, we should use 2 reliable resources to confirm the address of listed businesses with no official online presence (i.e official website or claimed social media)

Use official resources like businesses’ official websites, national postal service websites, and government websites whenever possible (Guidelines section 2.1.1)

If you can’t verify the data correct or incorrect, rate Can’t Verify.

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To give you some guidance, please see below some of the resources that Analysts from Portugal (pt_PT) market have reported to be helpful when performing research:

Helpful Map Applications:

Google Maps
Bing Maps
HERE WeGo: should be used mainly for Non-Specific Address (Partial address) (GL

10.2)

Query example: [3 Rua 25 de Abril] with User within FVP in Baixa Lisboa

HERE WeGo usually provides a more complete selection of nearby results than

Google Maps or Bing Maps: https://tinyurl.com/44mkx7bp

Helpful resources to research Name Accuracy

Official company websites (always first step!)

^. Street imagery (Store fronts)

Official Facebook, X (Formerly Twitter), Instagram, Claimed TripAdvisor, LinkedIn
Racius ^q^0^
Einforma ^^
All About Portugal

Helpful resources to research Address Accuracy

Official website/Social media (always first step!)
CTT Postal office website: https://www.ctt.pt/particulares/index
Codigo_postal: https://www.codigo-postal.pt/ (should be used only when CTT does not work or as double-check – this is a third-party website)
Street imagery (for street number and street name on street sign)  °^- ^
TripAdvisor, Yelp and Booking.com
Portugalio (This source has been incorrect a few times in the past suggesting that a POI was active while it was actually closed (same for tuugo and kompass). If in doubt, these websites should not be used in data analysis.

Helpful resources to research Pin Accuracy

Google Maps, Bing Maps
Street Imagery
Official website/social media
HEREWeGo

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