Dataset ZIP9 Coder not installed?

[MarioAA]

Hello guys,

having a bit of a challenge in some geocoding exercise.

I got a list of US ZIP code and managed to translate them into addresses thanks to the CASS database.

Now I need to translate all this into coordinates for some geospatial analysis.

Trying to use the US US ZIP9 Coder but... it says I have not the database installed on my machine.

Is it free or pay per use? Where can I download it?

I always find very hard to use the geocoding tools - even if I am willing to pay for geocoders it is not straightforward at all to find the underlying DBs or the instructions!

Thanks a lot!

Mario

[gyang3 · Accepted solution]

Hi @MarioAA the US Zip9 Coder does requires the Location Insights data pack which is a separate license. I certainly understand your frustration as these data packs are really a subset of Alteryx Designer. I have provided a few resources on our location insights below that I hope you will find useful.

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Location-Data-Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/data-products-kb

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Interactive-Lessons/tkb-p/interactive-lessons/label-name/Spatial%20...

If you are interested in purchasing the Location Insights data pack, please reach out to your respective account representative. If you don't know your account rep or have questions about obtaining a license, please reach out via the Support Contact Portal here https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Support/bd-p/SupportPage

Hope this helps and feel free to mark as solution if so!

[MarioAA]

Helly Gyang and thanks a lot for your reply!

I actually found that I do have access to the location insights (with much surprise!) so I can download the DB and use it!

A quick one, beside the US Location insight I also saw a "EU Location Insight" package. Which kind of geocoding node is it going to feed?

Thanks a lot!

Mario

[gyang3]

@MarioAA the geocoder for EU should work the same as the US. It geocode addresses by querying and downloading data from TomTom’s Geocoder API. The geocoder produces a record-for-record geocode result including lat/long coordinates and a spatial object.

Hope this answers your question! :)