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  • 1.  Discrepancy between Google and Mapinfo Pro

    Posted 03-02-2023 20:43

    Hi,

    For the address Hood St, St Lucia, the postcode is 4067 on Google and 4072 on MapInfo.

    So which one is correct? And why it's different?



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    Jason Law
    Knowledge Community Shared Account
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  • 2.  RE: Discrepancy between Google and Mapinfo Pro

    Employee
    Posted 03-03-2023 03:23

    Hi Jason

    We may need a bit more information. I figured out that we are talking about Australia, right?

    What tool in MapInfo Pro do you use to search for the address? Move Map To or Find Address?

    I did a quick search on Google too and found:

     

    Via our address API which is used through the Find Address in MapInfo Pro, I seem to find the same address

    And when I tried to locate the address through Move Map in MapInfo Pro, I also found a matching address
    Please share a bit more details on how you search for the address
    Thanks


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    Peter Horsbøll Møller
    Principal Presales Consultant | Distinguished Engineer
    Precisely | Trust in Data
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  • 3.  RE: Discrepancy between Google and Mapinfo Pro

    Posted 03-05-2023 16:15

    Hi Peter, 

    Thank you for your reply. I should have provided the full address to you. 

    Can you have a look at this address: 9 Hood St, St Lucia

    On Google, it shows 4067

    We use Find Address in MapInfo Pro to search for the address.

    Thanks.



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    Jason Law
    Knowledge Community Shared Account
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  • 4.  RE: Discrepancy between Google and Mapinfo Pro

    Posted 03-06-2023 00:26

    Australian Universities, at least large/old ones, have their own postcodes, But lie within the boundaries of the suburb. You can use either the specific university one or the suburb one.

    https://auspost.com.au/postcode/university-

    the UQ campus is located within the suburb of St Lucia

    https://auspost.com.au/postcode/4067

    Either works fine.



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    Joshua Knight
    Datamine Australia Pty Ltd
    Kew VIC
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  • 5.  RE: Discrepancy between Google and Mapinfo Pro

    Posted 03-06-2023 01:00
    Edited by Esther Kasinathan 03-06-2023 01:01
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    Hello Jason, you see this type of behaviour when a suburb spans more than 1 postcode boundary. It is not very common for a suburb to span more than one postcode - St Lucia is one of those - because as Josh said, the university has its own postcode - and 9 Hood St on the grounds of the university. I've attached an image below showing the location of the address in relation to gazetted postcode and suburb boundaries. 



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    Esther Kasinathan
    Precisely Software Pty Ltd
    Macquarie Park NSW
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  • 6.  RE: Discrepancy between Google and Mapinfo Pro

    Posted 03-06-2023 18:27

    Hi Esther,

    Is there anyway we can overwrite it to 4067? Because most of our customers put 4067 instead of 4072..



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    Jason Law
    Knowledge Community Shared Account
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  • 7.  RE: Discrepancy between Google and Mapinfo Pro

    Posted 03-07-2023 01:00

    Hi Jason, we only provide the gazetted postcode but you can overwrite it on your end.



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    Esther Kasinathan
    Precisely Software Pty Ltd
    Macquarie Park NSW
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