Discussion:
Restrictions on the no. of geocodes in Virtual Earth webservice
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kalpana
2008-12-02 13:06:00 UTC
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Hi!

I have a VE Dev Id and Password for the staging environment (geocode
services).I want to get the Latitude and Longitude information for a list of
addresses .My Query :
1. Is it possible to get the geocodes for a batch of addresses at a time ;
if yes then how to go about doing that?
2. Is there a limit to the no. of geocodes that one can request for using
the staging environment?

I am developing a module which needs to get the geocodes for thousands of
records. The web service is not returning the results after a thousand or so
records.

Please help me in this regards.

thanks in advance
Derek Chan
2008-12-09 15:00:02 UTC
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Hello,

1) You can use the Customer Data Service to do batch geocodes. See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc514452.aspx for more information.
Also check out the MWS SDK to see some working samples
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CB5148A9-F09E-4EC8-992F-16478C0B5D9A&displaylang=en

2) There is a limit of doing 50 transactions (upload, download, each count
as 1 transaction) per day when using the Customer Data Service. As for the
MWS staging environment, there's no pre-defined limit although you'll get
notifications for misuse or if you are violating any of the terms of use
(http://www.microsoft.com/virtualearth/assets/docs/mappoint-developer-terms.aspx)

Regards,
--
Infusion Development
http://www.infusion.com
Post by kalpana
Hi!
I have a VE Dev Id and Password for the staging environment (geocode
services).I want to get the Latitude and Longitude information for a list of
1. Is it possible to get the geocodes for a batch of addresses at a time ;
if yes then how to go about doing that?
2. Is there a limit to the no. of geocodes that one can request for using
the staging environment?
I am developing a module which needs to get the geocodes for thousands of
records. The web service is not returning the results after a thousand or so
records.
Please help me in this regards.
thanks in advance
kalpana
2008-12-10 12:50:00 UTC
Permalink
thanks derek..

can you tell me what is the maximum no. of addresses that can be sent in one
batch, while using customer data service?
Post by Derek Chan
Hello,
1) You can use the Customer Data Service to do batch geocodes. See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc514452.aspx for more information.
Also check out the MWS SDK to see some working samples
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CB5148A9-F09E-4EC8-992F-16478C0B5D9A&displaylang=en
2) There is a limit of doing 50 transactions (upload, download, each count
as 1 transaction) per day when using the Customer Data Service. As for the
MWS staging environment, there's no pre-defined limit although you'll get
notifications for misuse or if you are violating any of the terms of use
(http://www.microsoft.com/virtualearth/assets/docs/mappoint-developer-terms.aspx)
Regards,
--
Infusion Development
http://www.infusion.com
Post by kalpana
Hi!
I have a VE Dev Id and Password for the staging environment (geocode
services).I want to get the Latitude and Longitude information for a list of
1. Is it possible to get the geocodes for a batch of addresses at a time ;
if yes then how to go about doing that?
2. Is there a limit to the no. of geocodes that one can request for using
the staging environment?
I am developing a module which needs to get the geocodes for thousands of
records. The web service is not returning the results after a thousand or so
records.
Please help me in this regards.
thanks in advance
Derek Chan
2008-12-10 19:51:02 UTC
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It depends on two factors:
1) How many columns (fields) you have
2) How many rows (entries) you have

The CSS (Customer Service Site) "Help" section goes into this with some
detail. However I've found the cap peaking out at around 200,000 rows
(addresses) with minimal amount of columns. The key factor is the size of
the file being processed. What you'll get when you hit a limit is a timeout
error, followed by "Job X has expired" or "Failed error" in the status from
CSS.

Sometimes it even uploads successfully but doesn't geocode back properly and
prevents you from retrieving the file. I'd say If your dealing with less than
50,000 addresses you should be fine.

Hope that helps,
--
Infusion Development
http://www.infusion.com
Post by kalpana
thanks derek..
can you tell me what is the maximum no. of addresses that can be sent in one
batch, while using customer data service?
Post by Derek Chan
Hello,
1) You can use the Customer Data Service to do batch geocodes. See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc514452.aspx for more information.
Also check out the MWS SDK to see some working samples
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CB5148A9-F09E-4EC8-992F-16478C0B5D9A&displaylang=en
2) There is a limit of doing 50 transactions (upload, download, each count
as 1 transaction) per day when using the Customer Data Service. As for the
MWS staging environment, there's no pre-defined limit although you'll get
notifications for misuse or if you are violating any of the terms of use
(http://www.microsoft.com/virtualearth/assets/docs/mappoint-developer-terms.aspx)
Regards,
--
Infusion Development
http://www.infusion.com
Post by kalpana
Hi!
I have a VE Dev Id and Password for the staging environment (geocode
services).I want to get the Latitude and Longitude information for a list of
1. Is it possible to get the geocodes for a batch of addresses at a time ;
if yes then how to go about doing that?
2. Is there a limit to the no. of geocodes that one can request for using
the staging environment?
I am developing a module which needs to get the geocodes for thousands of
records. The web service is not returning the results after a thousand or so
records.
Please help me in this regards.
thanks in advance
kalpana
2008-12-11 07:14:01 UTC
Permalink
hi

i'm uploading the data iin batches of 1000 ..(the whole lot is of 10000
records).I did this yesterday and it worked somewhat.. it returned only 3104
geocoded records.
the file is being processed ,retrieved etc.. but still its not returning all
the latitudes and longitudes...

what can be the possible reasons?

thanks in advance
Post by Derek Chan
1) How many columns (fields) you have
2) How many rows (entries) you have
The CSS (Customer Service Site) "Help" section goes into this with some
detail. However I've found the cap peaking out at around 200,000 rows
(addresses) with minimal amount of columns. The key factor is the size of
the file being processed. What you'll get when you hit a limit is a timeout
error, followed by "Job X has expired" or "Failed error" in the status from
CSS.
Sometimes it even uploads successfully but doesn't geocode back properly and
prevents you from retrieving the file. I'd say If your dealing with less than
50,000 addresses you should be fine.
Hope that helps,
--
Infusion Development
http://www.infusion.com
Post by kalpana
thanks derek..
can you tell me what is the maximum no. of addresses that can be sent in one
batch, while using customer data service?
Post by Derek Chan
Hello,
1) You can use the Customer Data Service to do batch geocodes. See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc514452.aspx for more information.
Also check out the MWS SDK to see some working samples
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CB5148A9-F09E-4EC8-992F-16478C0B5D9A&displaylang=en
2) There is a limit of doing 50 transactions (upload, download, each count
as 1 transaction) per day when using the Customer Data Service. As for the
MWS staging environment, there's no pre-defined limit although you'll get
notifications for misuse or if you are violating any of the terms of use
(http://www.microsoft.com/virtualearth/assets/docs/mappoint-developer-terms.aspx)
Regards,
--
Infusion Development
http://www.infusion.com
Post by kalpana
Hi!
I have a VE Dev Id and Password for the staging environment (geocode
services).I want to get the Latitude and Longitude information for a list of
1. Is it possible to get the geocodes for a batch of addresses at a time ;
if yes then how to go about doing that?
2. Is there a limit to the no. of geocodes that one can request for using
the staging environment?
I am developing a module which needs to get the geocodes for thousands of
records. The web service is not returning the results after a thousand or so
records.
Please help me in this regards.
thanks in advance
Derek Chan
2008-12-16 19:41:01 UTC
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Try checking on CSS
(https://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=10&ct=1190219070&rver=4.0.1534.0&wp=MBI_SSL&wreply=https:%2F%2Fmappoint-css.live.com%2FCSCV3%2FCss.aspx&lc=1033&id=250373)
which will give you detailed a breakdown of the geocodes. Likely you sent
some addresses that it couldn't understand and they were skipped.

Regards,
--
Infusion Development
http://www.infusion.com
Post by kalpana
hi
i'm uploading the data iin batches of 1000 ..(the whole lot is of 10000
records).I did this yesterday and it worked somewhat.. it returned only 3104
geocoded records.
the file is being processed ,retrieved etc.. but still its not returning all
the latitudes and longitudes...
what can be the possible reasons?
thanks in advance
Post by Derek Chan
1) How many columns (fields) you have
2) How many rows (entries) you have
The CSS (Customer Service Site) "Help" section goes into this with some
detail. However I've found the cap peaking out at around 200,000 rows
(addresses) with minimal amount of columns. The key factor is the size of
the file being processed. What you'll get when you hit a limit is a timeout
error, followed by "Job X has expired" or "Failed error" in the status from
CSS.
Sometimes it even uploads successfully but doesn't geocode back properly and
prevents you from retrieving the file. I'd say If your dealing with less than
50,000 addresses you should be fine.
Hope that helps,
--
Infusion Development
http://www.infusion.com
Post by kalpana
thanks derek..
can you tell me what is the maximum no. of addresses that can be sent in one
batch, while using customer data service?
Post by Derek Chan
Hello,
1) You can use the Customer Data Service to do batch geocodes. See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc514452.aspx for more information.
Also check out the MWS SDK to see some working samples
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CB5148A9-F09E-4EC8-992F-16478C0B5D9A&displaylang=en
2) There is a limit of doing 50 transactions (upload, download, each count
as 1 transaction) per day when using the Customer Data Service. As for the
MWS staging environment, there's no pre-defined limit although you'll get
notifications for misuse or if you are violating any of the terms of use
(http://www.microsoft.com/virtualearth/assets/docs/mappoint-developer-terms.aspx)
Regards,
--
Infusion Development
http://www.infusion.com
Post by kalpana
Hi!
I have a VE Dev Id and Password for the staging environment (geocode
services).I want to get the Latitude and Longitude information for a list of
1. Is it possible to get the geocodes for a batch of addresses at a time ;
if yes then how to go about doing that?
2. Is there a limit to the no. of geocodes that one can request for using
the staging environment?
I am developing a module which needs to get the geocodes for thousands of
records. The web service is not returning the results after a thousand or so
records.
Please help me in this regards.
thanks in advance
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