[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #1051: Tiger Geocoder 2010 normalize_address bug - postDirAbbrev doesn't parse

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#1051: Tiger Geocoder 2010 normalize_address bug - postDirAbbrev doesn't parse
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 Reporter:  mikepease       |       Owner:  robe         
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  critical        |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.0
Component:  tiger geocoder  |     Version:  1.5.X        
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Comment(by mikepease):

 I believe this normalize_address bug leads to a geocoder() bug that I'm
 running into frequently.  I am getting the wrong geocode for streets with
 a direction suffix.

 For example:
 select g.* from geocode('240 Plato Blvd E, Saint Paul, MN 55107') as g

 This incorrectly geocodes to 240 Plato Blvd *West*, nearly a mile to the
 west of the actual location.  Many of the addresses in my database have
 N/S E/W distinctions and it appears that the Tiger geocoder isn't finding
 the correct location for these addresses.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/1051#comment:2>
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