Glossary · Entities and schema
geocoding
Converting a text address into a latitude and longitude. A business record that gives an address and no coordinates forces every resolver to geocode, which is where confusion between nearby or similarly named businesses enters.
What geocoding means
Converting a text address into a latitude and longitude. A business record that gives an address and no coordinates forces every resolver to geocode, which is where confusion between nearby or similarly named businesses enters. Declaring the point removes the guess, and a declared point can still be wrong by a sign.
How CrawlCheck measures geocoding
2 finding codes in the scanner read this. The share of all scans carrying each is computed from the live corpus when this page is served, not typed into it.
| Finding code | Share of scans | Guide |
|---|---|---|
ENTITY_NO_COORDINATES | 4.1% | Entity SEO: what a machine has to resolve before it can cite you |
GEO_COUNTRY_MISMATCH | 0.1% | NAP consistency audit: phone, address and coordinates |
Every code, its rule and its current rate: the dataset page. Scan a site to see which apply to it.
Related terms in Entities and schema
Declaring who you are in a form a resolver can use without guessing.
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Questions about geocoding
What is geocoding?
Converting a text address into a latitude and longitude. A business record that gives an address and no coordinates forces every resolver to geocode, which is where confusion between nearby or similarly named businesses enters.
How does CrawlCheck measure geocoding?
Through the finding codes ENTITY_NO_COORDINATES, GEO_COUNTRY_MISMATCH, each with a stated rule, evidence bytes and a live share of scans on the dataset page.
Which area of the glossary does geocoding belong to?
Entities and schema: Declaring who you are in a form a resolver can use without guessing.
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