US Address Validation Plus

DOTS Address Validation Plus US

Verify Mailing Address, Plus Get Lat/Long and Demographic Data

DOTS Address Validation Plus US validates and parses addresses, provides delivery point validation (DPV), and appends ZIP+4, barcoding, lat/long, geocoding and demographic data, all within a single service call.


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Overview

What is it?

DOTS Address Validation Plus US (AV-Plus) is a programmable Web Service hosted by Service Objects and used by businesses to integrate real-time address validation, correction, and enhancement services into their Web site, CRM database, and other business contact dependent processes. DOTS Address Validation Plus USSM instantly verifies, appends, and corrects United States street addresses by checking the address against a continuously updated database of USPS® valid street addresses, and other online databases.

By using the DOTS Address Validation Plus US Web service, companies can improve their customer relationships and business results through better contact information.

Along with address validation, corrections, and enhancement DOTS Address Validation Plus US also provides an extensive set of address-related content such as latitude, longitude, census tract, census block, and key income data that can be used within business applications.

 
Features & Benefits

FEATURES


  • Verifies that an address is valid and has a mailbox with Delivery Point Validation (DPV) data
  • Verifies that an address exists with Delivery Point Validation (DPV) data
  • Provides alternative city names
  • Uses a CASS-Certified cleansing engine with monthly data updates
  • Interfaces with the XML Web Service using SOAP or HTTP GET/POST, our FTP batch service, or Web interface
  • Uses intelligent matching algorithms
  • Returns standardized, corrected, and appended postal address information for over 165 million unique addresses throughout the United States
  • Provides demographic and profiling data, including:
    • MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area code)
    • CBSA (Core Based Statistical Area code)
    • PMSA (Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area code)
    • DMA (Designated Market Area code)
    • Median and Mean Income statistics
  • Includes rooftop-level geocoding for precise latitude and longitude information
  • Offers optional Residential Delivery Indicator (RDI) identifies an address as a residence or a business (requires written request to initialize)

BENEFITS


Increased returns on sales and marketing efforts. Instant address verification quickly identifies serious leads and updates your CRM with clean data, maintaining the integrity of your contact list and reducing the potential for re-keying errors and the time and effort required to follow up on bad leads.

Enhanced target marketing. Added demographic and geocoding information allows you to target your messaging to specific audiences and geographical regions.

Improved shipping process and reduced costs. Mailing labels that are prepared with valid and standardized addresses help assure deliverability and speed up delivery rates, reducing the high costs and amount of support issues associated with lost and returned packages.

Greater efficiency though consolidating efforts . Instantly validate customer addresses, update your CRM, pinpoint customer address locations and gather demographic information all within a single, multitasking service.

 
Security

SECURE SERVICES GUARANTEED 99.995% AVAILABILITY


Secure solutions, available around the clock, with rock-solid redundancy. Guaranteed.
Data security is a critical component of our web services. Service Objects offers the highest level of security available, to keep you in control of your customers’ data, at every touch point.

Security

  • No customer data is captured, sold, or shared
  • HTTPS protocol encrypts transactions sent to and from DOTS Web Services
  • Primary and backup data centers in separate geographic locations
  • 24/7/365 manned state-of-the-art data centers with secured access
  • Fully redundant, load-balanced hardware and Internet connections
  • SSL with a minimum of 128-bit symmetric encryption and a 1024-bit authenticated key agreement

Availability

  • Real-time XML Web service interface
  • Service Level Agreement of 99.995%
  • Redundant switches, firewalls, load balancers, servers, and backup systems ensure high availability
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Pricing

PRICING CONVENIENT SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM


We've made it easy for you by presenting our most popular packages. You may change your package settings at any time. If none of these packages meet your needs, or you would like to package multiple services, please contact us for a custom quote.


Free Trial Silver Gold Platinum Volume
Monthly Subscription Free $119 / mo $289 / mo $479 / mo Special pricing available for larger volume orders
One Time Setup Fee* None $95 $95 $95
Transactions 500 Total 1,500 / mo 6,000 / mo 12,000 / mo
24-7-365 Support Not Included Included Included Included Included
Usage Reports Included Included Included Included Included
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* A one-time $95 activation fee applies on month-to-month agreements. No activation fee for one-year prepaid agreements.
Payment due upon account activation. Please call for additional volume discounts.
 
Developer's Tools

EXAMPLES & RESOURCES


Developer's Guide

View Developer's Guide. It covers AV-Plus integration, Web service structure, request types and other pertinent information that will help you be successful in understanding and implementing this service.

Service Path

See the service path for AV-Plus and access several samples of SOAP requests and responses.

XML WSDL

See XML WSDL for descriptions of AV-Plus data types, details, interface, location and protocol.

Sample Code

See sample code available in ASP,C# and PHP.