GEOCODING AUDIT WORKSHEET
Yenra | October 11, 2026
Guide: https://yenra.com/geocoding/
Service: https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
Documentation: https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/Geocoding_Services_API.html

Purpose: document one small geocoding job. Keep original records and
unresolved cases. Use public addresses for practice; establish permission
and review service handling terms before uploading personal addresses.

JOB
Question and required location detail:
Provider, country coverage, and service operation:
Request date:
Benchmark/reference dataset:
Geography vintage (if requesting containing geographies):
Coordinate reference information and units:
Permitted final map detail (points or aggregated areas):

PER-RECORD TEMPLATE -- repeat for each stable record ID
Record ID:
Original address:
Cleaned address and reason for any change:
Provider's matched address:
Provider result type / candidates / match status:
Longitude (X):
Latitude (Y):
Coordinate units:
Independent evidence checked:
Review decision: accepted / ambiguous / unmatched / needs correction
Reason, reviewer, and date:
Retry history:

PUBLIC EXAMPLE -- checked October 11, 2026
Input: 4600 Silver Hill Rd, Washington, DC 20233
Benchmark: Public_AR_Current
Matched address: 4600 SILVER HILL RD, WASHINGTON, DC, 20233
Longitude X: -76.92836638093
Latitude Y: 38.84505589808
Units: decimal degrees.
The Census result estimates a location along an address range. It is not
a surveyed entrance. Current benchmarks change; retain the dated response.
For importing, choose longitude as X and latitude as Y, check reference
information, then inspect the expected region. Never infer accuracy from
the count of decimal places.

FICTIONAL AUDIT EXERCISE
20 input records: 17 accepted, 2 ambiguous, 1 unmatched.
Accepted percentage = 17 / 20 x 100 = 85%.
Counting ambiguous candidates as matches gives 19 / 20 = 95%, a different
measure. State which measure you report. Retain all 20 original records.

DELIVERY CHECK
[ ] IDs preserve the join to original records; duplicates are intentional.
[ ] Postal codes and IDs retain leading zeros where applicable.
[ ] Longitude/latitude order, signs, and reference information checked.
[ ] Provider matching is distinguished from human acceptance.
[ ] All unresolved rows remain visible in a review list.
[ ] Data versions, dates, decisions, and original responses retained.
[ ] Public output uses the approved level of location detail.