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Verisk Synergy Studio location information schemes
Verisk Synergy Studio location information schemes
Verisk Synergy Studio supports one or more location information schemes for supplying non-street-level location data for exposures in each modeled country.
Specifying location information
Before importing exposure data into Verisk Synergy Studio, you must specify location information for each of your exposures.
Expected location information types
When supplying location information, you can specify either location names or the corresponding location codes.

What's new in Verisk Synergy Studio geocoding
Introduction to Verisk Synergy Studio geocoding
Verisk Synergy Studio uses its extensive geography database to geocode exposure locations, that is, to pinpoint these locations using latitude, longitude pairs.
Non-modeled countries in Verisk Synergy Studio
Location information schemes for non-modeled countries that you can import into Verisk Synergy Studio.
Find non-modeled countries
How to find the non-modeled countries and CRESTA codes that Verisk Synergy Studio supports for those countries.
Offshore regions
Import and add offshore exposure information for accumulation purposes.
Offshore wind turbines
Import and add offshore wind turbine information.
Premium international geocoding
Premium International Geocoding provides high-resolution geocoding that improved address-specific Verisk Synergy Studio loss, hazard, and geospatial analysis and risk management.
Geography vintage
Summarizes the geography vintage, by country, that is used within Verisk Synergy Studio.
Verisk Synergy Studio location information schemes
- Verisk Synergy Studio location information schemes
  Verisk Synergy Studio supports one or more location information schemes for supplying non-street-level location data for exposures in each modeled country.
  - Specifying location information
    Before importing exposure data into Verisk Synergy Studio, you must specify location information for each of your exposures.
    - Expected location information types
      When supplying location information, you can specify either location names or the corresponding location codes.
    - Importance of specifying codes
      While your location data may include both location names and location codes, Verisk recommends specifying location codes whenever possible.
    - Supplying non-street-level location data
      Verisk Synergy Studio uses its area information database to match location data that you input at a specific geocode match level.
    - Supplying U.S. street-level address data
      Verisk Synergy Studio now uses the Verisk US GeoPin Geocoder as the default solution for U.S. street address geocoding.
    - Disaggregation
      Verisk Synergy Studio handles disaggregation as part of loss analyses, not as part of import and geocoding processes.
    - Premium International Geocoding
      Premium International Geocoding is an optional, licensed feature for high-resolution, address/street level geocoding.
    - Supplying geocodes
      If you choose to include and retain (that is, preserve) specific geocodes (and the corresponding country codes) for exposures, Verisk Synergy Studio uses these geocodes directly.
    - Geocoding with country and city data
      For certain countries and cities, Verisk Synergy Studio can geocode locations that were imported with only country and city data.
    - Resolution precedence
      Verisk Synergy Studio geocodes at highest resolution possible with available data for a country and model.
  - Remapping
    Verisk Synergy Studio may remap a set of location data that you have entered to another set of location data in either of the following circumstances.
  - Verisk Synergy Studio geocoding for specific countries
    When you supply location information for an exposure in the following countries, Verisk Synergy Studio uses a specific geocoding procedure.
  - Troubleshooting location information input
    Potential causes of geocoding errors.
Country-specific location information schemes

Expected location information types

When supplying location information, you can specify either location names or the corresponding location codes.

Suppose you want to input an exposure in Chiyoda-ku within Tokyo, Japan. In this case, you could enter the relevant country, area, and subarea names (Japan, Tokyo, and Chiyoda-ku, respectively). Alternately, you could enter the corresponding country, area, and subarea codes (JP, 520, and 13101, respectively). Entering codes for a location is often much less error-prone than entering location names. However, your data may contain location names, location codes, or a mix of location names and codes.

For locations in Europe, Verisk Synergy Studio supports the native-language versions of administrative and postal names whenever possible. If a native-language version of a name is not available in the database, Verisk Synergy Studio supports the corresponding ASCII version of this name. In addition, Verisk Synergy Studio supports both the native-language versions and the ASCII versions of European city names whenever possible.

Note: Verisk Synergy Studio supports character set 1250, which is a single-byte Western European character set. Some native Eastern European countries use some 2-byte special characters that are outside the supported Western European character sets. Verisk Synergy Studio replaces these 2-byte special characters using the appropriate character set conversions.

Regardless of the format of the location information, it is imperative to strive for accuracy when entering location data, in order for Verisk Synergy Studio to perform correct geocoding of your exposures.