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API's updated to version 2.92
11/4/2009 6:21:30 PM
The web service API's have been upgraded to version 2.92. Users should migrate their code to use these new versions.

API's updated to version 2.91
9/28/2009 6:13:21 PM
All USC WebGIS API's have been updated to version 2.91. Please begin updating your scripts if you are using previous versions.

Geocoder technical report available
9/16/2009 9:55:16 AM
The technical details of the USC WebGIS geocoding platform are available in a recently released report.

API's updated to version 2.9
9/11/2009 9:33:42 AM
All web service API's have been updated to 2.9. Users should update their web service calls to use this new version.

Privacy option added to not store transaction details
8/7/2009 7:17:46 PM
All API's and batch processing operations now allow you the option of not storing your transaction details.

Account balance API available
8/5/2009 4:05:45 PM
We have added an API for programmatically checking how many credits are available in your account.

Service outage 6/26/2009 - 6/29/2009
6/20/2009 3:17:40 PM
The outage scheduled for 6/27/2009 - 6/28/2009 has been re-scheduled to start earlier 6/26/2009 5PM and end later 6/29/2009 8AM

Service outage 6/27/2009 - 6/28/2009
6/19/2009 3:27:14 PM
The USC WebGIS site and all services will be unavailable from 6/27/2009 8:30 AM Pacific - 6/28/2009 8:30 AM Pacific.

Census variable service added
5/22/2009 7:29:11 PM
A new service has been added that associates Census variables with coordinate data

Geocoding API updated to 2.7
5/17/2009 2:50:39 PM
The geocoding API has been upgraded to 2.7.

Geocoding API updated to 2.6
5/10/2009 5:34:43 PM
The geocoding API now returns Census 2000 variables and additional address fields.

API's upgraded to support new parsing functionality
4/16/2009 7:29:07 PM
The API's for geocoding and parsing have been updated to support PO Boxes and ZIP+5's. Please update your code if you are using these API's.

Service outage 03/13/2009 - 1 pm
3/13/2009 12:46:32 PM
Service outage 03/13/2009 1-3 pm

Service outage 03/05/2009 - 9 pm
3/5/2009 1:26:03 PM
Server maintenance will require a reboot of the servers at 9 pm on 03/05/2009

Batch process hanging error resolved
2/3/2009 1:28:44 PM
Hung batch processes will be kick-started after 5 minutes.

More batch database processing errors resolved
1/19/2009 4:26:44 PM
The batch database processing errors related to process deadlocks and thread aborts have been resolved.

Sample input files posted
1/6/2009 1:39:13 PM
Sample input files are available for the batch database processing services

Another geocoding API added
12/18/2008 2:20:35 PM
Another HTTP API has been added for the geocoder to allow users to specify usage of advanced options

Geocoding best practices guide released
12/10/2008 10:40:57 AM
'A Geocoding Best Practices Guide' has been released by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)

Batch processing database errors resolved
12/9/2008 6:57:47 PM
The problem that was causing the batch processing service pages to crash upon loading has been resolved.

Geocode correction article in IJ Health Geographics
12/9/2008 1:59:15 PM
The WebGIS geocode correction tool has been published in the International Journal of Health Geographics

Transaction credit system implemented
12/9/2008 11:37:53 AM
A credit system has been implemented to keep track of service transactions and allow commercial users to join as partners or purchase transactions

Payment system activated
12/3/2008 1:53:01 PM
Transaction credits can now be purchased online

New address parsing and normalization API added
11/25/2008 1:34:26 PM
Another address parsing and normalization API has been added that allows output format specification

Service outage 11/25/2008 - 10 pm
11/21/2008 12:06:59 PM
Server maintenance will require a reboot of the servers at 10 pm on 11/25/2008

New geocoding API added
11/19/2008 2:08:29 PM
Another geocoding API has been added that allows output format specification and additional quality information

Address Parsing and Normalization Web Service API Added
11/17/2008 9:02:40 PM
The address parsing and normalization service is available as a web service

Separate RSS feeds available
11/17/2008 10:22:12 AM
Separate RSS feeds have been created for each of the USC WebGIS notifications

RSS feeds added
11/14/2008 2:05:32 PM
News and service updates and outages can be subscribed to on our new RSS feed

30 day database deletion period
11/11/2008 8:59:13 AM
User uploaded databases will be deleted automatically after 30 days.

Service outage: 11/7/08 4pm-11/10/08 9am
11/5/2008 2:21:20 PM
The USC WebGIS site and all services will be unavailable this upcoming weekend (11/7/2008 4:00 pm - 11/10/2008 9:00 am) while our network is segmented.

Service outage reminder: 10/24/2008 - 10/27/08
10/24/2008 10:34:04 AM
A reminder that the USC WebGIS site and services will be down starting at noon Pacific today, 10/24/08, possibly lasting through the weekend

Free geocoding desktop client application available
10/22/2008 11:18:02 AM
A downloadable desktop client application for the USC Geocoding Engine has been released.

Update - Outage rescheduled to 10/24/08 12:00pm - 10/27/08 9:00am
10/15/2008 12:25:37 PM
The server move that will cause service outages scheduled for this weekend has been rescheduled to next weekend (10/24/2008 12:00 pm - 10/27/2008 9:00 am).

Scheduled Outage - 10/17/2008 4:00pm - 10/19/2008 9:00am
10/14/2008 12:38:31 PM
The USC WebGIS site and all services will be unavailable this upcoming weekend (10/17/2008 4:00 pm - 10/19/2008 9:00 am) while our data center is moved to a more secure and reliable location.

Large file download problem fixed
10/13/2008 4:24:40 PM
The issues that were causing OutOfMemoryException's to be thrown when attempting to download large databases have been resolved.

Alpha soundex support added in the geocoder
10/5/2008 4:26:40 PM
The geocoder and reference data sources have been upgraded to support our alpha implementation of Soundex matching. While the index is being built, geocoding will be slow.

Interactive services upgraded to support csv and text files
9/30/2008 3:48:55 PM
The polygon tracing and geocode correction interactive services have been upgraded to support all database formats that the rest of the site supports (access, access 2007, csv, and text delimited).

Notification email service activated
9/27/2008 8:56:10 PM
The notification email service has been activated to inform users or service updates, outages, and other informative messages.

Login problems resolved
9/27/2008 8:37:08 PM
The issues that have been preventing Internet Explorer users from successfully logging onto the site have been resolved.

Static address validation fixed
9/25/2008 9:14:35 PM
The issues that have been plaguing the static address validation service have been resolved.

New database upload procedure
9/25/2008 9:07:48 PM
The new database upload procedure adds support for new data formats including Microsoft Office 2007, CSV, and text delimited files.

Scheduled maintenance 9/16/2008 9 - 10pm
9/16/2008 9:05:45 PM
Server maintenance will be taking place causing a temporary service outage from 9:00-10:00pm Pacific on September 16th, 2008.

Database geocoding documentation added
9/11/2008 9:03:14 PM
Online documentation has been created and added for the database geocoding.

Polygon tracing documentation added
9/6/2008 9:02:30 PM
Online documentation has been created and added for the polygon tracing tool.

Geocode correction documentation added
9/5/2008 9:01:39 PM
Online documentation has been created and added for the geocode correction tool.

Geocode correction documentation
9/5/2008 9:01:39 PM
Online documentation has been created and added for the geocode correction tool.

Topping 400,000 geocodes
8/26/2008 8:58:43 PM
USC WebGIS outputs its 409,843rd geocode!

Address parsing service added
8/26/2008 8:57:19 PM
An address processing service has been added to the list of free services provided by USC WebGIS offering the ability to parse, normalize, and standardize a postal address.

NAACCR presentation
8/26/2008 8:56:08 PM
USC GIS Lab Researcher Daniel W. Goldberg presented the USC WebGIS Geocode Correction Service at the Annual Meeting of the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries in Denver, Colorado.

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