Populated place names that are not DRA localities are no longer included in geocoder results without a frontGate character

[mraross]

This is by design. to eliminate user confusion when confronted with multiple matches that have the same locality name in them such as:

 Boston Bar, BC
 Boston Bar 8, BC
 Boston Bar 9, BC
 Boston Bar 10, BC
 Boston Bar 11, BC

We classified all populated place names that aren't DRA localities as sites within a DRA locality as follows:

 Boston Bar 8 -- Boston Bar, BC
 Boston Bar 9 -- Boston Bar, BC
 Boston Bar 10 -- Boston Bar, BC
 Boston Bar 11 -- Boston Bar, BC

We also tried to eliminate the need for the frontGate delimiter on input but we failed, so now the only way to see such reclassified populated place names is to include the frontGate delimeter in your input. So developers now have to teach users about the frontGate. This could be done in a number of ways but perhaps the simplest way is to show some examples below the address input text box as follows:

  ______________________________________________
 |______________________________________________| (search)
  Examples: 
     1175 Douglas St Victoria BC
     201A 1175 Douglas St Victoria BC
     Victoria, BC
     Douglas St and Yates St Victoria BC
     Delta Port Terminal Entrance -- Roberts Bank Rd Delta BC 
     Delta Creek Bridge --  Terrace BC
     Boston Bar 8 -- Boston Bar BC
     Brentwood Bay -- Central Saanich BC
     Fairfield -- Victoria BC
     Hwy 1 and Exit 366

Developers may also explain that, in an autocompleting address text box, you don't need to enter a full name before tacking on a frontGate. For example, to look up Delta Port Terminal Entrance, you could just enter:

 Delta --

and the geocoder will include the desired name as one of the address choices as follows:

 North Delta -- Delta, BC
 Delta Creek Bridge -- Terrace, BC
 Delta Port Entrance -- Roberts Bank Rd, Delta, BC
 Delta Port Exit -- Roberts Bank Rd, Delta, BC
 Delta Heritage Air Park -- Delta, BC

[mraross]

This approach has been superceded by using in or near instead of frontGate.

[BK01]

Closing - superceded by using in or near instead of frontGate.