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Scope
Figure 1 shows the supply chain for address data. The creation of addresses and address quality improvement initiatives, that is, the supply-side shown in the upper part of Figure 1, is not in scope of the NAMF.
The processes to make address data available to users such as Government and emergency services organisations, that is, the demand-side shown in the lower half of Figure 1, is in scope of the NAMF.
The NAMF is a demand, or user, side strategy. That is, the NAMF will provide a framework to make address management and address operations more efficient and effective, principally through the provision of:
A single authoritative address data set;
A national standard for address data storage and interchange; and
National standards for web services that support common address-related functions (such as address parsing and validation).
These three aspects of the NAMF are shown in Figure 1. The subject of this report is the NAMF Web Services specification.
The NAMF is not a supply side strategy. That is, the NAMF will have no direct impact on existing address creation and maintenance processes1. There is a range of ongoing address quality (currency, timeliness, completeness, accuracy) improvement initiatives underway in States and Territories, in Australia Post and in many other organisations.
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