RAINS+
is Hopewiser's leading quality Rapid Address Input System,
designed and developed to be the fastest, most accurate rapid
address system on the market.
The UK edition of RAINS+ is based on 27 million addresses
contained in the Royal Mail Postcode Address File (PAF) allowing
you to retrieve an accurate and complete address every time.
RAINS+ is compliant with the government's BS7666 Addressing
Standard. Other editions of RAINS+ are also available, please
contact us for a list of currently available datasets.
RAINS+ benefits:
Gives full validation and confirmation of addresses, increasing
the accuracy of any database.
Reduces the costs of failed deliveries by giving full premise
information (i.e. all flats, apartments, etc.).
Saves time by producing a full address in moments.
Improves and maintains corporate image by verifying all
addresses against the PAF (Postcode Address File).
Increases the scope of your business by allowing capture
and storage of Welsh addresses in Welsh.
Validate data obtained directly through your web site.
Use the Postcode Exchanges File to alert and update deprecated
postcodes.
RAINS+ with Electoral Roll data allows accurate name and
address validation.
Why Choose RAINS+?
Full Premise and Sub-Premise information is available from
just a postcode, RAINS+ can list all flats and apartments.
Addresses are retrieved from just a few keystrokes.
Use a search or the wildcard feature to capture the correct
address, where data is incomplete or hard to read.
RAINS+ can be supplied as a windows product or standalone
module that can be easily integrated into existing systems.
Compliant with BS7666 Addressing Standard.
Including Welsh language data, enabling addresses to be
captured in both Welsh and English.
One button data entry - clip or insert addresses straight
into your applications.
RAINS+ for Windows can interface directly with existing
databases using DAO/ODBC.
Address format is defined by the user, allowing addresses
to comply with existing systems and databases.
Can be used to accurately capture addresses through web
applications.
How Does RAINS+ work?
An address can be obtained using RAINS+ in any of the following
ways:
1. By entering a full postcode and full or partial premise
name/number.
2. By entering a partial postcode, full premise name/number
and full or partial street name.
3. By entering a full or partial postcode and using wildcards
in premise or street to return a list of address options.