""" Address Normalization Fix for Distance Calculation Issues ========================================================== This module fixes the issue where nearly identical addresses are geocoded to different coordinates, causing incorrect distance calculations. Issue: - "7100 Gordon Rd" vs "7100 Gordons Rd, USA" → 1.5 miles apart (WRONG!) - "3402 South Glebe Road" vs "3402, South Glebe Road, Aurora Hills" → 0.7 miles (WRONG!) Root Cause: - Google Maps/OSM geocodes slightly different address strings to different coordinates - Minor variations (plurals, commas, neighborhoods, "USA") create false distance Solution: - Normalize addresses before geocoding - Use fuzzy matching to detect identical locations - Prevent re-geocoding of essentially the same address - Extract and compare street number + street name as primary identifier """ import re from difflib import SequenceMatcher # Try to import logger_handler for logging (optional - won't break if not available) try: from logger_handler import AppLogger logger_handler = AppLogger() LOGGING_ENABLED = True except ImportError: logger_handler = None LOGGING_ENABLED = False def _log_activity(action, message): """Helper function to log activity if logger is available""" if LOGGING_ENABLED and logger_handler: try: logger_handler.log_user_activity(action, message) except Exception: pass # Ignore logging errors def extract_street_address(address): """ Extract the core street address (number + street name) from an address string. This is the most reliable identifier for location matching. Args: address: Normalized address string Returns: Core street address string (e.g., "3402 s glebe rd") """ if not address: return "" # Pattern to match: street number + optional directional + street name + street type # Examples: "3402 south glebe road", "7100 gordon rd", "123 n main st" street_pattern = r'^(\d+[-\w]*)\s+([nsew]?\s*[\w\s]+?\s*(?:rd|st|ave|dr|ln|ct|blvd|pkwy|cir|pl|ter|hwy|way|trail|pike|run|walk|path|loop))' match = re.search(street_pattern, address.lower()) if match: street_num = match.group(1).strip() street_name = match.group(2).strip() # Clean up extra spaces street_name = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', street_name) return f"{street_num} {street_name}" # Fallback: try to extract just number + next few words simple_pattern = r'^(\d+[-\w]*)\s+([\w\s]+)' match = re.search(simple_pattern, address.lower()) if match: street_num = match.group(1).strip() # Take words until we hit something that looks like a city/state words = match.group(2).split() street_words = [] for word in words: # Stop at state abbreviations or zip codes if re.match(r'^[a-z]{2}$', word) and word in ['va', 'md', 'dc', 'ca', 'ny', 'tx', 'fl', 'pa', 'il', 'oh', 'ga', 'nc', 'nj']: break if re.match(r'^\d{5}', word): break street_words.append(word) if street_words: return f"{street_num} {' '.join(street_words[:4])}" # Limit to 4 words return address def normalize_address(address): """ Normalize address string for better matching and geocoding accuracy This helps prevent geocoding nearly identical addresses to different coordinates Args: address: Raw address string Returns: Normalized address string Examples: "7100 Gordon Rd, Falls Church, VA 22043" "7100 Gordons Rd, Falls Church, VA 22043, USA" Both normalize to: "7100 gordon rd, falls church, va 22043" "3402 South Glebe Road Arlington VA 22202" "3402, South Glebe Road, Aurora Hills, Arlington VA 22202" Both normalize to: "3402 s glebe rd, arlington, va 22202" """ if not address or not isinstance(address, str): return address # Convert to lowercase for consistent comparison normalized = address.lower().strip() # Remove extra whitespace and normalize separators normalized = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', normalized) # Multiple spaces to single space normalized = re.sub(r'\s*,\s*', ', ', normalized) # Normalize comma spacing # Standardize common street abbreviations to short forms street_abbrev = { r'\broad\b': 'rd', r'\broads\b': 'rd', # Handle plural form (Gordon Rd vs Gordons Rd) r'\bstreet\b': 'st', r'\bavenue\b': 'ave', r'\bdrive\b': 'dr', r'\blane\b': 'ln', r'\bcourt\b': 'ct', r'\bboulevard\b': 'blvd', r'\bparkway\b': 'pkwy', r'\bcircle\b': 'cir', r'\bplace\b': 'pl', r'\bterrace\b': 'ter', r'\bhighway\b': 'hwy' } for full_form, abbrev in street_abbrev.items(): normalized = re.sub(full_form, abbrev, normalized) # Standardize directionals to single letter directionals = { r'\bnorth\b': 'n', r'\bsouth\b': 's', r'\beast\b': 'e', r'\bwest\b': 'w', r'\bnortheast\b': 'ne', r'\bnorthwest\b': 'nw', r'\bsoutheast\b': 'se', r'\bsouthwest\b': 'sw' } for full_form, abbrev in directionals.items(): normalized = re.sub(full_form, abbrev, normalized) # Remove neighborhood/district names that aren't essential for location # Examples: "Aurora Hills", "Downtown", etc. parts = [p.strip() for p in normalized.split(',')] # Keep: street address, city, state, zip # Remove: neighborhood names, building names, country suffixes filtered_parts = [] # Known neighborhood keywords to remove (these don't affect geocoding) neighborhood_keywords = ['hills', 'heights', 'park', 'village', 'estates', 'manor', 'gardens', 'terrace', 'commons', 'plaza', 'downtown', 'midtown', 'uptown', 'district', 'center', 'crossing', 'corner', 'square', 'point', 'landing', 'aurora', 'crystal', 'forest', 'lake', 'river', 'creek', 'meadow', 'valley', 'ridge', 'grove', 'glen', 'woods'] for i, part in enumerate(parts): part_clean = part.strip() # Always keep first part (street address) if i == 0: filtered_parts.append(part_clean) continue # Skip empty parts if not part_clean: continue # Skip country suffixes if part_clean in ['usa', 'us', 'united states']: continue # Skip if it's a neighborhood name (contains neighborhood keywords but no numbers) is_neighborhood = False for keyword in neighborhood_keywords: if keyword in part_clean and not re.search(r'\d', part_clean): is_neighborhood = True print(f" Removing neighborhood: '{part_clean}'") break if is_neighborhood: continue # Keep if it looks like state (2 letter abbrev) if re.match(r'^[a-z]{2}$', part_clean): filtered_parts.append(part_clean) continue # Keep if it looks like zip code if re.match(r'^\d{5}(-\d{4})?$', part_clean): filtered_parts.append(part_clean) continue # Keep if it's likely a city name (reasonable length, no special patterns) if 3 <= len(part_clean) <= 30: filtered_parts.append(part_clean) # Reconstruct address normalized = ', '.join(filtered_parts) # Remove common country suffixes that don't affect location normalized = re.sub(r',?\s*(usa|united states|us)$', '', normalized) # Final cleanup: remove trailing commas and spaces normalized = normalized.strip(', ') print(f"šŸ”§ Address normalization:") print(f" Original: {address}") print(f" Normalized: {normalized}") return normalized def extract_address_components(address): """ Extract key components from an address for comparison. Args: address: Address string (raw or normalized) Returns: Dictionary with extracted components: - street_number: The street number (e.g., "3402") - street_name: The street name with type (e.g., "s glebe rd") - city: City name if found - state: State abbreviation if found - zip_code: ZIP code if found """ if not address: return {} addr_lower = address.lower().strip() components = { 'street_number': None, 'street_name': None, 'city': None, 'state': None, 'zip_code': None } # Extract street number (at the beginning) street_num_match = re.match(r'^(\d+[-\w]*)', addr_lower) if street_num_match: components['street_number'] = street_num_match.group(1) # Extract ZIP code zip_match = re.search(r'\b(\d{5})(?:-\d{4})?\b', addr_lower) if zip_match: components['zip_code'] = zip_match.group(1) # Extract state (2-letter abbreviation before or after zip) state_match = re.search(r'\b([a-z]{2})\s*(?:\d{5}|$)', addr_lower) if state_match: potential_state = state_match.group(1) # Validate it's a real state abbreviation valid_states = ['al', 'ak', 'az', 'ar', 'ca', 'co', 'ct', 'de', 'fl', 'ga', 'hi', 'id', 'il', 'in', 'ia', 'ks', 'ky', 'la', 'me', 'md', 'ma', 'mi', 'mn', 'ms', 'mo', 'mt', 'ne', 'nv', 'nh', 'nj', 'nm', 'ny', 'nc', 'nd', 'oh', 'ok', 'or', 'pa', 'ri', 'sc', 'sd', 'tn', 'tx', 'ut', 'vt', 'va', 'wa', 'wv', 'wi', 'wy', 'dc'] if potential_state in valid_states: components['state'] = potential_state # Extract street name (between number and city/state/zip) # This is the trickiest part if components['street_number']: # Remove street number from beginning remainder = addr_lower[len(components['street_number']):].strip() remainder = remainder.lstrip(',').strip() # Look for street type keywords street_types = ['rd', 'st', 'ave', 'dr', 'ln', 'ct', 'blvd', 'pkwy', 'cir', 'pl', 'ter', 'hwy', 'way', 'trail', 'pike', 'run', 'walk', 'path', 'loop', 'road', 'street', 'avenue', 'drive', 'lane', 'court', 'boulevard', 'parkway', 'circle', 'place', 'terrace', 'highway'] for st_type in street_types: pattern = rf'^([\w\s]+?\s*{st_type})\b' match = re.search(pattern, remainder) if match: components['street_name'] = match.group(1).strip() break return components def addresses_are_similar(addr1, addr2, threshold=0.85): """ Check if two addresses are similar enough to be considered the same location Uses multiple comparison strategies for robust matching: 1. Direct street address comparison (highest priority) 2. Component-based comparison 3. Fuzzy string matching on normalized addresses Args: addr1: First address string addr2: Second address string threshold: Similarity threshold (0-1), default 0.85 (85% similar) Returns: Boolean indicating if addresses are similar Examples: addresses_are_similar( "7100 Gordon Rd, Falls Church, VA 22043", "7100 Gordons Rd, Falls Church, VA 22043, USA" ) → True (same location, minor spelling difference) addresses_are_similar( "3402 South Glebe Road Arlington VA 22202", "3402, South Glebe Road, Aurora Hills, Arlington VA 22202" ) → True (same location, extra neighborhood name) """ if not addr1 or not addr2: return False print(f"\nšŸ” ADDRESS SIMILARITY CHECK:") print(f" Address 1: {addr1}") print(f" Address 2: {addr2}") # Normalize both addresses norm1 = normalize_address(addr1) norm2 = normalize_address(addr2) # Exact match after normalization if norm1 == norm2: print(f"āœ… Addresses match exactly after normalization") return True # STRATEGY 1: Extract and compare core street addresses # This is the most reliable method for catching cases like: # "3402 South Glebe Road Arlington VA 22202" vs # "3402, South Glebe Road, Aurora Hills, Arlington VA 22202" street1 = extract_street_address(norm1) street2 = extract_street_address(norm2) print(f" Street Address 1: '{street1}'") print(f" Street Address 2: '{street2}'") if street1 and street2: street_similarity = SequenceMatcher(None, street1, street2).ratio() print(f" Street similarity: {street_similarity:.2%}") # If street addresses are very similar (>92%), addresses are the same if street_similarity >= 0.92: print(f"āœ… SIMILAR - Street addresses match ({street_similarity:.2%})") return True # STRATEGY 2: Component-based comparison comp1 = extract_address_components(addr1) comp2 = extract_address_components(addr2) print(f" Components 1: {comp1}") print(f" Components 2: {comp2}") # If street numbers match exactly and street names are similar if comp1.get('street_number') and comp2.get('street_number'): if comp1['street_number'] == comp2['street_number']: # Same street number - check street name similarity if comp1.get('street_name') and comp2.get('street_name'): name_sim = SequenceMatcher(None, comp1['street_name'], comp2['street_name']).ratio() print(f" Street name similarity: {name_sim:.2%}") if name_sim >= 0.85: # Also check if zip codes match (if both have them) if comp1.get('zip_code') and comp2.get('zip_code'): if comp1['zip_code'] == comp2['zip_code']: print(f"āœ… SIMILAR - Same street number, similar name, same ZIP") return True else: # No zip to compare, but street info matches print(f"āœ… SIMILAR - Same street number, similar street name") return True # STRATEGY 3: Full normalized address fuzzy matching similarity = SequenceMatcher(None, norm1, norm2).ratio() is_similar = similarity >= threshold print(f"šŸ“Š Full address similarity:") print(f" Address 1 (normalized): {norm1}") print(f" Address 2 (normalized): {norm2}") print(f" Similarity score: {similarity:.2%}") print(f" Threshold: {threshold:.2%}") print(f" Result: {'āœ… SIMILAR (same location)' if is_similar else 'āŒ DIFFERENT (different locations)'}") # Log the address similarity check result _log_activity( 'address_similarity_check', f"Compared addresses: similarity={similarity:.2%}, result={'SIMILAR' if is_similar else 'DIFFERENT'}" ) return is_similar