Why Naurt?

Explanation

Generally, geocoders return the centre of the building roof. This is useful, as it approximately identifies the building.

However, for businesses which need to make a large number of deliveries, there can be a lot of lost efficiency. This is because delivery drivers don’t need to go to the building roof centre. A delivery driver needs to first find somewhere nearby suitable to park, and then take the delivery item to the door.

Naurt does things differently. Naurt stores the closest parking spot and door location of each address in our database. This can greatly help with the delivery efficiency in the last mile.

Lots of efficiency is lost in this step. For example, in Do Commercial Vehicles Cruise for Parking? Empirical Evidence from Seattle by Chiara and Goodchild they find that 28% of a total trip time for parcel delivery and pickup activities is spent looking for parking. This could be sped up significantly if optimal parking locations are provided.

The door location is even more significant, in another study by Chiara and Goodchild, The Role of Walking in Last-Mile Urban Deliveries, finds that “most of a delivery driver’s time is spend outside the vehicle” however “little is known about the walking component of delivery routes”. Most models and algorithms focus only on the driving component. By providing the door location after parking has been achieved, better information can be provided to drivers instantly. Incorporating this information into ETA systems can give better understanding for route planning too.

Naurt also has all the features you’d expect from a standard geocoder. It also supplies the building centre, like other geocoders. Therefore, if you’re migrating from one supplier to Naurt, it’s very easy to replace your old geocoder with Naurt. Naurt also provides (where available) the building outline.

References

Chiara, G., D., Goodchild, A. (2020) Do Commercial Vehicles Cruise for Parking? Empirical Evidence from Seattle. Transport Policy.

Chiara, G., D., Goodchild, A. (2025) The Role of Walking in Last-Mile Urban Deliveries. Transportation.