What is DD CEN/TS 14567 - Address block locator about?
DD CEN/TS 14567 is a technical specification that defines a set of physical marks called Address Block Locators (ABLs). ABLs are marks, printed in the vicinity of addresses on postal items, that are intended to facilitate automatic recognition of address location and processing of the addresses on mail sorting and video-coding equipment.
DD CEN/TS 14567 describes two families of ABLs which may be printed on all types of postal items, including letters, flats, and parcels. In the first family, address block locators take the form of pictograms that bear no other information than being a landmark for the address block. One such pictogram is defined herein for use in association with the delivery address block. It may be printed at the same time as the address or pre-printed on an envelope, an insert, or a label, with the address being printed, on the same physical support, at ...