Address-Quality on Gary Samaita — Backend Engineer https://fe765b84.samaita-static.pages.dev/tags/address-quality/ Recent content in Address-Quality on Gary Samaita — Backend Engineer Gary Samaita — Backend Engineer https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6941042?v=4 https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6941042?v=4 Hugo en-US Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:15:20 +0700 How I Built Address Quality API to Read Indonesian Addresses https://fe765b84.samaita-static.pages.dev/posts/how-i-built-address-quality-api-to-read-indonesian-addresses/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:15:20 +0700 https://fe765b84.samaita-static.pages.dev/posts/how-i-built-address-quality-api-to-read-indonesian-addresses/ I built Address Quality API to find possible locations in an Indonesian address, then rank them by how well they match the available evidence. Where Does Google Maps API Fit in Address Validation? https://fe765b84.samaita-static.pages.dev/posts/where-google-maps-fit-in-address-validation/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:21:40 +0700 https://fe765b84.samaita-static.pages.dev/posts/where-google-maps-fit-in-address-validation/ Google is very good at finding places. But does that mean it should be the first tool for validating Indonesian addresses? This draft looks at what the benchmark showed and where Google fits in the pipeline. Why Are We Still Asked to Fill Our Address Twice? https://fe765b84.samaita-static.pages.dev/posts/why-are-we-still-asked-to-fill-our-address-twice/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:23:45 +0700 https://fe765b84.samaita-static.pages.dev/posts/why-are-we-still-asked-to-fill-our-address-twice/ You already typed your address. So why some sites ask you to select it again from their own dropdown? A look at how Indonesian address forms work and why software should get better at understanding what you already typed. Building an Indonesian Address Validation API: Starting With 49% Accuracy https://fe765b84.samaita-static.pages.dev/posts/address-quality-building-indonesian-address-validation-api/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0700 https://fe765b84.samaita-static.pages.dev/posts/address-quality-building-indonesian-address-validation-api/ <p>This is the first post in a series about building <a href="https://samaita.com/projects/address-quality/">Address Quality</a>, an API that validates Indonesian addresses. I want to document it honestly: the failures, the measurements, and the changes in thinking. It is not a &ldquo;nailed it&rdquo; story yet, because the work is just getting started.</p> <p>This post covers the why and the how. It ends with the first benchmark: <strong>49% accuracy on my own test set.</strong> I will explain later why that number turned out to be useful.</p>