3. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions, which instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform steps comprising: receiving geographical location information for an entity; receiving a proprietary name for the entity; geocoding the geographical location information into a hierarchical address by first transforming the geographical location information into latitude/longitude coordinates, next transforming the latitude/longitude coordinates to reference grid coordinates, wherein a reference grid for the geographical location is selected, at least in part, according to the entity's proximity to a regional centroid of a candidate reference grid or a governmental jurisdiction, and determining the hierarchical address based on the location of the latitude/longitude coordinates of the geographical location of the entity within the reference grid.
3. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions, which instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform steps comprising: receiving geographical location information for an entity; receiving a proprietary name for the entity; geocoding the geographical location information into a hierarchical address by first transforming the geographical location information into latitude/longitude coordinates, next transforming the latitude/longitude coordinates to reference grid coordinates, wherein a reference grid for the geographical location is selected, at least in part, according to the entity's proximity to a regional centroid of a candidate reference grid or a governmental jurisdiction, and determining the hierarchical address based on the location of the latitude/longitude coordinates of the geographical location of the entity within the reference grid. 36. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the step of obtaining receiving a proprietary name includes obtaining multiple proprietary names for the geographical location of the entity.