Revision as of 01:44, 25 March 2014 by imported>Kentsmith9 (Added sortability to columns 1 and 2. Remove if desired)
Places
Here is the global guidance on selecting Area or Point for Places in the Waze Map Editor.
| Category | Type | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Car Wash | Point | |
| Garage / Automotive Shop | Point | |
| Gas Station | Voting is tied between Point and Area. Possibly size-dependent, but also depends on the future of parking lot roads and jam suppression. | |
| Parking Lots | Both | Large parking lots can be Area, but small, urban parking lots are better mapped as Point. |
| Airport | Area | Special-handling |
| Bridge | Area | |
| Bus Station | Point | |
| Ferry Pier | Point | |
| Junction / Interchange | Area | |
| Seaport / Marina / Harbor | Area | Size-dependent. |
| Subway Station | Point | |
| Taxi Station | Point | |
| Train Station | Point | |
| Tunnel | Area | |
| Cemetery | Area | |
| City Hall | Point | |
| College / University | Area | |
| Conventions / Event Center | Area | Size-dependent |
| Courthouse | Point | |
| Embassy / Consulate | Area | |
| Factory / Industrial | Both | Size-dependent |
| Fire Department | Point | |
| Government | Point | |
| Hospital / Medical Center | Area | |
| Information Point | Point | |
| Kindergarten | Point | |
| Library | Point | |
| Military | Area | |
| Offices | Both | Size-dependent |
| Organization or Association | Point | |
| Police Station | Point | |
| Prison / Correctional Facility | Area | |
| Post Office | Point | |
| Religious Center | Point | |
| School | Area | |
| Arts & Crafts | Point | |
| ATM | Point | |
| Bank / Financial | Point | |
| Bookstore | Point | |
| Car Dealership | Point | Size-dependent |
| Car Rental | Point | |
| Convenience Store | Point | |
| Currency Exchange | Point | |
| Department Store | Point | |
| Electronics | Point | |
| Fashion and Clothing | Point | |
| Flowers | Point | |
| Furniture / Home Store | Point | |
| Gifts | Point | |
| Hardware Store | Point | |
| Jewelry | Point | |
| Laundry / Dry Cleaning | Point | |
| Market | Point | |
| Music Store | Point | |
| Personal Care | Point | |
| Pet Store / Veterinarian | Point | |
| Pharmacy | Point | |
| Photography | Point | |
| Shopping Center | Area | |
| Sporting Goods | Point | |
| Supermarket / Grocery | Point | Standalone could be an Area, but a Point if it is part of larger shopping mall/center. |
| Swimming Pool | Point | |
| Toy Store | Point | |
| Travel Agency | Point | |
| Bakery | Point | |
| Bar | Point | |
| Cafe | Point | |
| Dessert | Point | |
| Fast Food | Point | |
| Food Court | Point | |
| Ice Cream | Point | |
| Restaurant | Point | |
| Art Gallery | Point | |
| Casino | Area | Large hotel-casinos perhaps could be Area Places. |
| Club | Point | |
| Game Club | Point | |
| Movie Theater | Point | |
| Museum | Point | |
| Music Venue | Point | |
| Performing Arts Venue | Point | |
| Racing Track | Area | |
| Stadium / Arena | Area | |
| Theme Park | Area | |
| Theater | Point | |
| Tourist Attraction / Historic Site | Point | Size-dependent |
| Zoo / Aquarium | Area | Size-dependent |
| Construction Site | Area | Not necessary to be mapped. |
| Residence / Home | NONE | Not to be mapped |
| Bed & Breakfast | Point | |
| Camping / Trailer Park | Area | Size-dependent |
| Cottage / Cabin | Point | |
| Hostel | Point | |
| Hotel | Point | |
| Beach | Area | |
| Golf Course | Area | |
| Park | Area | |
| Playground | Point | |
| Plaza | Point | |
| Promenade | Point | Unsure about mapping these at all |
| Pool | Point | |
| Scenic Lookout / Viewpoint | Point | |
| Ski Area | Area | |
| Sports Court | Point | |
| Farm | NONE | |
| Forest / Grove | Area | Only map official state/national forests, not every stand of trees. |
| Island | Area | |
| River / Stream | Area | |
| Sea / Lake / Pond | Area |