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Place categories

The Place categories used in Waze are not always directly applicable to the Netherlands, for they are global categories. At this time, it is not possible to adapt these categories to local customs. Waze has several major categories, which includes quite a number of subcategories.

If you choose a main category within WME, you automatically get to see the sub-categories to choose from. It is also possible to directly type in a category. If you cannot find an applicable sub-category, just use the main category. Categories that require special handling are described briefly in this section. A complete list can be found below. It also lists the categories that are available in the app for direct search.

This overview shows the categories used for the Waze Places. It shows examples, lock levels and search strings (scroll to the right of the table). Also, there is an indication to the use of a Point or an Area Place. Area Places should have a minimum area size of 500 m2 (e.g., 50m x 10m) to be visible in the client's display.

Car Services

The app offers the possibility to search on Gasoline Station places.

Petrol Station	Area L3	{Brand} {Name}
Garage / Car mechanic	Point	{Brand} {Name} Auto schadeherstel, Autoplaatwerk, e.a.
Car Wash	Point	{Name}
Charging Station	Point L2	{Provider} {MaxPower} ({Amount} {Type}

Transportation

Airport	Area L3
Bus Station	Point	Bus station Uithoorn, Do not map individual bus stops.
Ferry Terminal	Area
Marina / Harbour	Area
Underground Station	Point	{City} {Station Name}
Railway Station	Area	Station + {Station Name} Station RAI, Station Rotterdam Centraal
Bridge	Area
Tunnel	Area	{Tunnel Name}
Taxi Rank	Point
Junction / Interchange	Area	Robert Kochplein. See also the roundabout page
Rest Area	Area
Carpool Spot	Area
Transportation	Point	Hectometre posts along the highway like A1 Li 13,7

Professional and public

For public buildings or services such as fire departments, town halls and the like, we set the location of the name after the name, e.g., Stadhuis Amsterdam. For Organisations that have several locations, specify the location after a hyphen, after the general name of the organisation, e.g., UZ Leuven - campus Gasthuisberg.
The app offers the possibility to search on Ziekenhuizen en spoedeisende hulp places.

College / University	Area
School	Area	Preschool, Kindergarten, e.a.
Conventions / Event Centre	Area	RAI
Government	Point	Draw only large ones as Area
Library	Point	{City} {location}
City Hall	Area	{Municipality}
Organisation or Association	Point
Prison / Detention Centre	Area
Courthouse	Area
Cemetry	Area
Fire Station	Area	{City} {department}
Police Station	Area	{City} {department}
Military	Area
Hospital / Urgent Care	Area	Hospitals, First Aid Posts and other places that offer emergency aid. Use Doctor / Clinic for non-urgent medical care.
Doctor / Clinic	Point	Use this category for non-urgent medical care. See for urgent medical care Hospital / Medical Care. Huisarts, Bloedbank, Fysiotherapeut, Gezondheidscentrum, Oogarts, Orthodontist, Tandarts, Verloskundigepraktijk e.a.
Offices	Point	Law Firm, Real Estate Agent, etc
Post Office	Point
Religious Centre	Point	Churches are often well recognisable and can be drawn as Area. Church, Mosque, Synagogue, etc
Playgroup / Nursery	Point
Factory / Industrial	Area	Add always to the map when it is mentioned on signs or otherwise if it is big enough to be relevant on the map.
Embassy / Consulate	Point
Information Point	Point
Emergency Shelter	Point
Household Recycling Centre	Point	Environmental street, recycling platform, etc.
Professional and public	Point	Assisted living location, Community center, Driving school / Driving course / Theory course location, etc.

Shopping and services

The app offers the possibility to search on Shop, Supermarket and Pharmacy places.

Arts & Crafts	Point
Bank / Financial	Point	{Brand}
Sporting Goods	Point
Bookshop	Point
Photography	Point
Car dealership	Point	{Brand} {Name} In case there is a gas station, use Gas Station as the primary category
Fashion and Clothing	Point
Shop	Point	AH to Go, Kiosk
Personal Care	Point	Beauty salon, Drugstore, Hairdresser, Manicure salon, Massage salon, Nail salon, Pedicure salon and others
Department Store	Point
Pharmacy	Point
Electronics	Point	Computer shop, etc.
Flowers / Gardening	Point
Furniture / Home Store	Point
Gift Shop	Point
Gym / Fitness	Point
Swimming Pool	Point	Solely public swimming pools
DIY / Hardware Store	Point	Gamma, Karwei, Praxis, etc.
Market	Area	{City} {Location}
Supermarket / Grocery	Point	{Brand} {Location}
Juwellery	Point	Goldsmith, Watch Shop, etc.
Laundry / Dry Clean	Point
Shopping Centre	Area
Music Shop	Point
Pet Shop / Veterinarian	Point
Toy Shop	Point
Travel Agents	Point
Cash Machine / ATM	Point	Geldautomaat {Brand}, Pinautomaat, Geldmaat
Currency Exchange	Point
Car Rental	Point	Rental-car facilities and returns, including at airports, should be marked as a Point with the “Rental Car” Place category. If the return location is a normal Parking Lot, then mark it with the Parking Lot category and the building with the Car Rental category
Telecom	Point
Shopping and services	Point

Food and Drink

The app offers the possibility to search on Drive-thru's, Food and Coffee bar places.

Restaurant	Point
Bakery	Point
Dessert	Point
Coffee shop / Cafe	Point
Fast Food	Point	McDonald's may include drive-thru, then draw Parking Lot Road
Food Court	Point	Not applicable in the Netherlands
Pub / Bar	Point	Cafe, e.a.
Ice Cream	Point

Culture and Entertainment / Cultuur en Vermaak

Art Gallery	Kunstgalerie	Point
Casino	Casino	Point
Club	Club	Point
Tourist Attraction / Historic Site	Toeristische attractie / Historische	Point	If the place functions as a landmark it may be represented as an Area.
Cinema	Bioscoop	Point
Museum	Museum	Point
Music Venue	Concertzaal	Point
Performing Arts Venue	Theaterzaal	Point
Game Club	Game Club	Point
Stadium / Arena	Stadion	Area
Theme Park	Pretpark	Area
Zoo / Aquarium	Dierentuin / Dolfinarium	Area	Kinderboerderij, e.a.
Racing Track	Racecircuit	Area
Theatre	Theater	Point
Culture and Entertainment	Cultuur en Vermaak	Point	Bowlingbaan e.a.

Other / Overige

Construction Site	Bouwplaats	Area	Add if it is relevant on the map. Don't forget to remove it when then houses are build.
Other	Overige	Point	Corona / COVID-19 test- and vaccinatie locaties
Other	Overige	Point	Gedenkplaats, Gedenkteken, Monument e.a.

Lodging / Logies

The app offers the possibility to search on Hotel en logies places.

Hotel	Hotel	Point
Hostel	Motel / Herberg	Point	F1 hotel Waalwijk; Used for Motels and Inns.
Camping / Caravan Park	Camping / Vakantiepark	Area
Cottage / Cabin	Cottage / Huisje	Point
Bed & Breakfast	Bed and Breakfast	Point

Outdoors / Buiten

The app offers the possibility to search on Park places.

Park	Park	Area
Playground	Speeltuin	Point
Beach	Strand	Area
Sports Pitch / Court	Sportpark	Area
Golf Course	Golfbaan	Area
Plaza	Plein	Area
Promenade	Promenade		Probably not used in the Netherlands
Pool	Recreatieplas	Area
Services / Layby	Panorama	Point
Ski Area	Skigebied / Skihal	Area

Natural features / Natuur

Island	Eiland	Area
Sea / Lake / Pool	Zee / Meer / Plas	Area	Use only if water itself is visually obvious to drivers on nearby roads.
River / Stream	Rivier	Area	Use only if water itself is visually obvious to drivers on nearby roads. Do not map if not visible from nearby roads. Features under approximately 20 meters wide will not be visible in the app.
Forest / Wood	Bos / Bomen	Area
Farm	Boerderij	Area	Farmlands should never be mapped as areas. Editors should remove farmland areas immediately.
Canal	Kanaal	Area
Marsh / Bog	Moeras / Drasland	Area
Dam	Dam	Area

Tipː for splitting place areas of this category the script WME Split POI can be used.

Car Park / Parkeerplaats

The app offers the possibility to search on Car park places.

Car Park

Parkeerplaats

Area

A distinctly-marked area where cars can park, separated from the road and with its own driveable segments.

Residential Place / Eigen woning

Residential Place

Woning

Point

Contain photos and an exact address, without all the other properties of a Place

Don't map

• Mailbox

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