Australian Place Style Guide View history

All Places need to comply with the Waze editing philosophy, only add places that are relevant to Waze's function as a navigation app - that is, possible destinations, or features that aid orientation. Other types of places aren't in line with the Waze map editing goal of SIMPLICITY.

If you decide you want to create a Place in the editor, the best way to ensure it doesn't need constant maintenance, is to do it right the first time. Fill in all the information you possibly can, don't just add Places to the map because it's there. 

Creation Requirements

At a bare minimum, your created Place needs to have:

• Title/Name
• Relevant Category

And a best effort for the following information: (be aware some fields may not need filling in, depending on the type of Place)

• Address
• Short, Accurate and Unbiased description
  By this we mean no opinions on a particular Place, stick to the facts or don't add Places at all.
• Entry point (this aids more in Area Place navigation to ensure the route goes to the correct street.
• Appropriate Lock Level (more on this below).
• Appropriate use of Area/Point Places
  Most Places should be a Point Place. The exceptions are water bodies, parks, relevant places that can be used at a glance to orient the driver, and Places that should be shown on the map (petrol stations). See When to use Area/Point
• Website and/or Phone (if available)
  Do NOT use Facebook, even if it's the company's official Facebook page. You must use a website that belongs directly to the business owner, not any third party hosting site. Check that the website doesn't prohibit linking without permission. Their Terms & Conditions page will usually include any restrictions. Australia Post, for example, requires a formal approval process.
• Accurate Services (some check-boxes may not apply to a certain type of place)
• Opening hours (if set, not variable)

Note

• [L2+] If possible, add an external provider. This not only assists with making sure the place is in the correct spot, it also allows us to link that place to the Google Result.

• Don't stretch Area Places so that they intersect with road segments, they should come a little bit back from the road, as this avoids problems with editing geometry of both segments & Places.

  

  Correct mapping of a Place to the actual area

Locking

At a maximum for most places lock level, not under Vandalism or any special circumstances, should be 3. See the table below for more detail.

Examples:

Petrol station with all data filled out and complete, L3.

Petrol station with name and minimal info, L2.

Park in the suburbs, with no data, L1

Park with all relevant data added and nothing left to add, L2.

Sydney Harbour (complex geometrical shape, necessary for orientation on Waze map), L3.

Common Issues

• For your first 10 Places, you will need the changes reviewed by another editor. Once you have 10 approvals, you may create places without immediate moderation.
• External Providers can be added only by L2 or higher editors. If you try to as L1, your Place will not Save.

Table of Places (in progress)

Parent	category	type	Lock Level		comments
			min	max
Car Services	-	Point	1	3
Car Services	Petrol Station	Area	2	3	Naming Standard: Brand + Suburb Name (Direction) If there is more than one Petrol Station of the same brand in the same area, name it with direction as well. (e.g. Caltex Cronulla Sth) These should be Area Places, and cover the entire land owned by the Petrol Station.
Car Services	Garage / Car Mechanic	Point	1	2
Car Services	Car Wash	Point	1	2
Car Services	Charging Station	Point	1	3	These are electric car charging points. If a Petrol Station is fitted with these, please add this as a secondary category.
Transportation	-	Point	1	3
Transportation	Airport	Area	3	3	Airports should be mapped carefully. This is a very highly travelled area, and directions to these need to be precise. Please only use these Places in corroboration with your local experts.
Transportation	Bus Station	Point	1	2
Transportation	Ferry Terminal	Area	2	3	Point if Private, Area if Public
Transportation	Marina / Harbour	Area	2	3	Point if Private, Area if Public
Transportation	Underground Station	Point	2	3	Since these are underground a Point place is necessary to ensure that it's not shown on the map. Appropriate Entry points must be set for these stations.
Transportation	Railway Station	Area	2	3	Naming Standard: Station Name + "Train Station". (e.g. Hurstville Train Station) Area is over the entire platform.
Transportation	Bridge	Area	2	3	Use only to represent a named road bridge with local or navigational significance, preferably indicated with a signage at each approach. Bridges without names are not to be mapped.
Transportation	Tunnel	Area	1	2	We do not map Tunnels in Australia unless they are significant landmarks.
Transportation	Taxi Rank	Point	1	2	Naming Standard: Road Name + Taxi Rank (e.g. Stone Rd Taxi Rank) Use only to represent actual taxi ranks designed for use by the public.
Transportation	Junction / Interchange	Area	2	3	Use only to represent significant landmark interchange areas, such as the Sir Roden Cutler VC Interchange.
Professional and public	-	Point	1	3
Professional and public	College / University	Area	2	3
Professional and public	School	Area	1	3	Use full school name. Any acronyms can be places as an alternative name. (e.g. Burraneer Bay Public School, alt "BBPS"). For places such as Driving, Art, Music, Tuition Centres and Training Centres, use Professional and Public as Primary category and School as Secondary category
Professional and public	Conventions / Event Centre	Area	2	3	Area if large centre, Point if residential or smaller.
Professional and public	Government	Point	3	3	Area if landmark, else Point.
Professional and public	Library	Point	1	2
Professional and public	City Hall	Point	1	2
Professional and public	Organisation or Association	Point	1	2
Professional and public	Prison / Detention Centre	Area	3	3
Professional and public	Courthouse	Point	2	3
Professional and public	Cemetery	Area	2	3	Encompass the entire zone. Within these areas, Private Roads must be used if segments are drive-able.
Professional and public	Fire Station	Area	2	3
Professional and public	Police Station	Area	2	3	Encompass the entire zone. Within these areas, Private Roads must be used if access is controlled.
Professional and public	Military	Area	2	3	Encompass the entire zone. Within these areas, Private Roads must be used if access is controlled.
Professional and public	Hospital / Urgent Care	Area	2	3
Professional and public	Doctor / Clinic	Point	2	3
Professional and public	Offices	Point	1	2
Professional and public	Post Office	Point	2	3
Professional and public	Religious Centre	Point	2	3
Professional and public	Playgroup / Nursery	Point	1	2
Professional and public	Factory / Industrial	Point	1	2
Professional and public	Embassy / Consulate	Point	3	4
Professional and public	Information Point	Point	1	2
Professional and public	Emergency Shelter	-	-	-
Shopping and services	-	Point	1	3
Shopping and services	Arts & Crafts		1	2
Shopping and services	Bank / Financial		2	3
Shopping and services	Sporting Goods		1	2
Shopping and services	Bookshop		1	2
Shopping and services	Photography		1	2
Shopping and services	Car Dealership		1	2
Shopping and services	Fashon & Clothing		1	2
Shopping and services	Shop		1	2
Shopping and services	Personal Care		1	2
Shopping and services	Department Store		1	2
Shopping and services	Pharmacy		1	2
Shopping and services	Electronics		1	2
Shopping and services	Flowers / Gardening		1	2
Shopping and services	Furniture / Home Store		1	2
Shopping and services	Gift Shop		1	2
Shopping and services	Gym / Fitness		1	2
Shopping and services	Swimming Pool		1	2
Shopping and services	DIY / Hardware Store		1	2
Shopping and services	Market	Area	1	2	Area to be used for buildings dedicated as a Market. Not to be used for temporary / seasonal markets.
Shopping and services	Supermarket / Grocery		1	2
Shopping and services	Jewellery		1	2
Shopping and services	Laundry / Dry Clean		1	2
Shopping and services	Shopping Centre		2	3	Used for large shopping areas, such as Westfield.
Shopping and services	Music Shop		1	2
Shopping and services	Pet Shop / Veterinarian		1	2
Shopping and services	Toy Shop		1	2
Shopping and services	Travel Agents		1	2
Shopping and services	Cash Machine		1	2
Shopping and services	Currency Exchange		1	2
Shopping and services	Car Rental		2	3
Food and Drink	-		1	2
Food and Drink	Restaurant		1	2
Food and Drink	Bakery		1	2
Food and Drink	Dessert		1	2
Food and Drink	Coffee Shop / Cafe		1	2
Food and Drink	Fast Food		1	2
Food and Drink	Food Court		1	2
Food and Drink	Pub / Bar		1	2
Food and Drink	Ice Cream		1	2
Culture & Entertainment	-		1	3
Culture & Entertainment	Art Gallery		1	2
Culture & Entertainment	Casino		1	2
Culture & Entertainment	Club		1	2
Culture & Entertainment	Tourist Attraction / Historic Site		2	3
Culture & Entertainment	Cinema		1	2
Culture & Entertainment	Museum		1	3
Culture & Entertainment	Music Venue		1	2
Culture & Entertainment	Performing Arts Venue		1	2
Culture & Entertainment	Game Club		1	2
Culture & Entertainment	Stadium / Arena		2	3
Culture & Entertainment	Theme Park		1	2
Culture & Entertainment	Zoo / Aquarium		2	3
Culture & Entertainment	Racing Track		1	2
Culture & Entertainment	Theatre		1	2
Other	-		1	2
Other	Construction Site		2	2
Lodging	-		1	3
Lodging	Hotel		1	2
Lodging	Hostel		1	2
Lodging	Camping / Caravan Park		1	2
Lodging	Cottage / Cabin		1	2
Lodging	Bed & Breakfast		1	2
Outdoors	-		1	3
Outdoors	Park		1	2
Outdoors	Playground	-	-	-	We do not map playgrounds in Australia. Instead map the Parks they reside in.
Outdoors	Beach		2	3
Outdoors	Sports Pitch / Court		1	2
Outdoors	Golf Course		1	2
Outdoors	Plaza		1	2
Outdoors	Promenade		1	2
Outdoors	Pool		1	2
Outdoors	Services / Layby (Scenic Lookout / Viewpoint)		2	3
Outdoors	Ski Area		2	3
Natural Features	-
Natural Features	Island		3	3
Natural Features	Sea / Lake / Pool		3	6
Natural Features	River / Stream		2	5
Natural Features	Forest / Wood		2	3
Natural Features	Farm		1	2
Natural Features	Canal		2	3
Natural Features	Marsh / Bog		1	2
Natural Features	Dam		1	2
Residence / Home	-		1	1
Car Park	-		~	~	Same lock level as the Place they are parking for.