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===Car Services===
===Car Services===
[[Gas Station Place|Gas Stations]]<br />
'''[[Gas Station Place|Gas Stations]]'''<br />
[[Parking Lot Place|Parking Lot]]<br />
'''[[Parking Lot Place|Parking Lot]]'''<br />
Garage / Automotive Shop<br />
Garage / Automotive Shop<br />
Car Wash<br />
Car Wash<br />
[[Charging Station Place|Charging Stations]].  
'''[[Charging Station Place|Charging Stations]]'''.  


===Transportation===
===Transportation===
Airport<br />
Airport<br />
Bridgeː Use only to represent a named road bridge with local or navigational significance.<br />
'''Bridge'''
:Use only to represent a named road bridge with local or navigational significance.<br />
Bus Station<br />
Bus Station<br />
Ferry Pier<br />
Ferry Pier<br />
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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 Antwerpen. 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.<br />
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 Antwerpen. 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.<br />
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Cemetery<br />
City Hall<br />
College / University<br />
Courthouse<br />
Embassy / Consulate<br />
Factory / industrial<br />
Fire department<br />
Government<br />
'''Hospital / Medical Care'''
'''Hospital / Medical Care'''
:The category Hospital / Medical Care currently only apply to Hospitals, First Aid Posts and other places that offer emergency aid. At the moment, no separate category is available for all other medical care. Therefore we use a provisional category like Office, Personal Care, Organization or Association, or any other category that best applies.
:The category Hospital / Medical Care currently only apply to Hospitals, First Aid Posts and other places that offer emergency aid. At the moment, no separate category is available for all other medical care. Therefore we use a provisional category like Office, Personal Care, Organization or Association, or any other category that best applies.<br />
 
Information point<br />
Kindergarten<br />
Library<br />
Military<br />
Offices<br />
Organization or Association<br />
Police Station<br />
Prison / Correctional Facility<br />
Post Office<br />
Religious Center<br />
School<br />
===Shopping and services===
===Shopping and services===
Arts and Crafts<br />
'''[[ATM Place|ATM]]'''<br />
Bank / Financial<br />
Bookstore<br />
Car Dealership<br />
'''Car rental'''
'''Car rental'''
: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 Place|Parking Lot]] category and the building with the Car Rental category.<br />
: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 Place|Parking Lot]] category and the building with the Car Rental category.<br />
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Convenience Store<br />
'''ATMs'''
Currency Exchange<br />
:ATMs can be found inside and outside of buildings. In Waze we only add those ATMs that are accessible to the general public. Most of the times, we can just add them as a [[Places#Pont Place|Point Place]] with the primary category ATM, and the name ATM [%NameOfBank%] <sup>1)</sup>. However, if they are inside a building, like a bank, supermarket, or post office, extra care should be taken:
Department Store<br />
:When the opening hours are different from the building holding the ATM (For example, an ATM in the hall of a bank can be accessible outside the bank's hours.)
Electronics<br />
::Add a separate Point Place inside the building, with ATM as primary category.
Fashion and Clothing<br />
::Make sure to add the specific opening hours
Flowers<br />
:When the opening hours are the same as the building holding the ATM:
Furniture / Home Store<br />
::Add the ATM as a secondary category to the building's Place.
Gifts<br />
::Make sure to add the opening hours to the building's Place.
Gym / Fitness<br />
:ATMs that have restricted use (like only accessible for account holders of a specific bank), should not be added. Any other condition, like the need to swipe a card before entering, can be written in the description field if you think it is important information for the Wazer searching for an ATM.
Hardware Store<br />
:<sup>1)</sup> <small>Note: To avoid WME from automatically merging a separate ATM Point Place as an update to a building’s place, the ATM should be named differently than the building. Therefore, the naming convention is implemented.</small>
Jewelry<br />
Laundry / Dry Cleaning<br />
Market<br />
Music Store<br />
Personal Care<br />
Pet Store / Veterinarian<br />
Pharmacy<br />
Photography<br />
Shopping Center<br />
Sporting Goods<br />
Supermarket / Grocery<br />
Swimming Pool<br />
Toy Store<br />
Travel Agency<br />


===Food and Drink===
===Food and Drink===
Bakery<br />
Bar<br />
Coffee shop<br />
Dessert<br />
Fast Food<br />
Food Court<br />
Ice Cream<br />
Restaurant<br />


===Culture and Entertainment===
===Culture and Entertainment===
Art Gallery<br />
Casino<br />
Club<br />
Game Club<br />
Movie Theater<br />
Museum<br />
Music Venue<br />
Performing Arts Venue<br />
Racing Track<br />
Stadium / Arena<br />
Theme Park<br />
Theater<br />
Tourist Attraction / Historic Site<br />
Zoo / Aquarium<br />


===Other===
===Other===
Construction Site<br />
===Lodging===
===Lodging===
Bed & Breakfast<br />
Camping / Trailer Park<br />
Cottage / Cabin<br />
Hostel<br />
Hotel<br />
===Outdoors===
===Outdoors===
Beach<br />
Golf Course<br />
Park<br />
Playground<br />
Plaza<br />
Promenade<br />
Scenic Lookout / Viewpoint<br />
Ski Area<br />
Sports Court<br />
===Natural features===
===Natural features===
Farm<br />
Forest / Grove<br />
Island<br />
'''River / Stream'''<br />
:Use only if water itself is visually obvious to drivers on nearby roads.
'''Sea / Lake / Pool'''<br />
:Use only if water itself is visually obvious to drivers on nearby roads.
Canal<br />
Swamp / Marsh<br />
Dam<br />
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Tipː for splitting place areas of this category the script [[WME Split POI script|WME Split POI]] can be used.
Tipː for splitting place areas of this category the script [[WME Split POI script|WME Split POI]] can be used.
===Car park===
===Car park===

Revision as of 22:25, 21 January 2018

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Place categories

The Place categories used in Waze are not always directly applicable to the BeNeLux, 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 in the table below. It also lists the keywords that can be used in the app to search for the category.

Car Services

Gas Stations
Parking Lot
Garage / Automotive Shop
Car Wash
Charging Stations.

Transportation

Airport
Bridge

Use only to represent a named road bridge with local or navigational significance.

Bus Station
Ferry Pier
Junction / Interchange
Seaport / Marina / Harbor
Subway Station
Taxi Station
Train Station

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 Antwerpen. 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.

Cemetery
City Hall
College / University
Courthouse
Embassy / Consulate
Factory / industrial
Fire department
Government
Hospital / Medical Care

The category Hospital / Medical Care currently only apply to Hospitals, First Aid Posts and other places that offer emergency aid. At the moment, no separate category is available for all other medical care. Therefore we use a provisional category like Office, Personal Care, Organization or Association, or any other category that best applies.

Information point
Kindergarten
Library
Military
Offices
Organization or Association
Police Station
Prison / Correctional Facility
Post Office
Religious Center
School

Shopping and services

Arts and Crafts
ATM
Bank / Financial
Bookstore
Car Dealership
Car rental

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.

Convenience Store
Currency Exchange
Department Store
Electronics
Fashion and Clothing
Flowers
Furniture / Home Store
Gifts
Gym / Fitness
Hardware Store
Jewelry
Laundry / Dry Cleaning
Market
Music Store
Personal Care
Pet Store / Veterinarian
Pharmacy
Photography
Shopping Center
Sporting Goods
Supermarket / Grocery
Swimming Pool
Toy Store
Travel Agency

Food and Drink

Bakery
Bar
Coffee shop
Dessert
Fast Food
Food Court
Ice Cream
Restaurant

Culture and Entertainment

Art Gallery
Casino
Club
Game Club
Movie Theater
Museum
Music Venue
Performing Arts Venue
Racing Track
Stadium / Arena
Theme Park
Theater
Tourist Attraction / Historic Site
Zoo / Aquarium

Other

Construction Site

Lodging

Bed & Breakfast
Camping / Trailer Park
Cottage / Cabin
Hostel
Hotel

Outdoors

Beach
Golf Course
Park
Playground
Plaza
Promenade
Scenic Lookout / Viewpoint
Ski Area
Sports Court

Natural features

Farm
Forest / Grove
Island
River / Stream

Use only if water itself is visually obvious to drivers on nearby roads.

Sea / Lake / Pool

Use only if water itself is visually obvious to drivers on nearby roads.

Canal
Swamp / Marsh
Dam

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

Car park

Table

This table 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. See also the paragraph on how to determine Area or Point.

At the bottom of the table you can choose the language in which you want the categories to show.

If you want to search this list you can view it with this link.


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