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When to use Area or Point

Here is the Malaysia guidance on selecting Area or Point for Places in the Waze Map Editor.

The Primary Category for a Place is used to determine whether to use a Point or Area.

Parent	Category	Type	Comments
Car Services	Car Wash	Point
Car Services	Charging Station	Point	Malaysia didn't have Charging Station
Car Services	Garage / Automotive Shop	Point
Car Services	Gas Station	Area	Many gas stations also have convenience stores and ATMs. Remember to use "Gas Station" as the primary category and the add any others which are relevant. Name the Gas Station as shown on example below. Shell Jalan XXX , Petronas Taman XXX
Car Services	Parking Lot	Area Point	There are very few parking lots which should be mapped at all. Special Parking Lot for public Parking Lot inside a building or have several entrance/exist,the point mark at the entrance only with name such as Basement Parking A, The Spring Underground Parking Lot, Mid Valley Underground Parking Lot.
Transportation	Airport	Area
Transportation	Bridge	Area	Use only to represent a named road bridge with local or navigational significance. This should be an official/locally-used name, preferably signed at each approach. Bridge without name are not require to be mapped.
Transportation	Bus Station	Point
Transportation	Ferry Pier	Area
Transportation	Junction / Interchange	Area	Only for the roundabout that have name on it
Transportation	Seaport / Marina / Harbor	Area
Transportation	Subway Station	Point	Malaysia didn't have Subway Station
Transportation	Taxi Station	Point
Transportation	Train Station	Point	Include LRT Station, Monorail Station, ETS & KTM Station
Transportation	Tunnel	Area
Professional and Public	Cemetery	Area
Professional and Public	City Hall	Point	Include PBT
Professional and Public	College / University	Area Point	For the building inside the College/University
Professional and Public	Conventions / Event Center	Area Point	Main Conventions/Event Center (PICC, PWTC, Dewan Suria) Other such as hall in the village/residential area
Professional and Public	Courthouse	Point
Professional and Public	Embassy / Consulate	Area
Professional and Public	Factory / Industrial	Point	May be Area if Landmark
Professional and Public	Fire Department	Area
Professional and Public	Government	Point	Include Government Department that have it own building May be Area if Landmark
Professional and Public	Hospital / Medical Care	Area Point	For private clinic
Professional and Public	Information Point	Point	Station Radio & Television
Professional and Public	Kindergarten	Point
Professional and Public	Library	Point
Professional and Public	Military	Area
Professional and Public	Offices	Point	May be Area if Landmark
Professional and Public	Organization or Association	Point
Professional and Public	Police Station	Area
Professional and Public	Prison / Correctional Facility	Area
Professional and Public	Post Office	Point
Professional and Public	Religious Center	Area Point	For Main Worship Center such as Mosque/Church/Temple For other such as Surau/Chapel/Small Temple
Professional and Public	School	Area
Shopping and Services	Arts & Crafts	Point
Shopping and Services	ATM	Point
Shopping and Services	Bank / Financia	Point
Shopping and Services	Bookstore	Point
Shopping and Services	Car Dealership	Point
Shopping and Services	Car Rental	Point
Shopping and Services	Convenience Store	Point
Shopping and Services	Currency Exchange	Point
Shopping and Services	Department Store	Point
Shopping and Services	Electronics	Point
Shopping and Services	Fashion and Clothing	Point
Shopping and Services	Flowers	Point
Shopping and Services	Furniture / Home Store	Point
Shopping and Services	Gifts	Point
Shopping and Services	Gym / Fitness	Point
Shopping and Services	Hardware Store	Point
Shopping and Services	Jewelry	Point
Shopping and Services	Laundry / Dry Cleaning	Point
Shopping and Services	Market	Point
Shopping and Services	Music Store	Point
Shopping and Services	Personal Care	Point
Shopping and Services	Pet Store / Veterinarian	Point
Shopping and Services	Pharmacy	Point
Shopping and Services	Photography	Point
Shopping and Services	Shopping Center	Area	Point for the shoplot inside premise
Shopping and Services	Sporting Goods	Point
Shopping and Services	Supermarket / Grocery	Area / Point
Shopping and Services	Swimming Pool	Point
Shopping and Services	Toy Store	Point
Shopping and Services	Travel Agency	Point
Food and drink	Bakery	Point
Food and drink	Bar	Point
Food and drink	Coffee shop	Point	Food Stalls, Roadside Stalls, Burger Stalls, Moving Food Stall and any place that didn't have permanent building structure are NOT ALLOWED to map.
Food and drink	Dessert	Point
Food and drink	Fast Food	Point
Food and drink	Food Court	Point	Food Stalls, Roadside Stalls, Burger Stalls, Moving Food Stall and any place that didn't have permanent building structure are NOT ALLOWED to map.
Food and drink	Ice Cream	Point	Food Stalls, Roadside Stalls, Burger Stalls, Moving Food Stall and any place that didn't have permanent building structure are NOT ALLOWED to map.
Food and drink	Restaurant	Point
Culture & Entertainment	Art Gallery	Point
Culture & Entertainment	Casino	Point	May be Area if Landmark
Culture & Entertainment	Club	Point
Culture & Entertainment	Game Club	Point
Culture & Entertainment	Movie Theater	Point
Culture & Entertainment	Museum	Area
Culture & Entertainment	Music Venue	Point
Culture & Entertainment	Performing Arts Venue	Point
Culture & Entertainment	Racing Track	Area
Culture & Entertainment	Stadium / Arena	Area
Culture & Entertainment	Theme Park	Area
Culture & Entertainment	Theater	Point
Culture & Entertainment	Tourist Attraction / Historic Site	Point	May be Area if Landmark
Culture & Entertainment	Zoo / Aquarium	Area
Other		Point	Village / Housing / Condominium / Longhouse Create the point at the right places, such as the main entrance
Other	Construction Site	Area	Not necessary to be mapped.
Lodging	Bed & Breakfast	Point
Lodging	Camping / Trailer Park	Point
Lodging	Cottage / Cabin	Point
Lodging	Hostel	Point
Lodging	Hotel	Point
Outdoors	Beach	Point	Beach resort area
Outdoors	Golf Course	Area
Outdoors	Park	Area	Park in residential areas is not recommended to be mapped. The park that recommended are as Taman Tasik Titiwangsa
Outdoors	Playground	Area	Playground in residential areas is not recommended
Outdoors	Plaza	Point
Outdoors	Promenade	Point
Outdoors	Scenic Lookout / Viewpoint	Point
Outdoors	Ski Area	NONE	Malaysia didn't have Ski Area
Outdoors	Sports Court	Point
Natural features	Farm	NONE	Farms, fishing ponds, fish ponds are not require to be mapped
Natural features	Forest / Grove	Area	Only for the National Park and Reserve Forest
Natural features	Island	Area	Not Allowed. Only for specific purposes and have permission from senior editor.
Natural features	River / Stream	Area	Only provide the name of the river/stream. Other information leave it empty.
Natural features	Sea / Lake / Pool	Area	If the water area itself is visually obvious to drivers on nearby roads. Not require for the water area that have very small area
Natural features	Canal	Area
Natural features	Swamp / Marsh	Area
Natural features	Dam	Area

Landmarks

Any Place that functions as a landmark may be represented as an Area Place even if the table above indicates otherwise. A landmark Place is defined as a named, architecturally unique location, locally well known for its uncommon height or iconic exterior appearance, easily visible to and recognizable by passing drivers, that is visually and obviously unlike its immediate surroundings.
Landmarks are not to be confused with local references. A local reference is a location used for orientation by those who frequently pass near it. Every landmark is a local reference, but not every local reference is a landmark. For example, Putra Petronas Twin Tower is a landmark, while an ordinary tire shop with a big, brightly colored sign is a local reference.

Roundabouts

In Waze, we do NOT name roundabout segments. These segments remain unnamed using the "No Name" checkbox for street name to enable proper routing. If the roundabout is a named circle on local signs, then add a Place area type set as a Junction/Interchange filling the center area or covering the roundabout as appropriate using the name that appears on the local signs.
For more details, please refer to Creating a roundabout from an intersection article