Washington/Places

State Specific Mapping Guide

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

All values in "lock" column are minimum lock, you can lock higher depending on that places significance. If place has separate Washington place specific Washington

Parent	Category	Lock	Comments
Car Services	Car Wash	2
Car Services	Charging Station	3
Car Services	Garage / Automotive Shop	2
Car Services	Gas Station	3	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. Please see the Places/Gas Station article.
Car Services	Parking Lot	3	There are very few parking lots which should be mapped at all. Please see the Places/Parking lot article.
Transportation	Airport	4
Transportation	Bridge	Road Type*
Transportation	Bus Station	->	Lock 2: Regular regional bus stops like Lock 3: State
Transportation	Ferry Pier	4	Ferries
Transportation	Junction / Interchange	Road Type*	Make a state guide to mapping Junction / Interchange
Transportation	Seaport / Marina / Harbor	2	Make a state guide to mapping Seaport / Marina / Harbor
Transportation	Subway Station	2	None in Washington State
Transportation	Taxi Station	3
Transportation	Train Station	3
Transportation	Tunnel	Road Type*
Professional and public	Cemetery	2
Professional and public	City Hall	3
Professional and public	College / University	5	Make a state guide to mapping campuses
Professional and public	Conventions / Event Center	3
Professional and public	Courthouse	2
Professional and public	Embassy / Consulate	3	None in Washington State
Professional and public	Factory / Industrial	3	Make a state guide to mapping Factory / Industrial
Professional and public	Fire Department	3
Professional and public	Government	2	Things like, licensing offices, dumps, etc
Professional and public	Hospital / Medical Care	->	Lock 4: Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, Urgent Medical Care facilities Lock 3: Clinics and Medical Make a state guide to mapping hospitalONLY Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, and places offering Urgent Medical Care should use this category. ERs encompassed in a hospital Place Area should be Points. Clinics, and Medical offices which do not offer urgent medical care for Walk-Ins should use the Office, (and any other appropriate) category instead.
Professional and public	Information Point	2
Professional and public	Kindergarten	3	Make a state guide to mapping schools
Professional and public	Library	2	Make a state guide to mapping library's
Professional and public	Military	5
Professional and public	Offices	2	Make a state guide to mapping campuses
Professional and public	Organization or Association	2	Make a state guide to mapping campuses
Professional and public	Police Station	3	Make a state guide to mapping Police Stations
Professional and public	Prison / Correctional Facility	3	Make a state guide to mapping Prison / Correctional Facility
Professional and public	Post Office	3
Professional and public	Religious Center	2
Professional and public	School	3	Make a state guide to mapping schools
Shopping and services	Arts & Crafts	2
Shopping and services	ATM	2
Shopping and services	Bank / Financial	2
Shopping and services	Bookstore	2
Shopping and services	Car Dealership	2
Shopping and services	Car Rental	2
Shopping and services	Convenience Store	2
Shopping and services	Currency Exchange	2
Shopping and services	Department Store	2
Shopping and services	Electronics	2
Shopping and services	Fashion and Clothing	2
Shopping and services	Flowers	2
Shopping and services	Furniture / Home Store	2
Shopping and services	Gifts	2
Shopping and services	Gym / Fitness	2
Shopping and services	Hardware Store	2
Shopping and services	Jewelry	2
Shopping and services	Laundry / Dry Cleaning	2
Shopping and services	Market	2
Shopping and services	Music Store	2
Shopping and services	Personal Care	2
Shopping and services	Pet Store / Veterinarian	2
Shopping and services	Pharmacy	2
Shopping and services	Photography	2
Shopping and services	Shopping Center	3
Shopping and services	Sporting Goods	2
Shopping and services	Supermarket / Grocery	2
Shopping and services	Swimming Pool	2
Shopping and services	Toy Store	2
Shopping and services	Travel Agency	2
Food and drink	Bakery	2
Food and drink	Bar	2
Food and drink	Coffee shop	2
Food and drink	Dessert	2
Food and drink	Fast Food	2
Food and drink	Food Court	2
Food and drink	Ice Cream	2
Food and drink	Restaurant	2
Culture & entertainment	Art Gallery	2
Culture & entertainment	Casino	->	Lock 2: Stand alone casinos (Points) Lock 3: Large casinos with multiple places (Area) Make a state guide to mapping campuses
Culture & entertainment	Club	2
Culture & entertainment	Game Club	2
Culture & entertainment	Movie Theater	2
Culture & entertainment	Museum	2
Culture & entertainment	Music Venue	2
Culture & entertainment	Performing Arts Venue	2
Culture & entertainment	Racing Track	3
Culture & entertainment	Stadium / Arena	3
Culture & entertainment	Theme Park	3
Culture & entertainment	Theater	2
Culture & entertainment	Tourist Attraction / Historic Site	2
Culture & entertainment	Zoo / Aquarium	3
Other	Construction Site	2	Not necessary to be mapped.
Lodging	Bed & Breakfast	2
Lodging	Camping / Trailer Park	2
Lodging	Cottage / Cabin	2
Lodging	Hostel	2
Lodging	Hotel	2
Outdoors	Beach	3
Outdoors	Golf Course	3
Outdoors	Park	->	Lock 3: Local City Parks / Relatively Small Parks Lock 5: State Parks / National Parks
Outdoors	Playground	2	Make a state guide to mapping Parks, Forest / Grove
Outdoors	Plaza	2
Outdoors	Promenade	2
Outdoors	Scenic Lookout / Viewpoint	3
Outdoors	Ski Area	3	Make a state guide to mapping campuses
Outdoors	Sports Court	1
Natural features	Farm	1
Natural features	Forest / Grove	3	Make a state guide to mapping Parks, Forest / Grove
Natural features	Island	5
Natural features	River / Stream	5	Make a state guide to mapping Sea / Lake / Pond. River / Stream Possibly make a nation guide for water layer
Natural features	Sea / Lake / Pond	5	Make a state guide to mapping Sea / Lake / Pond. River / Stream}} Possibly make a nation guide for water layer

• Locking by Road Type guide: Street (1), Primary Street (2), Minor Highway (3), Major Highway (4), and Freeway (5)

Washington/ To Do Places

Want to help out mapping places in Washington. See Washington/To Do Places

Naming Standard

In an effort to standardize Place Names, Washington uses the following list of Common names. Please note the appropriate category name, as well as the listed spelling. This is necessary for the proper display of any advertising associated with the site (i.e. SUBWAY discounts)

Government Agencies

Military

Police Station / Fire Department

City Hall / Courthouse / Library

Prison / Correctional Facility

Post Office

Other

Rest Area

Bridges

Tunnel

Train Station