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Places are searchable destinations in the Waze map. They are similar to the "Points of Interest" found in certain popular GPS devices.

Area Places appear as polygons in the Waze app. Too many of them can clutter the map, creating large gray zones that do not help Wazers orient themselves. Therefore, it is important to use area places only when they are distinctive and significant enough to orient drivers.

Point Places don't show in the Waze map. They can be used to help Wazers find the public places, especially when they are not already listed in the other destination search engines.

The table of Place categories and types, provides guidelines to help map editors decide between point and area places.

Place details

Every Place, whether Point or Area, should have as much detail completed as possible. This includes a name, proper categorization, and full street address, city and state. If any Place does not have a City or Street, check the None checkbox.

General tab

The General tab for a Place is where you complete all of the basic information: categories, name, description, gas brand, residential/public, country, state, city, street and house number.

Here is an example of a Gas Station Area with its details completed:

Place Details

Category

We choose about 120 categories based on what Waze users currently search for. We aimed to have them as wide as possible, and we understand there might be a lot of places without an exact suitable category. For these places, please use the categories that could contain the category they’re in.

• A Place can be assigned to multiple categories
• The Primary Category for a Place must be the first one you enter
• The Primary Category is displayed in a darker shade of blue than the others
• The Primary Category is used to determine whether to use a Point or Area for the Place

Name

The correct naming format is to Capitalize Each Word.
When naming Point Places which are contained within an Area Place in this way, it may be desirable to include the Area's name in the separate Point Place names. If this is desirable, name the Point Places with the specific name first, followed by a hyphen, followed by the Area name, as such:

Point Specific Name - Area General Name

For example, "Faculty of Agriculture - UPM" or "Hush Puppies - Mid Valley Megamall". There are two exceptions: airport Point Places, and emergency rooms.
Primary Name

• Must in the alphanumeric format.
• Must follow the actual name that show on their business signboard or the name that show on their official website.
• For the Gas Station the primary name must clearly indicate the brand of the gasoline a gas station sells.

Alternative Name

• The name that use/known by local.
• Any name that are not in the alphanumeric format (Example : 中文 , بهاس جاوي)

Brand

If you know what brand gasoline a gas station sells, you should select it as the Brand. Stations named after their brands, such as big companies like PETRONAS, Shell, Petron, Mobil, ESSO, are easy to identify the brand which should be selected. If the brand gasoline a gas station sells is new and isn't available in the drop down list, leave the field blank".

Description

BEWARE: Do not use the Description field for notes to other editors. This field is visible in the Waze app, and should only contain details pertinent to the Place itself.

Lock

Places considered fundamental to the functioning of the Waze app, such as Gas Stations, should be locked at least to Level 3 to prevent loss of data due to automatic acceptance of submissions from Trusted Users. Other complex, intricate, or crucial Places such as Police Stations, Fire Departments, Airports, Parks should also be considered for locking to prevent loss of data.

Type

Public places can be turned into private places, but private places cannot be turned into public places. Use this to convert places mistakenly labeled as public into private. Private places only contain photos and an exact address, without all the other properties of a place.

Address

More Info tab

In the More Info tab is additional helpful information for the Place. Here you will add phone number, website, additional services, and hours of operation:

Place More Info

Services

Services help users decide if they should drive to a particular place. Here are descriptions of available services. Waze uses the same set of services for every place type. The service checkbox only has two states, 'yes' or 'no answered', thus there is no way to determine if a place either does not have a service or an editor hasn't added one yet.

Valet service The place has valet parking whereby drivers can valet their car, leaving it with an attendant who will park it for them. These services could be free or fee-based.

Drive-through The place has a drive-through window, which serves food or other items via window that allows the driver not to leave their vehicle. Restaurants, banks, and pharmacies often have drive-through windows.

Wi-Fi The place has free Wi-Fi available for customers. Wi-Fi can be completely open, or accessible with a password that the place operator supplies the user.

Restrooms The place has public restrooms where customers can use a toilet.

Accepts credit cards The place accepts any type of credit card for payment of goods or services. At this time Waze does not differentiate between credit card types.

Reservations The place accepts reservations, i.e. a reserved time for dining in the place.

Outdoor seating The place allows diners to eat outside, weather permitting. Outdoor seating may be on the curb, sidewalk, or in a fenced in area on the premises.

Air conditioning The place has air conditioning, to cool and dehydrate the air when the ambient temperature considered to be warm or hot. This may be possible to infer by looking for air conditioning condensers or chillers on roofs or near buildings on aerial photography within the Waze Map Editor.

Parking for customers The place has parking for customers where they can leave their car, which could be free or for a fee, where the customer parks their own car and walks to the place.

Deliveries At this time this service is unclear. It could mean that the place either accepts deliveries, e.g. from UPS or FedEx, or makes deliveries of food or products to the customer, within a certain range.

Opening hours

The Opening hours section allows editor to add or delete the hours of operation for Places, including unique times for each day of the week. The hours submitted in the editor may not overlap, or a save error will occur.

Opening Hours

Photos tab

Any photos which drivers have added to a Place will appear in the Photos tab. In WME, we can only review and delete photos. Photos can only be uploaded from the Waze app. Click on a picture to view a larger version.

Place Photos

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 their official website (Name of the Gas Station must clearly indicated it brand).
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	NONE
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 Local Authority
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	Point
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 / Financial	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 Area / 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	In Malaysia known as Guest House / Rest House
Lodging	Camping / Trailer Park	Point
Lodging	Cottage / Cabin	Point
Lodging	Hostel	Point
Lodging	Hotel	Point
Outdoors	Beach	Area	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 do not have Ski Area
Outdoors	Sports Court	Point
Natural Features	Farm	NONE	Farms, fishing ponds, fish ponds are not required 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, Petronas Twin Tower is a landmark, while an ordinary tire shop with a big, brightly colored sign is a local reference.

Remark:
For the Chinese name, please insert to "Alternative Name field"。