West Virginia/Places/Main

Place Update Requests

Place Update Requests (PUR) should be reviewed for accuracy; once approved, all relevant information pertaining to the place should be added/entered. Please use each company's website to gather all the information you can. Once a place is complete please lock to the Mid-Atlantic standards for Place Locking. It is strongly recommended you install and use WMEPH on each place to ensure standardization.

MAR Place Locking Standards

Place Type	Minimum Lock Level
Area/Point Places	2
Gas Stations	3
Hospital/Urgent Care	4
Fire Department	4
Police Station	4
Airports	4
Parking Lots	3

Naming Standards

PLACE NAMING STANDARDS/HARMONIZATION IS CURRENTLY UNDER NATIONAL REVIEW. The most up to date information has been entered into WMEPH. It is highly recommended to use this addon when doing place editing.

We are standardizing the naming of most public facilities and businesses. This makes search results more consistent and useful, and gives Wazers a more professional and uniform experience. The names have been designed to work well with instant search, regular search, and to be clear and concise in the map display. Please follow these guidelines when naming the places described below.

Places which are part of a larger area place (e.g. separate ER entrances in a hospital area, etc.) should be named with their unique name followed by a hyphen and the name of the larger area they belong to. For example "ER - J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital"

Hospitals/Urgent Care Clinics

WV follows national guidance for hospitals

Use the official name as the Primary Name. Put any local/colloquial names, if known, as alternate.

J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital

Alt Name: WVU Hospital

United Hospital Center

Alt Name: UHC

Government Agencies

All places for the following agencies should be named according to the standards as follows:

City and County Offices: City or County Name followed by City Hall or Department or Agency as appropriate, for example:

Clarksburg City Hall

Marion County Courthouse

Monongalia County Recycling Center

Police and Sheriff Department: City, Agency or Division Name followed by Police Dept or Sheriff Dept. For the West Virginia State Police, put the name of the detachment at the end. For example:

Morgantown Police Dept

Monongalia County Sheriff Dept

West Virginia State Police - Morgantown

Fire Department: Agency Name or abbreviation followed by Fire Dept and the station name or number. For example:

Morgantown Fire Dept - South Side Station

Charleston Fire Dept - Station 8

Westover Volunteer Fire Dept

United States Postal Service: West Virginia follows national guidance for Post Office naming. For example:

Post Office - Downtown Morgantown

Alt Name: USPS

Alt Name: 26505

Description: Morgantown, WV 26505

For Contract Postal Units and Village Post Offices, see Places/Post Office for specific naming guidance

US VA Hospitals/Centers/Clinics: Follow the hospital guidelines plus the following naming conventions below. If it is not clear that these places are for Veterans Only, preface the name with V.A. (with the periods so the TTS does not conflict with Virginia). Add VA (without the periods) as alternate name to aid in searches. Spell out CBOC (Community Based Outpatient Clinic). Also expand Vet to Veterans to avoid ambiguity with Veterinary Services.

V.A. - Martinsburg Medical Center

Alt Name: VA - Martinsburg Medical Center

V.A. - Petersburg Community Based Outpatient Clinic

Alt Name: VA - Petersburg Community Based Outpatient Clinic

Greenbrier County V.A. Clinic

Alt Name: Greenbrier County VA Clinic

Note: Vet Centers are not hospitals or clinics

Princeton Veterans Center