The Areas and Buildings category is a top level category for Places that are owned, operated or managed by municipalities, such as cities, towns, villages, boroughs and shires.
This category contains the following level 2 categories:
City, Town or Village - Represents a named settlement that may be a (large) city, town, or tiny village.
Outdoor Area-Complex - Outdoor areas or complexes with designations for specific businesses or interests.
Building - Areas and buildings designated for residential or office use.
Administrative Region-Streets - An administrative region, such as a postal area, or a named street/square/intersection.
9100 - City, Town or Village
Category ID
Category (Level 3)
Description
900-9100-0000
City, Town or Village
Represents a named settlement that may be a (large) city, town, or tiny village. This is a base-level category that should be used for all Places that do not fit other categories defined for City, Town or Village (900-9100-xxxx).
900-9100-0214
Hamlet
A small village, settlement or community usually in a rural area without an official, independent political structure.
900-9100-0215
Named Place
An area or location known by an official, or sometimes unofficial, name.
900-9100-0216
Neighborhood
A geographically localized community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area.
9200 - Outdoor Area-Complex
Category ID
Category (Level 3)
Description
900-9200-0000
Outdoor Area-Complex
An establishment or area located outdoors. This is a base-level category that should be used for all Places that do not fit other categories defined for Outdoor Area-Complex (900-9200-xxxx).
900-9200-0218
Industrial Zone
A non-residential area that is dedicated to manufacturing, industrial activities or storage facilities. This also includes business parks containing service industries.
900-9200-0219
Marina
A designated area that offers docking and other services for small boats, yachts, or pleasure craft.
900-9200-0220
RV Parks
A designated area that provides camping facilities for recreational vehicles.
900-9200-0299
Collective Community
A facility that provides an area for members to hold a common social, political, religious or spiritual events. For example, kibbutz, dojos, moshavs, agricultural communes, eco villages, art communities, convents, monasteries and housing cooperatives.
900-9200-0301
Island
A natural and geographical feature of land that is entirely separated by water from the mainland.
900-9200-0386
Meeting Point
A designated place where people can gather or must report to during an emergency (for example, tsunami, earthquake, fire, and so on).
9300 - Building
Category ID
Category (Level 3)
Description
900-9300-0000
Building
This is a plot of land that has a street number assigned to it. This is a base-level category that should be used for all Places that do not fit other categories defined for Building (900-9300-xxxx).
900-9300-0221
Residential Area-Building
A building designated specifically for residential use.
9400 - Administrative Region-Streets
Category ID
Category (Level 3)
Description
900-9400-0000
Administrative Region-Streets
This is an administrative region, such as a postal area, or a named street/square/intersection. This is a base-level category that should be used for all Places that do not fit other categories defined for Administrative Region-Streets (900-9400-xxxx).
900-9400-0399
Administrative Region
This is either a country, a state / province, a county or an even smaller area like a district or sub-district. Named areas like the Boston Metro Area also fall into this category.
900-9400-0400
Postal Area
A postal area in a country. This could also be a group of postal areas, for example in Canada this could be "M4B 1L5" or "M4B 1L6," as well as "M4B" or "M4B 1."
900-9400-0401
Street or Square
A named street or square. This could be anything from a small pedestrian passage to a big highway. Large named squares fall into this category.
900-9400-0402
Intersection
A road intersection. It is typically represented by two or more streets meeting at the intersection. It could also be a named intersection.
