900 - Areas and Buildings
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 (RESTRICTED) | 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). Note: This category is a HERE search-only category. |
| 900-9100-0214 (RESTRICTED) | Hamlet | A small village, settlement or community usually in a rural area without an official, independent political structure. Note: This category is a HERE protected category. Note: This category is a HERE owned category. |
| 900-9100-0215 (RESTRICTED) | Named Place | An area or location known by an official, or sometimes unofficial, name. Note: This category is a HERE protected category. Note: This category is a HERE owned category. |
| 900-9100-0216 (RESTRICTED) | Neighborhood | A geographically localized community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area. Note: This category is a HERE protected category. Note: This category is a HERE owned category. |
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 (RESTRICTED) | 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). Note: This category is a HERE search-only category. |
| 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 (RESTRICTED) | 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). Note: This category is a HERE search-only category. |
| 900-9400-0399 (RESTRICTED) | 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. Note: This category is a HERE search-only category. |
| 900-9400-0400 (RESTRICTED) | 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." Note: This category is a HERE search-only category. |
| 900-9400-0401 (RESTRICTED) | 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. Note: This category is a HERE search-only category. |
| 900-9400-0402 (RESTRICTED) | Intersection | A road intersection. It is typically represented by two or more streets meeting at the intersection. It could also be a named intersection. Note: This category is a HERE search-only category. |
