All places in the Places API are categorized into one out of 9 feature classes (represented by letters) and further subcategorized into one out of 680 feature codes.
Feature Codes
| H: Stream, lake, ... | ||
| Code | Short Description | Full Description |
|---|---|---|
| DOMG | Icecap dome | A comparatively elevated area on an icecap |
| DPRG | Icecap depression | A comparatively depressed area on an icecap |
| DTCH | Ditch | A small artificial watercourse dug for draining or irrigating the land |
| DTCHD | Drainage ditch | A ditch which serves to drain the land |
| DTCHI | Irrigation ditch | A ditch which serves to distribute irrigation water |
| DTCHM | Ditch mouth(s) | An area where a drainage ditch enters a lagoon, lake or bay |
| ESTY | Estuary | A funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences |
| FISH | Fishing area | A fishing ground, bank or area where fishermen go to catch fish |
| FJD | Fjord | A long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts |
| FJDS | Fjords | Long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arms of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts |