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
| V: Forest,heath,... | ||
| Code | Short Description | Full Description |
|---|---|---|
| BUSH | Bush(es) | A small clump of conspicuous bushes in an otherwise bare area |
| CULT | Cultivated area | An area under cultivation |
| FRST | Forest(s) | An area dominated by tree vegetation |
| FRSTF | Fossilized forest | A forest fossilized by geologic processes and now exposed at the earth's surface |
| GROVE | Grove | A small wooded area or collection of trees growing closely together, occurring naturally or deliberately planted |
| GRSLD | Grassland | An area dominated by grass vegetation |
| GRVC | Coconut grove | A planting of coconut trees |
| GRVO | Olive grove | A planting of olive trees |
| GRVP | Palm grove | A planting of palm trees |
| GRVPN | Pine grove | A planting of pine trees |