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 684 feature codes.
Feature Codes
| ALL | ||
| Code | Short Description | Full Description |
|---|---|---|
| ATOL | Atoll(s) | A ring-shaped coral reef which has closely spaced islands on it encircling a lagoon |
| BANK | Bank | A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged. |
| BAR | Bar | A shallow ridge or mound of coarse unconsolidated material in a stream channel, at the mouth of a stream, estuary, or lagoon and in the wave-break zone along coasts |
| BAY | Bay | A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf |
| BAYS | Bays | Coastal indentations between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf |
| BCH | Beach | A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves |
| BCHS | Beaches | A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves |
| BCN | Beacon | A fixed artificial navigation mark |
| BDG | Bridge | A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across |
| BDGQ | Ruined bridge | A destroyed or decayed bridge which is no longer functional |