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Area Places

Area Places (area places) are shown in the Waze app when they are large enough (> 500 m²). Too many area places can make the map cluttered, creating large gray zones that do not help Wazers find their way. Therefore, it is important to use Area Places only if they are distinctive and important enough to orient drivers. Ensure that you do not place the place nodes on road segment nodes. This makes it more difficult to edit the place and/or segments later.

Parking Lot Place and Gas Stations must be drawn as area places, regardless of their size. All other places are generally drawn as point places, except when they are large and distinctive enough to aid orientation while driving. See also the section on Choosing between point and area location.

Generally, an Area Location only covers what a Wazer sees when driving to the actual location. It follows that the Area Location indicates the visible building, not the territory. However, an Area Location does not need to be as detailed as the building itself.
Natural elements such as forests, parks, and lakes are drawn into the visible contours.

Some types of Area Locations are displayed in specific colors in the app. Generally, natural features are green (e.g., Park) or blue (e.g., River).