Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Location Types Registry Created 2006-06-19 Last Updated 2024-05-22 Available Formats [IMG] XML [IMG] HTML [IMG] Plain text Registry included below • Location Types Location Types Registration Procedure(s) Expert Review Expert(s) Martin Thomson Reference [RFC4589] Note For "location-type" schema and URN sub-namespace registrations, see [IANA registry xml-registry]. Available Formats [IMG] CSV Token Description Reference aircraft A device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air, such as an airplane, helicopter, [RFC4589] gyroplane, glider or lighter-than-air devices like a balloon. airport A place from which aircraft operate, such as an airport or heliport. [RFC4589] arena Enclosed area used for sports events. [RFC4589] automobile A usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation, such as a car. [RFC4589] bank Business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, [RFC4589] supplied for loans, or exchanged. bar A bar or saloon. [RFC4589] bus A large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers. [RFC4589] bicycle A vehicle with two wheels tandem, a steering handle, a saddle seat, and pedals by which it is [RFC4589] propelled. bus-station Terminal that serves bus passengers, such as a bus depot or bus terminal. [RFC4589] cafe Usually small and informal establishment serving various refreshments (such as coffee); coffee shop. [RFC4589] classroom Academic classroom or lecture hall. [RFC4589] club Dance club, nightclub or discotheque. [RFC4589] construction Construction site. [RFC4589] convention-center Convention center or exhibition hall. [RFC4589] government Government building, such as those used by the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of [RFC4589] governments, including court houses, police stations and military installations. hospital Hospital, hospice, medical clinic, mental institution, or doctor's office. [RFC4589] hotel Hotel, motel, inn or other lodging establishment. [RFC4589] industrial Industrial setting, such as a manufacturing floor or power plant. [RFC4589] Library or other public place in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, music, library periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or [RFC4589] lending. motorcycle A two-wheeled automotive vehicle, including a scooter. [RFC4589] museum Location where objects of historical, artistic, scientific or cultural interest are stored and [NENA NG9-1-1 CLDXF-US] exhibited. office Business setting, such as an office. [RFC4589] other A place without a registered place type representation. [RFC4589] outdoors Outside a building, in or into the open air, such as a park or city streets. [RFC4589] parking A parking lot or parking garage. [RFC4589] place-of-worship A religious site where congregations gather for religious observances, such as a church, chapel, [RFC4589] meetinghouse, mosque, shrine, synagogue, or temple. prison Correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment, such as a [RFC4589] prison, penitentiary, jail, brig. Public area such as a shopping mall, street, park, public building, train station, airport or in public public conveyance such as a bus, train, plane or ship. This general description encompasses the more [RFC4589] precise descriptors 'street', 'public-transport', 'aircraft', 'bus', 'bus-station', 'train', 'train-station', 'airport', 'shopping-area', 'outdoors', and 'watercraft'. public-transport Any form of public transport, including aircraft, bus, train or ship. [RFC4589] residence A private or residential setting, not necessarily the personal residence of the entity, e.g., [RFC4589] including a friend's home. restaurant Restaurant, coffee shop or other public dining establishment. [RFC4589] school School or university property, but not necessarily a classroom or library. [RFC4589] shopping-area Shopping mall or shopping area. This area is a large, often enclosed shopping complex containing [RFC4589] various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways. stadium Large, usually open structure for sports events, including a racetrack. [RFC4589] store Place where merchandise is offered for sale, such as a shop. [RFC4589] street A public thoroughfare, such as a avenue, street, alley, lane, road, including any sidewalks. [RFC4589] theater Theater, lecture hall, auditorium, class room, movie theater or similar facility designed for [RFC4589] presentations, talks, plays, music performances and other events involving an audience. train Train, monorail, maglev, cable car or similar conveyance. [RFC4589] train-station Terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods; railway station, railroad station, railroad [RFC4589] terminal, train depot. truck An automotive vehicle suitable for hauling, used primarily to carry goods rather than people. [RFC4589] underway In a land, water, or air craft which is underway (in motion). [RFC4589] unknown The type of place is unknown. [RFC4589] warehouse Place in which goods or merchandise are stored, such as a storehouse or self-storage facility. [RFC4589] water In, on or above bodies of water, such as an ocean, lake, river, canal or other waterway. [RFC4589] watercraft On a vessel for travel on water such as a boat or ship. [RFC4589] Licensing Terms