Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

Location Types Registry

Created
2006-06-19
Last Updated
2024-07-08
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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].
    
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Token Description Reference
aircraft A device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air, such as an airplane, helicopter, gyroplane, glider or lighter-than-air devices like a balloon. [RFC4589]
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, supplied for loans, or exchanged. [RFC4589]
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 propelled. [RFC4589]
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]
campground Seasonal area for use with tents, RVs, and camper trailers. [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
care-facility Addressable structure where assisted living is provided, such as a nursing home or assisted living facility. [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
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]
detached-unit Structure that is addressed from the main building and acts like a subaddress, but is not attached to the main building (e.g., a motel with separate cabins). [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
fire-station Building that is used to station firefighters and firefighting equipment, including fire trucks. [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
government Government building, such as those used by the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of governments, including court houses, police stations and military installations. [RFC4589]
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]
landmark-address Second point for a landmark that has a unique address (e.g., an addressed garage). [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
library Library or other public place in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, music, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending. [RFC4589]
motorcycle A two-wheeled automotive vehicle, including a scooter. [RFC4589]
municipal-garage Structure used by the city, town or state for the maintenance of vehicles (e.g., a highway department garage that maintains plow trucks and road repair equipment). [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
museum Location where objects of historical, artistic, scientific or cultural interest are stored and exhibited. [NENA NG9-1-1 CLDXF-US]
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]
phone-box A stand-alone emergency phone box used by the phone company or on college campuses. [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
place-of-worship A religious site where congregations gather for religious observances, such as a church, chapel, meetinghouse, mosque, shrine, synagogue, or temple. [RFC4589]
post-office Office or station used by the postal service in which mail is sorted and received. [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
prison Correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment, such as a prison, penitentiary, jail, brig. [RFC4589]
public Public area such as a shopping mall, street, park, public building, train station, airport or in public conveyance such as a bus, train, plane or ship. This general description encompasses the more precise descriptors 'street', 'public-transport', 'aircraft', 'bus', 'bus-station', 'train', 'train-station', 'airport', 'shopping-area', 'outdoors', and 'watercraft'. [RFC4589]
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., including a friend's home. [RFC4589]
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 various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways. [RFC4589]
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 presentations, talks, plays, music performances and other events involving an audience. [RFC4589]
toll-booth Booth where drivers must pay to enter or cross, such as a bridge toll or state park entry booth. [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
town-hall Building used for the administration of local government, such as a town office building. [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
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 terminal, train depot. [RFC4589]
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]
utilitybox Stand-alone electrical box. [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
warehouse Place in which goods or merchandise are stored, such as a storehouse or self-storage facility. [RFC4589]
waste-transfer-facility Facility used for the management of waste disposal (e.g., a town dump). [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
water In, on or above bodies of water, such as an ocean, lake, river, canal or other waterway. [RFC4589]
water-facility Facility used for the management of water storage, treatment, and distribution, such as a town water treatment facility. [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]
watercraft On a vessel for travel on water such as a boat or ship. [RFC4589]
youth-camp Seasonal area for housing a youth-related camp, such as a kids' overnight summer camp. [NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications]

Contact Information

ID Name Organization Contact URI Last Updated
[NH_Division_of_Emergency_Services_and_Communications] New Hampshire Division of Emergency Services and Communications mailto:DESC.Database&desc.nh.gov 2024-07-08