alt geometries
Types of geometries in Who's On First, and their meaning.
Caveat
This document should still be considered a work-in-progress
Polygons
This section (polygons) is out of date and needs to be updated to describe the syntax for "alt" geometries. See also: https://github.com/whosonfirst/whosonfirst-cookbook/blob/master/how_to/creating_alt_geometries.md
cloropleth
consensus
This is a placeholder label. It is a terrible name. We just haven't found a better one yet.
display
geocode
groundtruth
reversegeo
Centroids
geom
common- The math centroid of the area polygon.
intersection
lbl
common- Where the label should be displayed.
local
optional- Where do locals from this place consider the "center".
nav
common-optional- Snapped to nearest road and used to provide accurate turn-by-turn directions and navigation ETAs (expected time of arrivals).
reversegeo
common-optional- Used for point-in-polygon (PIP) processing.
tourist
optional- Tourists follow guides and flock towards famous attractions.
See also