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| Code | Name | Description |
| HLT | Halting place | A place where caravans stop for rest |
| ADMF | Administrative facility | A government building |
| AGRF | Agricultural facility | A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture |
| AIRB | Airbase | An area used to store supplies, provide barracks for air force personnel, hangars and runways for aircraft, and from which operations are initiated |
| AIRF | Airfield | A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo |
| AIRH | Heliport | A place where helicopters land and take off |
| AIRP | Airport | A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo |
| AIRQ | Abandoned airfield | |
| AIRT | Terminal | Airport facilities for the handling of freight and passengers |
| AMTH | Amphitheater | An oval or circular structure with rising tiers of seats about a stage or open space |
| ANS | Archaeological/prehistoric site | A place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located |
| AQC | Aquaculture facility | Facility or area for the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants, especially fish, shellfish, and seaweed, in natural or controlled marine or freshwater environments; underwater agriculture |
| ARCH | Arch | A natural or man-made structure in the form of an arch |
| ARCHV | Archive | A place or institution where documents are preserved |
| ART | Piece of art | A piece of art, like a sculpture, painting. In contrast to monument MNMT it is not commemorative. |
| ASTR | Astronomical station | A point on the earth whose position has been determined by observations of celestial bodies |
| ASYL | Asylum | A facility where the insane are cared for and protected |
| ATHF | Athletic field | A tract of land used for playing team sports, and athletic track and field events |
| ATM | Automatic teller machine | An unattended electronic machine in a public place, connected to a data system and related equipment and activated by a bank customer to obtain cash withdrawals and other banking services. |
| BANK | Bank | A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged. |
| 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 |
| BLDA | Apartment building | A building containing several individual apartments |
| BLDG | Building(s) | A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc. |
| BLDO | Office building | Commercial building where business and/or services are conducted |
| BP | Boundary marker | A fixture marking a point along a boundary |
| BRKS | Barracks | A building for lodging military personnel |
| BRKW | Breakwater | A structure erected to break the force of waves at the entrance to a harbor or port |
| BSTN | Baling station | A facility for baling agricultural products |
| BTYD | Boatyard | A waterside facility for servicing, repairing, and building small vessels |
| BUR | Burial cave(s) | A cave used for human burials |
| BUSTN | Bus station | A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading passengers |
| BUSTP | Bus stop | A place lacking station facilities |
| CARN | Cairn | A heap of stones erected as a landmark or for other purposes |
| CAVE | Cave(s) | An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff |
| CH | Church | A building for public Christian worship |
| CMP | Camp(s) | A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use |
| CMPL | Logging camp | A camp used by loggers |
| CMPLA | Labor camp | A camp used by migrant or temporary laborers |
| CMPMN | Mining camp | A camp used by miners |
| CMPO | Oil camp | A camp used by oilfield workers |
| CMPQ | Abandoned camp | |
| CMPRF | Refugee camp | A camp used by refugees |
| CMTY | Cemetery | A burial place or ground |
| COMC | Communication center | A facility, including buildings, antennae, towers and electronic equipment for receiving and transmitting information |
| CRRL | Corral(s) | A pen or enclosure for confining or capturing animals |
| CSNO | Casino | A building used for entertainment, especially gambling |
| CSTL | Castle | A large fortified building or set of buildings |
| CSTM | Customs house | A building in a port where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered and cleared |
| CTHSE | Courthouse | A building in which courts of law are held |
| CTRA | Atomic center | A facility where atomic research is carried out |
| CTRCM | Community center | A facility for community recreation and other activities |
| CTRF | Facility center | A place where more than one facility is situated |
| CTRM | Medical center | A complex of health care buildings including two or more of the following: hospital, medical school, clinic, pharmacy, doctor's offices, etc. |
| CTRR | Religious center | A facility where more than one religious activity is carried out, e.g., retreat, school, monastery, worship |
| CTRS | Space center | A facility for launching, tracking, or controlling satellites and space vehicles |
| CVNT | Convent | A building where a community of nuns lives in seclusion |
| DAM | Dam | A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water |
| DAMQ | Ruined dam | A destroyed or decayed dam which is no longer functional |
| DAMSB | Sub-surface dam | A dam put down to bedrock in a sand river |
| DARY | Dairy | A facility for the processing, sale and distribution of milk or milk products |
| DCKD | Dry dock | A dock providing support for a vessel, and means for removing the water so that the bottom of the vessel can be exposed |
| DCKY | Dockyard | A facility for servicing, building, or repairing ships |
| DIKE | Dike | An earth or stone embankment usually constructed for flood or stream control |
| DIP | Diplomatic facility | Office, residence, or facility of a foreign government, which may include an embassy, consulate, chancery, office of charge d'affaires, or other diplomatic, economic, military, or cultural mission |
| DPOF | Fuel depot | An area where fuel is stored |
| EST | Estate(s) | A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities |
| ESTO | Oil palm plantation | An estate specializing in the cultivation of oil palm trees |
| ESTR | Rubber plantation | An estate which specializes in growing and tapping rubber trees |
| ESTSG | Sugar plantation | An estate that specializes in growing sugar cane |
| ESTT | Tea plantation | An estate which specializes in growing tea bushes |
| ESTX | Section of estate | |
| FCL | Facility | A building or buildings housing a center, institute, foundation, hospital, prison, mission, courthouse, etc. |
| FNDY | Foundry | A building or works where metal casting is carried out |
| FRM | Farm | A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture |
| FRMQ | Abandoned farm | |
| FRMS | Farms | Tracts of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture |
| FRMT | Farmstead | The buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm |
| FT | Fort | A defensive structure or earthworks |
| FY | Ferry | A boat or other floating conveyance and terminal facilities regularly used to transport people and vehicles across a waterbody |
| FYT | Ferry terminal | A place where ferries pick-up and discharge passengers, vehicles and or cargo |
| GATE | Gate | A controlled access entrance or exit |
| GDN | Garden(s) | An enclosure for displaying selected plant or animal life |
| GHAT | Ghat | A set of steps leading to a river, which are of religious significance, and at their base is usually a platform for bathing |
| GHSE | Guest house | A house used to provide lodging for paying guests |
| GOSP | Gas-oil separator plant | A facility for separating gas from oil |
| GOVL | Local government office | A facility housing local governmental offices, usually a city, town, or village hall |
| GRVE | Grave | A burial site |
| HERM | Hermitage | A secluded residence, usually for religious sects |
| HMSD | Homestead | A residence, owner's or manager's, on a sheep or cattle station, woolshed, outcamp, or Aboriginal outstation, specific to Australia and New Zealand |
| HSE | House(s) | A building used as a human habitation |
| HSEC | Country house | A large house, mansion, or chateau, on a large estate |
| HSP | Hospital | A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated |
| HSPC | Clinic | A medical facility associated with a hospital for outpatients |
| HSPD | Dispensary | A building where medical or dental aid is dispensed |
| HSPL | Leprosarium | An asylum or hospital for lepers |
| HSTS | Historical site | A place of historical importance |
| HTL | Hotel | A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public |
| HUT | Hut | A small primitive house |
| HUTS | Huts | Small primitive houses |
| INSM | Military installation | A facility for use of and control by armed forces |
| ITTR | Research institute | A facility where research is carried out |
| JTY | Jetty | A structure built out into the water at a river mouth or harbor entrance to regulate currents and silting |
| LDNG | Landing | A place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities |
| LEPC | Leper colony | A settled area inhabited by lepers in relative isolation |
| LIBR | Library | A place in which information resources such as books are kept for reading, reference, or lending. |
| LNDF | Landfill | A place for trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land |
| LOCK | Lock(s) | A basin in a waterway with gates at each end by means of which vessels are passed from one water level to another |
| LTHSE | Lighthouse | A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light |
| MALL | Mall | A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways. |
| MAR | Marina | A harbor facility for small boats, yachts, etc. |
| MFG | Factory | One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated |
| MFGB | Brewery | One or more buildings where beer is brewed |
| MFGC | Cannery | A building where food items are canned |
| MFGCU | Copper works | A facility for processing copper ore |
| MFGLM | Limekiln | A furnace in which limestone is reduced to lime |
| MFGM | Munitions plant | A factory where ammunition is made |
| MFGPH | Phosphate works | A facility for producing fertilizer |
| MFGQ | Abandoned factory | |
| MFGSG | Sugar refinery | A facility for converting raw sugar into refined sugar |
| MKT | Market | A place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals |
| ML | Mill(s) | A building housing machines for transforming, shaping, finishing, grinding, or extracting products |
| MLM | Ore treatment plant | A facility for improving the metal content of ore by concentration |
| MLO | Olive oil mill | A mill where oil is extracted from olives |
| MLSG | Sugar mill | A facility where sugar cane is processed into raw sugar |
| MLSGQ | Former sugar mill | A sugar mill no longer used as a sugar mill |
| MLSW | Sawmill | A mill where logs or lumber are sawn to specified shapes and sizes |
| MLWND | Windmill | A mill or water pump powered by wind |
| MLWTR | Water mill | A mill powered by running water |
| MN | Mine(s) | A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages |
| MNAU | Gold mine(s) | A mine where gold ore, or alluvial gold is extracted |
| MNC | Coal mine(s) | A mine where coal is extracted |
| MNCR | Chrome mine(s) | A mine where chrome ore is extracted |
| MNCU | Copper mine(s) | A mine where copper ore is extracted |
| MNFE | Iron mine(s) | A mine where iron ore is extracted |
| MNMT | Monument | A commemorative structure or statue |
| MNN | Salt mine(s) | A mine from which salt is extracted |
| MNQ | Abandoned mine | |
| MNQR | Quarry(-ies) | A surface mine where building stone or gravel and sand, etc. are extracted |
| MOLE | Mole | A massive structure of masonry or large stones serving as a pier or breakwater |
| MSQE | Mosque | A building for public Islamic worship |
| MSSN | Mission | A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion |
| MSSNQ | Abandoned mission | |
| MSTY | Monastery | A building and grounds where a community of monks lives in seclusion |
| MTRO | Metro station | Metro station Underground, Tube, or Metro |
| MUS | Museum | A building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited |
| NOV | Novitiate | A religious house or school where novices are trained |
| NSY | Nursery(-ies) | A place where plants are propagated for transplanting or grafting |
| OBPT | Observation point | A wildlife or scenic observation point |
| OBS | Observatory | A facility equipped for observation of atmospheric or space phenomena |
| OBSR | Radio observatory | A facility equipped with an array of antennae for receiving radio waves from space |
| OILJ | Oil pipeline junction | A section of an oil pipeline where two or more pipes join together |
| OILQ | Abandoned oil well | |
| OILR | Oil refinery | A facility for converting crude oil into refined petroleum products |
| OILT | Tank farm | A tract of land occupied by large, cylindrical, metal tanks in which oil or liquid petrochemicals are stored |
| OILW | Oil well | A well from which oil may be pumped |
| OPRA | Opera house | A theater designed chiefly for the performance of operas. |
| PAL | Palace | A large stately house, often a royal or presidential residence |
| PGDA | Pagoda | A tower-like storied structure, usually a Buddhist shrine |
| PIER | Pier | A structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation |
| PKLT | Parking lot | An area used for parking vehicles |
| PMPO | Oil pumping station | A facility for pumping oil through a pipeline |
| PMPW | Water pumping station | A facility for pumping water from a major well or through a pipeline |
| PO | Post office | A public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed |
| PP | Police post | A building in which police are stationed |
| PPQ | Abandoned police post | |
| PRKGT | Park gate | A controlled access to a park |
| PRKHQ | Park headquarters | A park administrative facility |
| PRN | Prison | A facility for confining prisoners |
| PRNJ | Reformatory | A facility for confining, training, and reforming young law offenders |
| PRNQ | Abandoned prison | |
| PS | Power station | A facility for generating electric power |
| PSH | Hydroelectric power station | A building where electricity is generated from water power |
| PSN | Nuclear power station | Nuclear power station |
| PSTB | Border post | A post or station at an international boundary for the regulation of movement of people and goods |
| PSTC | Customs post | A building at an international boundary where customs and duties are paid on goods |
| PSTP | Patrol post | A post from which patrols are sent out |
| PYR | Pyramid | An ancient massive structure of square ground plan with four triangular faces meeting at a point and used for enclosing tombs |
| PYRS | Pyramids | Ancient massive structures of square ground plan with four triangular faces meeting at a point and used for enclosing tombs |
| QUAY | Quay | A structure of solid construction along a shore or bank which provides berthing for ships and which generally provides cargo handling facilities |
| RDCR | Traffic circle | A road junction formed around a central circle about which traffic moves in one direction only |
| RDIN | Intersection | A junction of two or more highways by a system of separate levels that permit traffic to pass from one to another without the crossing of traffic streams |
| RECG | Golf course | A recreation field where golf is played |
| RECR | Racetrack | A track where races are held |
| REST | Restaurant | A place where meals are served to the public |
| RET | Store | A building where goods and/or services are offered for sale |
| RHSE | Resthouse | A structure maintained for the rest and shelter of travelers |
| RKRY | Rookery | A breeding place of a colony of birds or seals |
| RLG | Religious site | An ancient site of significant religious importance |
| RLGR | Retreat | A place of temporary seclusion, especially for religious groups |
| RNCH | Ranch(es) | A large farm specializing in extensive grazing of livestock |
| RSD | Railroad siding | A short track parallel to and joining the main track |
| RSGNL | Railroad signal | A signal at the entrance of a particular section of track governing the movement of trains |
| RSRT | Resort | A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities |
| RSTN | Railroad station | A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight |
| RSTNQ | Abandoned railroad station | |
| RSTP | Railroad stop | A place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight |
| RSTPQ | Abandoned railroad stop | |
| RUIN | Ruin(s) | A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional |
| SCH | School | Buildings where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place |
| SCHA | Agricultural school | A school with a curriculum focused on agriculture |
| SCHC | College | The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning |
| SCHL | Language school | Language Schools & Institutions |
| SCHM | Military school | A school at which military science forms the core of the curriculum |
| SCHN | Maritime school | A school at which maritime sciences form the core of the curriculum |
| SCHT | Technical school | Post-secondary school with a specifically technical or vocational curriculum |
| SECP | State Exam Prep Centre | State exam preparation centres |
| SHPF | Sheepfold | A fence or wall enclosure for sheep and other small herd animals |
| SHRN | Shrine | A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept |
| SHSE | Storehouse | A building for storing goods, especially provisions |
| SLCE | Sluice | A conduit or passage for carrying off surplus water from a waterbody, usually regulated by means of a sluice gate |
| SNTR | Sanatorium | A facility where victims of physical or mental disorders are treated |
| SPA | Spa | A resort area usually developed around a medicinal spring |
| SPLY | Spillway | A passage or outlet through which surplus water flows over, around or through a dam |
| SQR | Square | A broad, open, public area near the center of a town or city |
| STBL | Stable | A building for the shelter and feeding of farm animals, especially horses |
| STDM | Stadium | A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators |
| STNB | Scientific research base | A scientific facility used as a base from which research is carried out or monitored |
| STNC | Coast guard station | A facility from which the coast is guarded by armed vessels |
| STNE | Experiment station | A facility for carrying out experiments |
| STNF | Forest station | A collection of buildings and facilities for carrying out forest management |
| STNI | Inspection station | A station at which vehicles, goods, and people are inspected |
| STNM | Meteorological station | A station at which weather elements are recorded |
| STNR | Radio station | A facility for producing and transmitting information by radio waves |
| STNS | Satellite station | A facility for tracking and communicating with orbiting satellites |
| STNW | Whaling station | A facility for butchering whales and processing train oil |
| STPS | Steps | Stones or slabs placed for ease in ascending or descending a steep slope |
| SWT | Sewage treatment plant | Facility for the processing of sewage and/or wastewater |
| SYG | Synagogue | A place for Jewish worship and religious instruction |
| THTR | Theater | A building or outdoor area used for live theatrical presentations, concerts, opera or dance productions, cinema, and/or other stage productions |
| TMB | Tomb(s) | A structure for interring bodies |
| TMPL | Temple(s) | An edifice dedicated to religious worship |
| TNKD | Cattle dipping tank | A small artificial pond used for immersing cattle in chemically treated water for disease control |
| TOLL | Toll gate/barrier | Highway toll collection station |
| TOWR | Tower | A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter |
| TRAM | Tram | Rail vehicle along urban streets also known as streetcar or trolley |
| TRANT | Transit terminal | Facilities for the handling of vehicular freight and passengers |
| TRIG | Triangulation station | A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation |
| TRMO | Oil pipeline terminal | A tank farm or loading facility at the end of an oil pipeline |
| TWO | Temp work office | Temporary Work Offices |
| UNIP | University prep school | University Preparation Schools & Institutions |
| UNIV | University | An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees. |
| USGE | United states government establishment | A facility operated by the United States Government in Panama |
| VETF | Veterinary facility | A building or camp at which veterinary services are available |
| WALL | Wall | A thick masonry structure, usually enclosing a field or building, or forming the side of a structure |
| WALLA | Ancient wall | The remains of a linear defensive stone structure |
| WEIR | Weir(s) | A small dam in a stream, designed to raise the water level or to divert stream flow through a desired channel |
| WHRF | Wharf(-ves) | A structure of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank which provides berthing for ships and cargo-handling facilities |
| WRCK | Wreck | The site of the remains of a wrecked vessel |
| WTRW | Waterworks | A facility for supplying potable water through a water source and a system of pumps and filtration beds |
| ZNF | Free trade zone | An area, usually a section of a port, where goods may be received and shipped free of customs duty and of most customs regulations |
| ZOO | Zoo | A zoological garden or park where wild animals are kept for exhibition |