Places terminology

A specific point on Earth's surface, typically defined by geographic coordinates (longitude and latitude). Locations can represent any place or area, such as a city, building, or point of interest.

Any location that includes administrative areas, addresses, points of interest (POI), geographic areas, and more. Places often have associated information, such as name, address, coordinates, types, business hours, contacts, and categories.

Includes point-based addresses (like offices, homes), street addresses, and interpolated addresses, providing precise location data.

See the definition of interpolation below.

An address that includes secondary designators, such as a suite or unit number, building, or floor information.

An inferred address that includes secondary designators, such as a suite or unit number, building, or floor information. Inferred secondary addresses are derived from the input query and are not guaranteed to exist.

A POI refers to notable locations, such as businesses (like restaurants, stores) or landmarks (like parks, monuments).

Regions such as countries, provinces, states, districts, blocks, and postal areas that organize geographical data.

Areas including cities, localities, and neighborhoods, offering additional levels of granularity in geographical data.

A precise set of coordinates (longitude and latitude) that pinpoints where a place is located on a map.

A reference point in geographic data that helps prioritize search results closer to this location, enhancing relevance in searches.

A rectangular geographic area defined by southwest and northeast coordinates, used to narrow down searches or display content within the area on a map.

A classification for places based on function or characteristics. Types include country, region, locality, district, postal area, block, intersection, street address, point address, interpolated address, or POI.

A grouping for businesses and landmarks based on the type of services or activities they offer, such as restaurants, hotels, schools, and parks. Categories make it easier for users to find specific types of POIs in searches.

An indicator of how closely a search result aligns with the input, aiding in determining relevance.

The method of estimating unknown addresses by using known address locations as reference points.

Amazon Location Service Places use International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 3166 country codes for identifying countries or regions. Find the code for each country on the ISO Online Browsing Platform.