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Facility

Alias: facility | API: feature_types/95

Place where a particular economic activity happens or where a specific service is provided to customers. For example shops, dentists, medical centers, universities, schools, sports facilities, restaurants, hotels, child care and police stations. Classified according to Google Business list: https://pixelcutlabs.com/blog/google-my-business-categories/

Properties

Alias Name Type Unit Description
id ID serial_pk Primary key
dc_id DC ID int4 ID of dataconnection that manages the basic properties (label, geometry) of a particular feature
id_src ID SRC text Feature type identifier in source dataset
label Label text Informative name or code for this feature
start_date Start date date Date since which this object exists
category Category propchoice_fk Subtype of a feature
maingroup Maingroup text Main classification (user defined) of a feature (equivalent of 'category')
daily_customer_capacity Daily customer capacity int4 Amount of individual customers/patients/clients that can be handled in one single day.
occupancy Occupancy int4 Number of people The number of people who are physically present and using the space at a given time
occupancy_rate Occupancy rate float4 % The percentage of a facility's available space that is currently being used or occupied by people
website Website text
details Details jsonb Field for country- or dataset specific info that is not used for visualization or calculation purposes
centroid Centroid geometry
building_unit_id Building unit ID feature_type_fk
building_id Building ID feature_type_fk Foreign key to building
polygon Polygon geometry

Choices for category

Alias Name Unit Description
child_care_agency Child care agency
elementary_school Elementary school The first stage of education, also typically for children aged 5 to 11 or 12. It covers the early years of schooling before secondary education. Elementary school and primary school are used interchangeably in Nexus
university University
shopping_mall Shopping mall
fire_station Fire station
school School
police_station Police station
hospital Hospital
water_utility_company Water utility company
secondary_school Secondary school Secondary school (also high school) is the stage of education that follows primary school, typically for students aged 12 to 18
college College
vocational_school Vocational school Education focused on teaching students practical skills and training for specific trades or careers, such as plumbing, nursing, or IT, typically preparing them for the workforce.
nursing_home Nursing home
special_education_school Special Education School
board_of_education Board of Education
research_institute Research Institute
waste_management_service Waste Management Service
nuclear_power_company Nuclear Power Company
fuel_supplier Fuel supplier