Points of Interest (POI XML)

NAVTEQ points of interest (POIs) and associated reference data are delivered in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format. These data include NAVTEQ Core POIs and Extended Listing POIs for North America. European POI data in XML format are slated for delivery at a later date.

NAVTEQ will use the general XML specification for the delivery of additional POI data sets, including ACSI, Fodor's, Zagat, and more as product plans are announced. Any product-specific additions to the data delivery format will be detailed in a product-specific documentation delivery.

Delivery Package

Each POI XML delivery package contains the POI records delivered. The package has several attributes to describe the details of the delivery such as version number and creation time, as well as the applicable directory of reference data. The reference data delivered are only that data relevant to the specific product purchased. For example, the Cuisine_Type_Desc file will only be included when the facility type Restaurant is included in the product.

The delivery package contains the following attributes:

Name Type Use Description
VersionNo xs: string Required Version number of the DeliveryPackage
CreationTime xs: dateTime Required Creation date and time of the DeliveryPackage
MapVersion xs: string Required Version number of the map database associated to the POIs
Language_Code_Desc xs: string Required Name of the Language Code
Reference file used
Country_Code_Desc xs: string Required Name of the Country Code
Reference file used
XY_Type xs: string Optional Coordinate system used, and the format used (e.g., no decimal point)
Category_Code_Desc xs: string Required Name of the Category
Reference File used
Cuisine_Type_Desc1 xs: string Required Name of the Cuisine Type
Reference File used
Chain_Brand_Desc2 xs: string Required Name of the Chain, Brand and Supplier Reference file used
Char_Set xs: string Required Character set used in the DeliveryPackage
UpdateType xs: string Required Identifies the type of the update contained in the DeliveryPackage: Incremental (only the changes are delivered) or Bulk (replacement of the entire POI records)

Note: Only the Bulk Update is supported at this time.
Coverage xs: string Required Describes the coverage area of the DeliveryPackage (e.g., DCA)
Category xs: string Required Describes the categories included in the DeliveryPackage
  1. Cuisine_Type_Desc is only delivered when a product contains the facility type Restaurant (5800)
  2. Chain_Brand_Desc is only delivered when a product contains a facility type that supports chain names, e.g., Hotel (7011)

Content Attributes

The key content attributes describing the POIs include:

  • Action – describes the action to be taken for a specific POI (e.g., add, delete, update)
  • Supplier ID – describes the source of the POI
  • Identity – contains information about the identity of a POI and is categorized as:
    • POI_Entity_ID
    • Names
    • Chain_ID
    • Category_ID
    • Product_Type
  • Relationship – identifies relationships between two or more POIs
    • Association_Type
    • POI_Entity_ID
  • Locations – defines a POI location by address, geo-position, and NAVTEQ link ID and may have more than one location (i.e. main entrance and service entrance); information is categorized as:
    • Address
    • Actual Address
    • GeoPosition
    • MapLinkID
    • Confidence
  • Contacts – contains all contact information about a POI (e.g. phone number)
  • Revision History