3.6.2. Rules for additing attributes to places (organizations)

In the upper part of the menu, there is a field where you can quickly search for item types.

Start entering the item's name to see the suggestions of item types and categories:

When you create a “Location” item (usually an organization), the category selection menu opens:

  • Culture and attractions

  • Medicine and pharmaceutics

  • Education and science

  • Finance

  • Trading

  • State and society

  • Religion

  • Food

  • Auto

  • Sport

  • Yard and park infrastructure

  • Business and services

  • Construction and realty

  • Production and materials

  • Leisure and tourism

Select a category from the menu. Then the attribute panel for the map item opens:

Note.

Click Change category to change the category of the item you are adding or editing as needed:

Attribution panels include:

  • Yandex Map Editor data block (for all item types): location, type, name.
  • Yandex Business data block (for organizations): status, working hours, website, email, phone number. Varies depending on item type.

When you create a new item, you should specify its location and fill in the fields of the YME block.

When you fill in Yandex Business fields, the suggested edits are reviewed by the Yandex Business moderation team. You can see the review status of your edits in the edits list (see 2.10.10. Author's notifications .

Techniques for adding attributes to “Locations” are similar to the techniques for adding attributes to all other items on YME.

Example of a filled-in card (partial display):

You can find rules for adding attributes to “Locations” below:

3.6.2.1. Yandex Map Editor block

3.6.2.1.1. Item type

Select the item type from the list in the attribute panel. Available item types are listed in the Location and organization classification.

Category Type
Finance Tax free
State and society Railway station duty officer
Administration
Commandant's service
Customs control zone
Business and services Mother and child room
Disabled toilet
Wardrobe
Luggage storage
Smoking area
Wheelchair rental
Charging sockets
Waiting halls
Luggage service
Reception desk
Baggage claim
Oversize baggage check-in
Oversized baggage reclaim
Shower
Leisure and travel Slot machines

3.6.2.1.2. Organization in Yandex Business

The Yandex Business business attribute connects the organization on the map to its listing in Yandex Business.

As you're filling out the field, the organization list appears. The list shows all the organizations up to 400 meters from the created point that have the same type and a Yandex Business entry:

If the organization you're looking for is not on the list, enter its name in the Name field (see below for more information).

Note.

You can (but don't have to) fill out the Organization in Yandex Business field for organizations drawn outside the Indoor maps.

3.6.2.1.3. Category

The Category attribute lets you provide a more detailed description of what business an organization is involved in. This connects the organization's line of business with the category in Yandex Business.

To enter a category, click Category and select a value from the drop-down list.

You must indicate the organization's category.

If the organization's line of business fits into several categories, select the one that matches their main business activity. For instance, if a clothing store also sells some shoes, select the “clothing store” category.

If you can't determine what an organization's main line of business is, try getting as close as possible and entering one of two suitable categories.

For more information about categories, see the Appendix Location and organization classification.

3.6.2.1.4. Name

3.6.2.1.4.1. Rules for choosing names

Items are named in accordance with the general rules (see 3.1.3. Map item naming rules.).

Restriction. An organization's official name can contain up to 100 characters (or more if approved).

The caption name can contain up to 55 characters (except for special cases in which you can use up to 75 characters).

When naming organizations, preference is given to brand names (as well as names on signage or those that refer to the organization's specialization (for example, Construction materials).

Restriction. If you known an organization's legal structure, specify it in the “Also known as, historical” field. Always specify the legal structure as an abbreviation (such as PAO, MAO).

In general, set the name indicated by the organization owner or on the sign as the main (official) name. You can set a short version of the organization's main name as the caption name. For example, Waldorf Kindergarten Alice may have just Alice as the caption name.

The name indicated by the organization owner may only be assigned by the service's employees and should satisfy the rules for naming Locations in Yandex Map Editor (for example, for the Queen chess club, the name Chess сlub is allowed, but Queen chess club isn't).

Follow these rules when naming organizations:
  1. If you know the organization's registered name and brand name, then enter the brand name as the official name and enter the registered name in the “also known as, historical” field.

    For example: official name — Magnit, caption name — Magnit, “also known as, historical”Tander, AO.

  2. If an organization only has а registration name (in particular, the full name of the organization owner or employee), set it as the official name and enter the registered name in the “also known as, historical” field.
    Note. If the person's full name is part of the brand name, include this full name as part of the official name.

    For example:

    Official name Synonymous name

    (also known as, historical)

    Construction materials Builders, Inc.
    Хозтовары Ivanov A. A.
    Lena's Beauty Salon not attributed

    For private specialists, enter the specialist's field, last name, and initials as the official name.

    Examples:

    • Notary Ivanov I.I..
    • Insurance agent Ivanov I.I. (Don't mention the names of official insurance companies for private insurance agents. For example, Alice Liddell Insurance, insurance agent Ivanov is unacceptable).
    • Acme representative Ivanov I.I..

    Use lowercase letters when indicating ranks and professions of famous personalities in official names. For example, The prof. Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute).

    In the caption name, omit the nominal part, profession, or rank. Shorten the word “imeni” ("named after") to “im.”.

  3. The organization name shouldn't refer to its activity type.

    Also don't specify terms and expressions like “dealer”, “authorized dealer”, “official service”, “partner”, “special representative”, “company store”, “official center”, “network”, “company”, and “firm” in the name.

    Exceptions to this rule:

    • Organizations with an activity type that is inseparable from the item's proper name logically or according to the rules of the language in which the name is being set (such as Ensky medical center).
    • Item names that are a toponym (such as Ensk Driving School) or an adjective derived from a toponym.
    • Companies with the same name in a single building or area as part of a single complex item (such as Hypermarket Alice, Restaurant Alice).
    • One of the terms listed above is part of the company's proper name.
    • You can use the terms “Group of companies” and “Holding” if the legal entities are economically subordinate to each other.
  4. If the organization doesn't have a proper name and is only identified by its type of activity (it has a narrow specialization or can't be clearly categorized), then enter its type (specialization) as its official name. For example: Shoe repair, Locksmith, Zipper repair, Baggage pay desk.

    If an organization has several specializations that can't all fit into the official name field (for example, if the list includes three or more types of services), then use a general term to describe them all. For example: Repair shop.

    If the organization's signage highlights one particular service, then enter that service as the official name. For example:

    If the activity type is missing from the list of suggested categories, refer to it in the item's name to clarify the narrow specialization, write it before the item's proper name without abbreviations (for example, Capsule Hotel Alice), and omit it completely in the caption name (Alice).
    Note.

    If the organization's name describes its activities but doesn't fully match the name of the relevant category, then its name isn't a proper name.

    For example, for an organization named “Butcher shop”, specify the standard official name from the Location and organization names appendix (“Meat”).

    If a company has a number or letter as an identifier instead of a proper name, set both the item type and its number or letter in the official name field (such as Driving school No. 2).

  5. Don't write item names using only uppercase (capital) letters, except for abbreviations (such as MSU, GMII (The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts), MoMA, LSE) and decorative capital letters that are not abbreviations (such as AAA-Motors).

    Do not use special characters or emojis (ideograms) in names even if they are used in the trademark.

    Note. Special characters are those entered on a standard keyboard using key combinations (“alt codes”).

    If an organization uses capital letters in the middle of its name, or every word in its name is written with a capital letter, you can write it that way on the map provided the name does not have two or more capital letters in a row.

    For example: Mebel Chernozemya, Finn Flare, Farfor, SushiVesla, KulinAria, StroyMashServis, Krasnoe&Beloe, Burger King, Shaggy Dog.

  6. The spelling of words in organizations' proper names should conform with norms of the language you are using.
  7. You can write a company's name in lowercase on the map if it's part of the brand.

    For example: oodji, iPhone.

  8. Restrooms should have the Toilet caption. Don't specify women's, men's, or any other type.
  9. Places of interest, such as architectural monuments and engineering structures, don't use additional terms to reflect their current status, including “house”, “building”, and “former”.

    For example:

    Correct Incorrect
    The Women's Hospital of the Holy Trinity Community of Sisters of Mercy The Women's hospital building of the Holy Trinity Community of Sisters of Mercy
    The Alexander Hospital The Former Alexander Hospital

    As an exception, you can use additional terms when they are directly connected with the proper name of the place and serve for word agreement. For example, Rukavishnikov House and Pushnikov Chambers.

  10. The name should not contain information about the company's address, the closest metro station, or any other references to the company's location (such as Alice-service Enskoe Highway).
  11. Don't add business hours or a status to organization names (such as “We're open”, “former”, “temporarily closed”, “doesn't work”, and “abandoned”).

    The “under construction” status, which you can add to the names of large business centers, shopping malls, residential complexes, and stadiums under construction after special approval, is an exception to this rule. Specify the status after the item's proper name in parentheses. For example: Alice Business Center (under construction).

  12. Company names shouldn't contain ads, including if the following is added to the organization's main name:
    • Product names, country of manufacture (Alice, children's books by English writers).
    • Ad slogans (Alice — Territory of natural cosmetics).
    • Lists of products or services (Real estate agency, evaluation, sale, rental).
    • Clarifications about products (Alice, aquarium and terrarium store).
    • References to an action related to the type of activity expressed by a verb. For example, don't set names like Laying parquet flooring, buying scrap, and installing stretch ceilings, though you can set names like Construction and finishing works, Scrap purchase, and Stretch and suspended ceilings.
    • Names of popular brands if the company is not an office or franchisee of the brand (such as Acme Internet Connection, aLice Repair, Cheshire Cat Delivery).
    • Words like “sale”, “discounts”, “cheap”, “wholesale, and retail”.

      Names can contain a natural mention of one product (such asFashionable windows, Ensky cosmetics).

  13. Set names for sales offices of residential complexes using one of the following formats: [Residential complex name, sales office] or [Developer name, sales office].

    You can use only one car brand in the names of car dealerships. Name format: [Dealer name], [Car brand].

    The use of uppercase (capital) and lowercase letters in the spelling of brand names should match the spelling on auto.ru .

  14. For Orthodox Christian churches, use the term “church” in the official name.

    In the caption name, you can also use the term “church” if it is used in the commonly accepted name of a religious institution.

3.6.2.1.4.2. Name formatting

Rules and examples of entering names:

  • Official name — required for all items (except for items belonging to the “Yard and park infrastructure” type). Here is what should be specified:
    • Only the item's proper name if it's not grammatically connected to its type and the activity unambiguously determines its purpose (as long as the type doesn't contain specific elaborations, such as “Indian restaurant”).

      In such cases, preferably add the “Also known as, historical” name in the [item type + proper name] format.

      If the activity name clarifies the item type (such as pub for the “Bar, pub” category), only set the item's proper name in its official name.

      See Examples 1, 4, 12, and 33.

    • Only the item's proper name if the item has a number or ID in addition to its proper name (applies to items of the following types: Food, Auto, Trade, Finance, Yard and park infrastructure, Sports, as well as the Drug store and Optician subtypes). In this case, you can specify the item's name, number, and type as a name of the “Also known as, historical” type.

      See Example 2.

    • The item's proper name and item type in cases when the item's proper name grammatically overlaps with the item type.

      See Example 3.

    • The item's proper name, number (or ID), and item type if the item has a number or ID in addition to its proper name (applies to items of the following types: Culture and attractions, Education and science, State and society, Religion, Businesses and services, Construction and realty, Production and materials, Leisure and travel, and Medicine and pharmaceutics).

      See Examples 25, 26.

    • If an item doesn't have a proper name, only the “item type” is specified (except for items belonging to the Yard and park infrastructure type).

      See examples in Location and organization names (standard names of map items that have no proper names, depending on the activity).

    • If an object belongs to the “Yard and park infrastructure” type and doesn't have a name, only specify its official name if it elaborates on the item's function. For example, Volleyball court, Basketball court. Don't set an official name for such an item if it doesn't elaborate on its function. For example, the official name can't be Sports ground, Playground, Dumpsters.
    • If data for an organization in the “Finance” category (such as department, branch, numbered or unnumbered operational cash registers, and so on) doesn't correspond to its activity type, you can add it to the organization's official name. The item's proper name always comes before its official name. The clarifications are written last, separated by a comma.

      See Examples 7, 8, and 9.

    • If a bank has both a full name and an abbreviation/portmanteau, the official name uses the full version, while the caption uses the shortened version.

      See Examples 10, 11.

    • If an organization name consists of the name of its activity and the full name of its owner or specialist, write the name as follows (excluding brand names):

      • Official name: the type of business activity specified based on the table of standard names for places and businesses, and the full name (the first name and the patronymic should be written as initials)
      • Signature name: business activity specified based on the table for standard names of places and businesses.

      See Examples 31 and 32.

    • Attractions of architectural value can display their year(s) of construction. If a century is specified in the attraction's name, it can be substituted with the years of construction.

      Any additional information specified for items with proper names should come after a comma. Years and centuries use arabic numbers. If there are more than two construction dates, please only specify the two oldest ones.

      See Examples 28, 29.

  • For caption on map — must be specified if it's different from the official name. If the names are the same, specifying it is not mandatory, but still preferrable.

    The name should contain:

    • Only the item's proper name in cases when the item's proper name doesn't grammatically overlap with the item type.

      See Examples 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9.

    • Only the item's proper name if the item has a number or ID in addition to its proper name (applies to items of the following types: Food, Auto, Trade, Finance, Yard and park infrastructure, Sports, as well as the Drug store and Optician subtypes).

      See Example 2.

    • The item's proper name and item type in cases when the item's proper name grammatically overlaps with the item type.

      See Example 3.

    • The item's proper name, number (or ID), and item type if the item has a number or ID in addition to its proper name (applies to items of the following types: Culture and attractions, Education and science, State and society, Religion, Businesses and services, Construction and realty, Production and materials, Leisure and travel, and Medicine and pharmaceutics, but doesn't include the Drug store and Optician subtypes).

      See Examples 25, 26.

    • Type and number (ID) if the item only has a type and ID.

      See Example 27.

    • Only the item type if the item doesn't have a proper name and the item type doesn't match its business activity. It doesn't need the For caption on map name if the item type matches the category.

      See Examples 5, 6.

    • If a bank has both a full name and an abbreviation/portmanteau, the caption uses the shortened version.

      See Examples 10, 11.

    • If a government, educational, cultural, or medical facility does not have its own name or number, the caption should specify the locality (urban or rural) it belongs to.

      See Examples 13, 14, and 15.

    • For complex companies occupying a large area (such as hospitals, universities, sanatoriums, and sports and commercial companies with well-established well-known names), there are special rules for naming buildings:

      • If an organization divided into multiple subsidiaries (for example, a university with its buildings, departments, and dorms; a factory or hospital with its departments and buildings; and so on) occupies asingle area, write the names of the subsidiaries as follows:
        • official: name of the parent organization, name of the child organization;
        • for signature: the name of the child organization.

      See Examples 16, 17, and 18.

      If the subsidiary is located on different territories, the name of the parent organization is saved in the name for the signature.

      See Example 19.

    • If a large parent company has independent branches with their own names (e.g. city-level universities that are branches of a federal university, or local hospitals subordinate to a regional hospital), then the names of those branches should be specified in the following manner:

      • Official: Name of the parent organization, name of the branch.
      • Name for caption: Name of the branch.

      See Example 20.

    • If several organizations share the same name, territory, and subcategory (e.g. Factories and industrial enterprises), please include their abbreviated item type in the official name.

      See Examples 21, 22, 23, 24.

    • If the years/centuries of construction are specified in the proper name for an attraction of architectural value, the attraction's caption name should be written as follows:
      • If the item has a proper name, then it should be the same as a caption name.
      • If the item doesn't have a proper name, then the caption name should be shortened and include the item's construction period taken from the proper name.
      See Examples 28, 29.
Examples:

Number

of example
Category name: Actual name of the organization: Official name: Name for caption on map: The “Also known as, historical” type name:
1 Piponi Pizza Piponi Piponi Piponi Pizza
2 Pizzeria No. 4 Salayamka Salyamka Salyamka Pizzeria No. 4 Salayamka
3 Gordon Ramsay's grill bar Gordon Ramsay's grill bar Gordon Ramsay's grill bar not attributed
4 Zugzwang Pub Zugzwang not attributed not attributed
5 Pastry joint Pastry joint Pastry joint not attributed
6 Cafe Cafe not attributed not attributed
7 Sovcombank, operational cash office 1609 Sovcombank
8 Sovcombank, branch Sovcombank
9 Tempbank, Gagarinsky additional office Tempbank
10 Credit Ural Bank CUB
11 Moskovskiy Oblastnoy Bank Mosbolbank
12 Alcoholic beverage store Krasnoe&Beloe Alcohol store Red&White Red&White Krasnoe&Beloe Alcohol store
13

Petrovskaya Secondary School

Peter school MOU Petrovskaya Srednyaya obshheobrazovatelnaya SHKOLA
14 Luzhsky district house of culture Luzhsky RDC
15 Dyatlovskaya Central district hospital Dyatlovskaya CRH
16

Rostselmash welding and paint building No. 1 Welding and paint building No. 1 PAO Rostselmash welding and paint building No. 1
17 Moscow state University, building № 3 building number (korpus) № 3
18 CRB No. 3, infectious diseases unit Infectious branch
19 Tagmet, welding and paint building No. 1 OAO Tagmet, welding and paint building No. 1
20 Chekhov Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute Taganrog Institute of Gymnasium Rostov State University of Economics, Anton Chekhov Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute
21 Gorky-Moskovsky Railway depot No. 7 Gorky-Moskovsky RD-7
22 Gorky-Moskovsky passenger railway depot No. 4 Gorky Moskovsky PRD-4
23

Gazprom sports center

Gazprom SC
24 Gazprom stadium Gazprom stadium
25 Chekhov Gymnasium Chekhov Gymnasium
26 Kindergarten № 5 Travushka Kindergarten № 5 Travushka
27 School #50 School #50
28 Safyanschikov Revenue House end of the 17th century, end of the 18th century, 1892, circa 1903 Safyanschikov Revenue House, end of the 17th century — end of the 18th century Safyanschikov Revenue House
29 Manor end of the 19th century, circa 1902 Manor end of the 19th century, circa 1902 Manor end of 19th cen., ca. 1902
30 Ambulatory care centre, first aid post COVID-19 vaccination center Coronavirus vaccination center Vaccination point

Synonym No. 1: COVID-19 vaccination

Synonym No. 2: Covid-19 vaccination

31 Notaries Notary A. Sergeev Notary A. Sergeev Notary
32 Speech therapists Speech therapist I. Semenov Speech therapist I. Semenov Speech therapist
33 Bar, pub Spirit Pub Spirit not set not set

3.6.2.2. Yandex Business block

After saving an item in Yandex Map Editor, you can start editing its Yandex Business attributes.

To edit an organization's attributes, do the following:
  1. Highlight the item on the map to open its extended attribute panel with the Yandex Business data block:

  2. Click the Edit button in the Yandex Business data block. The Yandex Business data panel will open:

  3. Use the fields in the Yandex Business data panel to set the values for the organization's attributes:
    Status
    Current state of the organization. Choose one of the values from the list:
    • Open — the organization is currently operational, set by default

    • Temporarily closed — the organization or one of its buildings is under construction or renovation
    • Permanently closed — the organization's closed or changed its location, the building's been demolished, and so on.
    • relocated — not used in the Yandex Map Editor
    • Possibly closed — not used in the Yandex Map Editor
    Note. When you add an organization that's currently under construction to the map, assign the Temporarily closed status.
    Organization schedule
    Click the checkbox on the right side of the field to open the work schedule editor. Here you can select or deselect days during which an organization operates (the corresponding entry in the field will be formed automatically):

    Working hours

    Displays an organization's opening and closing hours. The time should be set in the HH:MM format.

    If an organization works 24 hours a day, check the Around the clock box.

    If an organization's schedule differs from day to day, each day's separate schedule has to be set manually:

    Click the Add idle period line to open two extra fields. Here you can set the start and end of an organization's idle hours, if applicable. Use the HH:MM format.

    Website

    An organization's website address. Click Add to specify any subsequent values.

    Telephone

    Lists the item's phone number. Click Add to specify any subsequent values.

    Accessible by wheelchair

    You should only set the parameters for the Accessible by wheelchair group for organizations of the following types:

    Categories
    Bus station
    Administrations
    Water park
    Ambulatory care centre, first aid post
    Anti-café
    Pharmacy
    Airport
    Banks
    ATM
    Bar, pub
    Pool
    Library
    Hospital
    Bakery, bread store
    Fast food
    University
    Exhibition center
    Gynecology clinic
    Hypermarket
    Traffic police
    Military hospital
    Hotel
    Dolphinariums, aquariums
    Children's hospital
    Children's polyclinic
    Kindergarten
    Diagnostic center
    Dispensary
    House of culture
    Railway station
    Railway terminal
    Women's consultation
    Registery office
    Zoo
    Luggage storage
    Cafe
    Cinema
    Club for children and teenagers
    Bookstore
    College
    Conservatory
    Concert hall
    Coffee shop
    Cultural center
    Grocery
    Medical center, clinic
    Interdistrict registration and examination office
    Museum
    Centers of state and municipal services
    Tax auditing
    Drug abuse clinic
    Nail salon
    Night clubs
    Dormitory
    Community organization
    Wellness center
    Police department
    Hairdresser
    Passport and migration authorities
    Pension fund
    Pizzeria
    Planetarium
    Polyclinic for adults
    Embassy
    Post office
    Psychiatric hospital
    Point of delivery
    Entertainment center
    Medical rehabilitation centre
    Restaurant
    Maternity hospital
    Beauty salon
    Opticial store
    Spa facilities
    Specialized hospital
    Sports bar
    Sports and entertainment center
    Stadium
    Canteen
    Dental clinic
    Supermarket
    Sushi bar
    Theatre
    Products for the disabled
    Shopping mall
    Injury care center
    Tourist information centre
    Department store
    Urology center
    Philharmonic
    Hostel
    Art studio
    Employment center
    Family planning clinic
    Career guidance center
    Children's developmental center
    Circus
    Government ministries, services
    Confectionary

    Attribute values are picked from the following lists:

    Building entrance
    • Entrance partially accessible — used for organizations with at least one entrance accessible by people in wheelchairs or people that need assistance (the entrance should be at ground level or have a ramp or a lift).
    • Entrance inaccessible — used for organizations with no entrances accessible by people in wheelchairs or people that need assistance (such entrances should be at ground level or have a ramp or a lift).
    • No information — no accurate data about the entrance's layout.
    Automatic door
    • Automatic door — used for organizations with at least one entrance that has an automatic door or door that's always open during the organization's work hours.
    • No automatic door — used for organizations that have no entrances with an automatic door or a door that's always open during the organization's work hours.
    • No information — no accurate data about the entrance's layout.
    Disabled toilet
    • Handicapped restroom — the organization or its territory includes a restroom that accommodates the disabled.
    • No accessible restroom — the organization or its territory includes a restroom that accommodates the disabled.
    • No information — no accurate data about the organization's restrooms.
    Handicapped parking space
    • Handicapped parking space — the organization or its territory includes accessible parking spaces that accommodate disabled people.
    • No handicapped parking space — the organization or its territory doesn't include any accessible parking spaces that accommodate disabled people.
    • No information — no accurate data about the organization's parking spaces.
  4. Click Send suggestion. All new or edited information will be sent to Yandex Business.

    The suggested changes will then be reviewed by the Yandex Business moderation team. You can see your suggestion's review status in the edits list (see Section 2.10.10. Author notifications).

    The organization's card will still be displaying outdated information until the moderation process is completed. After the suggested information goes through the moderation process, the organization's card will be updated and the new information will appear on Yandex Maps.
  5. If multiple items of the Location type with the same name and category are linked to the same Yandex Business card (for example, different organizations that belonging to a single chain), unlink the organization that was linked by mistake from the Yandex Business card (clear the Yandex Business Information field).
    Note.

    This rule doesn't apply to organizations that share infrastructure, occupy multiple floors of a building under each other, and are drawn in the Indoor maps layer.

  6. If an organization can't be found using the search, write the name in the search bar in the language used on its sign.