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POI layers — hospitals, stations, airports on top of the map
POI stands for "point of interest." It is the second layer on top of the base map: hospitals, stations, airports, schools. The dots that turn a region on a map into somewhere you could actually live.
Where to find it
Tap or click POI in the map toolbar. The panel that opens lists the categories with a checkbox next to each. The categories light up on the map as you tick them; you can have any combination on at once.
How it works
There are 6 categories today: hospitals, pharmacies, schools, train stations, airports, and ski resorts. Each category has its own marker shape and colour. Hovering a marker shows the name; clicking opens a popup with the address and a button to centre the map.
POIs are not filterable. They ignore the climate and altitude dials. If you have filtered the map heavily, the POIs still show through the dimmed regions underneath. That is deliberate: a station is a station whether or not the surrounding location passes your filter.
What to keep in mind
Distance metrics in the details panel ("distance to hospital", "distance to airport") are computed independently of which POI categories you have on. Turning off the hospital layer does not zero out the distance metric.
Frequently asked
Why is a hospital I know exists not on the map?
Either OpenStreetMap has not tagged it yet, or the tag is non-standard. You can contribute the missing record to OpenStreetMap directly; we re-ingest the data periodically and your contribution will appear in the next refresh.
Can I add my own POI for personal use?
For a personal marker, use pins instead. A pin can be anything you want — an estate agent's office, a relative's address, a coffee shop you liked.
Why are the markers different sizes when I zoom?
The base zoom keeps markers compact so they do not crowd the map. At deeper zoom levels they grow proportionally so the label stays readable.
Verified · 2026-05-26