diff --git a/controller/coarse_reverse.js b/controller/coarse_reverse.js
index 2c7b370b..3f8129a3 100644
--- a/controller/coarse_reverse.js
+++ b/controller/coarse_reverse.js
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ const coarse_granularities = [
   'region',
   'macroregion',
   'dependency',
-  'country'
+  'country',
+  'empire',
+  'continent',
+  'ocean',
+  'marinearea'
 ];
 
 // remove non-coarse layers and return what's left (or all if empty)
diff --git a/helper/geojsonify.js b/helper/geojsonify.js
index 01acb886..515446ce 100644
--- a/helper/geojsonify.js
+++ b/helper/geojsonify.js
@@ -1,28 +1,32 @@
 
-var GeoJSON = require('geojson');
-var extent = require('@mapbox/geojson-extent');
-var logger = require('pelias-logger').get('api');
-var type_mapping = require('./type_mapping');
-var _ = require('lodash');
-var addDetails = require('./geojsonify_place_details');
-var addMetaData = require('./geojsonify_meta_data');
+const GeoJSON = require('geojson');
+const extent = require('@mapbox/geojson-extent');
+const logger = require('pelias-logger').get('geojsonify');
+const collectDetails = require('./geojsonify_place_details');
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const Document = require('pelias-model').Document;
 
 function geojsonifyPlaces( params, docs ){
 
   // flatten & expand data for geojson conversion
-  var geodata = docs
-    .map(geojsonifyPlace.bind(null, params))
-    .filter( function( doc ){
-      return !!doc;
-    });
+  const geodata = docs
+    .filter(doc => {
+      if (!_.has(doc, 'center_point')) {
+        logger.warn('No doc or center_point property');
+        return false;
+      } else {
+        return true;
+      }
+    })
+    .map(geojsonifyPlace.bind(null, params));
 
   // get all the bounding_box corners as well as single points
   // to be used for computing the overall bounding_box for the FeatureCollection
-  var extentPoints = extractExtentPoints(geodata);
+  const extentPoints = extractExtentPoints(geodata);
 
   // convert to geojson
-  var geojson             = GeoJSON.parse( geodata, { Point: ['lat', 'lng'] });
-  var geojsonExtentPoints = GeoJSON.parse( extentPoints, { Point: ['lat', 'lng'] });
+  const geojson             = GeoJSON.parse( geodata, { Point: ['lat', 'lng'] });
+  const geojsonExtentPoints = GeoJSON.parse( extentPoints, { Point: ['lat', 'lng'] });
 
   // to insert the bbox property at the top level of each feature, it must be done separately after
   // initial geojson construction is finished
@@ -35,36 +39,29 @@ function geojsonifyPlaces( params, docs ){
 }
 
 function geojsonifyPlace(params, place) {
-
-  // something went very wrong
-  if( !place || !place.hasOwnProperty( 'center_point' ) ) {
-    return warning('No doc or center_point property');
+  // setup the base doc
+  const doc = {
+    id: place._id,
+    gid: new Document(place.source, place.layer, place._id).getGid(),
+    layer: place.layer,
+    source: place.source,
+    source_id: place.source_id,
+    bounding_box: place.bounding_box,
+    lat: parseFloat(place.center_point.lat),
+    lng: parseFloat(place.center_point.lon)
+  };
+
+  // assign name, logging a warning if it doesn't exist
+  if (_.has(place, 'name.default')) {
+    doc.name = place.name.default;
+  } else {
+    logger.warn(`doc ${doc.gid} does not contain name.default`);
   }
 
-  var output = {};
-
-  addMetaData(place, output);
-  addName(place, output);
-  addDetails(params, place, output);
-
-  // map center_point for GeoJSON to work properly
-  // these should not show up in the final feature properties
-  output.lat = parseFloat(place.center_point.lat);
-  output.lng = parseFloat(place.center_point.lon);
+  // assign all the details info into the doc
+  Object.assign(doc, collectDetails(params, place));
 
-  return output;
-}
-
-/**
- * Validate and add name property
- *
- * @param {object} src
- * @param {object} dst
- */
-function addName(src, dst) {
-  // map name
-  if( !src.name || !src.name.default ) { return warning(src); }
-  dst.name = src.name.default;
+  return doc;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -73,12 +70,7 @@ function addName(src, dst) {
  * @param {object} geojson
  */
 function addBBoxPerFeature(geojson) {
-  geojson.features.forEach(function (feature) {
-
-    if (!feature.properties.hasOwnProperty('bounding_box')) {
-      return;
-    }
-
+  geojson.features.forEach(feature => {
     if (feature.properties.bounding_box) {
       feature.bbox = [
         feature.properties.bounding_box.min_lon,
@@ -101,8 +93,8 @@ function addBBoxPerFeature(geojson) {
  * @returns {Array}
  */
 function extractExtentPoints(geodata) {
-  var extentPoints = [];
-  geodata.forEach(function (place) {
+  return geodata.reduce((extentPoints, place) => {
+    // if there's a bounding_box, use the LL/UR for the extent
     if (place.bounding_box) {
       extentPoints.push({
         lng: place.bounding_box.min_lon,
@@ -112,16 +104,20 @@ function extractExtentPoints(geodata) {
         lng: place.bounding_box.max_lon,
         lat: place.bounding_box.max_lat
       });
+
     }
     else {
+      // otherwise, use the point for the extent
       extentPoints.push({
         lng: place.lng,
         lat: place.lat
       });
+
     }
-  });
+    return extentPoints;
+
+  }, []);
 
-  return extentPoints;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -144,15 +140,4 @@ function computeBBox(geojson, geojsonExtentPoints) {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * emit a warning if the doc format is invalid
- *
- * @note: if you see this error, fix it ASAP!
- */
-function warning( doc ) {
-  console.error( 'error: invalid doc', __filename, doc);
-  return false; // remove offending doc from results
-}
-
-
 module.exports = geojsonifyPlaces;
diff --git a/helper/geojsonify_meta_data.js b/helper/geojsonify_meta_data.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fdf0394..00000000
--- a/helper/geojsonify_meta_data.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-var Document = require('pelias-model').Document;
-
-/**
- * Determine and set place id, type, and source
- *
- * @param {object} src
- * @param {object} dst
- */
-function addMetaData(src, dst) {
-  dst.id = src._id;
-  dst.gid = makeGid(src);
-  dst.layer = lookupLayer(src);
-  dst.source = lookupSource(src);
-  dst.source_id = lookupSourceId(src);
-  if (src.hasOwnProperty('bounding_box')) {
-    dst.bounding_box = src.bounding_box;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Create a gid from a document
- *
- * @param {object} src
- */
-function makeGid(src) {
-  var doc = new Document(lookupSource(src), lookupLayer(src), src._id);
-  return doc.getGid();
-}
-
-function lookupSource(src) {
-  return src.source;
-}
-
-function lookupSourceId(src) {
-  return src.source_id;
-}
-
-function lookupLayer(src) {
-  return src.layer;
-}
-
-module.exports = addMetaData;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helper/geojsonify_place_details.js b/helper/geojsonify_place_details.js
index d9a000ee..b546c9a9 100644
--- a/helper/geojsonify_place_details.js
+++ b/helper/geojsonify_place_details.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-var _ = require('lodash');
+'use strict';
+
+const _ = require('lodash');
 
 // Properties to be copied
 // If a property is identified as a single string, assume it should be presented as a string in response
 // If something other than string is desired, use the following structure: { name: 'category', type: 'array' }
-var DETAILS_PROPS = [
+const DETAILS_PROPS = [
   { name: 'housenumber',       type: 'string' },
   { name: 'street',            type: 'string' },
   { name: 'postalcode',        type: 'string' },
@@ -41,6 +43,15 @@ var DETAILS_PROPS = [
   { name: 'borough_a',         type: 'string' },
   { name: 'neighbourhood',     type: 'string' },
   { name: 'neighbourhood_gid', type: 'string' },
+  { name: 'continent',         type: 'string' },
+  { name: 'continent_gid',     type: 'string' },
+  { name: 'continent_a',       type: 'string' },
+  { name: 'ocean',             type: 'string' },
+  { name: 'ocean_gid',         type: 'string' },
+  { name: 'ocean_a',           type: 'string' },
+  { name: 'marinearea',        type: 'string' },
+  { name: 'marinearea_gid',    type: 'string' },
+  { name: 'marinearea_a',      type: 'string' },
   { name: 'bounding_box',      type: 'default' },
   { name: 'label',             type: 'string' },
   { name: 'category',          type: 'array',     condition: checkCategoryParam }
@@ -51,58 +62,44 @@ function checkCategoryParam(params) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Add details properties
- *
- * @param {object} params clean query params
- * @param {object} src
- * @param {object} dst
- */
-function addDetails(params, src, dst) {
-  copyProperties(params, src, DETAILS_PROPS, dst);
-}
-
-/**
- * Copy specified properties from source to dest.
+ * Collect the specified properties from source into an object and return it
  * Ignore missing properties.
  *
  * @param {object} params clean query params
  * @param {object} source
- * @param {[]} props
  * @param {object} dst
  */
-function copyProperties( params, source, props, dst ) {
-  props.forEach( function ( prop ) {
-
-    // if condition isn't met, just return without setting the property
+function collectProperties( params, source ) {
+  return DETAILS_PROPS.reduce((result, prop) => {
+    // if condition isn't met, don't set the property
     if (_.isFunction(prop.condition) && !prop.condition(params)) {
-      return;
+      return result;
     }
 
-    var property = {
-      name: prop.name || prop,
-      type: prop.type || 'default'
-    };
+    if ( source.hasOwnProperty( prop.name ) ) {
+      let value = null;
 
-    var value = null;
-    if ( source.hasOwnProperty( property.name ) ) {
-
-      switch (property.type) {
+      switch (prop.type) {
         case 'string':
-          value = getStringValue(source[property.name]);
+          value = getStringValue(source[prop.name]);
           break;
         case 'array':
-          value = getArrayValue(source[property.name]);
+          value = getArrayValue(source[prop.name]);
           break;
         // default behavior is to copy property exactly as is
         default:
-          value = source[property.name];
+          value = source[prop.name];
       }
 
       if (_.isNumber(value) || (value && !_.isEmpty(value))) {
-        dst[property.name] = value;
+        result[prop.name] = value;
       }
     }
-  });
+
+    return result;
+
+  }, {});
+
 }
 
 function getStringValue(property) {
@@ -123,7 +120,6 @@ function getStringValue(property) {
   return _.toString(property);
 }
 
-
 function getArrayValue(property) {
   // isEmpty check works for all types of values: strings, arrays, objects
   if (_.isEmpty(property)) {
@@ -137,4 +133,4 @@ function getArrayValue(property) {
   return [property];
 }
 
-module.exports = addDetails;
+module.exports = collectProperties;
diff --git a/helper/placeTypes.js b/helper/placeTypes.js
index defc9274..3591521c 100644
--- a/helper/placeTypes.js
+++ b/helper/placeTypes.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 module.exports = [
+  'ocean',
+  'marinearea',
+  'continent',
+  'empire',
   'country',
   'dependency',
   'macroregion',
diff --git a/helper/type_mapping.js b/helper/type_mapping.js
index 7b9de5a0..3caea41d 100644
--- a/helper/type_mapping.js
+++ b/helper/type_mapping.js
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ var LAYERS_BY_SOURCE = {
  openaddresses: [ 'address' ],
  geonames: [ 'country','macroregion', 'region', 'county','localadmin',
   'locality','borough', 'neighbourhood', 'venue' ],
- whosonfirst: [ 'continent', 'country', 'dependency', 'macroregion', 'region',
+ whosonfirst: [ 'continent', 'empire', 'country', 'dependency', 'macroregion', 'region',
    'locality', 'localadmin', 'macrocounty', 'county', 'macrohood', 'borough',
-   'neighbourhood', 'microhood', 'disputed', 'venue', 'postalcode']
+   'neighbourhood', 'microhood', 'disputed', 'venue', 'postalcode',
+   'continent', 'ocean', 'marinearea']
 };
 
 /*
@@ -60,9 +61,10 @@ var LAYERS_BY_SOURCE = {
  * may have layers that mean the same thing but have a different name
  */
 var LAYER_ALIASES = {
-  'coarse': [ 'continent', 'country', 'dependency', 'macroregion', 'region',
-   'locality', 'localadmin', 'macrocounty', 'county', 'macrohood', 'borough',
-   'neighbourhood', 'microhood', 'disputed', 'postalcode' ]
+  'coarse': [ 'continent', 'empire', 'country', 'dependency', 'macroregion',
+    'region', 'locality', 'localadmin', 'macrocounty', 'county', 'macrohood',
+    'borough', 'neighbourhood', 'microhood', 'disputed', 'postalcode',
+    'continent', 'ocean', 'marinearea']
 };
 
 // create a list of all layers by combining each entry from LAYERS_BY_SOURCE
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 213948d1..db7b2426 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "validate": "npm ls",
     "semantic-release": "semantic-release pre && npm publish && semantic-release post",
     "config": "node -e \"console.log(JSON.stringify(require( 'pelias-config' ).generate(require('./schema')), null, 2))\"",
-    "check-dependencies": "node_modules/.bin/npm-check --production --ignore pelias-interpolation"
+    "check-dependencies": "node_modules/.bin/npm-check --production --ignore pelias-interpolation",
+    "prune": "npm prune"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@
   },
   "pre-commit": [
     "lint",
+    "prune",
     "validate",
     "test",
     "check-dependencies"
diff --git a/service/configurations/PointInPolygon.js b/service/configurations/PointInPolygon.js
index 66a766f9..58b52093 100644
--- a/service/configurations/PointInPolygon.js
+++ b/service/configurations/PointInPolygon.js
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ class PointInPolygon extends ServiceConfiguration {
     super('pip', o);
   }
 
+  getParameters(req) {
+    if (_.has(req, 'clean.layers')) {
+      return {
+        layers: _.join(req.clean.layers, ',')
+      };
+    }
+
+    return {};
+  }
+
   getUrl(req) {
     // use resolve to eliminate possibility of duplicate /'s in URL
     return url.resolve(this.baseUrl, `${req.clean['point.lon']}/${req.clean['point.lat']}`);
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/coarse_reverse.js b/test/unit/controller/coarse_reverse.js
index f9e3709f..df231075 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/coarse_reverse.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/coarse_reverse.js
@@ -210,6 +210,22 @@ module.exports.tests.success_conditions = (test, common) => {
         country: [
           { id: 100, name: 'country name', abbr: 'xyz'},
           { id: 101, name: 'country name 2'}
+        ],
+        empire: [
+          { id: 110, name: 'empire name', abbr: 'empire abbr'},
+          { id: 111, name: 'empire name 2'}
+        ],
+        continent: [
+          { id: 120, name: 'continent name', abbr: 'continent abbr'},
+          { id: 121, name: 'continent name 2'}
+        ],
+        ocean: [
+          { id: 130, name: 'ocean name', abbr: 'ocean abbr'},
+          { id: 131, name: 'ocean name 2'}
+        ],
+        marinearea: [
+          { id: 140, name: 'marinearea name', abbr: 'marinearea abbr'},
+          { id: 141, name: 'marinearea name 2'}
         ]
       };
 
@@ -282,7 +298,19 @@ module.exports.tests.success_conditions = (test, common) => {
             dependency_a: ['dependency abbr'],
             country: ['country name'],
             country_id: ['100'],
-            country_a: ['xyz']
+            country_a: ['xyz'],
+            empire: ['empire name'],
+            empire_id: ['110'],
+            empire_a: ['empire abbr'],
+            continent: ['continent name'],
+            continent_id: ['120'],
+            continent_a: ['continent abbr'],
+            ocean: ['ocean name'],
+            ocean_id: ['130'],
+            ocean_a: ['ocean abbr'],
+            marinearea: ['marinearea name'],
+            marinearea_id: ['140'],
+            marinearea_a: ['marinearea abbr'],
           },
           center_point: {
             lat: 12.121212,
@@ -822,6 +850,22 @@ module.exports.tests.failure_conditions = (test, common) => {
         country: [
           { id: 100, name: 'country name', abbr: 'xyz'},
           { id: 101, name: 'country name 2'}
+        ],
+        empire: [
+          { id: 110, name: 'empire name', abbr: 'empire abbr'},
+          { id: 111, name: 'empire name 2'}
+        ],
+        continent: [
+          { id: 120, name: 'continent name', abbr: 'continent abbr'},
+          { id: 121, name: 'continent name 2'}
+        ],
+        ocean: [
+          { id: 130, name: 'ocean name', abbr: 'ocean abbr'},
+          { id: 131, name: 'ocean name 2'}
+        ],
+        marinearea: [
+          { id: 140, name: 'marinearea name', abbr: 'marinearea abbr'},
+          { id: 141, name: 'marinearea name 2'}
         ]
       };
 
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/predicates/is_coarse_reverse.js b/test/unit/controller/predicates/is_coarse_reverse.js
index 2a38e401..33b0611d 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/predicates/is_coarse_reverse.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/predicates/is_coarse_reverse.js
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ const coarse_layers = [
   'borough',
   'neighbourhood',
   'microhood',
-  'disputed'
+  'disputed',
+  'ocean',
+  'marinearea'
 ];
 
 module.exports.tests = {};
diff --git a/test/unit/helper/geojsonify.js b/test/unit/helper/geojsonify.js
index 809b1ae9..72ff6392 100644
--- a/test/unit/helper/geojsonify.js
+++ b/test/unit/helper/geojsonify.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+const geojsonify = require('../../../helper/geojsonify');
 
-var geojsonify = require('../../../helper/geojsonify');
+const proxyquire = require('proxyquire').noCallThru();
 
 module.exports.tests = {};
 
@@ -36,433 +37,610 @@ module.exports.tests.earth = function(test, common) {
 
 };
 
-module.exports.tests.geojsonify = function(test, common) {
+module.exports.tests.all = (test, common) => {
+  test('bounding_box should be calculated using points when avaiable', t => {
+    const input = [
+      {
+        _id: 'id 1',
+        source: 'source 1',
+        source_id: 'source_id 1',
+        layer: 'layer 1',
+        name: {
+          default: 'name 1',
+        },
+        center_point: {
+          lat: 12.121212,
+          lon: 21.212121
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        _id: 'id 2',
+        source: 'source 2',
+        source_id: 'source_id 2',
+        layer: 'layer 2',
+        name: {
+          default: 'name 2',
+        },
+        center_point: {
+          lat: 13.131313,
+          lon: 31.313131
+        }
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const geojsonify = proxyquire('../../../helper/geojsonify', {
+      './geojsonify_place_details': (params, source, dst) => {
+        if (source._id === 'id 1') {
+          return {
+            property1: 'property 1',
+            property2: 'property 2'
+          };
+        } else if (source._id === 'id 2') {
+          return {
+            property3: 'property 3',
+            property4: 'property 4'
+          };
+        }
+
+      }
+    });
+
+    const actual = geojsonify({}, input);
+
+    const expected = {
+      type: 'FeatureCollection',
+      features: [
+        {
+          type: 'Feature',
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [ 21.212121, 12.121212 ]
+          },
+          properties: {
+            id: 'id 1',
+            gid: 'source 1:layer 1:id 1',
+            layer: 'layer 1',
+            source: 'source 1',
+            source_id: 'source_id 1',
+            name: 'name 1',
+            property1: 'property 1',
+            property2: 'property 2'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'Feature',
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [ 31.313131, 13.131313 ]
+          },
+          properties: {
+            id: 'id 2',
+            gid: 'source 2:layer 2:id 2',
+            layer: 'layer 2',
+            source: 'source 2',
+            source_id: 'source_id 2',
+            name: 'name 2',
+            property3: 'property 3',
+            property4: 'property 4'
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      bbox: [21.212121, 12.121212, 31.313131, 13.131313]
+    };
+
+    t.deepEquals(actual, expected);
+    t.end();
 
-  test('geojsonify(doc)', function(t) {
-    var input = [
+  });
+
+  test('bounding_box should be calculated using polygons when avaiable', t => {
+    const input = [
       {
-        '_id': 'id1',
-        '_type': 'layer1',
-        'source': 'source1',
-        'source_id': 'source_id_1',
-        'layer': 'layer1',
-        'center_point': {
-          'lat': 51.5337144,
-          'lon': -0.1069716
+        _id: 'id 1',
+        source: 'source 1',
+        source_id: 'source_id 1',
+        layer: 'layer 1',
+        name: {
+          default: 'name 1',
         },
-        'name': {
-          'default': '\'Round Midnight Jazz and Blues Bar'
+        bounding_box: {
+          min_lon: 1,
+          min_lat: 1,
+          max_lon: 2,
+          max_lat: 2
         },
-        'housenumber': '13',
-        'street': 'Liverpool Road',
-        'postalcode': 'N1 0RW',
-        'country_a': 'GBR',
-        'country': 'United Kingdom',
-        'dependency': 'dependency name',
-        'region': 'Islington',
-        'region_a': 'ISL',
-        'macroregion': 'England',
-        'county': 'Angel',
-        'localadmin': 'test1',
-        'locality': 'test2',
-        'neighbourhood': 'test3',
-        'category': [
-          'food',
-          'nightlife'
-        ],
-        'label': 'label for id id1'
+        center_point: {
+          lat: 12.121212,
+          lon: 21.212121
+        }
       },
       {
-        '_id': 'id2',
-        '_type': 'layer2',
-        'source': 'source2',
-        'source_id': 'source_id_2',
-        'layer': 'layer2',
-        'name': {
-          'default': 'Blues Cafe'
+        _id: 'id 2',
+        source: 'source 2',
+        source_id: 'source_id 2',
+        layer: 'layer 2',
+        name: {
+          default: 'name 2',
         },
-        'center_point': {
-          'lat': '51.517806',
-          'lon': '-0.101795'
+        bounding_box: {
+          min_lon: -3,
+          min_lat: -3,
+          max_lon: -1,
+          max_lat: -1
         },
-        'country_a': 'GBR',
-        'country': 'United Kingdom',
-        'dependency': 'dependency name',
-        'region': 'City And County Of The City Of London',
-        'region_a': 'COL',
-        'macroregion': 'England',
-        'county': 'Smithfield',
-        'localadmin': 'test1',
-        'locality': 'test2',
-        'neighbourhood': 'test3',
-        'label': 'label for id id2'
+        center_point: {
+          lat: 13.131313,
+          lon: 31.313131
+        }
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const geojsonify = proxyquire('../../../helper/geojsonify', {
+      './geojsonify_place_details': (params, source, dst) => {
+        if (source._id === 'id 1') {
+          return {
+            property1: 'property 1',
+            property2: 'property 2'
+          };
+        } else if (source._id === 'id 2') {
+          return {
+            property3: 'property 3',
+            property4: 'property 4'
+          };
+        }
+
+      }
+    });
+
+    const actual = geojsonify({}, input);
+
+    const expected = {
+      type: 'FeatureCollection',
+      features: [
+        {
+          type: 'Feature',
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [ 21.212121, 12.121212 ]
+          },
+          properties: {
+            id: 'id 1',
+            gid: 'source 1:layer 1:id 1',
+            layer: 'layer 1',
+            source: 'source 1',
+            source_id: 'source_id 1',
+            name: 'name 1',
+            property1: 'property 1',
+            property2: 'property 2'
+          },
+          bbox: [ 1, 1, 2, 2 ]
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'Feature',
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [ 31.313131, 13.131313 ]
+          },
+          properties: {
+            id: 'id 2',
+            gid: 'source 2:layer 2:id 2',
+            layer: 'layer 2',
+            source: 'source 2',
+            source_id: 'source_id 2',
+            name: 'name 2',
+            property3: 'property 3',
+            property4: 'property 4'
+          },
+          bbox: [ -3, -3, -1, -1 ]
+        }
+      ],
+      bbox: [ -3, -3, 2, 2 ]
+    };
+
+    t.deepEquals(actual, expected);
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('bounding_box should be calculated using polygons AND points when avaiable', t => {
+    const input = [
+      {
+        _id: 'id 1',
+        source: 'source 1',
+        source_id: 'source_id 1',
+        layer: 'layer 1',
+        name: {
+          default: 'name 1',
+        },
+        center_point: {
+          lat: 12.121212,
+          lon: 21.212121
+        }
       },
       {
-        '_id': 'node:34633854',
-        '_type': 'venue',
-        'source': 'openstreetmap',
-        'source_id': 'source_id_3',
-        'layer': 'venue',
-        'name': {
-          'default': 'Empire State Building'
+        _id: 'id 2',
+        source: 'source 2',
+        source_id: 'source_id 2',
+        layer: 'layer 2',
+        name: {
+          default: 'name 2',
         },
-        'center_point': {
-          'lat': '40.748432',
-          'lon': '-73.985656'
+        bounding_box: {
+          min_lon: -3,
+          min_lat: -3,
+          max_lon: -1,
+          max_lat: -1
         },
-        'country_a': 'USA',
-        'country': 'United States',
-        'dependency': 'dependency name',
-        'region': 'New York',
-        'region_a': 'NY',
-        'county': 'New York',
-        'borough': 'Manhattan',
-        'locality': 'New York',
-        'neighbourhood': 'Koreatown',
-        'category': [
-          'tourism',
-          'transport'
-        ],
-        'label': 'label for id node:34633854'
+        center_point: {
+          lat: 13.131313,
+          lon: 31.313131
+        }
       }
     ];
 
-    var expected = {
-      'type': 'FeatureCollection',
-      'bbox': [ -73.985656, 40.748432, -0.101795, 51.5337144 ],
-      'features': [
+    const geojsonify = proxyquire('../../../helper/geojsonify', {
+      './geojsonify_place_details': (params, source, dst) => {
+        if (source._id === 'id 1') {
+          return {
+            property1: 'property 1',
+            property2: 'property 2'
+          };
+        } else if (source._id === 'id 2') {
+          return {
+            property3: 'property 3',
+            property4: 'property 4'
+          };
+        }
+
+      }
+    });
+
+    const actual = geojsonify({}, input);
+
+    const expected = {
+      type: 'FeatureCollection',
+      features: [
         {
-          'type': 'Feature',
-          'geometry': {
-            'type': 'Point',
-            'coordinates': [
-              -0.1069716,
-              51.5337144
-            ]
+          type: 'Feature',
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [ 21.212121, 12.121212 ]
           },
-          'properties': {
-            'id': 'id1',
-            'gid': 'source1:layer1:id1',
-            'layer': 'layer1',
-            'source': 'source1',
-            'source_id': 'source_id_1',
-            'name': '\'Round Midnight Jazz and Blues Bar',
-            'country_a': 'GBR',
-            'country': 'United Kingdom',
-            'dependency': 'dependency name',
-            'macroregion': 'England',
-            'region': 'Islington',
-            'region_a': 'ISL',
-            'county': 'Angel',
-            'localadmin': 'test1',
-            'locality': 'test2',
-            'neighbourhood': 'test3',
-            'housenumber': '13',
-            'street': 'Liverpool Road',
-            'postalcode': 'N1 0RW',
-            'category': [
-              'food',
-              'nightlife'
-            ],
-            'label': 'label for id id1'
+          properties: {
+            id: 'id 1',
+            gid: 'source 1:layer 1:id 1',
+            layer: 'layer 1',
+            source: 'source 1',
+            source_id: 'source_id 1',
+            name: 'name 1',
+            property1: 'property 1',
+            property2: 'property 2'
           }
         },
         {
-          'type': 'Feature',
-          'geometry': {
-            'type': 'Point',
-            'coordinates': [
-              -0.101795,
-              51.517806
-            ]
+          type: 'Feature',
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [ 31.313131, 13.131313 ]
           },
-          'properties': {
-            'id': 'id2',
-            'gid': 'source2:layer2:id2',
-            'layer': 'layer2',
-            'source': 'source2',
-            'source_id': 'source_id_2',
-            'name': 'Blues Cafe',
-            'country_a': 'GBR',
-            'country': 'United Kingdom',
-            'dependency': 'dependency name',
-            'macroregion': 'England',
-            'region': 'City And County Of The City Of London',
-            'region_a': 'COL',
-            'county': 'Smithfield',
-            'localadmin': 'test1',
-            'locality': 'test2',
-            'neighbourhood': 'test3',
-            'label': 'label for id id2'
-          }
+          properties: {
+            id: 'id 2',
+            gid: 'source 2:layer 2:id 2',
+            layer: 'layer 2',
+            source: 'source 2',
+            source_id: 'source_id 2',
+            name: 'name 2',
+            property3: 'property 3',
+            property4: 'property 4'
+          },
+          bbox: [ -3, -3, -1, -1 ]
+        }
+      ],
+      bbox: [ -3, -3, 21.212121, 12.121212 ]
+    };
+
+    t.deepEquals(actual, expected);
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+};
+
+module.exports.tests.non_optimal_conditions = (test, common) => {
+  test('null/undefined places should log warnings and be ignored', t => {
+    const logger = require('pelias-mock-logger')();
+
+    const input = [
+      null,
+      undefined,
+      {
+        _id: 'id 1',
+        source: 'source 1',
+        source_id: 'source_id 1',
+        layer: 'layer 1',
+        name: {
+          default: 'name 1',
         },
+        center_point: {
+          lat: 12.121212,
+          lon: 21.212121
+        }
+      }
+    ];
+
+    const geojsonify = proxyquire('../../../helper/geojsonify', {
+      './geojsonify_place_details': (params, source, dst) => {
+        if (source._id === 'id 1') {
+          return {
+            property1: 'property 1',
+            property2: 'property 2'
+          };
+        }
+      },
+      'pelias-logger': logger
+    });
+
+    const actual = geojsonify({}, input);
+
+    const expected = {
+      type: 'FeatureCollection',
+      features: [
         {
-          'type': 'Feature',
-          'geometry': {
-            'type': 'Point',
-            'coordinates': [
-              -73.985656,
-              40.748432
-            ]
+          type: 'Feature',
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [ 21.212121, 12.121212 ]
           },
-          'properties': {
-            'id': 'node:34633854',
-            'gid': 'openstreetmap:venue:node:34633854',
-            'layer': 'venue',
-            'source': 'openstreetmap',
-            'source_id': 'source_id_3',
-            'name': 'Empire State Building',
-            'country_a': 'USA',
-            'country': 'United States',
-            'dependency': 'dependency name',
-            'region': 'New York',
-            'region_a': 'NY',
-            'county': 'New York',
-            'borough': 'Manhattan',
-            'locality': 'New York',
-            'neighbourhood': 'Koreatown',
-            'category': [
-              'tourism',
-              'transport'
-            ],
-            'label': 'label for id node:34633854'
+          properties: {
+            id: 'id 1',
+            gid: 'source 1:layer 1:id 1',
+            layer: 'layer 1',
+            source: 'source 1',
+            source_id: 'source_id 1',
+            name: 'name 1',
+            property1: 'property 1',
+            property2: 'property 2'
           }
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      bbox: [21.212121, 12.121212, 21.212121, 12.121212]
     };
 
-    var json = geojsonify( {categories: 'foo'}, input );
-
-    t.deepEqual(json, expected, 'all docs mapped');
+    t.deepEquals(actual, expected);
+    t.ok(logger.isWarnMessage('No doc or center_point property'));
     t.end();
+
   });
 
-  test('filtering out empty items', function (t) {
-    var input = [
+  test('places w/o center_point should log warnings and be ignored', t => {
+    const logger = require('pelias-mock-logger')();
+
+    const input = [
       {
-        'bounding_box': {
-          'min_lat': 40.6514712164,
-          'max_lat': 40.6737320588,
-          'min_lon': -73.8967895508,
-          'max_lon': -73.8665771484
-        },
-        'locality': [
-          'New York'
-        ],
-        'source': 'whosonfirst',
-        'layer': 'neighbourhood',
-        'population': 173198,
-        'popularity': 495,
-        'center_point': {
-          'lon': -73.881319,
-          'lat': 40.663303
-        },
-        'name': {
-          'default': 'East New York'
+        _id: 'id 1',
+        source: 'source 1',
+        source_id: 'source_id 1',
+        layer: 'layer 1',
+        name: {
+          default: 'name 1',
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        _id: 'id 2',
+        source: 'source 2',
+        source_id: 'source_id 2',
+        layer: 'layer 2',
+        name: {
+          default: 'name 2',
         },
-        'source_id': '85816607',
-        'category': ['government'],
-        '_id': '85816607',
-        '_type': 'neighbourhood',
-        '_score': 21.434,
-        'confidence': 0.888,
-        'country': [
-          'United States'
-        ],
-        'country_gid': [
-          '85633793'
-        ],
-        'country_a': [
-          'USA'
-        ],
-        'dependency': [
-          'dependency name'
-        ],
-        'dependency_gid': [
-          'dependency id'
-        ],
-        'dependency_a': [
-          'dependency abbrevation'
-        ],
-        'macroregion': [
-          'MacroRegion Name'
-        ],
-        'macroregion_gid': [
-          'MacroRegion Id'
-        ],
-        'macroregion_a': [
-          'MacroRegion Abbreviation'
-        ],
-        'region': [
-          'New York'
-        ],
-        'region_gid': [
-          '85688543'
-        ],
-        'region_a': [
-          'NY'
-        ],
-        'macrocounty': [
-          'MacroCounty Name'
-        ],
-        'macrocounty_gid': [
-          'MacroCounty Id'
-        ],
-        'macrocounty_a': [
-          'MacroCounty Abbreviation'
-        ],
-        'county': [
-          'Kings County'
-        ],
-        'county_gid': [
-          '102082361'
-        ],
-        'county_a': [
-          null
-        ],
-        'borough': [
-          'Brooklyn'
-        ],
-        'localadmin_gid': [
-          '404521211'
-        ],
-        'borough_a': [
-          null
-        ],
-        'locality_gid': [
-          '85977539'
-        ],
-        'locality_a': [
-          null
-        ],
-        'neighbourhood': [],
-        'neighbourhood_gid': [],
-        'label': 'label for id 85816607'
+        center_point: {
+          lat: 13.131313,
+          lon: 31.313131
+        }
       }
     ];
 
-    var expected = {
-      'type': 'FeatureCollection',
-      'bbox': [-73.8967895508, 40.6514712164, -73.8665771484, 40.6737320588],
-      'features': [
+    const geojsonify = proxyquire('../../../helper/geojsonify', {
+      './geojsonify_place_details': (params, source, dst) => {
+        if (source._id === 'id 2') {
+          return {
+            property3: 'property 3',
+            property4: 'property 4'
+          };
+        }
+      },
+      'pelias-logger': logger
+    });
+
+    const actual = geojsonify({}, input);
+
+    const expected = {
+      type: 'FeatureCollection',
+      features: [
         {
-          'type': 'Feature',
-          'properties': {
-            'id': '85816607',
-            'gid': 'whosonfirst:neighbourhood:85816607',
-            'layer': 'neighbourhood',
-            'source': 'whosonfirst',
-            'source_id': '85816607',
-            'name': 'East New York',
-            'category': ['government'],
-            'confidence': 0.888,
-            'country': 'United States',
-            'country_gid': '85633793',
-            'country_a': 'USA',
-            'dependency': 'dependency name',
-            'dependency_gid': 'dependency id',
-            'dependency_a': 'dependency abbrevation',
-            'macroregion': 'MacroRegion Name',
-            'macroregion_gid': 'MacroRegion Id',
-            'macroregion_a': 'MacroRegion Abbreviation',
-            'region': 'New York',
-            'region_gid': '85688543',
-            'region_a': 'NY',
-            'macrocounty': 'MacroCounty Name',
-            'macrocounty_gid': 'MacroCounty Id',
-            'macrocounty_a': 'MacroCounty Abbreviation',
-            'county': 'Kings County',
-            'borough': 'Brooklyn',
-            'county_gid': '102082361',
-            'localadmin_gid': '404521211',
-            'locality': 'New York',
-            'locality_gid': '85977539',
-            'label': 'label for id 85816607'
+          type: 'Feature',
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [ 31.313131, 13.131313 ]
           },
-          'bbox': [-73.8967895508,40.6514712164,-73.8665771484,40.6737320588],
-          'geometry': {
-            'type': 'Point',
-            'coordinates': [
-              -73.881319,
-              40.663303
-            ]
+          properties: {
+            id: 'id 2',
+            gid: 'source 2:layer 2:id 2',
+            layer: 'layer 2',
+            source: 'source 2',
+            source_id: 'source_id 2',
+            name: 'name 2',
+            property3: 'property 3',
+            property4: 'property 4'
           }
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      bbox: [31.313131, 13.131313, 31.313131, 13.131313]
     };
 
-    var json = geojsonify( {categories: 'foo'}, input );
-
-    t.deepEqual(json, expected, 'all wanted properties exposed');
+    t.deepEquals(actual, expected);
+    t.ok(logger.isWarnMessage('No doc or center_point property'));
     t.end();
+
   });
-};
 
-module.exports.tests.categories = function (test, common) {
-  test('only set category if categories filter was used', function (t) {
-    var input = [
+  test('places w/o names should log warnings and be ignored', t => {
+    const logger = require('pelias-mock-logger')();
+
+    const input = [
       {
-        '_id': '85816607',
-        'bounding_box': {
-          'min_lat': 40.6514712164,
-          'max_lat': 40.6737320588,
-          'min_lon': -73.8967895508,
-          'max_lon': -73.8665771484
-        },
-        'source': 'whosonfirst',
-        'layer': 'neighbourhood',
-        'center_point': {
-          'lon': -73.881319,
-          'lat': 40.663303
-        },
-        'name': {
-          'default': 'East New York'
+        _id: 'id 1',
+        source: 'source 1',
+        source_id: 'source_id 1',
+        layer: 'layer 1',
+        center_point: {
+          lat: 12.121212,
+          lon: 21.212121
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        _id: 'id 2',
+        source: 'source 2',
+        source_id: 'source_id 2',
+        layer: 'layer 2',
+        name: {},
+        center_point: {
+          lat: 13.131313,
+          lon: 31.313131
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        _id: 'id 3',
+        source: 'source 3',
+        source_id: 'source_id 3',
+        layer: 'layer 3',
+        name: {
+          default: 'name 3',
         },
-        'source_id': '85816607',
-        'category': ['government'],
-        'label': 'label for id 85816607'
+        center_point: {
+          lat: 14.141414,
+          lon: 41.414141
+        }
       }
     ];
 
-    var expected = {
-      'type': 'FeatureCollection',
-      'bbox': [-73.8967895508, 40.6514712164, -73.8665771484, 40.6737320588],
-      'features': [
+    const geojsonify = proxyquire('../../../helper/geojsonify', {
+      './geojsonify_place_details': (params, source, dst) => {
+        if (source._id === 'id 1') {
+          return {
+            property1: 'property 1',
+            property2: 'property 2'
+          };
+        } else if (source._id === 'id 2') {
+          return {
+            property3: 'property 3',
+            property4: 'property 4'
+          };
+        } else if (source._id === 'id 3') {
+          return {
+            property5: 'property 5',
+            property6: 'property 6'
+          };
+
+        }
+      },
+      'pelias-logger': logger
+    });
+
+    const actual = geojsonify({}, input);
+
+    const expected = {
+      type: 'FeatureCollection',
+      features: [
         {
-          'type': 'Feature',
-          'properties': {
-            'id': '85816607',
-            'gid': 'whosonfirst:neighbourhood:85816607',
-            'layer': 'neighbourhood',
-            'source': 'whosonfirst',
-            'source_id': '85816607',
-            'name': 'East New York',
-            'category': ['government'],
-            'label': 'label for id 85816607'
+          type: 'Feature',
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [ 21.212121, 12.121212 ]
           },
-          'bbox': [-73.8967895508,40.6514712164,-73.8665771484,40.6737320588],
-          'geometry': {
-            'type': 'Point',
-            'coordinates': [
-              -73.881319,
-              40.663303
-            ]
+          properties: {
+            id: 'id 1',
+            gid: 'source 1:layer 1:id 1',
+            layer: 'layer 1',
+            source: 'source 1',
+            source_id: 'source_id 1',
+            property1: 'property 1',
+            property2: 'property 2'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'Feature',
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [ 31.313131, 13.131313 ]
+          },
+          properties: {
+            id: 'id 2',
+            gid: 'source 2:layer 2:id 2',
+            layer: 'layer 2',
+            source: 'source 2',
+            source_id: 'source_id 2',
+            property3: 'property 3',
+            property4: 'property 4'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'Feature',
+          geometry: {
+            type: 'Point',
+            coordinates: [ 41.414141, 14.141414 ]
+          },
+          properties: {
+            id: 'id 3',
+            gid: 'source 3:layer 3:id 3',
+            layer: 'layer 3',
+            source: 'source 3',
+            source_id: 'source_id 3',
+            name: 'name 3',
+            property5: 'property 5',
+            property6: 'property 6'
           }
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      bbox: [21.212121, 12.121212, 41.414141, 14.141414]
     };
 
-    var json = geojsonify( {categories: 'foo'}, input );
+    t.deepEquals(actual, expected);
+    t.ok(logger.isWarnMessage('doc source 1:layer 1:id 1 does not contain name.default'));
+    t.ok(logger.isWarnMessage('doc source 2:layer 2:id 2 does not contain name.default'));
+    t.end();
 
-    t.deepEqual(json, expected, 'all wanted properties exposed');
+  });
+
+  test('no points', t => {
+    const logger = require('pelias-mock-logger')();
+
+    const input = [];
+
+    const geojsonify = proxyquire('../../../helper/geojsonify', {
+      './geojsonify_place_details': (params, source, dst) => {
+        t.fail('should not have bee called');
+      },
+      'pelias-logger': logger
+    });
+
+    const actual = geojsonify({}, input);
+
+    const expected = {
+      type: 'FeatureCollection',
+      features: []
+    };
+
+    t.deepEquals(actual, expected);
     t.end();
+
   });
-};
 
-module.exports.all = function (tape, common) {
+};
 
+module.exports.all = (tape, common) => {
   function test(name, testFunction) {
-    return tape('geojsonify: ' + name, testFunction);
+    return tape(`geojsonify: ${name}`, testFunction);
   }
 
   for( var testCase in module.exports.tests ){
diff --git a/test/unit/helper/geojsonify_place_details.js b/test/unit/helper/geojsonify_place_details.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1fe22da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/helper/geojsonify_place_details.js
@@ -0,0 +1,544 @@
+const geojsonify = require('../../../helper/geojsonify_place_details');
+
+module.exports.tests = {};
+
+module.exports.tests.geojsonify_place_details = (test, common) => {
+  test('plain old string values should be copied verbatim, replacing old values', t => {
+    const source = {
+      housenumber: 'housenumber value',
+      street: 'street value',
+      postalcode: 'postalcode value',
+      postalcode_gid: 'postalcode_gid value',
+      match_type: 'match_type value',
+      accuracy: 'accuracy value',
+      country: 'country value',
+      country_gid: 'country_gid value',
+      country_a: 'country_a value',
+      dependency: 'dependency value',
+      dependency_gid: 'dependency_gid value',
+      dependency_a: 'dependency_a value',
+      macroregion: 'macroregion value',
+      macroregion_gid: 'macroregion_gid value',
+      macroregion_a: 'macroregion_a value',
+      region: 'region value',
+      region_gid: 'region_gid value',
+      region_a: 'region_a value',
+      macrocounty: 'macrocounty value',
+      macrocounty_gid: 'macrocounty_gid value',
+      macrocounty_a: 'macrocounty_a value',
+      county: 'county value',
+      county_gid: 'county_gid value',
+      county_a: 'county_a value',
+      localadmin: 'localadmin value',
+      localadmin_gid: 'localadmin_gid value',
+      localadmin_a: 'localadmin_a value',
+      locality: 'locality value',
+      locality_gid: 'locality_gid value',
+      locality_a: 'locality_a value',
+      borough: 'borough value',
+      borough_gid: 'borough_gid value',
+      borough_a: 'borough_a value',
+      neighbourhood: 'neighbourhood value',
+      neighbourhood_gid: 'neighbourhood_gid value',
+      continent: 'continent value',
+      continent_gid: 'continent_gid value',
+      continent_a: 'continent_a value',
+      ocean: 'ocean value',
+      ocean_gid: 'ocean_gid value',
+      ocean_a: 'ocean_a value',
+      marinearea: 'marinearea value',
+      marinearea_gid: 'marinearea_gid value',
+      marinearea_a: 'marinearea_a value',
+      label: 'label value'
+    };
+
+    const expected = {
+      housenumber: 'housenumber value',
+      street: 'street value',
+      postalcode: 'postalcode value',
+      postalcode_gid: 'postalcode_gid value',
+      match_type: 'match_type value',
+      accuracy: 'accuracy value',
+      country: 'country value',
+      country_gid: 'country_gid value',
+      country_a: 'country_a value',
+      dependency: 'dependency value',
+      dependency_gid: 'dependency_gid value',
+      dependency_a: 'dependency_a value',
+      macroregion: 'macroregion value',
+      macroregion_gid: 'macroregion_gid value',
+      macroregion_a: 'macroregion_a value',
+      region: 'region value',
+      region_gid: 'region_gid value',
+      region_a: 'region_a value',
+      macrocounty: 'macrocounty value',
+      macrocounty_gid: 'macrocounty_gid value',
+      macrocounty_a: 'macrocounty_a value',
+      county: 'county value',
+      county_gid: 'county_gid value',
+      county_a: 'county_a value',
+      localadmin: 'localadmin value',
+      localadmin_gid: 'localadmin_gid value',
+      localadmin_a: 'localadmin_a value',
+      locality: 'locality value',
+      locality_gid: 'locality_gid value',
+      locality_a: 'locality_a value',
+      borough: 'borough value',
+      borough_gid: 'borough_gid value',
+      borough_a: 'borough_a value',
+      neighbourhood: 'neighbourhood value',
+      neighbourhood_gid: 'neighbourhood_gid value',
+      continent: 'continent value',
+      continent_gid: 'continent_gid value',
+      continent_a: 'continent_a value',
+      ocean: 'ocean value',
+      ocean_gid: 'ocean_gid value',
+      ocean_a: 'ocean_a value',
+      marinearea: 'marinearea value',
+      marinearea_gid: 'marinearea_gid value',
+      marinearea_a: 'marinearea_a value',
+      label: 'label value'
+    };
+
+    const actual = geojsonify({}, source);
+
+    t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('\'empty\' string-type values should be output as \'\'', t => {
+    [ [], {}, '', 17, true, null, undefined ].forEach(empty_value => {
+      const source = {
+        housenumber: empty_value,
+        street: empty_value,
+        postalcode: empty_value,
+        postalcode_gid: empty_value,
+        match_type: empty_value,
+        accuracy: empty_value,
+        country: empty_value,
+        country_gid: empty_value,
+        country_a: empty_value,
+        dependency: empty_value,
+        dependency_gid: empty_value,
+        dependency_a: empty_value,
+        macroregion: empty_value,
+        macroregion_gid: empty_value,
+        macroregion_a: empty_value,
+        region: empty_value,
+        region_gid: empty_value,
+        region_a: empty_value,
+        macrocounty: empty_value,
+        macrocounty_gid: empty_value,
+        macrocounty_a: empty_value,
+        county: empty_value,
+        county_gid: empty_value,
+        county_a: empty_value,
+        localadmin: empty_value,
+        localadmin_gid: empty_value,
+        localadmin_a: empty_value,
+        locality: empty_value,
+        locality_gid: empty_value,
+        locality_a: empty_value,
+        borough: empty_value,
+        borough_gid: empty_value,
+        borough_a: empty_value,
+        neighbourhood: empty_value,
+        neighbourhood_gid: empty_value,
+        continent: empty_value,
+        continent_gid: empty_value,
+        continent_a: empty_value,
+        ocean: empty_value,
+        ocean_gid: empty_value,
+        ocean_a: empty_value,
+        marinearea: empty_value,
+        marinearea_gid: empty_value,
+        marinearea_a: empty_value,
+        label: empty_value
+      };
+      const expected = {};
+
+      const actual = geojsonify({}, source);
+
+      t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+
+    });
+
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('source arrays should be copy first value', t => {
+    const source = {
+      housenumber: ['housenumber value 1', 'housenumber value 2'],
+      street: ['street value 1', 'street value 2'],
+      postalcode: ['postalcode value 1', 'postalcode value 2'],
+      postalcode_gid: ['postalcode_gid value 1', 'postalcode_gid value 2'],
+      match_type: ['match_type value 1', 'match_type value 2'],
+      accuracy: ['accuracy value 1', 'accuracy value 2'],
+      country: ['country value 1', 'country value 2'],
+      country_gid: ['country_gid value 1', 'country_gid value 2'],
+      country_a: ['country_a value 1', 'country_a value 2'],
+      dependency: ['dependency value 1', 'dependency value 2'],
+      dependency_gid: ['dependency_gid value 1', 'dependency_gid value 2'],
+      dependency_a: ['dependency_a value 1', 'dependency_a value 2'],
+      macroregion: ['macroregion value 1', 'macroregion value 2'],
+      macroregion_gid: ['macroregion_gid value 1', 'macroregion_gid value 2'],
+      macroregion_a: ['macroregion_a value 1', 'macroregion_a value 2'],
+      region: ['region value 1', 'region value 2'],
+      region_gid: ['region_gid value 1', 'region_gid value 2'],
+      region_a: ['region_a value 1', 'region_a value 2'],
+      macrocounty: ['macrocounty value 1', 'macrocounty value 2'],
+      macrocounty_gid: ['macrocounty_gid value 1', 'macrocounty_gid value 2'],
+      macrocounty_a: ['macrocounty_a value 1', 'macrocounty_a value 2'],
+      county: ['county value 1', 'county value 2'],
+      county_gid: ['county_gid value 1', 'county_gid value 2'],
+      county_a: ['county_a value 1', 'county_a value 2'],
+      localadmin: ['localadmin value 1', 'localadmin value 2'],
+      localadmin_gid: ['localadmin_gid value 1', 'localadmin_gid value 2'],
+      localadmin_a: ['localadmin_a value 1', 'localadmin_a value 2'],
+      locality: ['locality value 1', 'locality value 2'],
+      locality_gid: ['locality_gid value 1', 'locality_gid value 2'],
+      locality_a: ['locality_a value 1', 'locality_a value 2'],
+      borough: ['borough value 1', 'borough value 2'],
+      borough_gid: ['borough_gid value 1', 'borough_gid value 2'],
+      borough_a: ['borough_a value 1', 'borough_a value 2'],
+      neighbourhood: ['neighbourhood value 1', 'neighbourhood value 2'],
+      neighbourhood_gid: ['neighbourhood_gid value 1', 'neighbourhood_gid value 2'],
+      continent: ['continent value 1', 'continent value 2'],
+      continent_gid: ['continent_gid value 1', 'continent_gid value 2'],
+      continent_a: ['continent_a value 1', 'continent_a value 2'],
+      ocean: ['ocean value 1', 'ocean value 2'],
+      ocean_gid: ['ocean_gid value 1', 'ocean_gid value 2'],
+      ocean_a: ['ocean_a value 1', 'ocean_a value 2'],
+      marinearea: ['marinearea value 1', 'marinearea value 2'],
+      marinearea_gid: ['marinearea_gid value 1', 'marinearea_gid value 2'],
+      marinearea_a: ['marinearea_a value 1','marinearea_a value 2'],
+      label: ['label value 1', 'label value 2']
+    };
+
+    const expected = {
+      housenumber: 'housenumber value 1',
+      street: 'street value 1',
+      postalcode: 'postalcode value 1',
+      postalcode_gid: 'postalcode_gid value 1',
+      match_type: 'match_type value 1',
+      accuracy: 'accuracy value 1',
+      country: 'country value 1',
+      country_gid: 'country_gid value 1',
+      country_a: 'country_a value 1',
+      dependency: 'dependency value 1',
+      dependency_gid: 'dependency_gid value 1',
+      dependency_a: 'dependency_a value 1',
+      macroregion: 'macroregion value 1',
+      macroregion_gid: 'macroregion_gid value 1',
+      macroregion_a: 'macroregion_a value 1',
+      region: 'region value 1',
+      region_gid: 'region_gid value 1',
+      region_a: 'region_a value 1',
+      macrocounty: 'macrocounty value 1',
+      macrocounty_gid: 'macrocounty_gid value 1',
+      macrocounty_a: 'macrocounty_a value 1',
+      county: 'county value 1',
+      county_gid: 'county_gid value 1',
+      county_a: 'county_a value 1',
+      localadmin: 'localadmin value 1',
+      localadmin_gid: 'localadmin_gid value 1',
+      localadmin_a: 'localadmin_a value 1',
+      locality: 'locality value 1',
+      locality_gid: 'locality_gid value 1',
+      locality_a: 'locality_a value 1',
+      borough: 'borough value 1',
+      borough_gid: 'borough_gid value 1',
+      borough_a: 'borough_a value 1',
+      neighbourhood: 'neighbourhood value 1',
+      neighbourhood_gid: 'neighbourhood_gid value 1',
+      continent: 'continent value 1',
+      continent_gid: 'continent_gid value 1',
+      continent_a: 'continent_a value 1',
+      ocean: 'ocean value 1',
+      ocean_gid: 'ocean_gid value 1',
+      ocean_a: 'ocean_a value 1',
+      marinearea: 'marinearea value 1',
+      marinearea_gid: 'marinearea_gid value 1',
+      marinearea_a: 'marinearea_a value 1',
+      label: 'label value 1'
+    };
+
+    const actual = geojsonify({}, source);
+
+    t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('non-empty objects should be converted to strings', t => {
+    // THIS TEST SHOWS THAT THE CODE DOES NOT DO WHAT IT EXPECTED
+    const source = {
+      housenumber: { housenumber: 'housenumber value'},
+      street: { street: 'street value'},
+      postalcode: { postalcode: 'postalcode value'},
+      postalcode_gid: { postalcode_gid: 'postalcode_gid value'},
+      match_type: { match_type: 'match_type value'},
+      accuracy: { accuracy: 'accuracy value'},
+      country: { country: 'country value'},
+      country_gid: { country_gid: 'country_gid value'},
+      country_a: { country_a: 'country_a value'},
+      dependency: { dependency: 'dependency value'},
+      dependency_gid: { dependency_gid: 'dependency_gid value'},
+      dependency_a: { dependency_a: 'dependency_a value'},
+      macroregion: { macroregion: 'macroregion value'},
+      macroregion_gid: { macroregion_gid: 'macroregion_gid value'},
+      macroregion_a: { macroregion_a: 'macroregion_a value'},
+      region: { region: 'region value'},
+      region_gid: { region_gid: 'region_gid value'},
+      region_a: { region_a: 'region_a value'},
+      macrocounty: { macrocounty: 'macrocounty value'},
+      macrocounty_gid: { macrocounty_gid: 'macrocounty_gid value'},
+      macrocounty_a: { macrocounty_a: 'macrocounty_a value'},
+      county: { county: 'county value'},
+      county_gid: { county_gid: 'county_gid value'},
+      county_a: { county_a: 'county_a value'},
+      localadmin: { localadmin: 'localadmin value'},
+      localadmin_gid: { localadmin_gid: 'localadmin_gid value'},
+      localadmin_a: { localadmin_a: 'localadmin_a value'},
+      locality: { locality: 'locality value'},
+      locality_gid: { locality_gid: 'locality_gid value'},
+      locality_a: { locality_a: 'locality_a value'},
+      borough: { borough: 'borough value'},
+      borough_gid: { borough_gid: 'borough_gid value'},
+      borough_a: { borough_a: 'borough_a value'},
+      neighbourhood: { neighbourhood: 'neighbourhood value'},
+      neighbourhood_gid: { neighbourhood_gid: 'neighbourhood_gid value'},
+      continent: { continent: 'continent value'} ,
+      continent_gid: { continent: 'continent_gid value'},
+      continent_a: { continent: 'continent_a value'},
+      ocean: { ocean: 'ocean value'},
+      ocean_gid: { ocean_gid: 'ocean_gid value'},
+      ocean_a: { ocean_a: 'ocean_a value'},
+      marinearea: { marinearea: 'marinearea value'},
+      marinearea_gid: { marinearea_gid: 'marinearea_gid value'},
+      marinearea_a: { marinearea_a: 'marinearea_a value'},
+      label: { label: 'label value'}
+    };
+
+    const expected = {
+      housenumber: '[object Object]',
+      street: '[object Object]',
+      postalcode: '[object Object]',
+      postalcode_gid: '[object Object]',
+      match_type: '[object Object]',
+      accuracy: '[object Object]',
+      country: '[object Object]',
+      country_gid: '[object Object]',
+      country_a: '[object Object]',
+      dependency: '[object Object]',
+      dependency_gid: '[object Object]',
+      dependency_a: '[object Object]',
+      macroregion: '[object Object]',
+      macroregion_gid: '[object Object]',
+      macroregion_a: '[object Object]',
+      region: '[object Object]',
+      region_gid: '[object Object]',
+      region_a: '[object Object]',
+      macrocounty: '[object Object]',
+      macrocounty_gid: '[object Object]',
+      macrocounty_a: '[object Object]',
+      county: '[object Object]',
+      county_gid: '[object Object]',
+      county_a: '[object Object]',
+      localadmin: '[object Object]',
+      localadmin_gid: '[object Object]',
+      localadmin_a: '[object Object]',
+      locality: '[object Object]',
+      locality_gid: '[object Object]',
+      locality_a: '[object Object]',
+      borough: '[object Object]',
+      borough_gid: '[object Object]',
+      borough_a: '[object Object]',
+      neighbourhood: '[object Object]',
+      neighbourhood_gid: '[object Object]',
+      continent: '[object Object]',
+      continent_gid: '[object Object]',
+      continent_a: '[object Object]',
+      ocean: '[object Object]',
+      ocean_gid: '[object Object]',
+      ocean_a: '[object Object]',
+      marinearea: '[object Object]',
+      marinearea_gid: '[object Object]',
+      marinearea_a: '[object Object]',
+      label: '[object Object]'
+    };
+
+    const actual = geojsonify({}, source);
+
+    t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('\'default\'-type properties should be copied without type conversion and overwrite old values', t => {
+    [ 'this is a string', 17.3, { a: 1 }, [1, 2, 3] ].forEach(value => {
+      const source = {
+        confidence: value,
+        distance: value,
+        bounding_box: value
+      };
+
+      const expected = {
+        confidence: value,
+        distance: value,
+        bounding_box: value
+      };
+
+      const actual = geojsonify({}, source);
+
+      t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+
+    });
+
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('\'default\'-type properties that are numbers should be output as numbers', t => {
+    [ 17, 17.3 ].forEach(value => {
+      const source = {
+        confidence: value,
+        distance: value,
+        bounding_box: value
+      };
+      const expected = {
+        confidence: value,
+        distance: value,
+        bounding_box: value
+      };
+
+      const actual = geojsonify({}, source);
+
+      t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+
+    });
+
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('\'empty\' values for default-type properties should not be output', t => {
+    [ undefined, null, true, {}, [] ].forEach(value => {
+      const source = {
+        confidence: value,
+        distance: value,
+        bounding_box: value
+      };
+      const expected = {};
+
+      const actual = geojsonify({}, source);
+
+      t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+
+    });
+
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('array-type properties should not be output when empty', t => {
+    const source = {
+      category: []
+    };
+    const expected = {};
+
+    const actual = geojsonify({}, source);
+
+    t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('array-type properties with array values should be output as arrays', t => {
+    const source = {
+      category: [ 1, 2 ]
+    };
+    const expected = {
+      category: [ 1, 2 ]
+    };
+
+    const clean = {
+      categories: true
+    };
+
+    const actual = geojsonify(clean, source);
+
+    t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('category property should be output when params contains \'category\' property', t => {
+    [ {a: 1}, 'this is a string'].forEach(value => {
+      const source = {
+        category: value
+      };
+      const expected = {
+        category: [ value ]
+      };
+
+      const clean = {
+        categories: true
+      };
+
+      const actual = geojsonify(clean, source);
+
+      t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+
+    });
+
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('category property should not be output when params does not contain \'category\' property', t => {
+    const source = {
+      category: [ 1, 2 ]
+    };
+    const expected = {
+    };
+
+    const clean = {};
+
+    const actual = geojsonify(clean, source);
+
+    t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('category property should not be output when params is not an object', t => {
+    const source = {
+      category: [ 1, 2 ]
+    };
+    const expected = {
+    };
+
+    const clean = 'this is not an object';
+
+    const actual = geojsonify(clean, source);
+
+    t.deepEqual(actual, expected);
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+};
+
+module.exports.all = (tape, common) => {
+
+  function test(name, testFunction) {
+    return tape(`geojsonify: ${name}`, testFunction);
+  }
+
+  for( var testCase in module.exports.tests ){
+    module.exports.tests[testCase](test, common);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/unit/helper/type_mapping.js b/test/unit/helper/type_mapping.js
index d67218c5..ec8cd379 100644
--- a/test/unit/helper/type_mapping.js
+++ b/test/unit/helper/type_mapping.js
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ module.exports.tests.interfaces = function(test, common) {
 
   test('alias layer mapping', function(t) {
     t.deepEquals(type_mapping.layer_mapping.coarse,
-                 [ 'continent', 'country', 'dependency', 'macroregion',
+                 [ 'continent', 'empire', 'country', 'dependency', 'macroregion',
                    'region', 'locality', 'localadmin', 'macrocounty', 'county', 'macrohood',
-                   'borough', 'neighbourhood', 'microhood', 'disputed', 'postalcode' ]);
+                   'borough', 'neighbourhood', 'microhood', 'disputed', 'postalcode',
+                   'continent', 'ocean', 'marinearea']);
     t.end();
   });
 
diff --git a/test/unit/run.js b/test/unit/run.js
index 0cd9d4c9..5631b9f3 100644
--- a/test/unit/run.js
+++ b/test/unit/run.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ var tests = [
   require('./controller/predicates/is_request_sources_only_whosonfirst'),
   require('./helper/debug'),
   require('./helper/diffPlaces'),
+  require('./helper/geojsonify_place_details'),
   require('./helper/geojsonify'),
   require('./helper/logging'),
   require('./helper/type_mapping'),
diff --git a/test/unit/sanitizer/_layers.js b/test/unit/sanitizer/_layers.js
index 11c618c8..10e444c2 100644
--- a/test/unit/sanitizer/_layers.js
+++ b/test/unit/sanitizer/_layers.js
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize_layers = function(test, common) {
 
     sanitizer.sanitize(raw, clean);
 
-    var admin_layers = [ 'continent', 'country', 'dependency',
-    'macroregion', 'region', 'locality', 'localadmin', 'macrocounty', 'county',
-    'macrohood', 'borough', 'neighbourhood', 'microhood', 'disputed', 'postalcode' ];
+    var admin_layers = [ 'continent', 'empire', 'country', 'dependency', 'macroregion',
+    'region', 'locality', 'localadmin', 'macrocounty', 'county', 'macrohood',
+    'borough', 'neighbourhood', 'microhood', 'disputed', 'postalcode', 'ocean',
+    'marinearea' ];
 
     t.deepEqual(clean.layers, admin_layers, 'coarse layers set');
     t.end();
@@ -76,9 +77,10 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize_layers = function(test, common) {
 
     sanitizer.sanitize(raw, clean);
 
-    var expected_layers = [ 'continent', 'country', 'dependency',
+    var expected_layers = [ 'continent', 'empire', 'country', 'dependency',
     'macroregion', 'region', 'locality', 'localadmin', 'macrocounty', 'county',
-    'macrohood', 'borough', 'neighbourhood', 'microhood', 'disputed', 'postalcode' ];
+    'macrohood', 'borough', 'neighbourhood', 'microhood', 'disputed', 'postalcode',
+    'ocean', 'marinearea'];
 
     t.deepEqual(clean.layers, expected_layers, 'coarse + regular layers set');
     t.end();
@@ -112,10 +114,10 @@ module.exports.tests.sanitize_layers = function(test, common) {
 
     sanitizer.sanitize(raw, clean);
 
-    var coarse_layers = [ 'continent',
+    var coarse_layers = [ 'continent', 'empire',
       'country', 'dependency', 'macroregion', 'region', 'locality', 'localadmin',
       'macrocounty', 'county', 'macrohood', 'borough', 'neighbourhood', 'microhood',
-      'disputed', 'postalcode' ];
+      'disputed', 'postalcode', 'ocean', 'marinearea' ];
 
     var venue_layers = [ 'venue' ];
     var expected_layers = venue_layers.concat(coarse_layers);
diff --git a/test/unit/service/configurations/PointInPolygon.js b/test/unit/service/configurations/PointInPolygon.js
index c754e7f9..6906950f 100644
--- a/test/unit/service/configurations/PointInPolygon.js
+++ b/test/unit/service/configurations/PointInPolygon.js
@@ -53,16 +53,62 @@ module.exports.tests.all = (test, common) => {
 
   });
 
-  test('getParameters should return an empty object', (t) => {
+  test('getParameters should return an empty object when req is undefined', (t) => {
     const configBlob = {
-      url: 'http://localhost:1234',
-      timeout: 17,
-      retries: 19
+      url: 'http://localhost:1234'
     };
 
     const pointInPolygon = new PointInPolygon(configBlob);
 
-    t.deepEquals(pointInPolygon.getParameters(), {});
+    t.deepEquals(pointInPolygon.getParameters(undefined), {});
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('getParameters should return an empty object when req.clean is undefined', (t) => {
+    const configBlob = {
+      url: 'http://localhost:1234'
+    };
+
+    const pointInPolygon = new PointInPolygon(configBlob);
+
+    const req = {};
+
+    t.deepEquals(pointInPolygon.getParameters(req), {});
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('getParameters should return an empty object when req.clean.layers is undefined', (t) => {
+    const configBlob = {
+      url: 'http://localhost:1234'
+    };
+
+    const pointInPolygon = new PointInPolygon(configBlob);
+
+    const req = {
+      clean: {}
+    };
+
+    t.deepEquals(pointInPolygon.getParameters(req), {});
+    t.end();
+
+  });
+
+  test('getParameters should return object with layers property when req.clean.layers is specified', t => {
+    const configBlob = {
+      url: 'http://localhost:1234'
+    };
+
+    const pointInPolygon = new PointInPolygon(configBlob);
+
+    const req = {
+      clean: {
+        layers: ['layer1', 'layer2']
+      }
+    };
+
+    t.deepEquals(pointInPolygon.getParameters(req), { layers: 'layer1,layer2'});
     t.end();
 
   });