Hierarchical categorization system for venues, fundamental to their POI data structure
API Access
Est. Price
~$12,000/yr est.
Update Frequency
Monthly
Pricing Tiers
1
Regions
1
Quality SignalsB
Freshness
Recently enriched
Complete
81%
API
API Available
Product Overview
Geospatial Intelligence and Location Analytics$$
Offering: Comprehensive location intelligence platform providing global point-of-interest data, real-time foot traffic analytics, and mobile SDKs for movement tracking.
Best for: Retailers and hedge funds performing site selection, competitive benchmarking, and consumer behavior analysis.
Benefits
- Extensive proprietary dataset with global coverage
- Versatile delivery options including REST API and S3 buckets
- Integrated visualization and analytics via Foursquare Studio
- Strong capabilities in ad attribution and real-world visit measurement
Drawbacks
⚠ High dependency on mobile signal data quality · ⚠ Complexity in managing multiple disparate product modules · ⚠ Less specialized in emerging market data compared to niche competitors like dataplorProduct Intelligence
Value Score
42
quality per $
Price Position
P78
premium
Coverage
55
geo × freq × depth
Try-ability
35
ease of trial
Market concentration: 18% (moderate)
Product Details
Use Cases
Geospatial analysisretail site selectionconsumer behavior modelinglocation-aware application developmentmarket research
Categories
Geospatial DataLocation IntelligencePoint of Interest DataReference Data
Coverage
Global
Delivery
REST APIS3 Bucket
Data Sources
geolocation mobile
Detected Use Cases
geospatial analytics
Pricing Tiers
Vedex estimate
~$12,000/yr est.
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Web Authority
Notable8 mentions·3 platforms
LinkedIn
6 × 2 pts+12
Academic Papers
1 × 8 pts+8
Blogs & Newsletters
1 × 2 pts+2
Evidence5 sources
Academic Papers
Causal Analysis on the Anchor Store Effect in a Location- ...
by AK Vallapuram · 2022 · Cited by 6 — Fig. 2. Hierarchy of Foursquare venue categories. Original hierarchy has five levels and more categories in each level but only two are shown.
LinkedIn
Classification of Stockholm neighborhoods using ...
List of the venue categories on the main level and on lower levels was downloaded from Foursquare Venue Categories and used in the exploratory ...
Blogs & Newsletters
Semantic search, Part 2: Building a local search app | by Dave Lin
Uses Snowflake to retrieve up to five Foursquare venue categories with embedding vectors that most closely match the user query embeddings; Uses Snowflake to ...
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About Foursquare Venue Categories
Foursquare Venue Categories is a geospatial data data product offered by Foursquare, available on discovery. Data is updated monthly. API access is available for programmatic integration. Vedex estimates pricing at roughly $12,000/yr (an estimate, not a vendor-published price).
Hierarchical categorization system for venues, fundamental to their POI data structure
About Foursquare
Foursquare is a data provider & platform vendor based in New York, NY. Foursquare is a leading location technology company that provides geospatial data, intelligence, and developer tools to help businesses understand real-world human movement and place-based context. By...
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