diff --git a/scripts/geodata/neighborhoods/reverse_geocode.py b/scripts/geodata/neighborhoods/reverse_geocode.py
index e74a7f24..adb4c741 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/neighborhoods/reverse_geocode.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/neighborhoods/reverse_geocode.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from geodata.file_utils import ensure_dir, download_file
 from geodata.i18n.unicode_properties import get_chars_by_script
 from geodata.i18n.word_breaks import ideographic_scripts
 from geodata.names.deduping import NameDeduper
-from geodata.osm.extract import parse_osm, OSM_NAME_TAGS, WAY_OFFSET, RELATION_OFFSET
+from geodata.osm.extract import parse_osm, osm_type_and_id, NODE, WAY, RELATION, OSM_NAME_TAGS
 from geodata.polygons.index import *
 from geodata.polygons.reverse_geocode import QuattroshapesReverseGeocoder
 from geodata.statistics.tf_idf import IDFIndex
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class NeighborhoodReverseGeocoder(RTreePolygonIndex):
         logger.info('Matching OSM points to neighborhood polygons')
         # Parse OSM and match neighborhood/suburb points to Quattroshapes/Zetashapes polygons
         num_polys = 0
-        for node_id, attrs, deps in parse_osm(filename):
+        for element_id, attrs, deps in parse_osm(filename):
             try:
                 lat, lon = latlon_to_decimal(attrs['lat'], attrs['lon'])
             except ValueError:
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ class NeighborhoodReverseGeocoder(RTreePolygonIndex):
             if not osm_name:
                 continue
 
+            id_type, element_id = osm_type_and_id(element_id)
+
+            props['type'] = id_type
+            props['id'] = element_id
+
             is_neighborhood = attrs.get('place') == 'neighbourhood'
 
             ranks = []
@@ -349,6 +354,8 @@ class NeighborhoodReverseGeocoder(RTreePolygonIndex):
                     else:
                         attrs['polygon_type'] = 'local_admin'
 
+
+
                 attrs['source'] = source
                 index.index_polygon(poly)
                 index.add_polygon(poly, attrs)
diff --git a/scripts/geodata/osm/extract.py b/scripts/geodata/osm/extract.py
index ed2e62ec..5cda49bc 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/osm/extract.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/osm/extract.py
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ from geodata.encoding import safe_decode
 WAY_OFFSET = 10 ** 15
 RELATION_OFFSET = 2 * 10 ** 15
 
-ALL_OSM_TAGS = set(['node', 'way', 'relation'])
-WAYS_RELATIONS = set(['way', 'relation'])
+NODE = 'node'
+WAY = 'way'
+RELATION = 'relation'
+
+ALL_OSM_TAGS = set([NODE, WAY, RELATION])
+WAYS_RELATIONS = set([WAY, RELATION])
 
 OSM_NAME_TAGS = (
     'name',
@@ -87,6 +91,20 @@ def parse_osm(filename, allowed_types=ALL_OSM_TAGS, dependencies=False):
             while elem.getprevious() is not None:
                 del elem.getparent()[0]
 
+
+def osm_type_and_id(element_id):
+    element_id = long(element_id)
+    if element_id >= RELATION_OFFSET:
+        id_type = RELATION
+        element_id -= RELATION_OFFSET
+    elif element_id >= WAY_OFFSET:
+        id_type = WAY
+        element_id -= WAY_OFFSET
+    else:
+        id_type = NODE
+
+    return id_type, element_id
+
 apposition_regex = re.compile('(.*[^\s])[\s]*\([\s]*(.*[^\s])[\s]*\)$', re.I)
 
 html_parser = HTMLParser.HTMLParser()
diff --git a/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py b/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
index 034008c5..20fa7bae 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/polygons/reverse_geocode.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from geodata.file_utils import ensure_dir, download_file
 from geodata.i18n.unicode_properties import get_chars_by_script
 from geodata.i18n.word_breaks import ideographic_scripts
 from geodata.names.deduping import NameDeduper
-from geodata.osm.extract import parse_osm, OSM_NAME_TAGS, WAY_OFFSET, RELATION_OFFSET
+from geodata.osm.extract import parse_osm, osm_type_and_id, NODE, WAY, RELATION, OSM_NAME_TAGS
 from geodata.osm.admin_boundaries import OSMAdminPolygonReader, OSMSubdivisionPolygonReader, OSMBuildingPolygonReader
 from geodata.polygons.index import *
 from geodata.statistics.tf_idf import IDFIndex
@@ -331,15 +331,8 @@ class OSMReverseGeocoder(RTreePolygonIndex):
                      if k in cls.include_property_patterns or (six.u(':') in k and
                      six.u('{}:*').format(k.split(six.u(':'), 1)[0]) in cls.include_property_patterns)}
 
-            if element_id >= RELATION_OFFSET:
-                props['type'] = 'relation'
-                element_id -= RELATION_OFFSET
-            elif element_id >= WAY_OFFSET:
-                props['type'] = 'way'
-                element_id -= WAY_OFFSET
-            else:
-                props['type'] = 'node'
-
+            id_type, element_id = osm_type_and_id(element_id)
+            props['type'] = id_type
             props['id'] = element_id
 
             if inner_polys and not outer_polys: