diff --git a/data.yml b/data.yml
index 97fd346..83be3cb 100644
--- a/data.yml
+++ b/data.yml
@@ -288,6 +288,53 @@ Layer:
     properties: 
       "buffer-size": 4
     srs: +proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0.0 +lon_0=0.0 +x_0=0.0 +y_0=0.0 +k=1.0 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs +over
+  - id: place
+    Datasource: 
+      dbname: osm
+      extent: -20037508.34,-20037508.34,20037508.34,20037508.34
+      geometry_field: geom
+      geometry_table: ''
+      host: db
+      key_field: ''
+      key_field_as_attribute: ''
+      max_size: 512
+      password: osm
+      port: 5432
+      srid: ''
+      table: |-
+        ( SELECT *
+          FROM (
+              SELECT * FROM place_z3
+              WHERE z(!scale_denominator!) = 3
+              UNION ALL
+              SELECT * FROM place_z4
+              WHERE z(!scale_denominator!) = 4
+              UNION ALL
+              SELECT * FROM place_z5
+              WHERE z(!scale_denominator!) = 5
+              UNION ALL
+              SELECT * FROM place_z6
+              WHERE z(!scale_denominator!) = 6
+              UNION ALL
+              SELECT * FROM place_z7
+              WHERE z(!scale_denominator!) = 7
+              UNION ALL
+              SELECT * FROM place_z8
+              WHERE z(!scale_denominator!) = 8
+          ) AS place
+          WHERE geom && !bbox!
+        ) AS t
+      type: postgis
+      user: osm
+    description: Buildings
+    fields: 
+      class: String
+      name: String
+      rank: String
+      scalerank: Number
+    properties: 
+      "buffer-size": 4
+    srs: +proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0.0 +lon_0=0.0 +x_0=0.0 +y_0=0.0 +k=1.0 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs +over
 maxzoom: 14
 minzoom: 0
 name: OSM2VectorTiles v3.0
diff --git a/schema/layers/place.sql b/schema/layers/place.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5029a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/layers/place.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW place_z3 AS (
+	SELECT geom, name, 'settlement' AS class, 'city' AS rank, scalerank
+    FROM ne_10m_populated_places
+    WHERE  scalerank <= 2
+);
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW place_z4 AS (
+	SELECT geom, name, 'settlement' AS class, 'city' AS rank, scalerank
+    FROM ne_10m_populated_places
+    WHERE  scalerank <= 5
+);
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW place_z5 AS (
+	SELECT geom, name, 'settlement' AS class, 'city' AS rank, scalerank
+    FROM ne_10m_populated_places
+    WHERE  scalerank <= 6
+);
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW place_z6 AS (
+	SELECT geom, name, 'settlement' AS class, 'city' AS rank, scalerank
+    FROM ne_10m_populated_places
+    WHERE  scalerank <= 7
+);
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW place_z7 AS (
+	SELECT geom, name, 'settlement' AS class, 'city' AS rank, scalerank FROM ne_10m_populated_places
+);
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW place_z8 AS (
+	SELECT way AS geom, name, class::text, rank::text, NULL::integer AS scalerank FROM place_point
+    WHERE rank IN ('city', 'town')
+);