diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/AreaCriterion.h b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/AreaCriterion.h
index 02acc09..0e73df3 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/AreaCriterion.h
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/AreaCriterion.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ public:
bool isSatisfied(const Tags& tags, const ElementType& elementType) const;
+ virtual ConflatableGeometryType getGeometryType() const
+ { return ConflatableGeometryType::Polygon; }
+
virtual ElementCriterionPtr clone() { return ElementCriterionPtr(new AreaCriterion()); }
virtual QString getDescription() const { return "Identifies areas"; }