DMW includes the following features:
| Hydrography | |
| Point features | |
| Spring/Water-hole | |
| Rapids | |
| Dam/Weir | |
| Waterfall | |
| Lock | |
| Island | |
| Line features | |
| River/Stream | |
| Breakwater/Groyne | |
| Seawall | |
| Dam/Weir | |
| Area features | |
| Inland Water, Perennial | |
| Inland Water, Non-perennial | |
| Land Subject to Inundation | |
| Text features | |
| Hydrography Named Location | |
| Hydrography Text Description | |
| Elevation | |
| Point features | |
| Spot Elevation | |
| Inland Water Elevation | |
| Line features | |
| Contour Line - land | |
| Marine | |
| Point features | |
| Lighthouse | |
| Wreck | |
| Rock | |
| Line features | |
| Coastline/Shoreline | |
| Depth Contour | |
| Area features | |
| Ocean Depth | |
| Pack Ice | |
| Industry/Utilities | |
| Point features | |
| Mine/Quarry | |
| Oil/Gas Field | |
| Salt Evaporator | |
| Processing Plant/Treatment Plant | |
| Oil Gas Facility | |
| Tower, non-communication | |
| Depot - Storage | |
| Tank | |
| Water Tower | |
| Well | |
| Power Plant | |
| Substation/Transformer Yard | |
| Pumping Station | |
| Communication Building | |
| Communication Tower | |
| Line features | |
| Pipeline/Pipe | |
| Power Transmission Line | |
| Telephone/Telegraph Line | |
| Area features | |
| Mine/Quarry | |
| Oil/Gas Field | |
| Salt Evaporator | |
| Fish Hatchery/Fish or Marine Farm | |
| Text features | |
| Industry Named Location | |
| Industry Text Description | |
| Utilities Text Description | |
| Boundaries | |
| Point features | |
| Administration Area | |
| Line features | |
| Administrative Boundary | |
| Defacto Boundary | |
| Armistice Line | |
| Cease-Fire Line | |
| Claim Line | |
| International Date Line | |
| Wall | |
| Area features | |
| Administrative Area | |
| Demilitarized Zone | |
| Zone of Occupation | |
| Text features | |
| Boundaries named Location | |
| Boundaries Text Description | |
| Physiography | |
| Line features | |
| Ice Cliff | |
| Bluff/Cliff/Escarpment | |
| Area features | |
| Ground Surface Element | |
| Snow/Ice Field | |
| Text features | |
| Physiography Named Location | |
| Physiography Text Description | |
| Populated Places | |
| Point Features | |
| Built-up Area | |
| Settlement | |
| Native Settlement | |
| Military Base | |
| Camp | |
| Building | |
| Ruins | |
| Cairn | |
| Monument | |
| Wall | |
| Area features | |
| Built-up Area | |
| Native Settlement | |
| Text features | |
| Population Text Description | |
| Transportation | |
| Point features | |
| Airport/Airfield | |
| Railroad/Marshalling Yard | |
| Bridge/Overpass/Viaduct | |
| Ferry Crossing | |
| Tunnel | |
| Causeway | |
| Ford | |
| Line features | |
| Railroad | |
| Primary Road | |
| Secondary Road | |
| Trail | |
| Aerial Cableway/Ski Lift Line | |
| Pier/Wharf/Quay | |
| Bridge/Overpass/Viaduct | |
| Causeway | |
| Ferry Crossing | |
| Tunnel | |
| Ford | |
| Text features | |
| Transportation Named Location | |
| Transportation Text Description | |