diff --git a/python/tmc_classes.py b/python/tmc_classes.py
index 05df2c7..02e3abf 100644
--- a/python/tmc_classes.py
+++ b/python/tmc_classes.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class lcl:
         self.roads=self.dat_to_tuple_dict(lcldir,'ROADS.DAT','ISO 8859-15','Road')
         self.segments=self.dat_to_tuple_dict(lcldir,'SEGMENTS.DAT','ISO 8859-15','Segment')
         self.areas=self.dat_to_tuple_dict(lcldir,'ADMINISTRATIVEAREA.DAT','ISO 8859-15','Area')
+        self.subtypes=self.subtypesDat_to_dict(lcldir,'SUBTYPES.DAT','ISO 8859-15')
         self.init_done=True
         
         print("lcl time:\t"+str(time.time()-self.start))
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ class lcl:
       except IOError as e:
         print(e)
         print("location table not found")
+    
     def lcn_allocated(self,LCN):
         self.thr.join()
         if self.allocated_codes.has_key(LCN):
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ class lcl:
           pickle.dump( ret_dict, open( lcldir+"/cache/"+md5_hash, "wb" ) )
           pickle.dump( header, open( lcldir+"/cache/"+md5_hash+"_header", "wb" ) )
           #print("pickle_end\t"+str(time.time()-self.start))
-          return ret_dict      
+          return ret_dict
     def dat_to_dict(self,lcldir,filename,encoding,id_col_name):
         #print("datbegin\t"+str(time.time()-self.start))
         csv_reader = csv.reader(open(lcldir+filename), delimiter=';', quotechar='"')
@@ -160,6 +162,27 @@ class lcl:
             ret_dict[id_num]=linedict
         #print("datend\t"+str(time.time()-self.start))
         return ret_dict
+    def subtypesDat_to_dict(self,lcldir,filename,encoding):
+        #print("datbegin\t"+str(time.time()-self.start))
+        csv_reader = csv.reader(open(lcldir+filename), delimiter=';', quotechar='"')
+        header=csv_reader.next()
+        ret_dict={}
+        for row in csv_reader:
+            # decode ISO 8859-15 back to Unicode, cell by cell: #TODO read encoding from README.DAT
+            unirow=[unicode(cell, encoding) for cell in row]
+            linedict=dict(zip(header,unirow))
+            index_tuple=(linedict["CLASS"],linedict["TCD"],linedict["STCD"])
+            ret_dict[index_tuple]=linedict
+        #print("datend\t"+str(time.time()-self.start))
+        return ret_dict
+    def get_loctype_name(self,index_tuple):
+        name=""
+        try:
+          name=self.subtypes[index_tuple]["SNATDESC"]
+        except KeyError:
+          name=""
+        return name
+      
 class tmc_event:
     def __init__(self,ecn,tableobj):
         self.tableobj=tableobj
@@ -380,14 +403,19 @@ class tmc_location:
         self.has_koord=False
         self.linRef=None
         self.loctype=None
+        self.loctype_str=""
+        self.loctype_name=""
         if self.lcl_obj.lcn_allocated(lcn):
           if self.lcl_obj.points.has_key(lcn):
-            self.loctype="point"
+            self.loctype="point"#point
             try:
               self.point=self.lcl_obj.get_point(lcn)
               
               
               self.ltype=self.point.CLASS+self.point.TCD
+              
+              self.loctype_name=self.lcl_obj.get_loctype_name((self.point.CLASS,self.point.TCD,self.point.STCD))
+              self.loctype_str=str(self.point.CLASS+self.point.TCD+","+self.point.STCD)
               try:
                   self.subtype=int(self.point.STCD)
               except ValueError:#should not happen, all rows have int
@@ -796,7 +824,7 @@ class tmc_message:
     def log_string(self):
         retstr=""
         try:
-            retstr=str(self.event.updateClass)+": "+self.getTime()+": "+self.location_text()+": "+self.events_string()+"; "+self.info_str()+"; "+str(list(self.psns))+"x%i"%self.confirmations
+            retstr=str(self.event.updateClass)+": "+self.getTime()+": "+self.location.loctype_str+": "+self.location.loctype_name.encode('utf-8')+": "+self.location_text()+": "+self.events_string()+"; "+self.info_str()+"; "+str(list(self.psns))+"x%i"%self.confirmations
         except UnicodeDecodeError as e:
             print e
             code.interact(local=locals())