diff --git a/geoapi/database/SpsSqlManager.php b/geoapi/database/SpsSqlManager.php
index c0dd833..e9070db 100644
--- a/geoapi/database/SpsSqlManager.php
+++ b/geoapi/database/SpsSqlManager.php
@@ -26,11 +26,17 @@ class SpsSqlManager extends SQLManager {
      */
     public static $parentId = "parent";
 
+    /**
+     * Fieldname of the refpoint
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public static $refpoint = "refpoint";
+
     /**
      * String for the select part of the query
      * @var string
      */
-    private static $selectTerm = "SELECT DISTINCT id, parent FROM sps WHERE ";
+    private static $selectTerm = "SELECT DISTINCT id, parent, refpoint FROM sps WHERE ";
 
     /**
      * String for the alias part of the query
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ class SpsSqlManager extends SQLManager {
         // build query string
         $query = self::$selectTerm;
         if ($this->validAliasString($alias)) {
-            $query .= self::$aliasTerm . self::$quoteTerm . $alias . self::$quoteTerm .  $this->addDomainTerm($domain);
+            $query .= self::$aliasTerm . self::$quoteTerm . $alias . self::$quoteTerm . $this->addDomainTerm($domain);
         } else {
             return null;
         }
@@ -209,8 +215,7 @@ class SpsSqlManager extends SQLManager {
      * @return boolean
      */
     private function validPolyString($poly) {
-        if (\utiliy\StringManager::validSQLString($poly) && \utiliy\StringManager::startsWith($poly, self::$polyStartStr) 
-                && \utiliy\StringManager::endsWith($poly, self::$polyEndStr)) {
+        if (\utiliy\StringManager::validSQLString($poly) && \utiliy\StringManager::startsWith($poly, self::$polyStartStr) && \utiliy\StringManager::endsWith($poly, self::$polyEndStr)) {
             return TRUE;
         }
         return FALSE;
diff --git a/geoapi/utility/JsonManager.php b/geoapi/utility/JsonManager.php
index 7439786..eca9aba 100644
--- a/geoapi/utility/JsonManager.php
+++ b/geoapi/utility/JsonManager.php
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ class JsonManager implements SerialManager {
      */
     private static $parentIdName = "parentId";
 
+    /**
+     * Name for the refpoint item
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private static $refpointName = "refpoint";
+
     /**
      * Method convert an array to a response json for the sps service
      * @example [{"id":"121799787","parentId":null}]
@@ -64,7 +70,8 @@ class JsonManager implements SerialManager {
         $places = array();
         foreach ($result as $row) {
             $place = array(self::$placeIdName => $row[\database\SpsSqlManager::$placeId],
-                self::$parentIdName => $row[\database\SpsSqlManager::$parentId]);
+                self::$parentIdName => $row[\database\SpsSqlManager::$parentId],
+                self::$refpointName => $row[\database\SpsSqlManager::$refpoint]);
             array_push($places, $place);
         }
         return json_encode($places);
diff --git a/geoapi/utility/XmlManager.php b/geoapi/utility/XmlManager.php
index c4904cf..beafa12 100644
--- a/geoapi/utility/XmlManager.php
+++ b/geoapi/utility/XmlManager.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require_once PATH_UTILITTY . "/SerialManager.php";
  * @author stubbfel
  * @since 25.06.2013
  */
-class XmlManager  implements SerialManager{
+class XmlManager implements SerialManager {
 
     /**
      * a default xml document
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ class XmlManager  implements SerialManager{
      */
     private static $parentIdAttrName = "parentId";
 
+    /**
+     * Name for the refpoint attribute
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private static $refpointAttrName = "refpoint";
+
     /**
      * Method convert an array to a response xml for the sps service
      * <place id ="4711" parentID=%0815"/>
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ class XmlManager  implements SerialManager{
             $place = $xml->addChild(self::$placeElementName);
             $place->addAttribute(self::$placeIdAttrName, $row[\database\SpsSqlManager::$placeId]);
             $place->addAttribute(self::$parentIdAttrName, $row[\database\SpsSqlManager::$parentId]);
+            $place->addAttribute(self::$refpointAttrName, $row[\database\SpsSqlManager::$refpoint]);
         }
         return $xml->asXML();
     }
@@ -158,15 +165,15 @@ class XmlManager  implements SerialManager{
         }
         return $xml->asXML();
     }
-    
+
     public function arrayToSps($result) {
         return self::arrayToSpsXml($result);
     }
-    
-    public function arrayToPis($result){
-        return self::arrayToPisXml($result); 
+
+    public function arrayToPis($result) {
+        return self::arrayToPisXml($result);
     }
-    
+
     public function arrayToPss($result) {
         return self::arrayToPssXml($result);
     }