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Camera's

Before adding any cameras to the Waze map, you must be sure you are accurately reporting a camera installation. Many devices may have similar appearances, but very different functions.

The "30" on the speed cam icon is just part of the image and is not an indication of the actual speed limit the camera is set to.
The current camera image in the app as well as in WME implies that the camera captures the traffic from behind. Don't be fooled. It may also catch you up front
It is not possible to define a camera in such a way that it differentiates between traffic going straight or taking a turn at a junction.
The Waze app warns about a camera if it is valid, points in the same direction as the road segment, and the driver is exceeding the limit set on the camera

Types of Camera's

Speed camera

Used for permanently mounted cameras that monitor violations of maximum speeds. They show in WME with a speed limit sign of "30" attached to the camera icon.

Speed Cameras should be placed at the location of the camera itself.
The excess speed should be set with the speed limit on the road which it is monitoring.

Red Light camera

Permanently mounted cameras monitor for red light violations and optionally for violations of maximum speeds. They show with a icon with a red and green light. Red Light cameras should be placed at the stop bar they are monitoring.

Combined cameras

In Belgium, all red light camera's also measure speed. They are mapped with a Red Light camera. There is no need to add a separate Speed camera.

the maximum speed is set to the speed limit for the road which the camera is monitoring.

Red Light Only

Leave the excess speed field blank if speed is not monitored.

False camera

Sometimes a fake device is placed. These dummy cameras can be added to prevent people from reporting these dummies as actual cameras.

In the app a dummy camera looks like

Average speed cameras

Average speed cameras (ASC) measure speed over a certain distance. They are not mapped like the above cameras. Use the Average speed camera checkboxes on the road segments where the average speed is checked.

Mapping guidelines

You can add a new camera from the menu at the top bar of the Map Editor
Select the camera and choose the type in the left menu
Location: Cameras should be placed over the roadway they are monitoring. The exact location depends on the type of camera (see above).
Shutter Direction: When the camera icon is selected in the Map Editor, the red dot should point in the direction of travel. It does not matter if the real-life camera will take a picture from the back of a car after passing, or from the front before passing the camera.
Place the correct quantity of cameras. You need one Camera per monitored direction. So if you have a 4-way intersection with 1 real life camera watching every direction, you need 4 cameras in Waze.
Speed: The excess speed is set to the Speed Limit on the road it is monitoring.
Lock: Camera's are locked to a minimum level 3 (or higher to the same lock level from the road segment)

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-==Camera==
+<!--T:1-->
-[[File:Cameras-example.png|right]]
+{{hiddenh2|Camera's}}
-Before adding any cameras to the Waze map, you must be sure you are accurately reporting a camera installation. Many devices may have similar appearances, but very different functions.<br />
+[[File:Cameras-example.png|right|360px]]
-<br />
+Before adding any cameras to the Waze map, you must be sure you are accurately reporting a camera installation. Many devices may have similar appearances, but very different functions.
-You can add a new camera by selecting the road button at the top of the [[Waze Map Editor|Map Editor]]  and then selecting camera out of the drop down. The camera type is set and changed by selecting the camera and changing the camera type in the drop down box in the left pane.<br />
+* The "30" on the speed cam icon is just part of the image and is not an indication of the actual speed limit the camera is set to.
-<br />
+* The current camera image in the app as well as in WME implies that the camera captures the traffic from behind. Don't be fooled. It may also catch you up front
-Cameras should be placed over the roadway they are monitoring. The exact location depends on the type of camera:
+*It is not possible to define a camera in such a way that it differentiates between traffic going straight or taking a turn at a junction.
+* The Waze app warns about a camera if it is valid, points in the same direction as the road segment, and the driver is exceeding the limit set on the camera
+{{clear}}
-Speed Cameras should be placed at the location of the camera itself.
+<!--T:10-->
-Red Light Cameras should be placed at the stop bar they are monitoring.
+<br>
-Also be sure to place the correct quantity of cameras:
+__TOC__
-If a Speed Camera monitors one direction of traffic, you need one camera.<br />
+==Types of Camera's== <!--T:5-->
-If a Speed Camera monitors both directions of traffic, you need ''two'' cameras.<br />
+===Speed camera===
-You need one Red Light Camera per monitored direction. So if you have a 4-way intersection with camera watching every direction, you need ''four'' cameras. <br />
+[[File:Camera2true.png|right]]
-<br />
+Used for permanently mounted cameras that monitor violations of [[Speed limit|maximum speeds]]. They show in WME with a speed limit sign of "30" attached to the camera icon.
-===Shutter Direction===
+*Speed Cameras should be placed at the location of the camera itself.
-When the camera icon is selected in the Map Editor, the red dot should point in the direction of travel a car will pass the camera. It does not matter if the real-life camera will take a picture of the front of the offending vehicle.<br />
+*The excess speed should be set with the speed limit on the road which it is monitoring.
-<br />
-For example, if a road runs east-west and the east bound lanes are monitored for speed, the red dot should point eastward of the camera icon in the Map Editor. Be sure the angle of the red dot also matches the angle of the flow of monitored traffic.
-===Speed camera===
+===Red Light camera=== <!--T:6-->
-[[File:Camera2false.png|right]] [[File:Camera2true.png|right]]
+[[File:Camera4true.png|right]]
-These permanently mounted cameras monitor for instantaneous violations of [[Speed limit|maximum speeds]]. If a Red Light Camera Installation monitors Speed Limit Violations, there is no need to add a separate Speed Camera. The speed limit can be applied directly to the Red Light Camera.
+Permanently mounted cameras monitor for red light violations and optionally for violations of maximum speeds. They show with a icon with a red and green light.
-<br />
+Red Light cameras should be placed at the stop bar they are monitoring.
-The Max Speed for a camera should be set to the speed limit for the road which the speed camera is monitoring. The Max Speed can also be set for a Red Light Camera if it monitors for speed limit violations as well as red light violation. Leave the max speed set to blank if speed is not monitored. Zero is not blank; a max speed of zero will cause the camera to always generate an audible alert as discussed below.
-<br />
+=====Combined cameras===== <!--T:11-->
-===Red Light Camera===
+:In Belgium, all red light camera's also measure speed. They are mapped with a Red Light camera. There is no need to add a separate Speed camera.
-[[File:Camera4false.png|right]] [[File:Camera4true.png|right]]
+:*the maximum speed is set to the speed limit for the road which the camera is monitoring.
-Permanently mounted cameras monitor for red light violations and optionally violations of maximum speeds.
-<br />
+=====Red Light Only===== <!--T:12-->
-===False Camera===
+:*Leave the excess speed field blank if speed is not monitored.
-[[File:Camera3false.png|right]] [[File:Camera3true.png|right]]
+{{Clear}}
-Sometime a fake device is placed.
-<br />
+===False camera=== <!--T:7-->
+[[File:Camera3true.png|right]]
+Sometimes a fake device is placed. These dummy cameras can be added to prevent people from reporting these dummies as actual cameras.
-===Remarks===
+<!--T:13-->
-* The camera direction (the direction from the center of the image to the red circle) defines the driving direction for the camera.
+In the [[Waze app|app]] a dummy camera looks like [[File:Dummy-camera-app.png|35px]]
-* The current camera image implies that the camera captures the traffic from behind. Don't be fooled.
+{{Clear}}
-* The [[Waze app|app]] warns about a speed camera if it is valid, points in the same direction as the road segment, and the driver is exceeding the limit set on the camera.
-* The [[Waze app|app]] warns about a red light camera if it is valid and points in the same direction as the road segment.
-* The "30" on the speed cam icon is just part of the image and is not an indication of the actual speed to which the speed camera is set.
-* It is not possible to define a camera in such a way that it differentiates between traffic going straight on and traffic turning left or right.
-<br />
-* Average speed cameras are not mapped as cameras. Use only the [[Road Aspects|Average speed camera checkboxes]] on the road segments where the average speed is checked.
+===Average speed cameras === <!--T:14-->
+Average speed cameras (ASC) measure speed over a certain distance. They are not mapped like the above cameras. Use the [[Road Aspects|Average speed camera checkboxes]] on the road segments where the average speed is checked.
+==Mapping guidelines== <!--T:15-->
+*You can <b>add a new camera</b> from the [[File:DrawRoads.jpg]] menu at the top bar of the [[Waze Map Editor|Map Editor]]
+*Select the camera and <b>choose the type</b> in the left menu
+*<b>Location</b>: Cameras should be placed over the roadway they are monitoring. The exact location depends on the type of camera (see above).
+*<b>Shutter Direction</b>: When the camera icon is selected in the Map Editor, <b>the red dot should point in the direction of travel</b>. It does not matter if the real-life camera will take a picture from the back of a car after passing, or from the front before passing the camera.
+*Place the correct quantity of cameras. You need one Camera per monitored direction. So if you have a 4-way intersection with 1 real life camera watching every direction, you need 4 cameras in Waze.
+*<b>Speed</b>: The excess speed is set to the Speed Limit on the road it is monitoring.
+*<b>Lock</b>: Camera's are locked to a minimum level 3 (or higher to the same lock level from the road segment)
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-__NOTOC__
 {{Bottomline}}
+[[Category:Road attributes{{#translation:}}]]
+[[Category:Routing{{#translation:}}]]

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