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 to which the speed camera is set
- 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
- 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 Speed camera should be set with the maximum speed limit for the road which it is monitoring.
- Leave the max speed field 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.
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.
- The maximum speed is set to zero, which will force an audible warning.
- 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.
Combined cameras
- Camera's that are monitoring both speed and red light violations are mapped with a Red Light camera. There is no need to add a separate Speed camera.
- the maximum speed is set to zero, so it always gives an audible warning.
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. (or explain here?)
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.
- Camera's are locked to level 3 (or higher to the same level as the road segment?)
