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The Waze Connected Citizens program, also known as CCP brings cities and citizens together to answer the questions “What’s happening, and where?” We exchange publicly available incident and road closure reports, enabling our government partners to respond more immediately to accidents and congestion on their roads. In turn, we aggregate our partners' data on the Waze platform, resulting in one of the most succinct, thorough overviews of current road conditions today.

With the addition of city data, Wazers will be even safer on the roads and more knowledgeable about construction, marathons, floods or anything else that can cause delays. And for our government partners, publicly-available Waze data is a powerful tool to build more efficient cities. Real-time information from drivers is essential; no one knows more about what's happening in a city than the people who live there. In an era with smart phones, smart cars and smart homes, isn't it about time we start building smarter cities?

Details

The mission of Waze Connected Citizens is to help Wazers, cities and citizens collaborate to improve their community and answer the question "What's happening on our roads right now, and where?" The program promotes more efficient traffic monitoring by sharing crowdsourced incident reports from Waze drivers. Established as a two-way data share, Waze receives partner input such as feeds from road sensors, adds publicly available incident and road closure reports from the Waze traffic platform and returns one of the most succinct, thorough overviews of current road conditions today.

With the addition of city data, Wazers will be even safer on the roads and more knowledgeable about construction, marathons, floods or anything else that can cause delays. And for cities, real-time information from drivers is essential; no one knows more about what's happening in a city than the people who live there.

The Connected Citizens Program is an ongoing partnership between Waze and various international government agencies to share publicly-available data in order to accomplish two goals:

Improve the quality of the Waze App
Utilize Waze data to improve city planning, inform infrastructure decisions and increase the efficiency of day-to-day operations

Waze exchanges publicly available incident and road closure reports, enabling our government partners to respond more immediately to accidents and congestion on their roads. In turn, Waze aggregates the partners' data on the Waze App platform, resulting in succinct and thorough overviews of current road conditions.

Existing Partners

The first ten partners in the program, called the “W10” by Waze, are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Barcelona, Spain; Jakarta, Indonesia; Tel Aviv, Israel; San Jose, Costa Rica; Boston, Massachusetts; Los Angeles County, California; as well as the New York Police Department and the states of Utah and Florida.

Current Connected Citizen Partners, by Region:

Here is list of Partners as of March 2015

North America

Boston, MA - City of Boston
Florida - Department of Transportation
Iowa - Department of Transportation
Kentucky - Department of Transportation
Los Angeles, CA - Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (RIITS)
Massachusetts - Department of Transportation
New York City, NY - New York Police Department
Oregon, US - Department of Transportation
Utah, US - Department of Transportation
Washington, D.C. - D.C. Department of Transportation

Latin America

Petropolis, Brazil - City of Petropolis
Puebla, Mexico - City of Puebla
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Center for Traffic Operations (COR)
San José, Costa Rica - City of San José
Vitoria, Brazil - City of Vitoria

Europe, Middle East & Africa

Budapest, Hungary - BKK Center for Budapest Transport
Barcelona, Spain - City of Barcelona
Catalonia, Spain - Government of Catalonia
Latvia - Latvia State Roads
Tel-Aviv, Israel - City of Tel-Aviv

Asia-Pacific

Jakarta, Indonesia - City of Jakarta
Sydney, Australia - City of Sydney

How to Join

Potential partners, please provide your information here: Connected Citizens Program Inquiries

Who can Join

Local Government Agencies, Municipalities, Cities, States, Departments of Transportation, 911 Emergency Dispatch Centers and Police Departments

Several qualifications:

Waze aims to work with partners who have additional sources of data, such as road closures, street cameras or road sensors, not found within the Waze app
Geographical diversity
Technical capability
Eagerness and readiness to innovate
Waze needs in the market (need more data or want to grow focus markets)

References

Word Doc: Connected Citizens Program Summary

Waze CCP: Waze Connected Citizens Program

Waze Data CCP: Introducing the W10 And The New Connected Citizens Platform

Video: Waze Connected Citizens Launch Highlights | Waze (1:25)

Video: Waze W10 10/1/14 Launch Event Panel, hosted by Baratunde Thurston (46:44)

Video: NYPD Partners with Waze for Road Safety (1:13)

Video: Waze navigation app teams up with cities, states to share traffic data (4:11)

Article: Waze Launches Connected Citizens Program, Debuts Inaugural "W10"

Press Release: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet among first partners with Waze

Press Release:FDOT, The Waze Connection

Forum: CCP Forum Post

Forum: Canned CCP Template

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+The Waze Connected Citizens program, also known as CCP brings cities and citizens together to answer the questions “What’s happening, and where?” We exchange publicly available incident and road closure reports, enabling our government partners to respond more immediately to accidents and congestion on their roads. In turn, we aggregate our partners' data on the Waze platform, resulting in one of the most succinct, thorough overviews of current road conditions today.
-[[File:Problem pin open-high.png|left|Problem pin open-high.png]]
+With the addition of city data, Wazers will be even safer on the roads and more knowledgeable about construction, marathons, floods or anything else that can cause delays. And for our government partners, publicly-available Waze data is a powerful tool to build more efficient cities. Real-time information from drivers is essential; no one knows more about what's happening in a city than the people who live there. In an era with smart phones, smart cars and smart homes, isn't it about time we start building smarter cities?
-''This information here is what is known at this time. Subject to change.''
-This article covers the automated map Problem reports and appear in the Waze Map Editor as a colored balloon '''without''' a smiley face. Balloons with a smiley face are Waze user reported Update Requests and are covered under [[Update Requests in Waze Map Editor|Update requests]].
+==Details==
+The mission of Waze Connected Citizens is to help Wazers, cities and citizens collaborate to improve their community and answer the question "What's happening on our roads right now, and where?" The program promotes more efficient traffic monitoring by sharing crowdsourced incident reports from Waze drivers. Established as a two-way data share, Waze receives partner input such as feeds from road sensors, adds publicly available incident and road closure reports from the Waze traffic platform and returns one of the most succinct, thorough overviews of current road conditions today.
-== Overview ==
+With the addition of city data, Wazers will be even safer on the roads and more knowledgeable about construction, marathons, floods or anything else that can cause delays. And for cities, real-time information from drivers is essential; no one knows more about what's happening in a city than the people who live there.
-A Map Problem or Automated Problem Report comes from the Waze system when it detects something that is happening in the real world as tracked by the Waze client apps that does not match the logic in the map data. There are three options the editor can use to respond to these Map Problems: '''Solved''', '''Not Identified''', or leave it as '''Open'''. &nbsp;Just because you do not know the solution doesn't mean that another editor won't figure it out, so do not use&nbsp;'''Not Identified'''&nbsp;to mean that you alone cannot identify the problem as this closes the problem for all editors.
+The Connected Citizens Program is an ongoing partnership between Waze and various international government agencies to share publicly-available data in order to accomplish two goals:
+*Improve the quality of the Waze App
+*Utilize Waze data to improve city planning, inform infrastructure decisions and increase the efficiency of day-to-day operations
-== Interface Elements ==
+Waze exchanges publicly available incident and road closure reports, enabling our government partners to respond more immediately to accidents and congestion on their roads. In turn, Waze aggregates the partners' data on the Waze App platform, resulting in succinct and thorough overviews of current road conditions.
-The color of the problem balloon, just like Update Requests, are indicative of something. In the case of Problems, it is the number of drivers affected by, or driving through the problem area, in an unexpected manner. The more drive traces which follow the same route, the higher the likelihood that this problem needs to be fixed. An exclamation point in the icon shows that the problem is open and the color indicates how many drivers have gone through that area with that problem.
+== Existing Partners ==
+The first ten partners in the program, called the “W10” by Waze, are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Barcelona, Spain; Jakarta, Indonesia; Tel Aviv, Israel; San Jose, Costa Rica; Boston, Massachusetts; Los Angeles County, California; as well as the New York Police Department and the states of Utah and Florida.
-[[File:Problem pin open-low.png|left|Problem pin open-low.png]] A yellow problem balloon has been generated by 1-3 drives. {{clear|left}} [[File:Problem pin open-med.png|left|Problem pin open-med.png]] An orange problem balloon has been generated by 4-7 drives. {{clear|left}} [[File:Problem pin open-high.png|left|Problem pin open-high.png]] A red problem balloon has been generated by 8 or more drives. {{clear|left}} [[File:Problem pin not-identified.png|left|Problem pin not-identified.png]] The Problem changes to this icon when you mark it as "Not Identified." If a Problem is marked as "Not Identified", Waze will not show it again in that location, so mark problems as "Not Identified" only if you are certain that there is not actually a problem there. {{clear|left}}[[File:Problem pin solved.png|left|Problem pin solved.png]] This is a Solved Problem and appears once you fix a problem and mark it as "Solved". &nbsp;Waze will treat this location as "Problem-free". If Waze identifies a new problem in the same place, it will display a new Map Problem there. {{clear}}
+'''Current Connected Citizen Partners, by Region:'''
-When you click on an Problem balloon, the top portion of the map display area is taken over by the information for the problem.
+''Here is list of Partners as of March 2015''
-The top bar of the Problem states that this is an "automatically detected" Problem.
+'''North America'''
+*Boston, MA - City of Boston
+*Florida - Department of Transportation
+*Iowa - Department of Transportation
+*Kentucky - Department of Transportation
+*Los Angeles, CA - Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (RIITS)
+*Massachusetts  - Department of Transportation
+*New York City, NY - New York Police Department
+*Oregon, US - Department of Transportation
+*Utah, US - Department of Transportation
+*Washington, D.C. - D.C. Department of Transportation
-== Enabling map problem reports ==
+'''Latin America'''
+*Petropolis, Brazil - City of Petropolis
+*Puebla, Mexico - City of Puebla
+*Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Center for Traffic Operations (COR)
+*San José, Costa Rica - City of San José
+*Vitoria, Brazil - City of Vitoria
-To display the problem reports on the WME screen, use the [[Map Editor Interface and Controls#Layers|layer]] control to turn on the Map Problem layer.
-== System detected problem types ==
+'''Europe, Middle East & Africa'''
+*Budapest, Hungary - BKK Center for Budapest Transport
+*Barcelona, Spain - City of Barcelona
+*Catalonia, Spain - Government of Catalonia
+*Latvia - Latvia State Roads
+*Tel-Aviv, Israel - City of Tel-Aviv
-The list below may not be all inclusive of all possible problem types. If you find a problem type not entered below, come to the [http://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=276 Wiki Changes forum] to report the missing problem report so it can be added.
+'''Asia-Pacific'''
+*Jakarta, Indonesia - City of Jakarta
+*Sydney, Australia - City of Sydney
-Note that when you mark an Automated Problem Report as Not&nbsp;Identified, Waze does not show the same Problem type in that location in the future. Therefore, unless you are certain there is no problem there, it is better either to mark it Solved or leave it Open for another editor to resolve.
+== How to Join ==
-=== Missing road ===
+Potential partners, please provide your information here:
+[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-suA0OZZOMJq7d_CsCdDp_rVYbxz4yQdCiN4iDUhf-w/viewform?embedded=true Connected Citizens Program Inquiries]
-The roads are too far apart from each other and most likely a road is missing in between. In many cases the missing roads are identified in Parking Lots and in areas with obstructions to the GPS satellites or cell towers. For parking lot issues, review the guidelines regarding the mapping of [[Best map editing practice#Parking Lots|Parking Lots]] before continuing. Be advised that a high percentage of this map error type appears to be bogus or requires no action be taken at all. Mark it as Not&nbsp;Identified if there is no actual issue.
+== Who can Join ==
-=== Restricted turn might be allowed ===
+Local Government Agencies, Municipalities, Cities, States, Departments of Transportation, 911 Emergency Dispatch Centers and Police Departments
-The route goes through a turn which is marked as not allowed. Select the segments around the junction indicated to find if the direction of the turn is limited by a turn restriction. These are usually very accurate in finding incorrect turn restrictions.
+Several qualifications:
+*Waze aims to work with partners who have additional sources of data, such as road closures, street cameras or road sensors, not found within the Waze app
+*Geographical diversity
+*Technical capability
+*Eagerness and readiness to innovate
+*Waze needs in the market (need more data or want to grow focus markets)
-If you fix it, mark it Solved. However, it may be indicated for a [[Best map editing practice#Time Restricted Turns|time restricted turn]] or possibly an illegal turn that the driver made anyway; if the turn is restricted in reality, mark it as Not&nbsp;Identified.
+== References ==
-=== Driving direction mismatch ===
+'''Word Doc:''' [http://goo.gl/Ih78xq Connected Citizens Program Summary]
-Drivers are driving against the defined one-way direction of the street. If the road is actually a two-way road, or a one-way road going the other direction, change it and mark it Solved – and don't forget to enable the correct turns.
+Waze CCP: [http://www.waze.com/connectedcitizens Waze Connected Citizens Program]
-However, this could also be triggered by Wazers walking, cycling, or driving the wrong way down a one-way street. If this is the case, do not make any changes, and mark it as Not&nbsp;Identified.
+Waze Data CCP: [http://data-waze.com/2014/10/01/introducing-the-w10-and-the-new-connected-citizens-platformprogram/ Introducing the W10 And The New Connected Citizens Platform]
-=== Missing junction ===
+Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmRW47XJfhQ Waze Connected Citizens Launch Highlights | Waze] (1:25)
-The road segments touch or nearly touch each other, but they are not connected by a junction. If they are connected in fact, then fix it and mark it Solved.
+Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqbh3rqZRs Waze W10 10/1/14 Launch Event Panel, hosted by Baratunde Thurston] (46:44)
-However, this could also be triggered by GPS inaccuracy. If the route being taken by drivers is illegal or impossible, do not make any changes, and mark it as Not&nbsp;Identified.
+Video: [http://launch.newsinc.com/share.html?trackingGroup=69017&siteSection=ndn&videoId=27379259 NYPD Partners with Waze for Road Safety] (1:13)
-=== Cross roads junction missing ===
+Video: [http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/waze-navigation-app-teams-up-with-cities-states-to-share-traffic-data/ Waze navigation app teams up with cities, states to share traffic data] (4:11)
-The roads intersect each other, however, there is no junction at the intersection point. This happens most often when a map editor draws a new road crossing an existing one, but forgets to create a junction between the two. Fix it and mark it Solved.
+Article: [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/waze-launches-connected-citizens-program-debuts-inaugural-w10-277867931.html Waze Launches Connected Citizens Program, Debuts Inaugural "W10"]
-However, sometimes roads that intersect in real life are made not to intersect in Waze if there are no legal turns between them. A user making a turn that is not actually allowed may trigger this Problem in this situation. If this is the case, mark it as Not&nbsp;Identified.
+Press Release: [http://transportation.ky.gov/Pages/PressReleasePage.aspx?&FilterField1=ID&FilterValue1=113 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet among first partners with Waze]
-=== Suggested route frequently ignored ===
+Press Release:[http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2014/2014-Aug.pdf FDOT, The Waze Connection]
-Waze has calculated that most users did not follow the suggested route. The number in the green circle shows how many drives were taken along that route. Look for missing connections or incorrect turn restrictions which may cause Waze to not choose the route that most users actually took. If you find such a problem, fix it, and mark it Solved. If there are no missing connections or incorrect turn restrictions, then either leave it open for another editor to review, or mark it Solved.
+Forum: [https://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=120169 CCP Forum Post]
-=== Road type mismatch ===
+Forum: [https://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=120169#p1038875 Canned CCP Template]
-The route goes through some unnavigable roads such as railroad or walking trail. Verify that the road type is actually correct. Under no circumstances should there be a junction between non-drivable segment types like walking trails, runway/taxiway, railroad, etc., and other standard drivable segments. If the road type is correct, disconnect it. If the road type is not correct, fix it. Either way, mark the problem Solved.
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