This page serves as the primary resource for editors of Oklahoma. Review all the sections to better understand how the guidelines for this state might deviate from the overall USA or worldwide guidelines. If you have any comments or questions about this page or state refer to the community links below.
NOTICE (4/15/2017): This page is being replaced by the South Central Region harmonized Wazeopedia page. Where information on this page conflicts with the SCR page, the SCR page takes precedence.
Introduction
Oklahoma is a part of the South Central region, which includes the states and/or territories of:
All editors in the state are required to have a non usa_username, have their private messaging turned on, and turn live users on in the layers tool. Please pay attention to the chat window in the lower right hand part of the screen. You can find useful info there and ask questions.
Mapping resources
Before editing the maps in Oklahoma, be sure to fully review and understand the editing manual.
The Waze user community follows the Waze etiquette guidelines discussed in the Wiki. Be sure to familiarize yourself with these guiding principals while editing the maps and this Wiki, as well as when communicating with other Waze users.
The Waze forum is a great place to find answers to previously asked questions and also a place to ask new ones. Below are links to the forums specific to Oklahoma.
New editors should consider checking into the formal mentoring program available at no charge.
Cities and towns
One of the most common errors when editing the maps is when an editor creates a road and does not confirm the road by setting the city and road name (or stating it has none).
All turnpike segments and on-ramps should be marked 'Toll Road' so users are not directed on to them with Avoid Toll Roads selected.
Cherokee Turnpike (US-412) between east of US-69 to West Siloam Springs
Chickasaw Turnpike (SH-1) two lane turnpike between Ada and Sulphur
Cimarron Turnpike (US-412) between I-35 and US-64
Creek Turnpike (SH-364) spur in the Tulsa Metro
H. E. Bailey Turnpike (I-44) from Texas to near Oklahoma City
John Kilpatrick Turnpike spur in the Oklahoma City Metro
Indian Nation Turnpike from I-40 to near the Texas border
Muskogee Turnpike (SH-351) from SH-51 to I-40
Turner Turnpike (I-44) from Oklahoma City to Tulsa
Will Rogers Turnpike (I-44) from Tulsa to Missouri state line
In Oklahoma we have a set minimum standard for locking roads based on segment type. Any road of a certain segment type must be locked at least to the rank (level) in the chart below. Roads may be locked higher for protection and special situations (areas with construction, tricky design, frequent mistakes, imaging inaccuracies, and the like), but should not be locked lower.
A great time to implement these locks is while bringing the road types of an area into compliance with the current US road type standards (FC and highway systems). Lock the roads based on type after they've been set to current US road type standards.
Oklahoma Minimum Locking Rank Standard
Segment Type
Statewide
Freeway
5
Ramp
4
Major Highway
4
Minor Highway
3
Primary Street
2
Street
1
Private Road
2
• • • • Ferry • • • •
5
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2
Special roads
Drivable roads
Oklahoma follows the standard USA guidelines for all of the following special road types.
Railroads mapped in Oklahoma should follow the current standard of editing. All crossings should be connected to drivable segments accordingly. If no crossing exists, elevate the segment accordingly.
ONLY enter a name for the railroad segment if the tracks are historical in nature, a major landmark, or a routine destination for Wazers. In OK, very few segments should be named and most 'routine destinations' will be covered by a Place point/area for the train station.
The Waze app now renders railroad tracks as such so naming serves little purpose any longer.
Military bases
There are multiple Armed Forces bases and facilities in Oklahoma. If you have questions concerning any military base in the state, please do not hesitate to ask. All military bases in the state are set to the current private installation standard.
All gates at the military bases are set to private road in/street out with some gates having restrictions on them for the various gate closures.
If you know of any changes in the hours of a gate, please let a US Champ know and they will adjust it accordingly.
All gates are locked at a rank of 5 or 6.
Landmarks approved for military bases are:
Commissary
PX/BX
Gas stations
Parks
Museums
Closures
When managing a section of roadway under construction or being closed for a major event, follow the Wiki guidelines on construction zones and Real time closures.
The Federal Highway Administration keeps a website indexing all states that can provide highway and construction project information. Go to the page, find your state, and check the links for the desired information.
Places
Oklahoma follows the USA standard for Places. Do not deviate from the guidelines without first obtaining consensus to do so via the state forum linked on this page.
Cameras
Not every camera-looking device at an intersection is a speed or red light camera. Generally speaking:
a speed camera takes a photograph of a vehicle when it passes by the camera at too high a speed.
a red light camera takes a photograph of a vehicle that enters an intersection after the light is red. In some areas, it takes the photograph when a vehicle is not clear of the intersection some period after the light turns red.
When adding a camera, be sure to review the camera placement recommendations.
Laws regarding speed and red light cameras vary between the states and territories, so be sure to understand the details of camera legality in Oklahoma.
There are no Red Light Cameras or Speed Cameras in Oklahoma.
Contrary to popular belief, these cameras do not sit on the top of lights at an intersection. These cameras mounted on traffic signals are used as part of the signal control. These compare sequential images of the intersection approach to determine if there is a vehicle (car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, etc) waiting and will trigger the sequence. These devices CANNOT issue tickets.
Oklahoma is spanned by a data network dedicated to monitoring and handling traffic. There are traditional traffic monitoring cameras and traffic monitoring radar units covering most of the major highways in the state. These send live feeds to the various traffic agencies around the state and are for monitoring traffic only. Uses of the data and network include issuing Amber/Silver alerts, travel time notifications, and special warnings and information.
Based on information researched at the time this page was created, Waze editors have not determined the legality of red light or speed cameras in Oklahoma.
No other camera types should be mapped in Waze.
To do list
Many states and territories keep an active list of pending or closed actions that need to be done in the state by the editors. All editors are welcome to contribute to the list of activities.
Want to help out with the map in Oklahoma? Check out the list below. Be sure to ask questions to your fellow editors and seek out advice in chat or in the forums. Please adhere to the rules for editing. Parking lot roads do not need to go through gas stations. The gas station area suppresses traffic so map problems (MP) do not show up in the editor.
Clean up map errors in the area you are most familiar with
Clean up map errors in rural areas around your home area
See Oklahoma/To do for specific To-Do's and their current status.
Area Managers
The table below identifies the editors also designated as Area Managers or higher who are editing in Oklahoma. If you have any questions, please consider contacting them directly as needed. If you are an Area Manager that covers Oklahoma, or a USA Country Manager that does a lot of work in Oklahoma, please add yourself to this list (alphabetical by username) in the correct rank section.
The editor who also serves as the Regional Coordinator for Oklahoma is automatically listed at the top of the table. That editor may not be highly active in this state and therefore may not be listed separately in the table.
Other states and territories
The other states and territories of the USA can be found in the navigation box below. Press the "show" button to open the box.
