User:Poncewattle/Delaware Backup

Information related to using Waze in the State of Delaware.

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Cities and Towns

NEEDS UPDATE There are x Cities and Towns in the state. See xxxx for proper naming information.

Major Roads

NEEDS UPDATE See Road names, Road types and xxxx Roads By Type

Landmarks

NEEDS UPDATE Landmarks in xxxx should follow the guidelines from the state of Connecticut until the national standards are complete.

Major Construction Projects

• I-95/ SR-1 / SR-7/ Christiana Mall reconstruction.
  https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3438107 misterhaz] and russblau have hand-drawn many of the new ramps based on GPS tracks and their own personal driving experiences. If you suspect changes need to be made to these ramps, please contact them.

NEEDS UPDATE See the xxxx forum for a list of long term road closures and changes to traffic flow that impact the Waze Map.

Special Roads

• Divided Highways
• Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes
• Roundabouts/Traffic Circles
• Cul-de-sac's
• Parking Lot Roads
• Toll Roads

Alleys

• Alleys should always be mapped if they have a name.
• Alleys should always be mapped if they are the sole access to a home or business.
• Alleys should always be set to "Private"
• Alleys are normally mapped if they are acknowledged by the municipality.

If an alley does not meet the above criteria, mapping is optional. Leave the name field blank.

Non-Drivable Roads

Generally, if a path can't be driven on (e.g. Walking Trail, Pedestrian Boardwalk, Stairway, Railroad, Runway/Taxiway) then it not normally mapped. If it is mapped, it should not be connected to any roads. This is due to the way the routing engine works, as Waze will route users to drive on these "Non-Drivable" road types.

It is permitted to map Railroads since some users run Waze while on the train and contributing false data to the system. This false data has been known to effect drivers on adjacent roads. Railroads should be level -5 and locked at the highest level of the editor.

Time Restricted Turns

There is beta testing for setting Time Based Restricted turns in WME. Watch for announcements in the forum on this feature

Speed / Red Light Cameras

Only Red Light Cameras are legal in the State of Delaware. More information can be found on the IIHS website for DE and other states.

Red Light Cameras

There is an ongoing discussion regarding all the red light cameras in DE in the Waze forums. Please post any needed updates/changed to red light cameras there, so local AMs and other editors can make appropriate changes.

• City of Wilmington
• All the rest of Delaware Except for a couple places they accidentally left off, which are listed at the [1], which includes one at Naamans and 202.

• NOTE: It is important to check the DIRECTIONALITY of ALL red light cameras. In many (most) cases, the red light camera is only monitoring one direction of traffic. An example of intersection where this is the case can be found at US-40 and SR-896.

Other Camera Types

These are cameras or signs that either provide driver feedback or are used for traffic control. These devices CAN NOT issue tickets and should not be mapped.

How to Identify Cameras.

To Do List

NEEDS UPDATE Want to help out with the map in Delaware? Check out the To Do List. (Definitely out of date.)

Mapping Resources

Here are some examples of resources that we cannot use because of copyright restrictions. See Using_external_sources for a general discussion of the problem. You can contact the copyright holders, representing no-one but yourself, and asking them to create a copyright/license notice that would allow anyone to freely use the information without attribution. The Waze team is working to come up with an allowed list of online mapping resources.

• Delaware Road Closures And Restrictions -- contact Deldot
• SR-1/I-95 construction near the Christiana Mall:
  • The planned final product -- contact Deldot
  • How to Exit the mall (December 2012) -- contact Deldot
• Maps/street names/addresses in Delaware:
  • New Castle County GIS Viewer. Click http://gis.nccde.org/gis_viewer/images/i_info.png and then click on a parcel to see its address, and follow "parcel details" to get to the "view map" permalink. -- Contact New Castle County GIS services
  • Kent County -- Contact Kent County DE
    • Kent County Online Map Viewer. This is really hard to use.
    • Kent County Bike Map
  • Sussex County -- contact Sussex county government offices]
    • Sussex County Web Mapping Application. Pro tip: many streets outside Sussex are searchable through this app.

Forum

• USA section of Waze Forum

• Delaware section of Waze Forum

Area Managers

Username	Area Managed	Comments	Forum PM
Rank 6 Country Managers
orbitc	Region 10 Northeast Regional Coordinator	Rank 6	PM
jondrush	Region 5	Northeast Coordinator	PM
Rank 5 Country Managers
XX	--	--	PM
Rank 4 - State Managers
MReiser4670	All of Delaware	Based in PA	PM
Rank 5 Area Managers (not Country Managers)
russblau	Sussex and southern Kent Counties		PM
Rank 4 Area Managers
XX	--	--	PM
Rank 3 Area Managers
mishterhaz	New Castle Co	Also AM in north eastern MD and northern NJ	PM

If you are an Area Manager that covers the State of Delaware, or a USA Country Manager that does a lot of work in Delaware, please add yourself to this list (alphabetical by username).