User:Ramblinwreck 81/NewMenteeSyllabus

Introduction

Below you will see a section titled "Next Lesson". The material that is listed there is expected to be studied (vice read). Early on the material will be fairly easy and you should have a good grasp just by reading. As we go forward, the material gets more challenging. You don't have to have a working level of the material after reading. I encourage you to write down your questions, and either ask me during a mentoring session or even outside of a mentoring session. Additionally, you are encouraged (and expected) to interact with other editors so that you can maximize your learnings -- So ask other editors questions about things you are unsure of. By all means, make sure that unanswered questions are resolved in one way or another.

Handy Links

• Southeast Region (SER) Wazeopedia
• Check your Editing Progress
• SER Important Links
• Spreadsheet of questions & Answers
• Wazeopedia Glossary of WME terms
• Navigation Instructions over unnamed segments wazeopedia
• Waze Application questions
• Detour Prevention
• Junction Box
• How to handle misplaced ad pins
• Report a Waze Bug
• Add a Gas Brand to the Waze App

Mapping Resources By State

Region

• Southeast Region wazeopedia
  
• Region Update Request Chart (Mobile friendly)
  
• Southeast Region Update Request Chart (Interactive)
  

Alabama

• Mapping Resources
  
• Update Request Chart (Mobile friendly)
  
• Update Request Chart (Interactive)
  
• Missing Speed Limits on Alabama Primary Streets

Florida

• Mapping Resources
  
• Speed Limit Resources
  
• Update Request Chart (Mobile friendly)
  
• Update Request Chart (Interactive)
  
• Florida Missing Speed Limits (MH, mH, and PS)
  

Georgia

• Mapping Resources
  
• Update Request Chart (Mobile friendly)
  
• Update Request Chart (Interactive)
  
• Missing Speed Limits on Georgia minor highways

Mentoring Videos

• BigMarker Computer System Requirements

Reading Material for next Topic

Before You Start (Lesson 1-1)

• Southeast Region wazeopedia (1-1)
• Editor Reference Sheet (1-1)
• Map Editor Wazeopedia (WZO)(1-1)
• Forum (1-1)

Permalinks (Lesson 1-2)

• Permalinks (1-2)

WME Toolbar (Lesson 1-4) (Lesson 1-3 is N/A)

• Map Editing 101 Waze_Editors Guide (1-4)
• Map Editor Interface and Controls (1-4)

Status, Tile Updates, Points (Lesson 1-5)

• Map Tiles(1-5)
• Editor Rank and Points(1-5)

First Edits -- Segments (Lesson 1-6)

• Editing Forums Geo-Node Discussion (1-6)
• Creating and Editing Road Segments(1-6)
• Soft and Hard Turns (1-6)
• Geometry Nodes (Geo-nodes)(1-6)

Future Topics' Reading Material

• You do not have to read all of this at once. I'll point out what to study before the next lesson. But if you want to look ahead, this should keep you interested.

First Edits -- Places (Lesson 1-7)

• Places (1-7)
• Gas Station Places on the Waze Map(1-7)

Parking Lot Roads (Lesson 1- 8)

• Parking Lot Roads (1-8)

Parking Lot Areas (Lesson 1-9)

• Parking Lot Place (1-9)

Getting Help From Senior Editors (Editing Restrictions) (Lesson 1-10)

• Editing Restrictions (1-10)
• The Unlock Forum (1-10)

Road Types (Lesson 1-11)

• Two subparts (Driveways, undriveable roads)
• Road Types (1-11 & 2-5)

External Sources (Lesson 1-12)

• External Sources(1-12)

Junction Style Guide (Lesson 1-13)

• Junctions (1-13)

Incorrect Edits (Lesson 1-15)

• Edits To Avoid (1-15)

Update Requests (URs) & Map Problems (Lesson 1-16)

• Map Update Requests (1-16)
• Map Problems (1-16)

Editing Tips and Hints (Lesson 2-1)

• Editing Tips and Hints (2-1)

Roundabouts

• Roundabouts (2-2)

Junction Angle Information (Lesson 2-3)

• Junction Angle Info (2-3 & 3-3)
• Junction Style Guide (2-3)

Community Roles & Responsibilities (Lesson 2-4)

• Community Ranks & Roles (2-4)
• State Manager (2-4)
• Regional Coordinator (2-4)

State Forums (Lesson 2-6) (Lesson 2-5 N/A)

• Region and State Forums (2-6)

Segment Closures (Lesson 2-7)

• Connected Citizen Program (CCP) (2-7)
• Road Closures (2-7)
• Real Time Closures (RTC) (2-7)

Segment and Turn Restrictions (Lesson 2-8 and 2-9)

• Segment and Turn Restrictions (2-8 & 2-9)

House Numbers (Lesson 2-10)

• House Numbers (2-10)
• HN Forum (2-10)
• HN in WME (2-10)

Places (Lesson 2-11)

• Places Forum Discussion (2-11)
• Places Wazeopedia (2-11)
• Airports (2-11)
• Gas Station (2-11)
• Charging Stations (2-11)
• Hospitals & Urgent Care (2-11)
• Parking Lots (2-11)
• Post Offices (2-11)
• Rest Areas (2-11)

Functional Classification (Lesson 2-12)

• Functional Classification (2-12)

Dividing and un-dividing Roads (Lesson 2-13)

• Properly dividing roads (2-13)
• Dividing and un-dividing Highways (2-13)
• When to Split a two-way road (2-13)

Map Comments (Lesson 2-14)

• Map Comments (2-14)

At Grade Connectors (Lesson 2-15)

• At Grade Connectors (2-15)

Elevation (Lesson 2-16)

• Elevation Basics (2-16)
• Elevation wazeopedia (2-16)
• SER True Elevation (2-16)

Communication via Private Messages (Lesson 2-17)

• Private Messages (2-17)

City Smudge (Lesson 3-1)

• The City Smudge (3-1)

How Waze Calculates Routes (Lesson 3-2)

• Navigation and Routing Forum (3-2)

How Waze Determines Verbal Instructions (Lesson 3-3)

• Waze App Verbal Instructions (3-3)

U-Turns (Lesson 3-4)

• U-turn Forum Discussion (3-4)
• Controlling U-turn Penalties (3-4)

Interchanges (Lesson 3-5)

• Junction Style Guide Interchanges (3-5)

Scripts (Lesson 3-6)

• Intro to Community Scripts (3-6)
• Scripts Wazeopedia (3-6)

Toolbox AM Functions (Lesson 3-7)

• Toolbox AM Functions (3-7)

Revcons and self-connectivity (Lesson 3-8)

• Reverse Connections (revcon) and self-connectivity forum discussion (3-8)
• Reverse Connectivity wazeopedia discussion (3-8)

Turn Instruction Override (TIO) (Lesson 3-9)

• Turn Instruction Override (TIO) wazeopedia (3-9)

More Functional Classification Fun (Lesson 3-12)

• Functional Classification Forum Discussion (3-12)
• FC wazeopedia (3-12)

Area Manager Roles & Responsibilities (Lesson 3-13)

• Area Manager wazeopedia (3-13)

Mentoring New Editors (Lesson 3-17)

• Formal Mentoring wazeopedia (3-17)
• Mentoring wazeopedia (3-17)

Map Raids (Lesson 3-18)

• Map Raid Participation Forum (3-18)
• Map Raid wazeopedia (3-18)

Collaborative Editing (Lesson 3-19)

• Collaborative Editing Forum discussion (3-19)

Private Installations (Lesson 3-20)

• Private Installations wazeopedia (3-20)

Event Mode and real time closure (Lesson 3-21)

• Event Mode (Closures) (3-21)

Text-To-Speech (Lesson 3-22)

• Text-to-Speech (TTS) Forum Discussion (3-22)
• TTS wazeopedia (3-22)

Editing in unique areas (Lessons 3-23 through 3-26)

• Editing inside a National Park wazeopedia (3-23)
• Editing Bureau of Land Management Roads wazeopedia (3-24)
• Forum Discussion: Editing Forestry Service Roads (3-25)
• Forestry Service Roads wazeopedia (3-25)
• Forum Discussion: Editing Indian Reservation Roads (3-26)
• Indian Reservation Road wazeopedia (3-26)

Conclusion

When our mentoring partnership completes, this web page will serve as a useful and readily available reference for your use for years to come. Hang on to it. Remember, that the best way to learn to edit is to read some, edit some, ask questions, read some more, edit some more. You will find that you are frequently referring back to the wazeopedia. A good editor never assumes they know the answer to everything.