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If the method of sharing a spreadsheet and the follow up by Waze staff is effectively, we can start using it more common. For this, a new form has been created, so everyone can provide the needed information to get a segment 'road closed'. | If the method of sharing a spreadsheet and the follow up by Waze staff is effectively, we can start using it more common. For this, a new form has been created, so everyone can provide the needed information to get a segment 'road closed'. | ||
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Since the takeover by Google, Waze is using the search function of Google. When looking up an address, the Google database will be searched for the correct coordinates. If there is a match, Google will return these coordinates to the Waze routing server and will plan the fastest route to the nearest segment.
This search function will change in the future. When looking up coordinates, the Waze database will be used first. If there is no match, the search will continue and use the Google database as second choice. It is unclear when this change will happen. Currentlym there are some tests going on. April 2014
Geometry
Keep It Stupidly Simple (KISS)
" As simple as possible, as complex as necessary "
KISS is het sterk vereenvoudigen van de weg geometrie zonder de essentiële route instructies te verliezen. KISS significantly simplifies the geometry of the road without losing essential routing instructions.
More info KISS
Short Segments/Extra Splices
Filter lanes are NOT to be mapped.
gaan in tegen het KISS principe omdat ze leiden tot complexe situaties die moeilijker te beheren zijn zonder veel extra meerwaarde voor de routing. Korte segmenten en extra splitsingen kunnen een negatieve invloed hebben op de routing (extra penalty, foute gemiddelde snelheden, ...).
Short segments go against the KISS principle because they are too complex. They are too difficult to manage without and do not add any additional value to routing. Infact, Short segments and extra splices may have a negative influence on the routing (extra penalty, wrong average speed, etc.)
The exception to the rule for short segments, is if they are more than 50 meters before the separation/obstacles (concrete blocks, median, etc.).
Ring road
Er zijn wegen welke onder meerdere types geplaatst kunnen worden. Met name bij ringwegen (R-weg) komt het voor dat deze ook een N-weg is in de categorie Major Highway. Als voorbeeld is de ring R23 rond Leuven op grote delen ook N2 of N3. We maken in dat geval de ringweg Major Highway.
If a ring road is also a freeway, such as the R0 of Brussels, they would be categorized as Freeway.
Roundabouts
If you would like to add a roundabout, you first draw the roads as a normal crossroad, but don't connect the roads/segments. Second, you draw the roundabout and WME will automaticaly connect the crossing roads.
If you want to adjust a roundabout (extra connections), you must remove the roundabout completely and redo the whole roundabout using the steps as described earlier. When the live map is generated, every exit gets a number. Adding an extra segment/exit, will mess up the numbering of the exits and could corrupt the roundabout.
A roundabout must always get a city name but never a streetname. The reason for this has to do with the navigationinstructions and road announcements.
A roundabout always gets categorized as the type of the passing through road and gets locked on level 3 or higher.
Segment Properties
Resources
Notice : Be careful using certain sources for editing the map; some policies and conditions restrict the use or duplication of the data and could lead to a complete deletion of the country map.
Country
City
Plaatsnamen liggen voor de Benelux vast in lijsten. Voor Nederland is dit terug te vinden via de Staatsalmanak.
Voor België is dit terug te vinden in PDF of in HTML.
Plaatsnamen toekennen aan een weg kan enkel binnen een bepaalde afstand van de plaatsnaam op de kaart.
Voor het bepalen van de plaatsgrenzen raadpleeg je bij voorkeur de kaart van ViaMichelin. Je kan zoeken op plaatsnaam, maar ook op postcode welke je kan terug vinden in de lijst met plaatsnamen. Het zoeken op basis van de postcode kan handig zijn voor plaatsnamen die op verschillende plaatsen in België voor komen.
Er kunnen zich soms echter situaties voordoen waarbij het niet geheel duidelijk is. Zo komt het voor dat een bepaalde plaats in Viamichelin in 2 delen opgesplitst werd. Een voorbeeld is de Waalse plaats Geest-Gérompont-Petit-Rosière, welke in het verleden uit meerdere delen bestond. Deze wordt nu als 1 plaats ingegeven.
It's also possible the by ViaMichelin used name is different than the name in the list. Stick to the names in the list! Adding a new cityname, non existend on the list, will result in an error when you try to save in WME.
Street
All segments should get a cityname, and most segments also get a streetname. When entering the streetname, we use the streetname in the official language of the area.
For the 19 cities in Brussels area where 2 official languages exist, we use the French version. As a reference, you can find the official language in the citynames list.
As there is a cityname and streetname, it's possible there is also a road number. This road number is positioned before the streetname. Some examples:
Huisnummers
Huisnummers worden nog niet toegevoegd aan de wegen in België.
Momenteel (14 mei 2013) is er informatie doorgegeven aan Waze waar ze deze data kunnen kopen. Als dit zover is zal deze data hoogstwaarschijnlijk in 1 keer geimporteerd worden. Hierbij bestaat de kans dat bestaande huisnummers overschreven worden.
Essentie: merk je dus een verkeerde positionering op van een bepaald address/huisnummers, kan je dit aanpassen via de Waze Map Editor. Jouw aanpassing zal als primair resultaat gehanteerd worden.
Elevation
Lock
Hoe belangrijker een weg, hoe meer Wazers er gebruik van maken en hoe pijnlijker het is als deze niet correct is bewerkt en de routing vreemd begint te doen. Om dit te voorkomen worden belangrijke wegen in de Waze Map Editor gelocked op bepaalde levels.
De richtwaardes van de lock-levels zijn terug te vinden op de pagina's van de road types. Deze worden over het algemeen toegepast in de Benelux.
Exceptions:
- If your own level isn't high enough, you can lock on your max level, and/or you can ask for help.
- If the aerials or streetview deviates from the real situation, it's ok to lock 1 level higher, as a special notice.
- Complex situations can be secured by a higher level-lock.
- Segments subject of roadworks can be locked 1 level higher, as a special notice.
- Segments with a time-based restriction, should be locked on level 3.
If you want to edit a segment which is locked hihger than your level, you can request an unlock via the forum. When requesting an unlock, report the reason for the request and a Permalink to the subjected segments you want unlocked.
Temporary conventions
Waze is a very dynamic organisation with a non-stop development of changing and new added features. The road infrastructure is also changing and new situations and tools are being used to manage traffic.
To be able to work on a same way in the community, with these changing or new features and situations, we try to develop new conventions and guidelines which need to be tested. To have a clear overview of what is being tested or what is a temporary convention, we created this section...
TBSR / Road closures
We are experimenting with a with Waze staff shared spreadsheet where we can describe and ask certain segments to be 'road closed' from hour and date x to hour and date y. This is updated on a different way as the tile builds, and should be faster / more dynamic. The advantages are that road closures are viewable and noticeble on the map in the client, but not in WME, as for TBSR which are viewable in WME but not in the app. Both are used in the routing algorithm, so that should be the same. TBSR are more flexible in a way, as you can organise them in a repeating order.
If the method of sharing a spreadsheet and the follow up by Waze staff is effectively, we can start using it more common. For this, a new form has been created, so everyone can provide the needed information to get a segment 'road closed'.