New York/UR Project

Start: 5 April 2018 (subject to change)

End: ?

Every UR is a golden nugget of information for improving the map, and every UR reporter is a partner in map editing. There are more open URs in New York City than in most of the rest of the USA combined. These URs are a gold mine of information about things that need to be fixed on the map. The streets are complicated and ever-changing in New York City, the number of wazers is high, and the percentage of wazers editing the map is not quite high enough. The New York City UR Project aims to bring together a few editors with a variety of experiences to mine that gold, improve the map, and learn from each other.

This project will work on one borough at a time, spending several weeks in each. The project team will individually analyze, answer, and act on every UR in the borough. More experienced editors will teach newer editors how to confidently follow guidance and etiquette to get the most of URs. New and visiting editors will experience editing some of the most interesting street systems in the US. Editors of all ranks will learn from those who are familiar with the streets.

Goals

1. Use URs to find and fix the map
2. Analyze, answer, and act on every open UR in NYC
3. Learn, practice, and teach NY state guidelines and best practices for working URs
4. Look for and fix other issues in the general vicinity of the URs
5. If all the URs are currently dealt with (closed, or in a "waiting period"), address PURs and MPs in the current borough.

What is NOT a Goal of this Project

Hosts

Communication

• We will communicate primarily using the [Northeast Region Waze Editors Discord Server. Special channels will be reserved for this project.
• We may also use Waze's official but limited chat within WME - make sure you choose "Russia" in the chat window
• Primary language is English. We have editors from 79 different countries. If you need translation, please ask for help.
• Please set yourself visible in WME chat and turn on the Users layer

Borough Sub-Projects

The Bronx

Guidance

Before you edit

Settings

Use the settings tab (gear icon on the right).
Advanced Preferences: Check all boxes Units: Imperial Environment: North America Language: Choose your language

Places

Adding places will be required to solve some of the URs. New York follows USA guidance on places except for .... The WMEPH tool for place harmonization is a useful way to check that you have followed guidance on completing places.

Update pending Places

You can proceed with places that are pending updates (enable the "Places" checkbox in Issues layer of WME).

• Please wisely approve new photos of places. Check the place exterior with StreetView if possible.
• New parking lots should only be area places.

URs

Here's a great place to put that NY state UR guidance currently being discussed in the forums.

Summarize here, link to the full text on the NY State wiki page?

Locking Standard

Project Tools

Editing Resources

Allowed sources:

• WME Satellite Imagery and WME Street View (do not copy street names from WME Street View)
• Websites from businesses
• New York State sources
• New York State scripts

NOT allowed sources:

• Google Maps
• Google Street View within Google Maps
• Street names which appear in WME street view images (these come from Google Maps, and are sometimes wrong)
• Other external sources, such as OpenStreetMaps, Bing, etc.

Warning: If you copy information from unauthorized sources, you may be removed from this project team. Also, every segment you edited may be removed from the map. Copying information from copyrighted sources is illegal!

Highly recommended scripts

These tools are all scripts that will help you make better use of the information available to you in WME. For this Project, the following are highly recommended. You are responsible for learning what they do and using them appropriately.

Project overlay script ?

• jump directly to a project area
• Requires Tampermonkey for Chrome or Greasemonkey for Firefox

WME Magic

• A powerful script that will help you spot map problems more quickly. Ask group leaders for the best settings for the types of problems you are working on
  • Install for Chrome only (Requires Tampermonkey).

WME PL Cleaner

• An extension that removes the layer settings and insert the "missing" / in URLs
  • Install for Chrome (Chrome Webstore)
  • Install for Firefox (direct download link)

WME Toolbox

• Helps you spot 2-segment loops, segments with undefined direction, and "soft nodes" with unconfirmed turns, and has other tools available for higher-ranked editors.
  • Install for Chrome.
  • Install for Firefox.

Junction Angle Info

• An extension that shows junction's angles. Essential for knowing what the default Waze turn instructions will be.
  • Install for Chrome or Firefox
    • (Requires Tampermonkey for Chrome or Greasemonkey for Firefox)

Street View Availability

• A script that shows where Street View imagery is available in WME segments and places.
  • Install for Chrome or Firefox
    • (Requires Tampermonkey for Chrome or Greasemonkey for Firefox)

Please remember that you are responsible for edits made through the use of scripts. Always understand what the script does before using it! There are a wiki page and a forum with more information.

Learning Materials