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*[[Creating and Editing a landmark]]
*[[Creating and Editing a landmark]]
*[[Overpasses, Underpasses and Bridges]]
*[[Overpasses, Underpasses and Bridges]]
*[[Updating the map]]
*[[Private Installations|Private and Military Installations]]
*[[Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes]]
*[[Editing rank]]
*[[Editing rank]]
*[[Road closures]] due to long-term construction, natural disasters, etc.
*[[Road closures]] due to long-term construction, natural disasters, etc.
*[[Ferries]]
*[[Ferries]]
*[[Tunnels]]
*[[Tunnels]]
*[[Naming of roads crossing a dual carriage way]]
*[[Warning on possible lack of accuracy in aerial images]]
*[[Warning on possible lack of accuracy in aerial images]]
:*[http://bit.ly/vQlGJT Outdated Aerials] - a form to report locations where the aerial imagery is out of date
:*[http://bit.ly/vQlGJT Outdated Aerials] - a form to report locations where the aerial imagery is out of date
*[[Private Installations|Private and Military Installations]]
*[[Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes]]
*To report map editor performance issues, use the Quick Help form on the [http://www.waze.com/support Support Page]
*To report map editor performance issues, use the Quick Help form on the [http://www.waze.com/support Support Page]



Revision as of 05:43, 27 July 2014

This page serves as the overall editing manual and map editing style guidelines for the Waze map using the Waze Map Editor (WME).

Editing Manual

The Waze Map Editor can be very intuitive to use for most new map editors, however it is important to understand things that are not necessarily visible when editing. In some cases, what you don't know can really hurt the maps. Please read through the links to familiarize yourself with the contents.

Key operation

Mapping guidelines

  • Outdated Aerials - a form to report locations where the aerial imagery is out of date
  • To report map editor performance issues, use the Quick Help form on the Support Page

More information

If the information desired is not located in the above links, go to the Waze Forums to ask the question.