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== {{anchor|Intro}}Introduction ==
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== {{anchor|Resources}}Mapping resources ==
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== {{anchor|To do}}To do list ==
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Revision as of 18:21, 23 March 2018
This page serves as a common template to over 50 other pages. Do not make modifications to this page before reviewing the proposed changes in this Waze forum thread first.
The file USA_Mvan231.png cannot be found, likely because it has not been uploaded into the Wiki.
Steps to load: USA_Mvan231.png
Review the images at this Wikimedia site and locate the correct image for your Mvan231. Be sure to select the image that include inset images of Alaska and Hawaii (see the current default image).
Once identified, find the hyperlink on the image page that says This image rendered as PNG in other widths and select the 1000px link.
Right-click and Save Image As. Save to your local drive temporarily. Save the filename as USA_Mvan231.png to match the template.
Since you are already reading from the Wiki, scroll down on the left of the page and find the Upload File link.
While holding down Control, left click that link to open a new window (and keep these instructions available).
Find the button to Choose File and select it.
The destination filename will automatically populate correctly, but check it to be sure.
In the Summary field, consider copying the link above to help identify the source of the image.
Press Upload file at the bottom of the screen.
The image is now loaded in the Wiki and available for the state page.
Refresh the page to see the new image installed.
This page serves as the primary resource for editors of Mvan231. Review all the sections to better understand how the guidelines for this state might deviate from the overall USA or worldwide guidelines. If you have any comments or questions about this page or state refer to the community links below.
No general message at this time.
Introduction
Mvan231 is a part of the USA region, which includes the states and/or territories of:
{{{10}}}.
Mapping resources
Before editing the maps in Mvan231, be sure to fully review and understand the editing manual.
The Waze user community follows the Waze etiquette guidelines discussed in the Wiki. Be sure to familiarize yourself with these guiding principals while editing the maps and this Wiki, as well as when communicating with other Waze users.
The following links can be helpful when editing the maps in Mvan231.
Add some generic USA mapping links while waiting for local editors to populate the page.
Community
The Waze forum is a great place to find answers to previously asked questions and also a place to ask new ones. Below are links to the forums specific to Mvan231.
New editors should consider checking into the formal mentoring program available at no charge.
Cities and towns
One of the most common errors when editing the maps is when an editor creates a road and does not confirm the road by setting the city and road name (or stating it has none).
Some states and territories manage a separate page on cities and towns to identify the specific city names that should be entered, and no others. For states that do not have a separate page to track the names, see this Wikipedia link and find the state or territory in question.
Review the Wiki guidelines for non-drivable roads to ensure compliance with the general guidelines.
Guidelines that vary by state or territory
The following special roads are managed slightly uniquely in some states and territories. This state uses the following standard guidelines found in the Wiki.
When managing a section of roadway under construction or being closed for a major event, follow the Wiki guidelines on construction zones and Real time closures.
The Federal Highway Administration keeps a website indexing all states that can provide highway and construction project information. Go to the page, find your state, and check the links for the desired information.
Places
Mvan231 follows the USA standard for Places. Do not deviate from the guidelines without first obtaining consensus to do so via the state forum linked on this page.
Cameras
Not every camera-looking device at an intersection is a speed or red light camera. Generally speaking:
a speed camera takes a photograph of a vehicle when it passes by the camera at too high a speed.
a red light camera takes a photograph of a vehicle that enters an intersection after the light is red. In some areas, it takes the photograph when a vehicle is not clear of the intersection some period after the light turns red.
When adding a camera, be sure to review the camera placement recommendations.
Laws regarding speed and red light cameras vary between the states and territories, so be sure to understand the details of camera legality in Mvan231.
Based on information researched at the time this page was created, Waze editors have not determined the legality of red light or speed cameras in Mvan231.
No other camera types should be mapped in Waze.
To do list
Many states and territories keep an active list of pending or closed actions that need to be done in the state by the editors. All editors are welcome to contribute to the list of activities.
This state does not currently have an active "to do" list at this time. Check in the Mvan231 section of the Waze forums to discuss creating one.
Area Managers
The table below identifies the editors also designated as Area Managers or higher who are editing in Mvan231. If you have any questions, please consider contacting them directly as needed. If you are an Area Manager that covers Mvan231, or a USA Country Manager that does a lot of work in Mvan231, please add yourself to this list (alphabetical by username) in the correct rank section.
The editor who also serves as the Regional Coordinator for Mvan231 is automatically listed at the top of the table. That editor may not be highly active in this state and therefore may not be listed separately in the table.
