The AL-FL MapRaid will be 27 October 2019 at 19:00 UTC through 09 November 2019 23:59 UTC (approximately).
AL-FL MapRaid ended on 09 Nov 2019 23:59:00 UTC. Please check back here for results and check the Mapraid Forum for mapraid announcements. |
(DRAFTː NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME)
Welcome
Welcome to the Alabama and Northwest Florida MapRaid! We thank you for registering and do appreciate whatever your contributions, whether many or few, you will make towards improving the map throughout this area in the Southeast region (SER) of Waze USA.
A MapRaid (or MR) brings editors together from across the community to focus their efforts on a defined map area for a short burst of editing activity. All participating editors will receive the ability to edit within the entire MR area. Each of you will assigned to a group with a subset of the MR area and its own list of priorities. It will be your task to work with your group to help address those objectives!
Mission & Priorities
The primary goal for this MapRaid are to clean up as many places and parking lot areas (PLAs) as possible. The number 1 task is to be detailed and make sure the places are correct: having all the correct information in them and stop points are in the correct location.
- Places.
- Parking Lot Roads (PLRs). If you wish to add PLR(s) to a parking lot, first YOU MUST address/fix all places which will use or be serviced by those PLR’s.
- Parking Lot Areas (PLAs) - Last after all above have been addressed
(These can vary by group depending on the particular needs of the area.)
Hosts for MR
Username | Raid Role | State Host | Waze Roles |
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N4DOG (PM [Help]) | Planning Committee (Coordinator) | Alabama | Alabama SM |
BruceQC (PM [Help]) | Planning Committee (Coordinator) | Alabama | Alabama SM |
ardan74 (PM [Help]) | Planning Committee | Florida | Florida SM |
DCLemur (PM [Help]) | Planning Committee | Florida | Florida SM |
fjsawicki (PM [Help]) | Planning Committee | Florida | Florida SM |
Rainman3699 (PM [Help]) | Planning Committee | Alabama | Georgia SM |
westjacksonfd (PM [Help]) | Planning Committee | Florida | Florida SM |
willdanneriv (PM [Help]) | Planning Committee | Florida | Florida SM/CM |
Communication
All raid communications will be in special raid channels on the Waze Southeast Editors Discord server.
Raid group areas
Interactive map: groups on Google Maps
MapRaid guidelines
General
MR Wiki
Please read the entire MapRaid wiki. If you are uncertain or have questions about how to address something you see on the map, please ask your group leader.
WME Set-Up
When you are editing in the raid area, please set yourself visible so that you can be seen by other editors. Enable the Live users layer so you can see the other editors in the area.
Edit Quality (not Quantity)
You are responsible for every edit you make, regardless of any tools (including scripts) you might choose to use. Each and every edit should align with the goals of this MapRaid and make a noticeable improvement to the map.
Please: Do not make edits simply to gain points. (For example, if a segment is "good enough" for the Waze map, do not modify it.) If it appears that unnecessary or incomplete edits are being made to farm or generate points, you may be banned from this and future MapRaids.
Editor restrictions
Map editing restrictions that affect level 1 and 2 editors remain in effect during the raid.
Time zones
For relevant WME interfaces that display in the editor's browser time zone, Alabama and Florida is in the Central Daylight Time (UTC -5) for this raid.
Toll roads
Regardless of rank, Do not alter any toll road segments without first consulting with your group leader. (Requests will be escalated to MR leadership.) |
Cameras
Do not add any cameras.
Parking Lot Roads (PLRs)
Follow the SER standard for adding PLR’s from the Wazeopedia.
Update Requests (URs)
Follow the SER guidance to work them, make them correct and complete.
Map Problems (MPs)
Bring PLAs to region standards before approving and closing the MP.
Place Update Requests (PURs)
Clear all PURs and make sure all information is correct in the places you are working per SER guidance and that you are using WMEPH. (Make it green!)
Segment Locks
All of the Southeast region observes the below lock standards.
When you edit any segment during the MapRaid, please set the lock level correctly. If you are unable to lock it to the correct level, then lock it to the level of your rank and request your group leader raise the lock to the standard.
Roads may be locked higher for protection and special situations (areas with construction, tricky design, frequent mistakes, incorrect images, etc.). Do not decrease a rank just to decrease a rank, talk to your group leader before you do.
There are some cases that do not adhere to this standard, such as any theme park type areas in Orlando (5/6). Further, all gates at gated communities / private installation should be locked to at least 5.
Segment Type | Default locks |
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Freeway | 5 |
Ramp | 5 |
Major Highway | 5 |
Minor Highway | 4 |
Primary Street | 3 |
Street | 1 |
• • • • Ferry • • • • | 5 |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| Railroad |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 2 |
Places
Place type | Lock level | Special instructions | |
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Hospitals / Urgent Care | 5 | Map as area places | |
Universities / Colleges | 5 | ||
National & State Parks and Monuments | 4 | ||
Gas Stations / Charging Stations | 3 | Map charging stations as place points | |
Schools | 3 | ||
Government Buildings / Consulates | 3 | ||
City and Local Parks | 3 | ||
Malls | 3 | Map to the building outline not the fence line | |
All other places with complete information | 3 |
Hours of operation: For locations with different hours of operation for service types (i.e. lobby vs. drive-thru) use the set with the longest duration for the place's open hours and write the other hours into the description.
Major issues to address after the MapRaid
Any major issues that need to be addressed will be followed up on by local editors after the MapRaid's conclusion. Please notify your group leader of any large issues you find.
Resources
Local
- Southeast Wiki - Southeast
Military
- Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base (Alabama (TBD) Group)
- Fort McClellan Army Base (Alabama (TBD) Group)
- Fort Rucker Army Base (Alabama (TBD) Group)
- Army Redstone Arsenal (Alabama (TBD) Group)
- Aviation Training Center Coast Guard (Alabama (TBD) Group)
- Tyndall Air Force Base (Florida (TBD) Group)
- Eglin Air Force Base (Florida (TBD) Group)
- Pensacola Naval Air Station (Florida (TBD) Group)
Tools and scripts
There are many scripts and extensions that editors use to assist with editing that not only make some jobs easier, but verifies what we do is correct. The use of these scripts is highly encouraged and those listed below are the ones you should install, at a minimum, to get started.
TamperMonkey
You will need to install a browser extension to manage the additional scripts. Some scripts do not work with the current version of GreaseMonkey so we recommend installation of TamperMonkey.
AL-FL MR-specific scripts
Place editing assistance
Segment Editing assistance Toolbox
Once you have installed Toolbox, press the Toolbox Icon and select a minimum of the following options:
- GIS Layers
- GIS Buttons (when GIS Layer data is unavailable)
- WME Magic
General wiki links
Raid Groups
Group 1 - Mobile Group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) Assistant group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) | ||
Username (rank) | Group | Badges |
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TBD(?) [PM [Help]] | Group 1 Mobile Alabama |
Group 2 - Destin Group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) Assistant group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) | ||
Username (rank) | Group | Badges |
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TBD(?) [PM [Help]] | Group 2 Destin, Florida |
Group 3 - Dothan/PC Group leader: {{Username|TBD} Assistant group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) | ||
Username (rank) | Group | Badges |
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TBD(?) [PM [Help]] | Group 3 Dothan/PC |
Group 4 - Montgomery Group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) Assistant group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) | ||
Username (rank) | Group | Badges |
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TBD(?) [PM [Help]] | Group 4 Montgomery |
Group 5 - Birmingham Group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) Assistant group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) | ||
Username (rank) | Group | Badges |
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TBD(?) [PM [Help]] | Group 5 Birmingham |
Group 6 - FLorence Group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) Assistant group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) | ||
Username (rank) | Group | Badges |
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TBD(?) [PM [Help]] | Group 6 Florence |
Group 7 - Tuscaloosa Group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) Assistant group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) | ||
Username (rank) | Group | Badges |
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TBD(?) [PM [Help]] | Group 7 Tuscaloosa |
Group 8 - Huntsville Group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) Assistant group leader: TBD (PM [Help]) | ||
Username (rank) | Group | Badges |
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TBD(?) [PM [Help]] | Group 8 Huntsville |