Introduction
Below you will see a section titled "Next Lesson". The material that is listed there is expected to be studied (vice read). Early on the material will be fairly easy and you should have a good grasp just by reading. As we go forward, the material gets more challenging. You don't have to have a working level of the material after reading. I encourage you to write down your questions, and either ask me during a mentoring session or even outside of a mentoring session. Additionally, you are encouraged (and expected) to interact with other editors so that you can maximize your learnings -- So ask other editors questions about things you are unsure of. By all means, make sure that unanswered questions are resolved in one way or another.
Handy Links
- Southeast Region (SER) Wazeopedia
- Check your Editing Progress
- SER Important Links
- Spreadsheet of questions & Answers
- Wazeopedia Glossary of WME terms
- Navigation Instructions over unnamed segments wazeopedia
- Waze Application questions
- Detour Prevention
- Junction Box
- How to handle misplaced ad pins
- Report a Waze Bug
- Add a Gas Brand to the Waze App
Mapping Resources By State
Region
- Southeast Region wazeopedia
- Region Update Request Chart (Mobile friendly)
- Southeast Region Update Request Chart (Interactive)
Alabama
- Mapping Resources
- Update Request Chart (Mobile friendly)
- Update Request Chart (Interactive)
- Missing Speed Limits on Alabama Primary Streets
Florida
- Mapping Resources
- Speed Limit Resources
- Update Request Chart (Mobile friendly)
- Update Request Chart (Interactive)
- Florida Missing Speed Limits (MH, mH, and PS)
Georgia
- Mapping Resources
- Update Request Chart (Mobile friendly)
- Update Request Chart (Interactive)
- Missing Speed Limits on Georgia minor highways
Mentoring Videos
The following items have been covered and are considered complete.
The following items have been covered but need more discussion.
Reading Material for next Topic
Before You Start (Lesson 1-1)
- Southeast Region wazeopedia (1-1)
- Editor Reference Sheet (1-1)
- Map Editor Wazeopedia (WZO)(1-1)
- Forum (1-1)
Permalinks (Lesson 1-2)
WME Toolbar (Lesson 1-4) (Lesson 1-3 is N/A)
Status, Tile Updates, Points (Lesson 1-5)
First Edits -- Segments (Lesson 1-6)
- Editing Forums Geo-Node Discussion (1-6)
- Creating and Editing Road Segments(1-6)
- Soft and Hard Turns (1-6)
- Geometry Nodes (Geo-nodes)(1-6)
Future Topics' Reading Material
- You do not have to read all of this at once. I'll point out what to study before the next lesson. But if you want to look ahead, this should keep you interested.
First Edits -- Places (Lesson 1-7)
Parking Lot Roads (Lesson 1- 8)
Parking Lot Areas (Lesson 1-9)
Getting Help From Senior Editors (Editing Restrictions) (Lesson 1-10)
Road Types (Lesson 1-11)
- Two subparts (Driveways, undriveable roads)
- Road Types (1-11 & 2-5)
External Sources (Lesson 1-12)
Junction Style Guide (Lesson 1-13)
Incorrect Edits (Lesson 1-15)
Update Requests (URs) & Map Problems (Lesson 1-16)
Editing Tips and Hints (Lesson 2-1)
Roundabouts
Junction Angle Information (Lesson 2-3)
Community Roles & Responsibilities (Lesson 2-4)
State Forums (Lesson 2-6) (Lesson 2-5 N/A)
Segment Closures (Lesson 2-7)
Segment and Turn Restrictions (Lesson 2-8 and 2-9)
House Numbers (Lesson 2-10)
Places (Lesson 2-11)
- Places Forum Discussion (2-11)
- Places Wazeopedia (2-11)
- Airports (2-11)
- Gas Station (2-11)
- Charging Stations (2-11)
- Hospitals & Urgent Care (2-11)
- Parking Lots (2-11)
- Post Offices (2-11)
- Rest Areas (2-11)
Functional Classification (Lesson 2-12)
Dividing and un-dividing Roads (Lesson 2-13)
- Properly dividing roads (2-13)
- Dividing and un-dividing Highways (2-13)
- When to Split a two-way road (2-13)
Map Comments (Lesson 2-14)
At Grade Connectors (Lesson 2-15)
Elevation (Lesson 2-16)
Communication via Private Messages (Lesson 2-17)
City Smudge (Lesson 3-1)
How Waze Calculates Routes (Lesson 3-2)
How Waze Determines Verbal Instructions (Lesson 3-3)
U-Turns (Lesson 3-4)
Interchanges (Lesson 3-5)
Scripts (Lesson 3-6)
Toolbox AM Functions (Lesson 3-7)
Revcons and self-connectivity (Lesson 3-8)
- Reverse Connections (revcon) and self-connectivity forum discussion (3-8)
- Reverse Connectivity wazeopedia discussion (3-8)
Turn Instruction Override (TIO) (Lesson 3-9)
Advance Place Editing (Lesson 3-10)
Intro To Diagnosing Routing Issues (Lesson 3-11)
More Functional Classification Fun (Lesson 3-12)
Area Manager Roles & Responsibilities (Lesson 3-13)
Resolving Problem Reports (Lesson 3-14)
Communications Style and Consistency (Lesson 3-15)
Detailed Analysis of existing Area (Lesson 3-16)
Mentoring New Editors (Lesson 3-17)
Map Raids (Lesson 3-18)
Collaborative Editing (Lesson 3-19)
Private Installations (Lesson 3-20)
Event Mode and real time closure (Lesson 3-21)
Text-To-Speech (Lesson 3-22)
Editing in unique areas (Lessons 3-23 through 3-26)
- Editing inside a National Park wazeopedia (3-23)
- Editing Bureau of Land Management Roads wazeopedia (3-24)
- Forum Discussion: Editing Forestry Service Roads (3-25)
- Forestry Service Roads wazeopedia (3-25)
- Forum Discussion: Editing Indian Reservation Roads (3-26)
- Indian Reservation Road wazeopedia (3-26)
Conclusion
When our mentoring partnership completes, this web page will serve as a useful and readily available reference for your use for years to come. Hang on to it. Remember, that the best way to learn to edit is to read some, edit some, ask questions, read some more, edit some more. You will find that you are frequently referring back to the wazeopedia. A good editor never assumes they know the answer to everything.