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Basics

Thank you for your interest in improving the roads in South Africa.

Before you blindly start editing, make sure you look at the Tips for successful editing.

To get started, make sure you are up to speed with the basics of how to use the WME. Editing is a time consuming activity, so it could be handy to use the shortcut keys (by pressing "?" while using WME shows a panel thereof).

Copyrighted Material

Consulting a map book or looking up the name of the road should be ok, but do not trace roads from Google maps or Google aerial images. In areas which have been gated off, Google is not always accurate anyway. Please ensure you read the section on external sources of data as using these may infringe copyrights. It is preferable to use Geographic Information System (GIS) information supplied by local authorities, should this be available.

The Surveyor General is an official source of data. Their GIS data is available but is not all that user friendly. Topographical GIS datasets can also be obtained from the National Mapping Agency (Chief Directorate: National Geospatial Information).

Check out the Forums

You should visit the Waze Forums, you do not have to post a single thing, but you will be up to date with the latest happenings. Here are a few more reasons why it's great to be familiar with the forum:

• For any general discussions,
• Discussion of problems you encounter,
• General chit-chat with other Wazers, or
• Unlock Requests (during editing).