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


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=== Mapping guidelines ===
=== Mapping guidelines ===
*[[Road types and names]]
*[[Road types]]
*[[Road names]]
*[[Places]]
*[[Update Requests in Waze Map Editor]]
*[[Update Requests in Waze Map Editor]]
*[[Map Problems in Waze Map Editor]]
*[[Map Problems in Waze Map Editor]]
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*[[Smudged city]]
*[[Smudged city]]
*[[Roundabouts]]
*[[Roundabouts]]
*[[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.
*[[Real time closures]] due to long-term construction, natural disasters, etc.
*[[Ferries]]
*[[Ferries]]
*[[Tunnels]]
*[[Tunnels]]
*[[Naming of roads crossing a dual carriage way]]
*[[Editing more than one road]]
*[[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:*[http://bit.ly/vQlGJT Outdated Aerials] - a form to report locations where the aerial imagery is out of date
:*[http://bit.ly/vQlGJT Outdated Aerials] - a form to report locations where the aerial imagery is out of date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]
*Be familiar with the [[Using_external_sources|use of external copyright sources]]


=== More information ===
=== More information ===

Latest revision as of 23:22, 10 August 2022

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

More information

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