MegaMapRaid/China

Registration for the MapRaid! is now closed. To hear about future MapRaids please join the MapRaid #Slack. MegaMapRaid China has begun on 2015-01-02 0300UTC. The raid will last for roughly days.

MegaMapRaid China July 2015 will be 02 July through 15 July 2015. The participants will be divided into 12 groups, one for each section of the map. Each group will have both local and senior editors, one of which will be the "Group leader" . Please direct all questions to your group leaders. The raid hosts will be available across all areas for added support.

Mission

Our primary mission is to handle

• Create segments and main province's backbone
• Name segments at your best posibilities
• General map verification
• Have fun!

Groups

Right-Click on your mapraid group to start WME or on the Slack logo for your slack channel. Or use the MMR China slack channel

Important / Mapraid guidelines

Please read the entire MapRaid wiki. If you are still uncertain what to do about something you see on the map, please ask your group leader Thank You for your help with the map.

Do Not Mass-Edit

We are ignoring the rule this time. You are allowed to mass-edit if you want.

Naming segments

• For City, we use Chinese /English.
• For Street, we use Chinese only on Primary name, English on Alternative name.

However, you will not have the alternative name option if there is no primary name input!

City name

As you know we do not have 'State' field for China, I am thinking just simply to put 'District Level' format, i.e. the Province name and Prefecture level city names are omitted

See spreadsheet for a list of divisions to use: Administrative Divisions of China for Waze Map

In case of duplication in district level, then we will put 'District Level, Prefecture Level City' format. For example:

For normal situation: District Level, e.g. 顺德 Shunde

For duplication situation: District Level, Prefecture Level City, e.g 佛山顺德 Shunde, Foshan

Road Type

道路类型 英语	道路类型 中文	城际连接	大型城市	中小城市	乡镇村屯	图示
Freeway	高速公路	国家高速 省级高速	绕城高速 机场高速 其他高速	—	—
Major highway	主干公路	国道 一级公路 中央隔离带	城市环线 区县快速路	—	—
Minor Highway	次级公路	省道 二三级公路	高架桥 中央隔离带	高架桥	—
Primary street	主要街道	县道	双向八车道	双向六车道	主要街道
Street	街道	—	市区乡镇普通街道
Ramp	匝道	高速公路出入口、立交桥匝道

Communication

We will use #Slack Channels. There is a MegaMapRaid general channel and also a channel for each raid group. Please be sure to join the slack WazeMapRaid Team and join the channels for the specific MapRaid and group you are assigned to. If you are not already part of the WazeMapRaid slack team, Click here to get your Slack invitation. Be sure to choose WazeMapRaid to the MapRaid question. If you have trouble getting into the slack team and channels, please reach out to one of the MapRaid organizers.

WME chat can also be used. The WME Chat addon is recommended.

Reference Links

The Basics

• New editor welcome page
• Waze Map Editor
• Best Map Editing Practice
• Editing manual
• Common editing mistakes
• How to make a Permalink
• All about using the WME Chat
• Community Plugins, Extensions and Tools where you'll links and descriptions to most of the editing scripts being used. Some of these are essential to good editing, and others make the editing process much easier. WME Validator, URO+, and WME Toolbox are highly recommended.

Recommended Tools for MapRaid

• mapraid overlay (Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey required)
• UR Comments - a tremendous time and labor saving tool with automation and integration with URO+, to help with working URs. Read the documentation. Tampermonkey / greasemonkey required
• The WME Reference Sheet^[PDF] is a printable double-sided tri-fold quick reference guide to some of the common topics used in WME.
• Validator is a script that validates a map area in Waze Map Editor, highlights issues and generates a very detailed report with wiki references and solutions.
  • For Chrome Browser
  • GreasyFork.org For Firefox -- Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey required
• WME Chat Addon is a script that improves the WME chat GUI. For a list of all the features check the thread here -- Tampermonkey/Greasmonkey required

Mapraid edit lists

Spreadsheets and forms are being used to streamline management of various group efforts and track important edits. Below you can find links to use these these forms, sheets, and see the lists.

Results

Check back here after the raid is completed to see the results and achievements

MapRaid Promotions

Some editors really let their bright side out, and let their community skills shine. This is even more evident in a concerted group effort with high-density editing like a MapRaid!. Editors of all ranks working closely with each other and the Champs, really lets us everyone get to know each other, and allows certain editors to be recognized for their skills and effort.

When the Champs see someone consistently editing well, interacting well with the community, and knowledgeable of the various details from the Wiki, they can issue promotions. This can be anything from the size of a managed area, to a rank increase, or even a new role.

Watch here for results of promotions during and after the raid.