California/Map Raid LA

MapRaid! LA will officially commence on SUNDAY DECEMBER 21, 2014 AT 11 AM PST. The raid will last for roughly 2 weeks.

As of December 16, 2014, this Wiki page is still under construction. If you see this box, be sure to revisit before the MapRaid begins, to ensure you have complete information. Thanks!

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The group will be divided into 17 teams, one for each section, and two exclusive teams; one to handle PURs, the other for the Waze provided problem sheet. Each team will have their own assigned senior editor (rank 6, or 5) who will be able to edit anywhere in the city of LA, but will focus on their assigned section.

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Communication during the map raid will be focused on Google Hangouts. If you do not have a Gmail account, you could create one using your Waze Editor name.

Mission

Our primary mission will be to handle the URs, and PURs, followed by checking turn angles at intersections, and turn restrictions.

Functional Classification (FC) has been fully implemented for the LA area. Some road types deviate intentionally from the state DOTs classifications. If you find a road which you feel is not classified correctly or set to the right type, please contact a local champ or State Manager (SM) before making changes.

Local Hosts

All longtime or native Southern California residents.

jemay - Southwestern Regional Coordinator - generally available during daytime hours

ottonomy - US Local Champ & Mentor- more available nights & weekends, but always accepting questions.

tonestertm - California State Manager - schedule also fluid, but usually mid-day into early-mid AM

Times indicated are US west coast Pacific Standard Time. (PM LINKS? Additional editors?)

Welcome to Southern California!

The MapRaid territory will be divided into (fifteen?) Areas, each handled by a group. Each group will have a set of higher ranked leaders, who can answer most questions. Communication will be handled via Google Hangouts, one per group.

The main focus here will be on solving URs and PURs. Our road map is fairly mature, especially in the heart area of Los Angeles and Orange counties.

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Important!

Please do not alter any of the following road types without first consulting a Local Host: Freeway, Ramp, Major Highway, minor Highway, Primary Street.

Please do not mass-edit Do not perform edits which will affect large numbers of segments at once. The edit history of segments is highly valuable in the process of solving URs. Mass editing effectively mass erases this history, permanently. We ask that all necessary processes which might affect large portions of the map, or long stretches of roads, be reserved until near the end of the MapRaid. This includes the “Select entire street” function.

Anything locked at 5 or 6? Please check with a local editor before making changes. Rank 5 and 6 editors - consider keeping highlights active for locks 5 and 6.

Local Guidance

Functional Classification

In the United States, we set our road types using a national standard called Functional Classification (FC). You can read a detailed explanation in our Road Type Wiki

The Functional Classification has been completed in the Greater LA Area. Occasionally, we find short segments that were missed in the selection process for conversion, and it is important that these be corrected for routing continuity. In general, however, we ask that Road Types not be changed without consulting one of the Local Hosts. In isolated cases, we have chosen to deviate from official classifications, due to errors or outdated information in the Caltrans (DOT) FC maps, or to better accommodate real-life situations and Waze quirks. It is important that these remain intact.

We observe the following minimum lock levels for Waze road types:

Freeway (Fwy) - 5

Ramp - 5

Major Highway (MH) - 3

minor Highway (mH) - 2 - In heavy metropolitan areas, mH type roads are being set to a minimum lock of 3

Primary Street (PS) - 2

All others - 1, or as needed

Note that these are minimums and, for protection, certain segments may be at higher lock levels. If you find a road locked to a higher level than its minimum, please leave it locked no lower than that level when you have finished editing.

Complex Intersections

There are many complicated intersections in Los Angeles which should not be edited without consulting a local senior editor, even if the presence of URs seems to indicate problems. Some of these intersections have been carefully refined to achieve the best Waze performance, which can involve years of testing, adjustment, and experimentation. Others are locations which are currently under construction, and daily changes to the physical roads cause Wazers to report problems which will no longer exist by the time our edits could take effect. We have done our best to lock the most important of these intersections to Rank 6. When dealing with URs at these locations, please keep in mind that few, if any additional road changes are required. Again, please consult with a Local Host before making changes.

Toll Roads / HOV / HOT / Truck Lanes

It is our custom to mark the Toll checkbox only on the entrance segments to Toll Roads. HOV and HOT road types have already been set correctly according to our local practices. If you have a question about one of these lanes, please contact a Local Host. (LINK)

Special case: Do not alter the Truck Lanes at the I-5 / SR-14 interchange, in Area 2?

Left turns at intersections without traffic signals

One of the most common complaints we receive in the Los Angeles Metro area is when Waze directs drivers to turn left from a smaller side street on to a major thoroughfare, without the benefit of a traffic control signal. For the most part, these turns are completely legal and, when driven properly, can be significant time-savers on a route, as opposed to waiting at a traffic signal, sometimes through several cycles. It is also known that making such turns can be difficult at certain times of the day, due passing cross traffic. On many larger roads in California, we have Center Left Turn Lanes, which are intended for use in completing left turns to and from driveways and side streets. Please do not disallow left turns due to URs reporting “dangerous” or “too difficult” turns, without consulting a level 5 or 6 Local Host.

We usually inform the reporter of such a UR that if they wait and complete the left turn, it may actually be faster than the alternative. If it’s not faster, then their wait time will contribute to Waze’s database, thus helping to discourage the routing server from suggesting left turns at that site. We also suggest to the reporters that if they feel too uncomfortable making such left turns, they can always turn right instead, and let Waze recalculate. (Boilerplate?) More info about this can be found on the UR Guidance page.

Construction

There are a number of major construction projects (LINK) in process within the overall MapRaid area. These construction projects can entail frequent intermittent road closures. Many closures change daily and cause great numbers of URs to appear. When hangling URs in one of these areas, be aware that reports of "Turn not allowed", "Missing road", "Wrong driving direction" are common, but may not indicate a map problem that can be fixed, because the physical road situation will change before our edits can take effect.

U-turns

In California, U-turns are generally allowed unless unsafe, or specifically denied by signage. In general we can “harden” u-turns on major streets, but avoid hardening them in residential areas.

Tiny Area Places at Junctions/Intersections

As you work the map, you may run across very small Area Places at junctions/Intersections. We formerly used these as notes for intersections which had time restricted turns posted, in the days before this functionality was available in Waze. We’ve retained them as reminders, in case a Timed Turn Restriction ever needs to be replaced. They are drawn small enough that they do not show in the app, and we’d like to keep them, at least for now.

Mapping Resources

GIS

Most of the interactive viewers in the links below will open with many layers enabled. The maps will run faster if you disable everything but Streets or Roads, and only enable Parcels when needed.

Los Angeles County

LA County alternate(requires Silverlight)

LA County alternate #2 works in Linux, mobile

Orange County

Riverside County

San Bernardino County

Ventura County

Communication

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.

Click here to view the MapRaid! LA forum thread

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.

Teams

MapRaid! LA Editors Regional Coordinator: Jemay (PM [Help])
Username (rank)	Team Assigned	Comments
jemay(6) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County	Local Host
karlcr9911(5) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County
hitfactor(4) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County
Jaime-Schmidt(4) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County
Lonewolf147(4) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County
BugLaden(3) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County
mizter6(3) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County
SpeedyGonzalesAT(3) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County
bbyW(2) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County
kkarkid(2) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County
QuattroCS(2) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County
kingu(1) [PM [Help]]	01 - Ventura County
orbitc(6) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
ArlenBystander(5) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
heyblue(5) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
dantondorati(4) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
Kobes1878(4) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
ivanatorprime(3) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
MvanBaal(3) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
SAR85(3) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
qazxcvbnmm(2) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
SuperMedic(2) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
Xevell(2) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
BlackGolfTDI(1) [PM [Help]]	02 - San Fernando Valley
driving79(6) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
ply8808(5) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
nda_666(4) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
Thortok2000(4) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
ialangford(3) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
PleaseDriveFast(3) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
Puddles2475(3) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
Bobcat74(2) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
Fredlimo(2) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
Trotskyist(2) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
heruya(1) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
mkovnick(1) [PM [Help]]	03 - Burbank/Pasadena
GizmoGuy411(6) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
Machete808(5) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
akiMarcelo(4) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
deadbirddog(4) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
DwarfLord(4) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
tbk0(3) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
voludu2(3) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
xollob(3) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
dsjeffries(2) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
jbrianj(2) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
subs5(2) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
whoaitspete(2) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
pacoinurreta(1) [PM [Help]]	04 - San Gabriel central
CBenson(6) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
Bigbear3764(5) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
russblau(5) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
EdFromOhio(4) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
Jakflash(4) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
dbwiddis(3) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
GS-1905(3) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
XKSpeed(3) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
Germiyan(2) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
JustinS83(2) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
OneGeek (2) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
davidakachaos(1) [PM [Help]]	05 - San Gabriel east
PesachZ(6) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
bz2012(5) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
finesko(5) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
jromer(4) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
moweez(4) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
AgentW4C(3) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
BruceQC(3) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
Joyriding(3) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
stephenr1966(3) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
MaybeAfterLunch(2) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
spedracr(2) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
JWalkersREvil(1) [PM [Help]]	06 - San Bernardino
sketch(6) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
davielde(5) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
mauricioleonardi(5) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
aeroseek(4) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
FzNk(4) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
john-cole(3) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
Poncewattle(3) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
SteveInArk(3) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
TR-11(3) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
bhambrick1(2) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
Gomer461(2) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
drewwood(1) [PM [Help]]	07 - Westside/Malibu
ottonomy(6) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA	Local Host
solis84(6) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA
SkiDooGuy(5) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA
Jreno2(4) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA
MeridianHills(4) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA
ajcady(3) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA
kwrigh01(3) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA
RobertB151(3) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA
rpm2362(3) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA
mikecui(2) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA
rickzabel(2) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA
Thealphagirl(2) [PM [Help]]	08 - West LA
foxitrot(6) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA
anti-S-crap(5) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA
tonestertm(5) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA	Local Host
ab212(4) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA
BenMimix(3) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA
JLNMetsFan(3) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA
Sleepe(3) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA
triage685(3) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA
hawkeygoal(2) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA
rock_stone(2) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA
Shamzi(2) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA
nocola2002(1) [PM [Help]]	09 - LA
MGODLEW(6) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
bart99gt(5) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
citeman(4) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
SuperDave1426(4) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
el_roro(3) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
Mlbrickner(3) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
osubigtoe(3) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
PauloKapp(3) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
edboost(2) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
GadgetMTS(2) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
UberGenius(2) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
emed768(1) [PM [Help]]	10 - LA Southeast
nnote(6) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
MojaveCactusMonkey(5) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
estherrf(4) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
titosd(4) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
Budiyanto(3) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
bummerdude69(3) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
nivekeel(3) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
TimC42(3) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
aspherical1(2) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
dolphinwave(2) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
JJohnston84(2) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
mapzade(2) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
wiby1977(2) [PM [Help]]	11 - LA South / Harbor
enhket(6) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
ohiostmusicman(5) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
Shawndoc(5) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
ulle2(4) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
yb6kos(4) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
dougp01(3) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
steinbdj(3) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
taco909(3) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
tel601(3) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
autenil(2) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
chris_tahir(2) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
kjg53(2) [PM [Help]]	12 - Orange County north
felohidalgo(6) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
Dogshrink(5) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
TerryPurdue(5) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
hardian_n(4) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
tcalvert317(4) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
drwmv(3) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
ocstagetech(3) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
Odessit68(3) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
xanderb(3) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
bigcreek(2) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
gizmomdk(2) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
mdswqbkq(2) [PM [Help]]	13 - Orange County south
meb001(6) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
Helgramite(5) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
PhantomSoul(5) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
ct13(4) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
elcitia(4) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
Fredo-p(4) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
dude463(3) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
eichmat(3) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
Rising_Sun(3) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
ControlNode(2) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
jr1982jr(2) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
m_hartshorn(2) [PM [Help]]	14 - Riverside west
carloslaso(6) [PM [Help]]	15 - Riverside east
bruce1224(5) [PM [Help]]	15 - Riverside east
dmcrandall(4) [PM [Help]]	15 - Riverside east
KB_Steveo(4) [PM [Help]]	15 - Riverside east
pollea(4) [PM [Help]]	15 - Riverside east
dans505(3) [PM [Help]]	15 - Riverside east
DLLHell(3) [PM [Help]]	15 - Riverside east
JasonN899(3) [PM [Help]]	15 - Riverside east
JButz2(2) [PM [Help]]	15 - Riverside east
purposeguy(2) [PM [Help]]	15 - Riverside east
uscwaller(2) [PM [Help]]	15 - Riverside east
annickdw(5) [PM [Help]]	16 - PUR Area 1
stefaanschroeyers(5) [PM [Help]]	16 - PUR Area 2
manoeuvre(5) [PM [Help]]	16 - PUR Area 3
dark_lobito(5) [PM [Help]]	16 - PUR Area 4
Zirland(6) [PM [Help]]	16 - PUR Area 5
velezss(6) [PM [Help]]	16 - PUR Area 6
Baldugaras(6) [PM [Help]]	16 - PUR Area 7
ci2212(6) [PM [Help]]	17 - Sheet
ispyisail(6) [PM [Help]]	17 - Sheet
Manzareck(6) [PM [Help]]	17 - Sheet
gaetanaga(5) [PM [Help]]	17 - Sheet
Olestas(5) [PM [Help]]	17 - Sheet
rulikoto(5) [PM [Help]]	17 - Sheet
iamrioo(4) [PM [Help]]	17 - Sheet