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The editors are divided into teams, and each team has a particular area it works on. There are fifty teams, and three major area of the map. | The editors are divided into teams, and each team has a particular area it works on. There are fifty teams, and three major area of the map. | ||
A unique feature of this MapRaid is that the teams are in friendly competition to see who can rack up the top editing score. | |||
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==When is it?== | |||
The public portion of the MegaMapRaid, including initial registration through final editing cleanup, is running from mid-January 2015 to mid-March. | |||
===Registration=== | |||
The registration period originally ran from January 18, 2015 to February 22, 2015. It was later extended to February 28 due to demand. About half of the participants registered in the extended period. | |||
===Team assignments=== | |||
Team assignments are being made in the first week of March. | |||
===Live MapRaid=== | |||
The editing part of the MegaMapRaid has not been scheduled yet. It is expected to begin at approximately 3:00 PM UTC (Greenwich Mean Time) on Saturday, March 7, 2015, and runs through Wednesday, March 11 or Thursday March, 12. Final start.end times will be posted here once they are confirmed. | |||
==Who is participating?== | ==Who is participating?== | ||
Revision as of 04:09, 2 March 2015
MegaMapRaid is a special kind of MapRaid. It is a one time event virtually gathering well over a thousand map editors, from dozens of countries, to jointly perfect several large pieces of the map. It is also a fantastic opportunity for newer editors to work with many senior editors to gain skills and insight into mapmaking and the Waze editing community.
The editors are divided into teams, and each team has a particular area it works on. There are fifty teams, and three major area of the map.
A unique feature of this MapRaid is that the teams are in friendly competition to see who can rack up the top editing score.
Where is it?
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Washigton, DC
- Baltimore
The illustrations below show these three areas. On the left is the Bay Area. The upper right is Baltimore, and below it is nearby Washington.
When is it?
The public portion of the MegaMapRaid, including initial registration through final editing cleanup, is running from mid-January 2015 to mid-March.
Registration
The registration period originally ran from January 18, 2015 to February 22, 2015. It was later extended to February 28 due to demand. About half of the participants registered in the extended period.
Team assignments
Team assignments are being made in the first week of March.
Live MapRaid
The editing part of the MegaMapRaid has not been scheduled yet. It is expected to begin at approximately 3:00 PM UTC (Greenwich Mean Time) on Saturday, March 7, 2015, and runs through Wednesday, March 11 or Thursday March, 12. Final start.end times will be posted here once they are confirmed.
Who is participating?
1,333 editors are participating!
| Country | Editor count |
|---|---|
| USA | 378 |
| Brasil | 141 |
| Malaysia | 52 |
| Colombia | 49 |
| Italy | 48 |
| Mexico | 43 |
| France | 42 |
| Canada | 35 |
| Romania | 31 |
| Chile | 22 |
| Philippines | 19 |
| Poland | 18 |
| Australia | 16 |
| Peru | 16 |
| Argentina | 15 |
| Belgium | 15 |
| Germany | 15 |
| Indonesia | 15 |
| Slovakia | 15 |
| Hungary | 14 |
| Israel | 14 |
| United Kingdom | 14 |
| Costa Rica | 12 |
| Czech Republic | 12 |
| Latvia | 12 |
| Sweden | 12 |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| Venezuela | 10 |
| Estonia | 8 |
| Guatemala | 8 |
| Spain | 8 |
| Singapore | 7 |
| Denmark | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 |
| Russia | 6 |
| El Salvador | 5 |
| Portugal | 5 |
| Turkey | 5 |
| Uruguay | 5 |
| India | 4 |
| Myanmar | 4 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| Switzerland | 4 |
| Austria | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 3 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 |
| Ecuador | 3 |
| Honduras | 3 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Nicaragua | 3 |
| Norway | 3 |
| panama | 3 |
| Paraguay | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 |
| Bolivia | 2 |
| England | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| AT | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 |
| BIH | 1 |
| Brno | 1 |
| Caldas | 1 |
| Cuenca | 1 |
| Cundinamarca | 1 |
| Dubai | 1 |
| fortaleza/ceara | 1 |
| Ghana | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |
| Hidalgo | 1 |
| HK | 1 |
| Jakarta Utara | 1 |
| James City County | 1 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Madrid | 1 |
| Magyarország | 1 |
| Maharashtra | 1 |
| Malawi | 1 |
| Maldives | 1 |
| Malta | 1 |
| mauritius | 1 |
| Moldova | 1 |
| Mongolia | 1 |
| Montenegro | 1 |
| Namibia, All | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Pakistan | 1 |
| República Dominicana | 1 |
| RSA | 1 |
| Santiago | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| Slovensko | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
| TANANA | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| Veneto | 1 |
| Wales | 1 |
| Zambia | 1 |
Am I registered for it?
Editors can verify that they are successfully registered by visiting https://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=167
If you see the group "Mega MapRaid!" in your memberships, you are in!
Make sure you have received your Slack invitation. If not, PM (private message) orbitc on the forum.