We're heading down to the shore early this season. MapRaid New Jersey May 2015 will be 27 May 2015 through 3 June 2015 and will cover the Atlantic Shore of New Jersey from Cape May up to Sandy Hook, and into Raritan Bay to South Amboy.
Mission
Our primary mission is to handle URs, MPs, and PURs. Following that, we can work on Place validation, Functional Classification, and general map verification.
Local Hosts
Important!
Local Guidance
jug handles
rest area
Rest Area {([vehicle type] only, no facilities)} - [highway] {direction} mile [mile] {Rest Area unique name} {([special type])} Examples: Rest Area - I-77 mile 45 Beckley Travel Plaza
Rest Area (no facilities) - I-75 S mile 15 (Scenic View)
Rest Area - I-65 S Alabama Welcome Center
Mapraid UR Rules
We will follow the usual US UR etiquette with one exception: During the Map raid, the wait time is reduced to 4 days.
Functional Classification
New Jersey follows US standards for Functional Classification. Some segments, especially in Cape May and Atlantic Counties, have not been corrected to the 2013 New Jersey FC maps. If you find roads that seem to need to be reclassified, please contact one of the raid hosts.
Locking Standards
New Jersey follows the locking guidelines for the North East United States If you see exceptions to the guidelines, try to find out if there are exceptional circumstances.
In Voludu2 we have a set minimum standard for locking roads based on segment type. Any road of a certain segment type must be locked at least to the rank (level) in the chart below. Roads may be locked higher for protection and special situations (areas with construction, tricky design, frequent mistakes, imaging inaccuracies, and the like), but should not be locked lower.
A great time to implement these locks is while bringing the road types of an area into compliance with the current US road type standards (FC and highway systems). Lock the roads based on type after they've been set to current US road type standards.
| Segment Type | Statewide |
|---|---|
| Freeway | 5 |
| Ramp | Highest rank of connected segments |
| Major Highway | 3 |
| Minor Highway | 3 |
| Primary Street | 1 (Auto) |
| Street | 1 (Auto) |
| Private Road | 1 (Auto) |
| • • • • Ferry • • • • | 5 |
| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| Railroad |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 2 |
Note: Do Not Mass Edit just to update locks to these standards, these can be adjusted as you find them while editing other aspects of the segments such as FC, speed limits, naming, etc.
Some segments still warrant higher locks and care should be taken when setting segment lock to these standards to look for and protect these special setups with higher locks. Some examples; segments which are part of BDP, U-turn prevention, or using micro-doglegs, or other complex intersection setups.
Place Editing
Mapping Resources
- NJ Tax Maps - Helps with addresses and also functions as a GIS system.
County Maps
Communication
Communication will be handled primarily in #Slack Channels and WME chat can also be used. The WME Chat addon is recommended. Special Slack channels will be set up and named by raid location and group. Please be sure to join the slack WazeMapRaid Team and join the channels for the specific MapRaid and group you are assigned to.
Click here to get your Slack invitation. Be sure to choose WazeMapRaid to the MapRaid question.
If you have an issue getting into the slack team and channels, please reach out to one of the [/www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&username=xxx MapRaid organizers].
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
- Map raid editing areas overlay (Tamper monkey required)
- Map Raid Places Browser
- UR Comments - a tremendous time and labor saving tool with automation and integration with URO+, to help with working URs. Read the documentation. Tamper monkey 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.
- Chrome browser: please download the script at Chrome Web Store
- Firefox browser: please download the script at GreasyFork.org -- tamper monkey or grease monkey required
- WME Chat Addon is a script that improves the WME chat GUI. For a list of all the features check the thread here -- Tapermonkey/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
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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.
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Watch here for results of promotions during and after the raid. |
Teams
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