Introduction
Separate to the lock system used to protect the map some features of the WME are restricted until you reach a certain Editor Rank. The rank these features become available has been discussed and decided by the UK Country Admins.
Rank 2
Approve Places
- Function: Approve new or edited Places that have been submitted via Place Update Requests.
- Location: Ensure that Place Update Requests are visible in the layers menu.
Force House Numbers
- Function: When entering house number into the WME the system checks for errors like out of sequence, invalid numbers etc. Some of these can be forced saved if it is deliberate.
- Location: Within the House Number interface.
Rank 3
Add Google linked place
- Location: Within the Place's info panel under External Providers.
- Function: Links a Google Maps entry to the Waze Place to improve routing.
Real time closures
- Wazeopedia
- Location: Within the segment's info panel under Closures tab.
- Function: Allows real time closures to be set that are immediately live on the map. This still respects auto locks on segments.
Rank 4
Snapshot mode
- Location: Top left of WME window, above the user profile.
- Function: Allows the editor to see the current live map to review changes made after the most recent tile update.
Create new city names
- Location: Popup when unknown name is entered into the segment name field.
- Function: Adds a new name to the City database.
Routing option
- Location: Within segment side-panel below Road Type.
- Function: Upgrades / downgrades a segment without having to change it's Road Type.
Rank 5
Junction Boxes
- Location: Within the
menu. - Function: Allows better control of routing through complex junction.
