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Camera's

Before adding any cameras to the Waze map, you must be sure you are accurately reporting a camera installation. Many devices may have similar appearances, but very different functions.

The "30" on the speed cam icon is just part of the image and is not an indication of the actual speed to which the speed camera is set
The current camera image in the app as well as in WME implies that the camera captures the traffic from behind. Don't be fooled. It may also catch you up front
The Waze app warns about a camera if it is valid, points in the same direction as the road segment, and the driver is exceeding the limit set on the camera

Types of Camera's

Speed camera

Used for permanently mounted cameras that monitor violations of maximum speeds. They show in WME with a speed limit sign of "30" attached to the camera icon.

Speed Cameras should be placed at the location of the camera itself.
The Speed camera should be set with the maximum speed limit for the road which it is monitoring.
Leave the max speed field blank if speed is not monitored. Zero is not blank; a max speed of zero will cause the camera to always generate an audible alert.

Red Light camera

Permanently mounted cameras monitor for red light violations and optionally for violations of maximum speeds. They show with a icon with a red and green light.

Red Light cameras should be placed at the stop bar they are monitoring.
The maximum speed is set to zero, which will force an audible warning.
It is not possible to define a camera in such a way that it differentiates between traffic going straight or taking a turn at a junction.

Combined cameras

Camera's that are monitoring both speed and red light violations are mapped with a Red Light camera. There is no need to add a separate Speed camera.
the maximum speed is set to zero, so it always gives an audible warning.

False camera

Sometimes a fake device is placed. These dummy cameras can be added to prevent people from reporting these dummies as actual cameras.

In the app a dummy camera looks like

Average speed cameras

Average speed cameras (ASC) measure speed over a certain distance. They are not mapped like the above cameras. Use the Average speed camera checkboxes on the road segments where the average speed is checked. (or explain here?)

Mapping guidelines

You can add a new camera from the menu at the top bar of the Map Editor
Select the camera and choose the type in the left menu
Location: Cameras should be placed over the roadway they are monitoring. The exact location depends on the type of camera )see above).
Shutter Direction: When the camera icon is selected in the Map Editor, the red dot should point in the direction of travel. It does not matter if the real-life camera will take a picture from the back of a car after passing, or from the front before passing the camera.
Place the correct quantity of cameras. You need one Camera per monitored direction. So if you have a 4-way intersection with 1 real life camera watching every direction, you need 4 cameras in Waze.
Camera's are locked to level 3 (or higher to the same level as the road segment?)

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-==Camera== <!--T:1-->
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-[[File:Cameras-example.png|right]]
+[[File:Cameras-example.png|right|360px]]
+Before adding any cameras to the Waze map, you must be sure you are accurately reporting a camera installation. Many devices may have similar appearances, but very different functions.
+* The "30" on the speed cam icon is just part of the image and is not an indication of the actual speed to which the speed camera is set
+* The current camera image in the app as well as in WME implies that the camera captures the traffic from behind. Don't be fooled. It may also catch you up front
+* The Waze app warns about a camera if it is valid, points in the same direction as the road segment, and the driver is exceeding the limit set on the camera
+{{clear}}
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+<br>
-Before adding any cameras to the Waze map, you must be sure you are accurately reporting a camera installation. Many devices may have similar appearances, but very different functions.<br />
+__TOC__
-<br />
-You can add a new camera by selecting the road button at the top of the [[Waze Map Editor|Map Editor]]  and then selecting camera out of the drop down. The camera type is set and changed by selecting the camera and changing the camera type in the drop down box in the left pane.<br />
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-Cameras should be placed over the roadway they are monitoring. The exact location depends on the type of camera:
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-Speed Cameras should be placed at the location of the camera itself.
-Red Light Cameras should be placed at the stop bar they are monitoring.
-Also be sure to place the correct quantity of cameras:
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-If a Speed Camera monitors one direction of traffic, you need one camera.<br />
-If a Speed Camera monitors both directions of traffic, you need ''two'' cameras.<br />
-You need one Red Light Camera per monitored direction. So if you have a 4-way intersection with camera watching every direction, you need ''four'' cameras. <br />
-<br />
-Use as [[Locks|locking level]] the same level as the road segment.<br />
-<br />
-===Shutter Direction=== <!--T:4-->
-When the camera icon is selected in the Map Editor, the red dot should point in the direction of travel a car will pass the camera. It does not matter if the real-life camera will take a picture of the front of the offending vehicle.<br />
-<br />
-For example, if a road runs east-west and the east bound lanes are monitored for speed, the red dot should point eastward of the camera icon in the Map Editor. Be sure the angle of the red dot also matches the angle of the flow of monitored traffic.
+==Types of Camera's==
 ===Speed camera=== <!--T:5-->
 [[File:Camera2false.png|right]] [[File:Camera2true.png|right]]
-These permanently mounted cameras monitor for instantaneous violations of [[Speed limit|maximum speeds]]. If a Red Light Camera Installation monitors Speed Limit Violations, there is no need to add a separate Speed Camera.
+Used for permanently mounted cameras that monitor violations of [[Speed limit|maximum speeds]]. They show in WME with a speed limit sign of "30" attached to the camera icon.
-<br />
+*Speed Cameras should be placed at the location of the camera itself.
-The Max Speed for a Speed Camera should be set to the speed limit for the road which the speed camera is monitoring. Leave the max speed set to blank if speed is not monitored. Zero is not blank; a max speed of zero will cause the camera to always generate an audible alert.
+*The Speed camera should be set with the maximum speed limit for the road which it is monitoring.
-<br />
+*Leave the max speed field blank if speed is not monitored. Zero is not blank; a max speed of zero will cause the camera to always generate an audible alert.
-===Red Light Camera=== <!--T:6-->
+===Red Light camera=== <!--T:6-->
 [[File:Camera4false.png|right]] [[File:Camera4true.png|right]]
-Permanently mounted cameras monitor for red light violations and optionally for violations of maximum speeds.<br />
+Permanently mounted cameras monitor for red light violations and optionally for violations of maximum speeds. They show with a icon with a red and green light.
-On <i>Combined cameras</i> - camera's who are monitoring both speed and red light violations - the maximum speed can be set to zero. If the maximum speed is set to zero it forces in all circumstances an audible warning.
+*Red Light cameras should be placed at the stop bar they are monitoring.
+*The maximum speed is set to zero, which will force an audible warning.
+* It is not possible to define a camera in such a way that it differentiates between traffic going straight or taking a turn at a junction.
+===Combined cameras===
+*Camera's that are monitoring both speed and red light violations are mapped with a Red Light camera. There is no need to add a separate Speed camera.
+*the maximum speed is set to zero, so it always gives an audible warning.
 {{Clear}}
-===False Camera=== <!--T:7-->
+===False camera=== <!--T:7-->
 [[File:Camera3false.png|right]] [[File:Camera3true.png|right]]
-Sometimes a fake device is placed. Dummy cameras are sometimes added to prevent people from reporting these as actual cameras. <br />
+Sometimes a fake device is placed. These dummy cameras can be added to prevent people from reporting these dummies as actual cameras.
-<br />
-In the [[Waze app|app]] a dummy camera looks like this one:
+In the [[Waze app|app]] a dummy camera looks like [[File:Dummy-camera-app.png|35px]]
-[[File:Dummy-camera.png|left|200px]]
 {{Clear}}
-===Remarks=== <!--T:8-->
+===Average speed cameras ===
-* The "30" on the speed cam icon is just part of the image and is not an indication of the actual speed to which the speed camera is set.
+Average speed cameras (ASC) measure speed over a certain distance. They are not mapped like the above cameras. Use the [[Road Aspects|Average speed camera checkboxes]] on the road segments where the average speed is checked. (or explain here?)
-* The camera direction (the direction from the center of the image to the red circle) defines the driving direction for the camera.
-* The current camera image implies that the camera captures the traffic from behind. Don't be fooled.
+<!--T:2-->
-* The [[Waze app|app]] warns about a speed camera if it is valid, points in the same direction as the road segment, and the driver is exceeding the limit set on the camera.
+==Mapping guidelines==
-* [[File:Camera-at-crossing.png|right]]The [[Waze app|app]] warns about a red light camera if it is valid, points in the same direction as the road segment and the driver is exceeding the speed limit set on the camera.
+*You can add a new camera from the [[File:DrawRoads.jpg]] menu at the top bar of the [[Waze Map Editor|Map Editor]]
-* It is not possible to define a camera in such a way that it differentiates between traffic going straight on and traffic turning left or right.  The camera will show up regardless of the route.
+*Select the camera and choose the type in the left menu
-<br />
+*<b>Location</b>: Cameras should be placed over the roadway they are monitoring. The exact location depends on the type of camera )see above).
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+*<b>Shutter Direction</b>: When the camera icon is selected in the Map Editor, <b>the red dot should point in the direction of travel</b>. It does not matter if the real-life camera will take a picture from the back of a car after passing, or from the front before passing the camera.
-* Average speed cameras are not mapped as cameras. Use only the [[Road Aspects|Average speed camera checkboxes]] on the road segments where the average speed is checked.
+*Place the correct quantity of cameras. You need one Camera per monitored direction. So if you have a 4-way intersection with 1 real life camera watching every direction, you need 4 cameras in Waze.
+*Camera's are locked to level 3 (or higher to the same level as the road segment?)
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-__NOTOC__
 {{Bottomline}}

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