Dual Carriageways
The following convention should be followed where possible, although it is acknowledged that you may need to deviate from it in some circumstances.
A road can be split into be 2 one-way roads if all of the following conditions are met:
- The central reservation is greater than 15m.
- There's a visible gap between the GPS traces.
- It is split by physical barrier (e.g. Grass, raised concrete, jersey barrier etc).
Pedestrian refuges and painted road separations (cross hatching that can be driven over) should not normally be split.
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Keep in mind that Waze actually works best when roads are not split, because all reports made in the app for the other carriageway on split roads are in vain, because the app currently doesn't support these kinds of reports. Road splitting used to be more common in the past, so we have since increased the conditions to be met before splitting a road. If there is a perfectly working split road that does not meet the above stated conditions in the editor, don't unsplit it. It's a lot of work that can be put into improving other areas of the Waze map, rather than the risk of losing valuable traffic data if editing is not done correctly. |
Freeway / Motorway carriageway naming convention
This policy was changed in February 2014.
Due to changes that have been made to the Waze App in recent times which has helped improve reporting of incidents on freeways and motorways, compass directions are no longer required when mapping any road in Waze.
If there are existing roads with compass directions on them, please remove them.
All that is required is the route number (if applicable) and the name.
Example: "M1 - Monash Fwy"
Exit and Entrance ramps (on/off ramps)
This policy was changed in February 2014.
For the best balance between information and screen real estate, the following conventions are used. All ramps will be set as the 'ramp' type in the Waze Map Editor and be locked at the same level as the freeway which joins to them (level 5 in most cases). The route number(s) (if applicable) the name of the road and destination(s) should all be added for clear guidance to be given when using the Waze app.
PLEASE NOTE:
Naming is only to be used for freeway / motorway style on and off ramps. Please do not add names to slip lanes on regular roads, as this is unnecessary for directions to work.
Exit ramps to regular roads
- If the exit sign shows a number as well as a street or highway name, the exit ramp should be named "Exit 15: SR16 - Police Rd".
- A colon has been added because it adds a pause, which makes the Text-to-Speech directions easier to understand.
- If the exit is not numbered, "Exit to C722 - Donnybrook Rd" will do. The colon is not necessary when there is no exit number.
- If a single exit serves multiple roads, use a slash with leading and trailing spaces: "Exit 32: Terminator Blvd / Total Recall Rd".
- If an exit number contains one or more letters, include it exactly as displayed on the sign: "Exit W2: ALTNR1 - Kings Way".
Exit ramps to another Freeway / Motorway
- If the exit ramp does not have a fork in it after you exit (no choice of direction after taking the exit), then use this style of naming:
"Exit to M420 - South Gippsland Fwy to Cranbourne and Hastings".
- If the exit ramp does have a fork in it after you exit (there is a choice of directions after taking the exit), then use this style of naming:
For the segment before the fork:
"Exit to M1 - Monash Fwy".
For the segments after the fork:
"M1 - Monash Fwy to Warragul". "M1 - Monash Fwy to City".
- Include everything that is present on the last sign prior to the exit. Do not combine all possible pre-ramp signage into the single ramp segment name.
- If the exit off the main interstate or highway serves multiple exits further down the road, it may be advisable not to name the first exit ramp, to name only the ramps which are the first one to a distinct destination. The Waze client will give all the proper exit and keep left or right instructions to guide the driver to the correct exit, even if the first one is not named. That said, this should only be done if the signage for the first ramp is the same as that on the subsequent, named ramp.
Entrance ramps from regular roads
For entrance ramps, use this format. For example:
- "Entry to M1 - Monash Fwy (NW)"
- "Entry to M39 - Goulburn Valley Fwy (N)"
Roundabouts
To aid navigation instructions, roundabouts should typically remain without a street name
- City: enter either suburb/city
- Street: Tick "None"
- where the client comes across a segment with no name it will use the next named segment as the next named instruction whilst retaining any turn signals.
If the roundabout does have a proper, signposted name, then this can be labelled using a 'Junction/Intersection' type landmark that fills the centre of the roundabout.
- For further advice, see Editing Junctions and Roundabouts