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== <big>'''The Complete Guide to Waze in Qatar'''</big> ==
==<big>'''The Complete Guide to Waze in Qatar'''</big>==


Mabrook! Qatari Wazer! If you are reading this, then you probably want to learn more about how to use Waze or edit the Waze map. This may be because you want to add a new road or have found a map issue and want to contribute to the Waze community. You have come to the right place! Read up on the general standards and guides referred to here as well as our own guide for editing Qatar's roads before attempting to edit the maps.
Mabrook! Qatari Wazer! If you are reading this, then you probably want to learn more about how to use Waze or edit the Waze map. This may be because you want to add a new road or have found a map issue and want to contribute to the Waze community. You have come to the right place! Read up on the general standards and guides referred to here as well as our own guide for editing Qatar's roads before attempting to edit the maps.
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=='''About Waze'''==
=='''About Waze'''==
Waze is a free navigation app for your GPS equipped smartphone. It has the following features:
Waze is a free navigation app for your GPS equipped smartphone. It has the following features:
* Spoken turn-by-turn directions
 
* Spoken street names (Text-to-Speech). <ref name="a">[1], BETA: in selected countries.</ref>
*Spoken turn-by-turn directions
* Real time traffic reports
*Spoken street names (Text-to-Speech). <ref name="a">[1], BETA: in selected countries.</ref>
* Real time Gas Prices.<ref name="b">[2], Toll Roads and Gas Prices dependent on user contribution.</ref>
*Real time traffic reports
* Toll road avoidance <ref name="b" />
*Real time Gas Prices.<ref name="b">[2], Toll Roads and Gas Prices dependent on user contribution.</ref>
* Free regular updates to the map that you can help make are installed automatically
*Toll road avoidance <ref name="b" />
* Search for destinations how you like: entire address at once, category, place name, landmark or use the addresses from your contacts
*Free regular updates to the map that you can help make are installed automatically
* Integrated destination search: Google, Foursquare, Bing
*Search for destinations how you like: entire address at once, category, place name, landmark or use the addresses from your contacts
* Support for apps to insert destinations into Waze, such as Localscope
*Integrated destination search: Google, Foursquare, Bing
* Support for multiple languages
*Support for apps to insert destinations into Waze, such as Localscope
* Gaming elements for fun and integrated social networking
*Support for multiple languages
*Gaming elements for fun and integrated social networking
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=='''Getting Started'''==
=='''Getting Started'''==
*'''Read''' the topics on [https://support.google.com/waze#topic=6273402 Waze Help Center]
*'''Read''' the topics on [https://support.google.com/waze#topic=6273402 Waze Help Center]
*'''Get''' help when you have Waze running but the map shows few or no roads, or streets with no names, or you travel to an unmapped area
*'''Get''' help when you have Waze running but the map shows few or no roads, or streets with no names, or you travel to an unmapped area.
*'''Understand''' [https://wazeopedia.waze.com/wiki/Qatar the timing of updates], including when you can edit roads you have driven on
*'''Understand''' [https://wazeopedia.waze.com/wiki/Qatar the timing of updates], including when you can edit roads you have driven on
*'''Edit'''
*'''Edit'''
:*Please do not edit the map until you have read the [[Waze Map Editor]] manual and reviewed the [https://wazeopedia.waze.com/wiki/Global/Best_map_editing_practice best map editing practices]
:*Please do not edit the map until you have read the [[Waze Map Editor]] manual and reviewed the [https://wazeopedia.waze.com/wiki/Global/Best_map_editing_practice best map editing practices]
*'''Use''' the [[My Dashboard section on the Waze website]]
*'''Use''' the [[My Dashboard section on the Waze website]]
*'''Read''' the [[answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]] and the [[glossary]] of terms
*'''Read''' the [[answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]] and the [[glossary]] of terms
*'''Participate''' in the [[announcements and discussion forums]]
*'''Participate''' in the [[announcements and discussion forums]]
'''If you have problems''', try and find your own solution or ask the community for help:
'''If you have problems''', try and find your own solution or ask the community for help:
:*Use the Wiki - there is a search box just to the left
:*Use the Wiki - there is a search box just to the left
:*Use the [[Discussion Forums]]
:*Use the [[Discussion Forums]]
'''If all else fails''', you can email [https://www.waze.com/about/contact Waze] with your problem
'''If all else fails''', you can email [https://www.waze.com/about/contact Waze] with your problem


=='''Editing Resources for Qatar'''==
=='''Editing Resources for Qatar'''==


* [[Qatar/Editing resources]] - a compilation of suggestions and made into a guide on how we should edit our Waze maps for Qatar. A lot of map issues and update requests are due to incomplete or incorrect information on our map. A lot of these issues could be avoided if we follow the [https://wazeopedia.waze.com/wiki/Global/Best_map_editing_practice Best map editing practice] guide in the wiki. However, some items listed are specifically for Qatar's roads and driving habits.
*[[Qatar/Editing resources]] - a compilation of suggestions and made into a guide on how we should edit our Waze maps for Qatar. A lot of map issues and update requests are due to incomplete or incorrect information on our map. A lot of these issues could be avoided if we follow the [https://wazeopedia.waze.com/wiki/Global/Best_map_editing_practice Best map editing practice] guide in the wiki. However, some items listed are specifically for Qatar's roads and driving habits.


* [[Qatar/Location_List]] - a tabulation of sectional area of Qatar. This will help editors in locating streets and places the correct address.  
*[[Qatar/Location_List]] - a tabulation of sectional area of Qatar. This will help editors in locating streets and places the correct address.
* [[Road types]]  
*[[Road types]]
* [[Road names]]  
*[[Road names]]


......'''Work in progress'''.....
......'''Work in progress'''.....


[[Category:Qatar]]
[[Category:Qatar]]

Revision as of 10:15, 24 January 2021

The Complete Guide to Waze in Qatar

Mabrook! Qatari Wazer! If you are reading this, then you probably want to learn more about how to use Waze or edit the Waze map. This may be because you want to add a new road or have found a map issue and want to contribute to the Waze community. You have come to the right place! Read up on the general standards and guides referred to here as well as our own guide for editing Qatar's roads before attempting to edit the maps.

About Waze

Waze is a free navigation app for your GPS equipped smartphone. It has the following features:

  • Spoken turn-by-turn directions
  • Spoken street names (Text-to-Speech). [1]
  • Real time traffic reports
  • Real time Gas Prices.[2]
  • Toll road avoidance [2]
  • Free regular updates to the map that you can help make are installed automatically
  • Search for destinations how you like: entire address at once, category, place name, landmark or use the addresses from your contacts
  • Integrated destination search: Google, Foursquare, Bing
  • Support for apps to insert destinations into Waze, such as Localscope
  • Support for multiple languages
  • Gaming elements for fun and integrated social networking
  1. [1], BETA: in selected countries.
  2. 2.0 2.1 [2], Toll Roads and Gas Prices dependent on user contribution.

Read more about the amazing way Waze gets better when you just drive around with Waze turned on.

Getting Started

  • Read the topics on Waze Help Center
  • Get help when you have Waze running but the map shows few or no roads, or streets with no names, or you travel to an unmapped area.
  • Understand the timing of updates, including when you can edit roads you have driven on
  • Edit

If you have problems, try and find your own solution or ask the community for help:

If all else fails, you can email Waze with your problem

Editing Resources for Qatar

  • Qatar/Editing resources - a compilation of suggestions and made into a guide on how we should edit our Waze maps for Qatar. A lot of map issues and update requests are due to incomplete or incorrect information on our map. A lot of these issues could be avoided if we follow the Best map editing practice guide in the wiki. However, some items listed are specifically for Qatar's roads and driving habits.

......Work in progress.....