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  • Return to the editing manual This article includes helpful tips on editing the maps. Be sure to review all the points in the article. Be sure to select...
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  • Return to the editing manual This article covers creating and editing road segments. Be sure to read this whole article to ensure you fully understand...
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  • your editable area on the map by turning on the layer for editable area. An object is editable if any portion of it is inside one of your editable areas...
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  • Return to the editing manual The purpose of this page is to help all map editors design maps that work best for the end-user—the driving public—while minimizing...
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  • Return to the editing manual This page covers information on a problem known as a smudged city. A city smudge or smudged city is when the name of a city...
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  • the entire editable area -- the area in which you can perform edits. Click on your editable area. The view will be centered on the editable area. If your...
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  • 8 When do my edits show up in the Waze app? 9 When do my edits show up in the Live Map? 10 What web browser do you recommend for editing roads? 11 Why...
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  • Return to the editing manual Ferries are watercraft (ships and boats) that carry vehicles (and people) across water from one shore location to another...
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  • Return to the editing manual The information here is what is known at this time and subject to change. This article covers Update Requests submitted by...
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  • Return to the editing manual This page covers editing house numbers in Waze Map Editor. 1 Overview 2 Things to remember (caveats/warnings) 3 House numbers...
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  • Sheets Save all pending edits. You will not be able to add or edit closures if there are pending edits. Note that saving an edit which changes the segment...
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  • Return to the editing manual Problem pin open-high.png This information here is what is known at this time. Subject to change. This article covers the...
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  • New Editors Glossary FAQ Waze Map Editor Manual State guides Forum This Glossary has been designed to combine the functions of a table of contents, a comprehensive...
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  • Return to the editing manual Carpool lanes, High-occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, and Transit lanes are road lanes reserved for vehicles meeting special...
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  • Return to the editing manual Roundabouts, rotaries, or traffic circles, are unique segments of roadway in the Waze routing system. When a driver approaches...
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  • Return to the editing manual A partial restriction is entered on a segment or a turn restriction. A partial restriction is often referred to as a time-based...
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  • Return to the editing manual In unedited areas where the map is pretty raw from its import from public sources, all roads tend to be set to the same height...
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  • Places (section Editing)
    Return to the editing manual Places are searchable destinations in the Waze map. They are similar to the "points of interest" found in certain popular...
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  • Scripts (section Map Editing)
    filters to be "show" instead of "hide". Hide outside editable area: Hide URs outside your editable area. Do not filter tagged URs: Do not filter URs that...
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  • Return to the editing manual Tunnel segments and places have unique editing considerations due to their underground setting. Drawing these segments and...
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