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==== Hospitals / Urgent Care ====
==== Hospitals / Urgent Care ====


Only Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, and Urgent Care Facilities should use the '''Hospital / Medical Center''' category. This category is to be used for places offering '''''urgent / emergency''''' care. Other medical facilities such as clinics and medical offices which do not offer urgent medical care for walk-ins should be categorized as Office. Hospitals should be mapped as an Area Place encompassing the entire medical facility. Additionally, hospital Emergency Room entrances should be mapped as a Point Place at the ER entrance to aid in navigating to the proper entrance.
Only Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, and Urgent Care Facilities should use the ''Hospital / Urgent Care'' category. This category is to be used for places offering '''''urgent / emergency''''' care. Other medical facilities such as clinics and medical offices which do not offer urgent medical care for walk-ins should be categorized as "Doctor/Clinic" . Hospitals should be mapped as an Area Place encompassing the entire medical facility. Additionally, hospital Emergency Room entrances should be mapped as a Point Place at the ER entrance to aid in navigating to the proper entrance. For full details consult [[Places/Hospitals_and_urgent_care]]


==== Parking Lots ====
==== Parking Lots ====


Not all parking lots should be mapped. Generally a Parking Lot Place marks a well-defined area constructed for off-street '''''public''''' parking, including parking structures and garages as well as at-grade lots. There are many elements that must be considered before deciding to map a parking lot. Dedicated parking lots for businesses, stores, places of employment, apartment complexes, etc. that are utilized for those specific locations are not to be mapped. Guidelines for parking lots are covered in the [http://wiki.waze.com/wiki/Places/Parking_lot Places/Parking Lot wiki].
Guidance has changed and it is appropriate to map most parking lots. Guidelines for parking lots are covered in [[Places/Parking_lot|https://wazeopedia.waze.com/wiki/USA/Places/Parking_lot]]


==== Places Minimum Acceptable Information ====
==== Places Minimum Acceptable Information ====

Revision as of 14:36, 30 September 2017


Hospitals / Urgent Care

Only Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, and Urgent Care Facilities should use the Hospital / Urgent Care category. This category is to be used for places offering urgent / emergency care. Other medical facilities such as clinics and medical offices which do not offer urgent medical care for walk-ins should be categorized as "Doctor/Clinic" . Hospitals should be mapped as an Area Place encompassing the entire medical facility. Additionally, hospital Emergency Room entrances should be mapped as a Point Place at the ER entrance to aid in navigating to the proper entrance. For full details consult Places/Hospitals_and_urgent_care

Parking Lots

Guidance has changed and it is appropriate to map most parking lots. Guidelines for parking lots are covered in https://wazeopedia.waze.com/wiki/USA/Places/Parking_lot

Places Minimum Acceptable Information

All Places added to the map must contain the following entries:

  • Proper Category
  • Place Name
  • Address (including address numbers)
  • Placed in the correct location on the map

This is the minimum acceptable amount of information for inclusion on the map.

Places Locking Standard

Missouri Place Lock Level Standards
Place Type Lock Level
Military Installation / Airport 4
Hospitals / Urgent Care / Police & Fire Dept 4
National & State Parks and Monuments 4
Gas Stations / Charging Stations 3
Schools / Universities / Colleges 3
Government Buildings / Consulates 3
City and Local Parks 2
All other places with complete information 2
Complete information includes at a minimum:
  • Proper Category
  • Place Name
  • Address/City (including address numbers)
  • Placed in the correct location on the map
  • Hours of operation (if available)
  • Phone number
These locks are in place to prevent loss of data due to automatic acceptance of Place Update submissions from Trusted Users, or Place Update Request approvals from other editors without careful examination.
If you do not have a high enough enough rank to lock the place as indicated, please lock it as high as you can, and notify a higher rank AM, SM, CM, or Champ to lock it higher.

Place Name Harmonization

These name spellings are standardized so that Wazers will receive consistent results when searching in the client. Please use them when you edit one of these chain or franchise businesses.

If you don't find the business you're looking for, please use this form to submit the missing information.


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