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New roads can be recorded by turning on "Record new Roads" mode on your client. Read the [http://www.waze.com/wiki/index.php/User_Manual user manual] for your type of client how to do this: [http://www.waze.com/wiki/index.php/IPhone_User_Manual:#Record_New_Roads IPhone] / [http://www.waze.com/wiki/index.php/Android_User_Manual#Update_map Android] /
New roads can be recorded by turning on "Record new Roads" mode on your client. Read the [[User_Manual|user manual]] for your type of client how to do this: [[IPhone_User_Manual#Record_New_Roads|iPhone]] / [[Android_User_Manual#Update_map|Android]] /
[http://www.waze.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Mobile_User_Manual#Update_Map Windows Mobile]  
[[Windows_Mobile_User_Manual#Update_Map|Windows Mobile]]


Make sure you only enable this mode when you are driving on a road that doesn't exist, or at least only for a very short time on an existing road. It is possible that Waze may record a new segment for an existing road if the GPS accuracy is off by enough that Waze may believe you are on a new road. It is OK to drive for a short while on existing roads while recording so that the intersection with the new road gets accurately recorded.
Make sure you only enable this mode when you are driving on a road that doesn't exist, or at least only for a very short time on an existing road. It is possible that Waze may record a new segment for an existing road if the GPS accuracy is off by enough that Waze may believe you are on a new road. It is OK to drive for a short while on existing roads while recording so that the intersection with the new road gets accurately recorded.


The recorded road will appear on the map after a [http://www.waze.com/wiki/index.php/Timeline_of_updating_process#New_roads certain amount of time].
The recorded road will appear on the map after a [[Timeline_of_updating_process#New_roads|certain amount of time]].

Revision as of 16:05, 29 November 2011

New roads can be recorded by turning on "Record new Roads" mode on your client. Read the user manual for your type of client how to do this: iPhone / Android / Windows Mobile

Make sure you only enable this mode when you are driving on a road that doesn't exist, or at least only for a very short time on an existing road. It is possible that Waze may record a new segment for an existing road if the GPS accuracy is off by enough that Waze may believe you are on a new road. It is OK to drive for a short while on existing roads while recording so that the intersection with the new road gets accurately recorded.

The recorded road will appear on the map after a certain amount of time.