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The AL-NoFL MapRaid will run from 27 October 2019 at 19:00 UTC to 09 November 2019 23:59 UTC.

The MR Time Zone is Central Daylight Time (UTC -5).

AL-NoFL MapRaid ended on 09 Nov 2019 23:59:00 UTC. Please check back here for results and check the Mapraid Forum for mapraid announcements.


WELCOME

Welcome to the Alabama and north Florida MapRaid! This MapRaid (MR) committee has invited editors from across the world to come together for two weeks to help these areas in the Southeast region (SER). We appreciate your contribution to this project, whether it's many edits to the map or just a few. Each and every edit moves us one step forward towards reaching our goal: Fixing all Place-based issues on the map!

How we will accomplish this? All participants will be granted the ability to edit within the complete MR area for the duration of the raid. Each of you will also be attached to a raid group and area (a subset of the entire MR region). Each raid group will be provided a list of editing priorities. As raiders, it will be your task to work with your group to help address those objectives!

MISSION & PRIORITIES

Our mission for this MapRaid is to improve Wazers' experiences with the client in Alabama and north Florida. Finding a place in search (with complete and accurate business / entity details) and arriving at the correct location in a timely manner is extremely important! To do this, our primary goal is to update as many places as possible and to resolve any existing place-based routing issues on the map.

These are our editing priorities:

  1. Place Point (PP) & Area Place (AP),
  2. Place Update Request (PUR),
  3. Residential Place Point (RPP),
  4. Parking Lot Road (PLR),
  5. House Numbers (HN),
  6. Map Problem (MP), and,
  7. Parking Lot Area (PLA). (Please work PLAs after priorities 1 thru 6 have been addressed.)


Please read this entire MapRaid wiki.
If you are uncertain or have any questions, please consult with your group leaders.

RAID HOSTS

Username Raid Role Host for Waze Roles
N4DOG (PM [Help])   Coordinator & Planning Committee Alabama Alabama State Manager
BruceQC (PM [Help])   Coordinator & Planning Committee Alabama Alabama State Manager
ardan74 (PM [Help])   Planning Committee Florida Florida State Manager
DCLemur (PM [Help])   Planning Committee Florida Florida State Manager
fjsawicki (PM [Help])   Planning Committee Florida Florida State Manager
Rainman3699 (PM [Help])   Planning Committee Alabama Georgia State Manager
westjacksonfd (PM [Help])   Planning Committee Florida Florida State Manager
willdanneriv (PM [Help])   Planning Committee Florida Country Manager, Florida State Manager

MAP RAID AREA

Interactive map: groups on Google Maps

COMMUNICATION

All communications for this MapRaid, will be via the Waze "Southeast" Discord server and inside the "SER MAP RAID" category.

Discord Channels

A general channel plus individual group channels have been established for this MR. T

each raid group has its own channel for their internal communications.
Submit all Update / Unlock requests in your group channel. These are the MapRaid channels:

Group 0 - Chat : Hang out for all raiders to get acquainted with each other.
Group 1 - Mobile                     Group 2 - Pensacola            Group 3 - Dothan/PC          Group 4 - Montgomery
Group 5 - Birmingham          Group 6 - Florence               Group 7 - Tuscaloosa          Group 8 - Huntsville

EDITING BASICS

WME Settings

Required Map Layers

Ensure these layers are enabled during MR editing:

Live Users allows you to see other editors in your map vicinity.
Map Comments provide special information and/or guidance for that location (either a map point or area) .

Requesting Help

SER editors use these formats or shorthand to ask for help:

  • Change in lock level - Unlock/Lock or Down-lock/Up-lock. Only one request is needed to go through an unlock, edit, and re-lock of an item. (This is explained more below.)
   Current Level -> Desired Level, City, State  Planned Edits (Purpose)   Permalink (PL)
   REAL LIFE EXAMPLE NEEDED
  • PUR approval or rejection:
           Desired Lock Level,  City, State   PUR   Action Requested   Permalink (PL)
    REAL LIFE EXAMPLE NEEDED
  • Editor Responses to requests. An editor can be signal what he's done by attaching the appropriate emoticon to the Discord post:
    NEED TABLE of EMOTICONS with MEANINGS

Rank-based Editing Restrictions

Level 1 and Level 2 editor map editing restrictions remain in effect during the raid.

PLACE EDITING GUIDANCE

The Southeast region follows the USA Places guidance. Any exceptions or deviations are explained in the Southeast Region (SER) wiki. If you are uncertain or have questions about how to address something you see on the map, please ask your group leader.

Places NOT mapped

We do not map these place categories in SER. (If you do find one list on the map, it will be locked to at least level 5 if it has been approved.)

  • interchanges/junctions
  • water of any kind
  • islands
  • beaches
  • toll plazas

Mapping Style - Area or Point

In SER, the following place categories are mapped either as an area (AP) or as a point (PP) in exception to USA Places guidance:

Place type Mapping Style Place type Mapping Style
City Hall Area Place Campground Point Place
Government Area Place Car Dealership Point Place
Library Area Place RV Park Point Place
Museum Area Place
Post Office Area Place
Sports Court Area Place

Drawing APs on the map):

  • Most APs are mapped as basic polygons which reflect the building footprint.
  • Gas stations are mapped to the fenceline or parcel boundaries.
  • Multi-building campuses, e.g. schools & universities, are mapped as one large polygon inclusive of all parcel boundaries.

Place Marker & Entry Point Locations

WORKING ON THIS DIALOG:  Ensure the Place marker is in the correct spot. Verify an entry point (if present) is anchored to the correct location on a segment for optimal routing.

Special Place-Category Guidance

Places Located Inside other Places (SER wiki)
Airports (USA wiki)
Gas Stations (USA wiki) NOTE: Do NOT add u-turns to PLRs in gas stations in SER.
Hospitals & Urgent Care facilities (USA wiki)
Military Installations (USA wiki)
US Post offices (USA wiki)
Universities & Colleges (SER Bulletin) in SER Public Repository
Apartment, Townhouse, & Condominium Complexes (SER wiki)
Housing Communities or Neighborhoods (SER wiki)

Place Details: General Tab

WORKING ON THIS DIALOG:  Especially for this MapRaid, every place should have as much detail completed as possible.

Name.

Name the business/entity as it is shown on their website or from another approved source.

  • Place located inside another Place. Append to the place name " ( "inside" other place name) ". (The WMEPH script will ignore the information inside the parenthesis and pull the correct harmonization information.)
 Ex:  Target's CVS Pharmacies are named CVS Pharmacy (inside Target)
  • Gas Stations. Be sure to follow national guidance for how to name special cases. (Please, use a hyphen "-" to separate business names.)
Address.

A full, complete address must be present; a "City" name must be present.

  • For RPPs, use the USPS mailing address city for the "City" name.
  • For all others places (PPs, APs, and PLAs,) the "City" name, as well as the rest of the address, is determined by the business or entity. Use whatever address it identifies on the official or claimed website.
Category.
Description.

Can include.......

  • Business suite numbers
  • Alternate business operating hours (See the "Open Hours" instructions for more information.)
  • Descriptions from Imports.
Place Lock Level.

The default lock level for places is Level 3.

Place type Lock Level
Airports & their PLAs 5
Arenas 5
Colleges 5
Hospitals 5
Park & Ride Lots 5
Universities 5
Urgent Care 5
All Other Places
....(incl. PPs, APs, PLAs, RPPs)
3
External Provider.

Place Details: More Info Tab

WORKING ON THIS DIALOG:  Especially for this MapRaid, every place should have as much detail completed as possible.

Telephone Number.

Telephone numbers must be entered in one of these formats: (123) 456-7890 or 123-456-7890.

Website.

Verify that the website IS owned by that business or entity. (A facebook page may only be used if the business does not have its own listing and the facebook page is not "Unclaimed".)

Verify that the URL works before adding it to a place in WME.

Use the URL that will take you directly to the homepage for the business or entity.

  • For public schools, enter the URL provided by the school. (They make extensive efforts to keep their naming schemes.)
  • For Businesses with multiple locations (chains or franchises e.g.), please use the simplest URL that will get you to the main or general business webpage. (Please do not link directly to the a location-specific page.)
Services.

Please review the list of services in WME AND select all those which apply.

Open Hours.
  • If hours include words (and cannot be put here), please note what they are in the Description.
  • When the open hours vary because different services are offered(i.e. lobby vs. drive-thru), Add the hours set with ...... the greatest number of open hours to the place's open hours. Note the other hours set in the description field.

Residential Place Points (RPP)

REITERATE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL RPP MAPPING

Place Update Requests (PUR)

IMPORTANT: When editing a PUR, at a minimum, Zoom in to Level 7 (10m or 50').

Place Update Request

Run the WME Place Harmonizer script to make sure everything is correct and entered. per SER guidance (Go beyond green!)


Map Problems (MP)

Parking Lot Areas (PLA)

Parking Lots

SEGMENT EDITING GUIDANCE

The Southeast region follows the USA guidance for editing Roads. Any exceptions or deviations from that are explained in the Southeast Region (SER) wiki. If you are uncertain or have questions about how to address something you see on the map, please ask your group leader.

Parking Lot Roads (PLR)

SER follows USA wiki guidance for Parking Lot Roads, except, for the following:

  • Do NOT place u-turns on PLRs.
  • Do NOT add u-turns to gas stations PLRs or PLRs within a PLA.
  • Do NOT map transition penalty segments. (These can be added to solve an issue documented in a UR.)

Driveways

  • Add driveways only if needed to support RPP routing.

House Numbers (HN)

Toll roads ~ WARNING

REGARDLESS of RANK, Do not edit a toll road segment without talking to your group leader.
(Questions will be escalated to the SER leadership team.)

Toll roads have pricing contained in price files that are separate from WME but linked through segment and node IDs. If any of these IDs or their order are changed through cutting, merging, disconnection or deletion, the toll price file will not work. Much more detailed information is in the USA wiki for Tolls

Segment Lock Level

The entire Southeast region (SER) observes the segment locking standards in the chart below.

There are some cases that do not adhere to this standard, such as any theme park type areas in Orlando (5/6). Further, all gates at gated communities / private installation should be locked to at least 5.

Standard for locking roads in the southeast region:
Segment Type Default locks
 Freeway  5
 Ramp  5
 Major Highway  5
 Minor Highway  4
 Primary Street  3
 Street  1
 • • • • Ferry • • • •   5
 |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| Railroad |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|  2

Other roads may be locked higher for protection and special situations (areas with construction, tricky design, frequent mistakes, incorrect images, etc.).

If you believe a segment lock level is incorrect, please talk to your group leader before making any changes.

When you have finished editing a segment, please ensure the lock level is set correctly. If you are unable to lock it to that level, please lock it as high as you can and ask your group leader to up-lock or raise the segment lock to the correct level.

BEYOND MAP RAID SCOPE - Do NOT Edit

Any major issues that need to be addressed will be followed up on by local editors after the MapRaid's conclusion. Please notify your group leader of any large issues you find.

New Parking Lot Areas (new PLA)

Update Requests (UR)

  • Local Editors

Functional Class (FC)

  • Do not make FC changes. All are current and set per state standards. If you do find an issue, please notify your group leaders so it will be addressed after the MapRaid concludes.

Cameras

New red light cameras are rare. (There are none currently in the MapRaid area.)
If you find one, please notify your group leader.

RESOURCES

Wiki links

Military

Tools & Scripts

The MR committee strongly suggests that you install and enable the following tools and scripts to assist you in meeting the MR goals. Community Plugins, Extensions and Tools Many scripts and extensions exist which help editors make quality changes to the map with greater ease. (The USA wiki Script page lists and explains the features of some of the most popular ones available.)

Tools
Customized Scripts (AL-NoFL MR)
Place Editing Assistance
  • WMEPH - Place Harmonization.
  • WME PIE (aka PIE) - Place Interface Enhancements.
  • GIS Layers - Find parcel HN and street name, physical location on map, primary city name.
  • GIS Buttons - (Google API required.) Active button(s)provide direct link to primary sources for parcel HN and street name, physical location on map, primary city name. Sources can have leads for alternate city name. (Helpful when GIS Layer data is unavailable.)
  • US Government Boundaries - Find parcel zip code to use at USPS lookup website to determine alternate city name(s). (Be sure to enable zip code and county layers.)
Segment Editing Assistance

RAID GROUP ASSIGNMENTS

Group 1 - Mobile
Group leader: Ardan74 (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: Happy_Lyn (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: RoadWarriorTech850 (PM [Help])  
Username (rank) Group Badges
Ardan74(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 1 - Group Leader, Mobile
Happy_Lyn(4) [PM [Help]]  Group 1 - Assistant Group Leader, Mobile
RoadWarriorTech850(3) [PM [Help]]  Group 1 - Assistant Group Leader, Mobile
Group 2 - Pensacola
Group leader: DCLemur (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: drudoyle (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: HBiede (PM [Help])  
Username (rank) Group Badges
DCLemur(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 2 - Group Leader, Pensalcola
drudoyle(4) [PM [Help]]  Group 2 - Assistant Group Leader, Pensacola
HBiede(4) [PM [Help]]  Group 2 - Assistant Group Leader, Pensacola
Group 3 - Dothan/PC
Group leader: westjacksonfd (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: jalondon628 (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: Umarth735 (PM [Help])  
Username (rank) Group Badges
westjacksonfd(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 3 - Group Leader, Dothan/PC
jalondon628(4) [PM [Help]]  Group 3 - Assistant Group Leader, Dothan/PC
Umarth735(3) [PM [Help]]  Group 3 - Assistant Group Leader, Dothan/PC
Group 4 - Montgomery
Group leader: Rainman3699 (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: red-nax (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: SunnyRaynbows (PM [Help])  
Username (rank) Group Badges
Rainman3699(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 4 - Group Leader, Montgomery
red-nax(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 4 - Assistant Group Leader, Montgomery
SunnyRaynbows(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 4 - Assistant Group Leader, Montgomery
Group 5 - Birmingham
Group leader: fjsawicki (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: gOyDp (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: EmilGz (PM [Help])  
Username (rank) Group Badges
fjsawicki(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 5 - Group Leader, B'Ham
gOyDp(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 5 - Assistant Group Leader, B'Ham
EmilGz(4) [PM [Help]]  Group 5 - Assistant Group Leader, B'Ham
Group 6 - FLorence
Group leader: willdanneriv (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: jbrianj (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: mhh60 (PM [Help])  
Username (rank) Group Badges
willdanneriv(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 6 - Group Leader, Florence
jbrianj(4) [PM [Help]]  Group 6 - Assistant Group Leader, Florence
mhh60(4) [PM [Help]]  Group 6 - Assistant Group Leader, Florence
Group 7 - Tuscaloosa
Group leader: XKSpeed (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: Joerodriguez12 (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: Voludu2 (PM [Help])  
Username (rank) Group Badges
XKSpeed(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 7 - Group Leader, Tuscaloosa
Joerodriguez12(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 7 - Assistant Group Leader, Tuscaloosa
Voludu2(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 7 - Assistant Group Leader, Tuscaloosa
Group 8 - Huntsville
Group leader: ramblinwreck_81 (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: ldriveskier (PM [Help])  
Assistant group leader: DrHenryJonesSr (PM [Help])  
Username (rank) Group Badges
ramblinwreck_81(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 8 - Group Leader, Huntsville
ldriveskier(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 8 - Assistant Group Leader, Huntsville
DrHenryJonesSr(3) [PM [Help]]  Group 8 - Assistant Group Leader, Huntsville
Group 9 - Coordinators
Username (rank) Group Badges
N4DOG(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 9 - Group Leader
Coordinators

driving79(6) [PM [Help]]  Group 9
Coordinators

itzwolf(6) [PM [Help]]  Group 9
Coordinators

BruceQC(5) [PM [Help]]  Group 9
Coordinators

GROUP PHOTO

HALL OF FAME

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Elements to be Evaluated / Blended into this wiki

GENERAL ISSUES:

  • Fix MR wiki title: should be AL-NoFL
  • Formatting inconsistencies (font type/color and working links) are known issues
  • Expanded/Collapsed format ? (emphasizes needs; quick jump to correct part through ToC / Wiki length; excessive detail)
  • Import of team members into wiki table? Who and When?
  • Timing for WMEPH mention
  • Primary / Alternate City Guidance

SCOPE OF MapRaid:

  • Limiting shopping mall editing to individual shop PPs? (No consensus yet on how to deploy Pedestrian Paths in SER.)

CLARIFY and/or FURTHER DEFINE GUIDANCE:

Area places mapping geometry?

  • Which are building footprint (approximate) : Shopping mall, ..................?
  • Which are to fence and/or parcel boundaries : Gas stations, Campuses (School, Universities, Hospitals..............)?

Multiple Entry Points for SER? - national guidance has been published; no mention in SER wiki

Other Issues?

"Beyond the Scope" ITEMS TO HIGHLIGHT

ANY OTHER ITEMS TO HIGHLIGHT (Important for Places)

  • Specific Services? (AC, Handicap Access, Parking, Restrooms, .... ?)

NEW GUIDANCE (not in SER wiki)

  • ADD? For 3rd party imports : Descriptions. Leave as is or trim? If trimming, how? (This was asked in KS/MO MR raid.)
  • ADD? "Do not map home-based businesses"? (No business places should be mapped inside neighborhoods.)
  • ADD?
  • ADD?

NEW CAPABILITY for MR

  • ADD? Form Filler script option, "ex-MR issue?", where editors record issues they've identified which are outside the mapraid scope? (The resulting gsheet can be shared with SER editors after MR ends for fixing.)



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