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'''Traffic locks''' are editing restrictions that Waze automatically places on busy road segments. The busier the road, the more locked down the segment becomes. This feature is fairly new to Waze, and only applies to some countries.
First of all, keep in mind that this is a somewhat experimental feature and it will probably evolve.


Traffic locks are rated rank 1 through 6, corresponding to the editor ranking system. Traffic lock of 6 is currently the max but each country is in negotiation with waze on what will be the max...  1 "traffic cone" is the lowest ranked editor, and 6 traffic cones is the most senior. Rank 6 is generally reserved for Waze Local and [[Waze Champ#Waze Champs|Global Champs]].
'''Traffic locks''' also known as '''Road Ranks:'''


This correspondence means that, for example, a busy road traffic locked to rank 4 will only be editable by editors with ranks 4, 5, or 6 traffic cones. Editors ranked 1, 2, or 3 will not be able to edit those segments.
A segment lock in general means that a segment can only be edited by an editor with a sufficient rank. For more details, see [[Editing permissions]].  
Each segment has two lock values in Waze's database:


For more details, see [[Editing permissions]]. Also note that there are other types of editing restrictions besides Traffic locks. Those other restrictions, and how they interact with Traffic locks, are all explained on the Editing permissions page.
- a user lock rank and
 
- an automatically calculated lock rank.
 
 
'''There are a few rules regarding that:'''
 
1. The final, effective, lock will be whichever is higher - the user lock or the automatic lock.  
 
2. The user lock cannot be set lower than the automatically calculated lock level.
 
3. The user lock cannot be set higher than the user's own level.
 
 
'''How Waze automatically calculate road ranks:'''
 
This is the default calculation. In each country Waze manually change some of the parameters according to:
- the community size,
 
- management methods,
 
- activity,
 
- map maturity,
 
- population and
 
- road network characteristics etc.
 
The calculation is based on weight, which is how many people have ever driven on a segment to reflect both how busy that segment is and how long it's been on our map. Waze divide all the segments in the country to half percentiles, removing some very highly weighted segments (because they significantly shift the results). So now Waze have 200
equally sized groups of segments sorted by weights. Now Waze apply the locks.
 
'''This are example parameters vary between countries:''' 
 
The first, lowest 97.5% of the segments in the country - are available for everyone to edit (= no automatic lock)
 
98% - 98.5%  - 2 cones and up
 
98.5% - 99%  - 3 cones and up
 
99% - 99.5%  - 4 cones and up
 
99.5% - 100% - 5 cones and up
 
The calculation process happens once in a while (~monthly) in order to update all the locks for changing conditions.

Revision as of 07:12, 12 February 2014

First of all, keep in mind that this is a somewhat experimental feature and it will probably evolve.

Traffic locks also known as Road Ranks:

A segment lock in general means that a segment can only be edited by an editor with a sufficient rank. For more details, see Editing permissions. Each segment has two lock values in Waze's database:

- a user lock rank and

- an automatically calculated lock rank.


There are a few rules regarding that:

1. The final, effective, lock will be whichever is higher - the user lock or the automatic lock.

2. The user lock cannot be set lower than the automatically calculated lock level.

3. The user lock cannot be set higher than the user's own level.


How Waze automatically calculate road ranks:

This is the default calculation. In each country Waze manually change some of the parameters according to:

- the community size,

- management methods,

- activity,

- map maturity,

- population and

- road network characteristics etc.

The calculation is based on weight, which is how many people have ever driven on a segment to reflect both how busy that segment is and how long it's been on our map. Waze divide all the segments in the country to half percentiles, removing some very highly weighted segments (because they significantly shift the results). So now Waze have 200 equally sized groups of segments sorted by weights. Now Waze apply the locks.

This are example parameters vary between countries: 

The first, lowest 97.5% of the segments in the country - are available for everyone to edit (= no automatic lock)

98% - 98.5% - 2 cones and up

98.5% - 99% - 3 cones and up

99% - 99.5% - 4 cones and up

99.5% - 100% - 5 cones and up

The calculation process happens once in a while (~monthly) in order to update all the locks for changing conditions.