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IMPORTANT Please do not work Place Update Requests (PUR) zoomed all the way out. Please zoom in to the place, make sure it's in the correct spot, and run the WME Place Harmonizer script to make sure everything is correct and entered. We want to make sure waze has the best experience for the drivers, so finding a place in search and getting to their destination | == Places == | ||
Place Lock Standards | |||
Places should be locked to the below standards, only after ALL data fields have been filled (if you can't find hours, that is ok). Note for gas stations - DO NOT USE THE BRAND "UNBRANDED". If it is a no brand gas station, just leave the brand field blank. | The southeast follows the national [[Places]] guidance. The following exceptions to the national guidance are NOT mapped: | ||
Lock at rank 5: hospitals, universities, park and ride lots, arenas, airports. | |||
Lock at 3: any other place that has at least a correct category, correct name, and correct address with house number. Additionally, any RPP that has the correct HN, street and postal city should be locked to 3. | *interchanges/junctions | ||
If you cannot lock high enough because of rank, lock as high as you can, and post in the USA Unlock Forum to get help from a higher-ranked editor to lock properly or use the unlock channel on the Southeast Discord server. | *water of any kind | ||
*islands | |||
*beaches | |||
*toll plazas | |||
Any exceptions to this rule will be locked to 5 or above. There are some rivers mapped as requested by Waze staff, but this is not the standard. | |||
Exceptions to a point or area that ARE mapped in the southeast: | |||
*Post Office is an area | |||
*Library is an area | |||
*Museum is an area | |||
*Government is an area | |||
*City Hall is an area | |||
*Sports court is an area | |||
*Car Dealership is always a point | |||
*Camp Grounds / RV Parks are always a point | |||
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'''IMPORTANT''' Please do not work Place Update Requests (PUR) zoomed all the way out. Please zoom in to the place, make sure it's in the correct spot, and run the [https://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=819&t=239985 WME Place Harmonizer script] to make sure everything is correct and entered. We want to make sure waze has the best experience for the drivers, so finding a place in search and getting to their destination accurately is extremely important! | |||
===Place Lock Standards=== | |||
Places should be locked to the below standards, only after ALL data fields have been filled (if you can't find hours, that is ok). Note for gas stations - '''DO NOT USE THE BRAND "UNBRANDED"'''. If it is a no brand gas station, just leave the brand field blank. | |||
Lock at rank 5: hospitals, universities, park and ride lots, arenas, airports. | |||
Lock at 3: any other place that has at least a correct category, correct name, and correct address with house number. Additionally, any RPP that has the correct HN, street and postal city should be locked to 3. | |||
If you cannot lock high enough because of rank, lock as high as you can, and post in the [https://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=622 USA Unlock Forum] to get help from a higher-ranked editor to lock properly or use the unlock channel on the Southeast Discord server. | |||
Revision as of 06:05, 2 February 2019
Places
The southeast follows the national Places guidance. The following exceptions to the national guidance are NOT mapped:
- interchanges/junctions
- water of any kind
- islands
- beaches
- toll plazas
Any exceptions to this rule will be locked to 5 or above. There are some rivers mapped as requested by Waze staff, but this is not the standard.
Exceptions to a point or area that ARE mapped in the southeast:
- Post Office is an area
- Library is an area
- Museum is an area
- Government is an area
- City Hall is an area
- Sports court is an area
- Car Dealership is always a point
- Camp Grounds / RV Parks are always a point
IMPORTANT Please do not work Place Update Requests (PUR) zoomed all the way out. Please zoom in to the place, make sure it's in the correct spot, and run the WME Place Harmonizer script to make sure everything is correct and entered. We want to make sure waze has the best experience for the drivers, so finding a place in search and getting to their destination accurately is extremely important!
Place Lock Standards
Places should be locked to the below standards, only after ALL data fields have been filled (if you can't find hours, that is ok). Note for gas stations - DO NOT USE THE BRAND "UNBRANDED". If it is a no brand gas station, just leave the brand field blank.
Lock at rank 5: hospitals, universities, park and ride lots, arenas, airports.
Lock at 3: any other place that has at least a correct category, correct name, and correct address with house number. Additionally, any RPP that has the correct HN, street and postal city should be locked to 3.
If you cannot lock high enough because of rank, lock as high as you can, and post in the USA Unlock Forum to get help from a higher-ranked editor to lock properly or use the unlock channel on the Southeast Discord server.