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=== Metadata === | |||
An interstate exit area place should follow the following standards for metadata: | |||
* Name: "Exit 401", "Exit 201-A", not "Exit 440 - 72nd Street" | |||
* Primary Category: Junction/Intersection | |||
* Lock Level: Equal to the freeway segments contained in the area | |||
Revision as of 18:07, 26 January 2019
When driving on an interstate, knowing where you are and what exits are coming up. To that end, one solution to this in Waze is to create an area place dedicated to said exit. These exits are conceivably usable for navigation, but serve the primary function of giving users an at a glance view of upcoming junctions as they travel, possibly before an exit sign has come into view.
Standards
In the creation of an Interstate Exit Area Place (IEA), the following standards are to be observed:
Drawing
The shape of the IEA shall be drawn to include the entirety of the outermost ramp segment, fitted to their shape. This gives the most precise shape of the exit.
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Metadata
An interstate exit area place should follow the following standards for metadata:
- Name: "Exit 401", "Exit 201-A", not "Exit 440 - 72nd Street"
- Primary Category: Junction/Intersection
- Lock Level: Equal to the freeway segments contained in the area