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These are the updated UK guidelines for mapping car parks in Waze, as of February 2017.

When to Map a Car Park

If there is a distinctly-marked area where cars can park, separated from the road and with it's own driveable segments, it should be mapped. If the car parking spaces are accessed directly from the road, this is on-street parking and should not be mapped, whether or not there are car park signs. On-street parking will be a future phase of the Parking Project.

How to Map a Car Park

• All mapped car parks must be areas, editors can only create car parks as an Area polygon within the WME. Car parks should be mapped to the edge of the drivable tarmac. Note: Car parks imported by HQ or created via the App are shown as Points, these will then be highlighted by Map Problems after being detected by automatic systems.

• Parking Lot Road segments should be added, but only the minimal amount required to allow navigation into and out of the car park.
  • Do not draw every single row within the car park - these will be deleted!
  • Parking roads should not be named, as it looks better to have a label on the landmark
  • Parking roads should not be marked as a "Toll Road"

• Set the Car Park Type, this is important as Waze should not offer Restricted nor Private car park types to users when nearing their destination.
  • Public: Unrestricted access. If you can park and then go where you please it is classed as Public, the majority of Council managed car parks are Public. Where a car park is associated with several businesses you should use your best judgement.
  • Restricted: Public access with some restrictions (customers, visitors, partons, etc). Frequently car parks associated with supermarkets, retail parks and other businesses have notices displayed stating that the car park is for customer use only, these are classed as Restricted.
  • Private: Limited access (residents, employees, etc) Car Parks that are clearly signed as staff / residents only are classed as Private, these types of car parks often have barriers or gates across the access.