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  1. Allow all ranks of map editor to see turn closures

    Can WME display turn closures to all map editors the way it does with segment closures?

    Currently, a lower level editor can see that there's a closure there only by hovering on the segment, which turns red. They cannot see any indication that a specific turn is closed.

    This leads to wasted time as they ask a higher-rank editor to block the turn when that has already been done.

    134 votes
    3 comments  ·  Admin →

  2. Support house number format eg, 123/45-67

    In our area, there is an HN format that looks like 123/45-67, which is also used. However, I am unable to save the HN format in this way since WME provides an error that says, "The highlighted place has an invalid house number." Due to this, I am not able to add those kinds of house numbers in WME.

    21 votes
    Now available  ·  4 comments  ·  Admin →

  3. UR User Preference Panel - Combine passes/permits into expendable list

    Since User Preferences have been introduced into User Reports, solving URs has become much easier. One drawback is that the list can be extremely long if a user has many passes or permits, forcing the input field well off the bottom of the screen. One example found recently has 722 passes, as shown in this video:

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/15iVQMdq9muJoGqItdFZ26Ctx031hu2sY/view?usp=drive_link

    Our suggestion is that passes are combined into one initial entry - "added passes", and there is an option to select it, which opens up the list.

    75 votes
    Now available  ·  3 comments  ·  General  ·  Admin →

  4. Automatically clear the street city field when its value is "None"

    Currently, when opening the street name editing panel, the input fields get populated with the string "None" (localized), which requires editor to delete the text manually before setting a new name.

    When the street has a "none" street or city name, these fields should be empty (or, at most, with a "none" placeholder that disappears when clicked).

    If the user does not change them, consider them as being "none".

    183 votes
    8 comments  ·  Admin →

  5. External providers: Sort suggested places by distance with closest first

    WME uses Google Maps as the external provider in Israel and suggests places located in different towns, especially when the edited place belongs to a network. It would help to choose the right place if the suggested places are sorted by distance, with closest places first.

    106 votes
    Now available  ·  1 comment  ·  Admin →

  6. Include layers settings NOT marked as default

    Hello, I am almost sure that I am writing a duplicate of a proposal here. However, I have not found anything in a hurry.
    What is a minor annoyance in daily editing and helping new editors is clicking on permalinks that contain layer settings. Unfortunately this option is turned on in the default. My suggestion is I think quite simple to implement. By default this function should be deselected. If you have to send your layer settings (there might be reasons to do so) you have to check this option actively."

    97 votes
    Now available  ·  3 comments  ·  General  ·  Admin →

  7. Keep start/end times when duplicating a closure

    When duplicating a closure and changing the date, the duplicated end time changes to match the start time. I suggest that when duplicating the times do not change unless the editor clicks those fields.

    Forum post: https://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2354616#p2354616

    78 votes
    Now available  ·  3 comments  ·  General  ·  Admin →

  8. Revert requiring street/city name to be case-sensitive to auto-populate in results

    In previous WME production releases, you could begin typing a street/city name in any case and the results would auto-populate. The current WME production release requires both to be case-sensitive for the results to auto-populate. This slows down the workflow for editing segments and places. Here is a screen capture of the behavior: https://www.dropbox.com/s/10p1ocs243mitiq/streetnamecasesensitive.gif?dl=0

    163 votes
    Now available  ·  8 comments  ·  website - general  ·  Admin →

  9. Issue Tracker's "Search Area" button gets in the way

    Please move the "Search Area" button or make it hide when attempting to add a road or anything from the top bar.

    WHY?

    The "Search Area" button gets in the way when trying to add a road.

    Issue Tracker must be set to Map Area and the "update results" box must be unchecked.
    Hover over Road and then drag down over the "Search Area" button.

    https://youtu.be/UtWcmytG8Dc

    40 votes
    Now available  ·  5 comments  ·  Admin →

  10. Setting to have vertical menu item selected when opening

    I often times use scripts or change settings before making my first edit. It would be useful to have the option to have WME open with a specific element of the vertical menu selected. That may be any of the options available, but Feed/Issue Tracker and Scripts would be my most likely to use first.

    80 votes
    Now available  ·  2 comments  ·  General  ·  Admin →

  11. Road details

    As we all know, WME is changing its appearance and because of that, many of us complained about the unneeded "empty space" that is everywhere on WME.

    I know that some extra work is being done by staff, in order to please us all the best way possible :) , but something more can be done.

    One suggestion is to use symbols, instead of text, for what I call "road details": Unpaved; Tunnel; Headlights; Next to BUS lane; Beacons.

    This would allow saving some more space and the icons are more or less self-explanatory, being possible to add a text/explanation…

    99 votes
    Now available  ·  5 comments  ·  General  ·  Admin →

  12. Move segment IDs to bottom of WME

    With the latest update to WME, when you select a segment, the segment IDs are now at the top of the side panel.
    This is fine when you only select one segment, but when you select several segments, it makes the left panel virtually unusable.

    We are constantly selecting multiple segments for various reasons like closing a stretch of road, adding speed limits to several segments, etc.

    Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please consider moving the segment IDs back to…

    250 votes
    Now available  ·  3 comments  ·  Admin →

  13. Include setting details in user reports

    Part of the challenge in handling reports is getting details from the reporting user. The following information should be available to editors to better handle reports with less need to request information from the Wazer:
    Avoid toll roads
    Avoid difficult intersections
    Avoid freeways
    Unpaved roads setting
    Passes added
    Vehicle type

    Basically anything that affects the route suggested by Waze.
    HOV route selected

    78 votes
    Now available  ·  5 comments  ·  General  ·  Admin →

  14. Sub-tab is blank

    The new WME version has impacted scripts/tabs that have multiple sub-tabs. If the tab has multiple sub-tabs, it will open and be blank. If you open another sub-tab then re-open the first sub-tab, it will show the content. But this will repeat every time. Here is a screen capture of the behavior: 
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/9w48tjktx8yvti6/blank.gif?dl=0

    47 votes
    Now available  ·  0 comments  ·  General  ·  Admin →

  15. Elevation drop down opened on Ground level

    If clicking on Elevation the drop down opens with 9, 8, 7.... It would be helpfull if the dropdown opened with Ground level in the middle so you can easily select 1, 2 or -1.

    29 votes
    3 comments  ·  Admin →

  16. Display why sometimes it is not possible to remove the streetname

    There are different cases when it is not possible to remove the primary name/city from a segment (the "none" checkbox gets grayed out).

    Unfortunately, there is no way to know why that happens, for normal editors.

    When hovering on the checkbox, you should display one of these 2 reasons:
    - This street has house numbers
    - This street has a Turn Guidance set
    - if there are other reasons which I still didn't find, add them too :)

    115 votes
    Now available  ·  2 comments  ·  Admin →

  17. Allow more than 16 connections in Junction Boxes

    Allow more than 16 connections in Junction Boxes.

    385 votes
    Now available  ·  8 comments  ·  Admin →

  18. Sandbox Training Server

    Not to be mistaken with the beta program.

    The sandbox could be a dedicated space/server where editor levels don't apply (to a degree) and lower-level editors could experiment with the functionality of higher-level access. ie Junction Boxes, Far Lanes, Shields, etc.

    Mentors could use it as a training ground.

    Managers could use it for promotional tests

    It would also be a good space to run simulations to test what you have put into practice. Editors could also test theories without affecting the end users in the live map.

    12 votes
    1 comment  ·  General  ·  Admin →

  19. Road Closures History

    For a segment, it can be useful to have the history of closures, with start and ending, especially the most recent ones.

    This could help in the management of some UR (a closed segment the previous days helps to think that the segment is still closed).

    208 votes
    8 comments  ·  General  ·  Admin →

  20. Left panel has limited space when a warning is in the panel

    When a warning such as a segment is part of a junction box a is displayed in the left panel the warning does not scroll away in the current WME beta. The previous behavior used to allow this warning to be scrolled away. The new behavior is for this warning to stay persistent. The new behavior makes it so there is very limited space to see the segment properties. This is especially problematic when trying to edit things like lanes where it is necessary to see what lanes are being assigned to each road.

    The suggestion is to revert the…

    52 votes
    3 comments  ·  Admin →
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