Map Editor Suggestions
Welcome to the Map Editor's suggestion box!
This is the place to share your ideas for improving the Waze Map editor.
1616 results found
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Person on road" to Hazard Reports (On Shoulder)
Currently, there is no specific option to report pedestrians or people walking along the side of the road. When driving on narrow suburban or rural roads that lack sidewalks, encountering people on the shoulder represents a major safety hazard.
Many users currently use the "Animal" or "Object" report as a workaround, but this is neither accurate nor clear for oncoming drivers.
Proposed Solution:
Please add a dedicated "Pedestrian" or "Person on shoulder" sub-option under the Hazard -> On shoulder reporting menu.Why this is useful:
Safety first: It would instantly alert drivers to slow down and pay extra attention, which…
3 votes -
Request: Add adjustable handle size as a standard WME feature
Hi Waze team,
The handles for roads and Places in WME are currently very small, which makes them difficult to grab accurately.
Beginners often struggle with precise editing, and even detail‑oriented editors would benefit from being able to adjust the handle size to match their workflow.I would like to request that WME include the following as a standard feature:
Larger default handle sizes, or
A setting that allows users to adjust handle size
Adding this feature would improve usability for all editors and reduce frustration, especially for new contributors.
Thank you for considering this enhancement.6 votes -
Include Permanent Hazard (PH) changes in segment history
Currently, when a Permanent Hazard (PH) is added or updated in a segment, no record is created in the segment's history.
Ideally, changes to their attributes should be tracked, but for now, recording when they are added or updated would be very helpful.
21 votes -
Cú lừa thế kỷ của Boston Celtics
Vụ Bill Russell về Celtics đọc ảo thật. Đổi một cầu thủ đang cực kỳ nổi (Ed Macauley) chỉ để lấy lượt pick số 2, lúc đó chắc ai cũng nghĩ HLV Red Auerbach bị điên?
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พรีเมียร์ลีกในฐานะ “สินค้าสื่อกีฬา
อ่าน ๆ ดูหลายคนบอกว่าพรีเมียร์ลีกไม่ใช่แค่ลีกฟุตบอล แต่เป็น “สินค้าสื่อกีฬา” ที่สำเร็จที่สุดในโลก อยากรู้ว่ามันแตกต่างจากลีกอื่นยังไงในมุมนี้ครับ?
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Add "above number of days filter since reported date" to Issue Tracker
This idea is similar to https://waze.uservoice.com/forums/59225-map-editor-suggestions/suggestions/48574424-add-above-number-of-days-since-last-comment-filt
The main difference is to add "Above number of days since reported date” to the Issue Tracker.
The reason is to find URs that Waze auto-responded to and sufficient time (e.g. 4 days) have passed and there is no response from the reporter. so we can do a follow-up response. Without this filter, we have to keep changing the end date in the area section (above the Update Request (UR) dropdown) of the Issues tab.
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Show Permanent Hazard edit count on the editor profile page
Currently the editor profile page has the House Number edit count listed twice - the duplicate could be replaced with a total count of edits received from editing all Permanent Hazards. There are lots of hazard types now and editors would enjoy knowing the impact they are making by mapping them!
15 votes -
Notify on severe delay on regular route
Sometimes we drive the same route home every day and dont notice water routing specifically to avoid a major traffic jam. Would be helpful to receive specific notice that we are going a different route for a very good reason
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Notify on severe delay on regular route
Sometimes we drive the same route home every day and dont notice water routing specifically to avoid a major traffic jam. Would be helpful to receive specific notice that we are going a different route for a very good reason
1 vote -
El número de casa en Colombia está al final de la dirección
En Colombia, las direcciones se estructuran indicando primero la vía donde está situada la puerta, seguida del número de la vía de intersección con el símbolo #, y finalmente el número de la casa. Por ejemplo, Calle 67 #39-44: la puerta está sobre la Calle 67, la intersección más cercana es la Carrera 39, y el 44 corresponde al número de la vivienda. Por lo tanto, no está bien que en WAZE las direcciones empiecen con el numero de casa, como se muestra a continuación: 44 Calle 67 #39-44.
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In Colombia, addresses are structured by first indicating the street…
3 votes -
Issue Tracker: Add options to "area" and "last comment by"
When using the issue tracker, to make searches more practical and useful, the following options are missing:
1. When specifying last responder, we need option to mark "Not me" as sometimes another user may add comments to a UR he didn't report. Right now, there is no easy way to select these URs.
So, all options for last comment by should be: Anyone, Reporter, Me, Not me.- The search area should have the option "not in managed areas" as a checkbox or other way. When we scan for URs in a large are in "Specific area" (le a country or…
60 votes -
Change the color of point Map Notes
Point map notes are practically invisible a majority of the time because small white circles easily disappear in aerial imagery. Any bright color other than white would be a better choice for point map notes.
15 votes -
Schedule speed limit changes
Allow editors to schedule speed limit changes. For example during roadworks there is often a reduced speed limits. It would be useful to be able to set, in the editor, a start and finish date for these reduced speed limits. This would prevent an editor changing the speed limit and forgetting to change it back. This could be tied into tile builds so the edit is made in time for that days tile build.
3 votes -
Notify User when PUR approved
Waze should notify the user when an editor approves or disapproves a PUR. That way, the process doesn't feel as much like a "black box" for the user.
3 votes -
SAFEST not FASTEST route
This might not be relevant to users in very safe countries, but if you live in or travel to some South American or African countries (or even in some districts of the US), you do not necessarily want to get the fastest route, but the SAFEST one – omitting dangerous areas (like gang zones). As a concrete example, I was driving through Rio de Janeiro and Waze suddenly tried to reroute me through a Favela, because it was supposedly a few minutes "faster" (something, travel guides and the State Department even explicitly warn about). In fact, there were already news…
3 votes -
Rerouting optional
In the beginning of a ride, the app will let you chose between several routes. However, even if you purposely selected a certain route, it will automatically reroute you, if it found a "faster" route. Sometimes though, you do not want that because you chose a certain route on purpose. Unfortunately, other than in Google Maps (where you get a notification that a faster route was found that you can dismiss) there is no option in Waze to reject such rerouting. This can sometimes even lead to dangerous situations, like if you get rerouted through an unsafe neighborhood.
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Add an “Aerial Traffic Enforcement / Aerial Patrol” report type.
Currently Waze users often report helicopters monitoring traffic using generic police or hazard reports, which creates inaccurate map data.
A dedicated temporary aerial-surveillance event would improve report quality and traffic awareness, especially on highways where helicopter presence influences driving patterns over large areas.
Suggested characteristics:
temporary event
larger visibility radius than regular police reports
optional direction of travel
low-noise notification style
community confirmation required3 votes -
Object/pothole ahead - option to pick a lane
It would be nice to have an option to report the specific lane/side of the road a pothole, hazardous object, roadkill, etc. is on!
3 votes -
1 vote
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Alpha Sort Shield picker display order
Need to alpha sort Shield Picker and place all generics (County Road) at the top. This was fixed shortly after the NA MMU in Seattle, but has reverted in subsequent releases.
3 votes
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