Map Editor Suggestions
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This is the place to share your ideas for improving the Waze Map editor.
41 results found
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Please add suburbs / neighborhoods / sections
In many many streets in Latin America as in other Europe countries, in the same city could be a lot of different streets with the same name, the only info that differs them is the name of the neighborhood or suburb. It would be awesome if you guys could fit that info.
2,607 votesThis is now available through search, in the app, in selected countries!
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Add Pictures to places from WME
Allow a map editor user (level 4 or higher) to add images to places.
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More complexity for Residential place point house numbers
More Complexity was adder for House Numbers when using House numbering -feature. However, there is still restrictions when adding Residential place point.
Because It's not possible to use House numbering feature in country side where houses are far away from named road.
" As a WME user I want to add House number format for example 180-7 for residential place, in a case when houses are far away from named road"
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Separate layer for natural features
To make it lighter to load the map in WME, it would be great to have all natural features in a separate layer under places to be turned on/off. Notably:
- Canal
- Island
- Sea / Lake / Pool
- Dam
- Dessert
- Forest / Grove
- Rivers / Stream
- Natural features
- Swamp / MarshThese rarely get URs in any case. It will make it easier and faster to navigate the map, looking for URs.
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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 votesThis is now available! Past closures are displayed in the closures tab, for up to 7 days after their end time.
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Display name labels on places
Display name labels over every place, so they're easier to spot when looking at an area at lower zoom levels.
152 votesCongrats! This feature is now available in the WME.
Many thanks to all who contributed!
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WME ruler
Having in mind new functionalities like Falcon and Road Width, it would be very helpful to have a simple tool on WME to help to quickly check the linear distance between two points.
This would help to determine, in case of Falcon, the need to make a split of a segment or, in case of Road Width, to evaluate its width.
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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…
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Allow option to disable new editor help
With a recent release of WME Production, a new feature (pop up box at the bottom of the screen saying "Click on map to start drawing, double click to finish drawing") was added for new editors to teach let them know what to do when they are creating a new segment. This feature is great and should be there for all new editors.
My suggestion would be to disable this feature for all L2 and higher editors since they should already know how to do create new segments.
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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 -
Replying and closing UR should give editors an edit point
Currently, when you close a User Report (UR), the count of resolved URs increases on the editor profile. However, there is no reward of an edit point.
Editors spend vast amounts of time looking for, investigating, replying and managing the lifecycle of a UR. I propose that both replies to a UR and closing a UR should each give a single edit point.
Given that Waze tracks the number of URs resolved, adding points retrospectively would also be appreciated. Though I understand UR replies couldn't be added retrospectively.
The awarding of these edit points should still be subject to throttling…
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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.
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Add an item under the Place menu for Residential Point Place
Right now, to add an RPP one must select a place type (other than residential) and then click to convert to residential. The vast majority of PPs I add are RPPs and this adds an unnecessary step. This should be simple to add, with no downside.
79 votesThanks to all who submitted and voted on this suggestion! It is now available in Production.
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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
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Enable closure duplication on expired closures
It would be very convenient if you could duplicate an expired closure as you currently can with an active or planned one.
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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 typeBasically anything that affects the route suggested by Waze.
HOV route selected78 votes -
In WME: Force L1 & L2 editors to be "visible"
To actively follow the edits of new editors in WME, it would be helpful to force them to be "visible." This would be limited to L1 and L2 editors. Perhaps this could be incorporated as part of the new L1 edits approval process.
(Moved from "Other" category of UserVoice)
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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.
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Remove suggest an edit after changes
With the addition of suggest an edit and on segment suggestions from Google, we have run into an issue. If the segment is changed (cut or deleted), the suggestion can no longer be processed. There should either be an automatic clean up process or editors should be able to simply reject it.
69 votesGreat news! Removing the suggested edit is now available in Waze. Install the latest app version to check it out.
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Blocking the creation of an item if the corresponding layer is inactive
Editors frequently create an item, such as a Parking Place, only to realise later that there was already a Place at the same location. The initial Place was not visible because the "Place layer" was inactive.
WME does not allow creating closures when the Closure layer is inactive.
The same logic should apply for other types of items, perhaps all items.69 votesCongrats! This suggestion is now available in the WME!
Many thanks to all who helped advance this idea!
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