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  1. Change timing of color change for URs in Feed in WME

    Presently, the bubbles in the WME Feed for URs change to Orange around 6 or 7 days, and Red at 10 days, to indicate attention is needed for a stale UR. Most AMs think this timing is too long. Either set the color change to a standard enterprise-wide timing (4-7 seems to be the most popular), or allow editors to set the color changes to personal preference.

    9 votes
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  2. Search POI area

    On WME you can create some category of building (shopping, industry, professionals, supermarket, parking, port, beach, sport area...) why not a search option to select a specific of one? think you're in a city and looking to found a restaurant, being able to select restaurant and see all restaurant around yourself. looking to hostels being able to do same etc etc... being able to search same kind of POI than WME editor got. could be useful to found some kind of area

    8 votes
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  3. Give editors a pushbutton to clear the WME search location field

    Please give editors the ability to remove the text that is already entered into the "search location" field. This could be as simple as when clicking to put the cursor in the field, all the text is highlighted so that you can start typing. Another option would be to give an icon that clears the field. Of note, the looking glass icon appears to do nothing, we could replace it with a clear field icon.

    8 votes
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  4. 8 votes
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  5. Consolidate the two WME suggestion boxes

    Please consolidate the two Uservoice-based WME suggestion boxes. There has been a "Waze Map Editor" subcategory of the "Waze Suggestion Box" for at least a few years, and due to default links and navigation that is still an easier suggestion box to find than this one. Or, is there a reason to have two different suggestion boxes for WME?

    8 votes
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  6. WME Chat Time Stamps

    WME Chat should have a time stamp so we know when someone commented.

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  7. Add garden center place category

    Include "Garden center" or "Landscaping" as a place category. Right now the most accurate thing to call places like this is just "Shopping / Services", however almost every individual place in this category can be given a more specific category.

    8 votes
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  8. Optimize Road Shield Display on all Live Map Zoom Levels

    Different zoom levels of Livemap appears to display road shields differently some of the "higher" zoom levels shows so many shields that it is distracting and does not look polished. All zoom levels should be optimized to group shields so that the map isn't littered with shields.

    Please see example screenshots

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  9. Editor Rank Level is not fair

    Waze's point rewards system for editors is unfair and does not promote the entry of new editors or even the permanence of newcomers.

    From Level 1 to Level 2 - Require 3000 map edits
    From Level 2 to Level 3 - Require 25000 map edits

    It´s not feasible for a normal person using just WME without bath scripts

    this will result in a community that does not renew itself.
    It will drive away new editors and weaken the community

    please review this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    8 votes
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  10. Exit numbers on freeways that change the voice instruction

    In some countries, including here in Australia, freeway exits often have exit numbers on the signs. Currently, we include these in the ramp segment's name. This means that, for example, a voice instruction may sound like this:

    "In 1 kilometre, exit to the left onto Exit 24: C407 - Clyde Road to Berwick"

    You can see how the word "exit" is repeated. If we could mark exit numbers on the map, then the voice instruction could give a more natural sounding sentence, for example:

    "In 1 kilometre, take exit 24 on the left onto C407 - Clyde Road to Berwick"

    8 votes
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  11. Mark segments as "slip lanes" that delay voice instructions

    At the moment, ramp segments generally delay voice instructions until you have merged or turned onto the segments at the end of the ramp, such as a freeway or highway.

    Australia and some other countries utilise "slip lanes" at some intersections, which is basically a left turn (for countries that drive on the left) that does not use the main intersection.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_lane

    When a slip lane is mapped on Waze, we usually implement the turn instruction where the driver enters the slip lane, as that is where they need to be told to turn. However, this can mean that Waze…

    8 votes
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  12. Provide an ability to fix divided highway and ramp segment direction

    Currently, when applying closures to divided highways and ramps, we will often get "mixed" segment directions (some A --> B and some B --> A) when multiple segments are selected. It becomes very difficult and error prone to apply a closure in this case. It would be much better if all one-way segments in a region flowed the same direction (I suggest A --> B in the direction of one-way travel), so that when we select multiple segments to apply a closure, they are not "mixed direction". This could be implemented with a WME utility, or could also be applied…

    8 votes
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  13. Place allowed for pets

    For families who take their pets to other places, it is interesting to know whether or not the place accepts pets.

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  14. Add height, width restriction for roads, and height, width of vehicle as config option

    It is very annoying using Waze and being routed on some shortcut through a tunnel or some narrow road where your car doesn't fit.
    This happened to me few times while driving a camper.

    8 votes
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  15. Seaarching on crossings

    By long streets, it is easier to place two street names in the searching box so you can find direct the correct crossing, like it is possible in Google Maps

    8 votes
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  16. Add DPMs with the Paths feature

    Instead of hassling around with segment types and names to get a DPM (Detour Prevention Mechanism) working, a more straightforward approach would be to create a Path, cycle through the possible routes and mark it as DPM. This would be great for intricate structures of parallel routes where you would want to define which routes are greatly preferred.

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  17. Road Closure Metrics

    It would be nice to be able to see how many people were successfully rerouted around a closure. We specifically use road closures for emergencies like crashes on major roadways, and it would be beneficial to be able to see how effective that is.

    8 votes
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  18. Icon on map screen to report pot holes in 1 action, current set up means that you have to press 3 icons to report a pot hole.

    Icon on map screen to report pot holes in 1 action, current set up means that you have to press 3 icons to report a pot hole. Due to the increasing number of pots holes this would make it easier to report. I report pot holes more then any other action in waze.

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  19. Allow saved nested community schedules (not just at the School Zone level)

    There are 2 useful ways saved nested community schedules could be used.

    • Exemptions

    Currently the only way to apply an exemption schedule is do it in every school zone, if you remember. If we could apply the exemption schedule to the community schedule, then it would automatically apply wherever that community schedule is set on a school zone.

    For example, we have a state level exemption schedule for public holidays where schools are not open. This exemption schedule needs to be applied to every school zone in the state. It is easier to maintain one list, than to add those…

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  20. Push questions to communicate with drivers

    A suggestion to enable Push questions (PQ’s) to communicate with drivers in order to solve map problems
    I thought it would be really great if Area managers would be able to send PQ’s to drivers in order to get their help in resolving map problems.
    For example:
    • If I get a UR (in an area with low traffic) suggesting that a right turn isn’t enabled anymore and I want to verify this I might need to wait a long time until someone else will send an additional UR.
    • Or if a road is suspected to be closed and…

    8 votes
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