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India/MMR India
A MegaMapRaid (MMR) is a MapRaid in which a group of international map editors join together and update a large area. Besides the benefits of a normal MapRaid, it opens up different ways of dealing with editing and navigation situations, because every country has it´s own specifics. It is always fun and a great learning experience to people from several backgrounds. Besides, the raiders together quickly improve the overall condition of the Waze map.
MapRaid! India
- Start: May 15 meet and greet, webinars, classes and mentoring;
- May 21, 9 UTC raid area opens
- End: June 5
Date and Times are approximate.
Please do not make any edits in the raid area until after the raid begins. This will allow us to get good mapraid statistics.
Contents
Goals
In order of importance:
- To welcome and help new editors in India
- Solve URs and MPs
- Check and improve major connectivity
- Improve Wiki page
- Add Gas Stations
Hosts
| editor | Rank | Role | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| moweez (PM) | 6 | GC/MapRaid Coordinator | |
| orbitc (PM) | 6 | GC/MapRaid Coordinator | |
| Marcin_S (PM) | 5 | Mentor | |
| cherianchris (PM) | 6 | Regional Coordinator | |
| lunarplexus (PM) | 5 | Country manager/Local Champ | |
| sk2380 (PM) | 5 | Social Media Expert | |
| mclarenhondamp430 (PM) | 2 | Assistant Host | |
| DidierLmn (PM) | 3 | Assistant Host |
The raid will be supported by a team of Global Mentors:
| Mentor | Rank | Country | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| orbitc (PM) | 6 | USA | |
| moweez (PM) | 6 | Turkey | |
| Marcin_S (PM) | 5 | Poland | |
| Voludu2 (PM) | 5 | USA | |
| Machete808 (PM) | 5 | USA | |
| ci2212 (PM) | 6 | Indonesia | |
| steveningelbrecht (PM) | 6 | Belgium | |
| carloslaso (PM) | 5 | Mexico | |
| nomenclator1677 (PM) | 6 | Morocco | |
| vince1612 (PM) | 6 | Switzerland | |
| davide7O (PM) | 6 | Italy | |
| Annickdw (PM) | 6 | Belgium | |
| and many others assisting! |
Communication
Because of the international character of this MapRaid, the main language is English. There is help for translations. As we have raiders from many different time zones, we will use time in UTC. Local time is UTC + 5:30h.
Participants will be divided into several groups, one for each section of the map. Each group will have a mix of experienced and inexperienced editors, and a Group leader, all helping each other. In case of problems, direct your questions to your group leader. The raid hosts will be available across all areas for added support.
When working in the raid area, please set yourself to visible and the country as India in WME chat. Also, turn on the Live Users layer. This will serve to collaborate smoothly and get quick help at your location if needed.
We will use Slack as the main communication service. There is a special #mmr_india MapRaid channel for this raid. Also, every group will have their own channel. If you are not already part of the MapRaid Slack team, you will be invited shortly before the Raid starts.
Raid Areas
Welcome new editors of India
We are happy to invite you to the amazing world of Waze Map Editing. We all once started and in the last years, we developed and shared the info that is needed to make it into a nice experience. The first time might be confusing, for there is a lot of information available. Our best advice is to take your time and ask everything that is confusing. Many people learn from your questions.
Especially for this mapraid, we have teachers and mentors that will help you get around. During the first week, there will be a series of webinars and classes that will provide you with the necessary steps. Everything will be communicated in Slack. You will receive an invite few days before the program starts in your e-mail.
You might want to start reading the India Quick-Start guide.
Teaching Program
With the help of many great mentors, we are able to provide a kick-start teaching program with webinars, classes and even personal mentoring!
- The classes will be given in the #mapraid-class channel in Slack, see the schedule below.
- Use the links in the list to add individual classes to your personal Google Calendar. The time will convert to your local time zone for an easy reminder.
- For the Webinars, you receive a separate invite if you indicated that you join the program during your subscription. Some Webinars will be open to everyone. You will be informed in the class channel.
- We try to meet the needs and adapt the subjects of the classes accordingly. Thus, the schedule might change or classes will be added, depending on the availability of the mentors. Please check back regularly.
- All Class Times in the schedule below are in UTC (convert to your timezone). Clicking the link of the class will show your timezone also.
You might want to start reading the India Quick-Start guide.
Mapraid guidelines
India is on the World server. If you are on a different server (US, Canadian and Israeli visitors), and you enter an area at a different server, WME will warn you with an orange bar at the bottom to change. In the upper right hand corner of WME, where it says US & Canada, you can click it for a dropdown menu. To edit in India, change to the World server, commonly known as the ROW (Rest of the World) server.
People drive at the left side of the road. Distances are measured with the metric system. Make sure to have the right settings in WME. Also, in India, u-turns are allowed ánd used on almost every corner of the street. Please keep them allowed.
Because of national security legislations, civil and military Vital Areas (VAs)/Vital Points (VPs) should not be added to the map.
Keep in mind that if you are working in an area which has been edited recently, the Satellite Imagery may be out of date or something else is going on. Please be careful before changing others' work. You can always discuss it with your group leader or mentor.
You can find a lot of information in the Indian wiki pages. Where applicable, we will refer to the info on these pages if they are needed or useful for the mapraid goal. If there is something you don't understand, please just ask. We all want to have constructive edits and a good map in the end.
Solve URs and MPs
URs (
update requests; map problems reported by waze users) and MPs (
automatically generated map problems) show where the map needs work. We must solve them to fix the map. URs also give us a way to contact our fellow wazers, who may become interested in editing.
- Respond to URs in English.
- Follow the guidelines below
- You may use this list of responses to common UR problems to help you.
- UR reporters are our partners in fixing the map. Always use friendly comments that show this. Always ask for information in a friendly way, thank them for working with you, and always leave a comment before closing.
- If another editor is already working on a UR, communicate with them using Slack. You may find a solution together.
- If one of the mapraid hosts has asked for more information before the mapraid began, you may begin to work that UR -- you do not need to ask for permission.
- Some problems are easy. Some problems are difficult. Sometimes the reporter gives incorrect information. You can ask a more experienced editor for help solving a UR.
- If you did not solve a map problem, do not mark the UR solved. If the problem is with the app, give the reporter a link to the waze support pages. If you did everything to handle the problem, but it can't be solved in the map, you can close it as Not Identified.
Recent URs (< 1 month)
- If the report has enough information, please fix the problem. Tell them what you did. Say "thank you". Maybe they will send more helpful reports after this. After it is fixed, close the UR as Solved. Remember to send your closing comment.
- If you need more information, ask. Be friendly, say thank you, and send.
- If the reporter did not answer after 5 days, send a Reminder.
- If the reporter does not respond to the reminder after 7 days, check again. Try to solve the problem. Check other URs in the neighbourhood for more information. If it cannot be solved, close the UR as Not Identified. Use a closing comment such as "I'm sorry we were unable to identify the problem. If it continues, please start a new report. Thank you for your help with the map" (or use the default response). Remember to send the comment.
Older Reports
- Say we are working on the map and they can help fix the map if they want to (See default comment)
- After your first response to the UR, allow at least 10 days before closing it.
- Try to figure out the problem. Always look for other problems in the area.
- Update the area before closing the UR.
- Always leave a closing comment. Remember to send the message.
Connectivity
There are many aspects when we deal with connectivity. In the end, we all want drive to our destination in the fastest way. Therefore, we need roads. No roads, no navigation. These roads need to be connected, so there is a route possible from one to the other. The more experienced you get, the more you can do to improve connectivity, like using road types, naming, and corners, to improve routing and navigation instructions.
- The first sub goal of connectivity is adding drivable roads.
- Roads are build up from segments.
- How to add roads is explained in the India Quick Start guide.
- In India there are many narrow streets that are not drivable. See the extended explanation on Extremely narrow streets
- These segments need to be connected in a good way
- always check if a junction is working correctly
- and don't forget that u-turns are allowed in India. You need to set these manually, as the default setting yields a restricted (red) u-turn.
- Make sure to use the appropriate road type.
- Check the corners and other aspects that are needed for good instructions (see detailed info)
We advise starting editors to stick with the first 2 sub goals of connectivity for the time being. If you want to learn more, ask a mentor to help you.
A rough guideline to using Road types
- The main roads in a district or town should at least be set to primary.
- If segments will be used for through-going traffic or for longer distances connecting districts or towns, they should at least be mH (minor Highway)
- Main interconnecting roads with fast traffic should ar least be MH (major Highway)
Please read the Indian wiki page on road types before changing the type.
Always make sure a road is at least connected to a same level of road type or higher. Thus, Waze should be able to route from primary to primary (or higher), from minor to minor (or higher), from major to major (or higher), and from Freeway to Freeway. Another way of explaining this, is that you should be able to continuously drive on the same or higher type of segments for the routing engine to use that road type in the calculations.
This means we need to sometimes make small roads mH, for the possibility of calculating long distance routing. Please discuss with the hosts/mentors if anything is unclear.
Road Segment Locks
During the mapraid, please leave road locks as you find them, except for Freeways. Freeways may be locked to 5 after
- All ramps are connected
- Stubs of lower-ranked roads are connected as needed, so that more editors may work on them.
After the mapraid, the roads will be locked to the locking standards for India. You can read more about road lock standards in India
Extremely Narrow Streets
The city of Bangalore, like in many locations in Indian. is extremely densely populated. Perhaps this is because they used to be villages that have been absorbed into one large city. Villages often have the same layout and structure. Many of the streets in these areas are too narrow to drive through, and shouldn’t be allowed for routing. You can turn off the Roads layer to have a proper view on the Satellite Imagery.
View with Roads layer on
View with Roads layer off
As the pictures show, the primary street on the left side of the frame is a proper drivable road. On the right side, the buildings are densely packed and the streets are too narrow to drive through with a car.
If you see streets drawn over these areas, please turn the Roads layer off and verify if the roads are drivable or not based on the Satellite View. Also verify if there are NO GPS tracks by by turning on the GPS Points layer.
If both verifications confirm these streets are not drivable, delete them.
Always use extreme caution before deleting segments. If you have any doubt, please discuss it with your group leader, or contact one of the local map raid hosts.
Improve Wiki page
As we are currently updating our Indian wiki pages, we can use your help. Tell us where it is unclear, needs examples, or when pictures are outdated. We are grateful for your feedback. You can use this form
to report your findings.
Gas Stations
We would like to open up the Gas Stations feature in the Waze app and need to have as many Gas Stations as possible added to the map. You can find them via Street View, and searching the websites of Gas Station businesses.
Gas stations (a.k.a Petrol pumps in India) should be marked according to the following guidelines:
- A "Gas Station" is drawn as an Area Place.
- The area is drawn over the entire forecourt, so it is visible on the map
- Routes in and out should be mapped with type "Parking Lot Road"
- All segments should have appropriate directions and junction arrows.
- The Place should be named with the brand of fuel sold.
- Add all of the alternate names for that brand.
- If the station has a separate company name (Ex: Shaheed Jagat Singh Filling Station), add it in another Alternate Name field.
- The correct brand of fuel should be selected.
- Address and phone numbers should be added, if known.
- Lock a gas station at Level 2 to prevent loss of data. Gas stations on major highways need to be locked at Level 4 or above (ask your group for help if it is above your level)
Gas Station Brands
Please use the GPS layer in WME to see if the gas station is in use. Gas station brands marked "private" may be closed in some states for tax reasons.
- Bharat Petroleum
- Name: BP
- Alternate Name: Bharat Petroleum
- Alternate Name: BP Petrol Pump
- Essar Oil
- Name: Essar Oil
- Alternate Name: Essar Petrol Pump
- Alternate Name: Essar Oil
- Hindustan Petroleum
- Name: HP
- Alternate Name: HP Petrol Pump
- Indian Oil Corporation
- Name: Indian Oil
- Alternate Name: IOC
- Alterante Name: Indian Oil Corporation
- Indraprastha Gas Limited (Delhi only)
- Name: IGL
- Alterenate Name: Indraprastha Gas
- ONGC
- Name: ONGC
- Alternate Name: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
- Alternate Name: ONGC Petrol Pump
- Reliance Petroleum
- Name: Reliance
- Alternate Name: Reliance Petroleum
- Alternate Name: Reliance Petrol Pump
- Shell
- Name: Shell
- Alternate Name: Shell Petrol Pump
For more information and how to add Gas Stations, see local wikiMass edits and quality
We all want to drive with a good map! So, make sure you make quality edits that help all Wazers.
Your edits should always be constructive to the map. Be aware that we will monitor edits, so avoid unnecessary edits and hunting for points. Sanctions are strict, being banned from this and future mapraids. In addition, Waze throttles your edits and points when scripts are used excessively, meaning that you don't earn points for mass editing.
In short, if you make unneccesary edits:
- You will not get credited for your edits.
- You will not get any points for your edits.
- You will be REMOVED from the MapRaid immediately.
- Possibly banned from editing altogether.
Quality counts, not quantity!
If you are using a tool or script, you are fully responsible for its use and its consequences. Please make sure that you understand the features of the script you are using. You will be held accountable for any side effects.
- If you are unsure about something, please ask.
- Check and triple check.
- We have great leaders here who can help you.
- Let's make sure we do it right the first time, and set a great example for the rest of the world.
Editing Resources
Only use sources that are allowed by Waze.
Allowed sources:
- Satellite Imagery and Street-view from within WME.
- Websites from businesses.
NOT allowed sources:
- Info from other Maps.
- Google Maps
- Google Street-view.
Warning: If you copy information from unauthorized sources, you may be removed from this mapraid. Also, every segment you edited may be removed from the map. Copying information from copyrighted sources is illegal!
Basic reference links
- New editor welcome page
- Indian Quick Start Guide
- How to make a Permalink (watch on YouTube)
- WME Reference Sheet[PDF]
- a printable double-sided tri-fold quick reference guide to some of the common topics used in WME.
Specific tools for this MapRaid
- There is an Overlay to view the boundaries of the group areas via an extra layer. To use it, you need to have TamperMonkey (Chrome) or Greasemonkey (Firefox) installed. There is a short instruction movie on youtube guiding installation. The areas are kept simple for smooth working in WME. Please note that they may slightly differ from the actual areas you can edit during the raid.
!!PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE OF ALL SCRIPTS!!We encourage editors to learn how to edit without using scripts, therefore we don't list any other script at the moment. If you start using scripts, always make yourself acquainted with the script before using it! There is a wiki page and a forum with more information about scripts.
