GPS layer not updating evidence

[AlanOfTheBerg]

Back on October 26, I created some new roads for a development which is planned and roads are gravel with curbs waiting to be paved. You can see some of the roads in question via this permalink, which also has the GPS layer enabled.

Now, here below is the 2nd part of my evidence, which is a screenshot from the client showing the same area, and of special note, is that some of the roads are showing munched and others not.

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In the permalink, note the lack of GPS tracks along the roads which were new on Oct 26 and munched since then. Side note: these roads aren't paved or open to the public.

On November 7, I asked Dror if he could tell me what user munched the roads. He said he'd have to wait until the GPS points were visible. I have checked every week since then and no GPS tracks have appeared. Nothing.

So, either the GPS layer is borked and not showing what we are being told it should, or ... the only possibility I can think of is that someone who lives close by walked/rode their bike through here to get the munch points, and turned Waze off quickly, therefore meaning that these streets would probably be the "last x meters not shown in Waze for privacy reasons" streets.

Other thoughts?

[jasonh300]

There are no GPS tracks anywhere in my neighborhood. I have driven around eating cookies frequently, and I know there are other Wazers in my neighborhood because cookies disappear on streets I haven't driven.

https://www.waze.com/cartouche/#?zoom=5&lat=29.89083&lon=-90.02708&layers=BTTTFTTFTFTFTTTTT

And of course, I stand corrected...this is the first time I've ever seen GPS tracks in my neighborhood. The one GPS track that you see passes by my house. There was one trip I made where I didn't stop at the house, I just drove by. That was two weeks ago. However, I think I was going the opposite direction these GPS tracks go, so I don't think it's mine. I've driven almost every other street visible on the map at least 3 times in the past month.

BTW Alan, what was on that site in the obviously outdated aerial image? A trailer park? It looks so neat and new, but I saw the aerials on other websites that show it all cleared and filled with dirt.

ETA: I also wonder...you see that "pile" of GPS arrows on SW 139th St? I wonder if that's the residence of a Wazer, who left Waze turned on and maybe mowed his lawn or walked around his house and left a GPS trail.

[RickW-NC]

Hey Alan,
I suggested that instead of that 1969 date they update it whenever the directionality of the segment is changed. Having the userid in there would be nice too but that is probably a big privacy concern. Any information would be a help. I have done munching since mid-Oct that I suspect is not being processed correctly. Dror has the perma-link and route dataset name and I assume it is in the to-do list somewhere. The flip-flop road is perfect in the last map so I can't wait for the next one to see if it sticks this time. I don't see GPS tracks at all in my problem areas even for routes that did show up in my archive.

[AlanOfTheBerg]

There are only three GPS tracks in and out of my neighborhood even though I am running Waze nearly daily in that area. It's hard to know how old those tracks are.

BTW Alan, what was on that site in the obviously outdated aerial image? A trailer park? It looks so neat and new, but I saw the aerials on other websites that show it all cleared and filled with dirt.

It was a trailer park, but several years ago was condemned to make "new and better" mixed housing/retail. Right now is still a lot of dirt, but the new roads are in place with curbs, just not asphalt.

..you see that "pile" of GPS arrows on SW 139th St? I wonder if that's the residence of a Wazer, who left Waze turned on and maybe mowed his lawn or walked around his house and left a GPS trail.

I thought the same thing.

Having the userid in there would be nice too but that is probably a big privacy concern.

Yes, I think it possibly could be.

[Omega-Supreme]

Hi,

We are aware of this issue and working towards solving it.

Thanks,
Eyal.

[AlanOfTheBerg]

Thanks, Eyal.

Another spot is the MP51 interchange on I-580 in Livermore, CA, where the drivers have been using the new ramps and overpass since mid-November. No GPS points, though. Hard to get the roads aligned better...

https://www.waze.com/cartouche/?zoom=5& ... FTFTFTTTTT

[fvwazing]

Hi,

We are aware of this issue and working towards solving it.

Thanks,
Eyal.

Any chance for a timeline?

[Dave2084]

The A46 junctions with the A6097 and A52 opened to traffic along a new route on 25 November, three weeks later there are still no tracks. The road has been on the live map for about 10 days.

https://world.waze.com/cartouche/?zoom=5&lat=52.96814&lon=-0.96176&layers=BTFFTTTTTTTTTFTTTTT

The new road is a major highway labelled A46 (N) and A46 (S), whereas the old route (which has GPS traces) is now a street and is named Fosse Way (which is an old Roman road if you are interested!)

The few traces that are there were there before the road opened as one of the construction crew seems to be a Wazer (handy for placing the road path before it opens!)

[CBenson]

Anyone heard anything further on when this might get addressed? The lack of current gps tracks is a problem when trying to update roads to take into account new construction.

[jancis1]

I hope new GPS points will soon be restored, for a long time there are no changes.