Exciting.

[Nikdastardly]

Am I the first one to post here? Exciting.

They should award me extra points for this. Hehe.

Anyhow...what's up California?

[jrnavid]

Im actually surprised that there isn't more posting for California, and especially LA. I mean, I think were the one city the needs Waze the most!

[bgodette]

Im actually surprised that there isn't more posting for California, and especially LA. I mean, I think were the one city the needs Waze the most!

It's oddly under represented by editors, so much so it seems like most of the editing is being done by IGN, in-house Waze editors, and 3-4 of the NA Country Managers.

But it does look like someone has taken on the Pasadena area, or there's someone just closing the UR/MPs there as it's awful clear of them.

[jrnavid]

Well I just took the Inland Empire and am finished responding to very old requests. I hope to begin to move east little my little and eventually make it to Santa Monica. I can do it, it just takes a while. And the San Fernando Valley is horribly flooded with so many map requests! Its very odd

[gettingthere]

It's nice to see some more editors in California. So much work to be done and many Wazers driving using 'our' maps!

[dukeofmildew]

But it does look like someone has taken on the Pasadena area, or there's someone just closing the UR/MPs there as it's awful clear of them.

I've been doing a lot of Pasadena cleanup, as well as some tidying of the routes along my commute. Which, from Pasadena to Torrance, needed a lot of tidying.

We really need to come up with a Los Angeles "style guide" of sorts... it seems like there's no consistency for road/ramp/freeway names in this region.

[gettingthere]

We really need to come up with a Los Angeles "style guide" of sorts... it seems like there's no consistency for road/ramp/freeway names in this region.

That's because there are not enough editors that know the mapping guidelines. The guidelines in the Waze Wiki should be adequate for naming all of the roads types that you mention.

If you have questions on naming, please post here. Another option is to scroll down to San Diego and take a look at the naming.

[jrnavid]

Im not sure I'm understanding what you mean by freeway naming. I know, for example the 210 is called the "Foothill Freeway" but I never expect Waze to announce it as such

[dukeofmildew]

Im not sure I'm understanding what you mean by freeway naming. I know, for example the 210 is called the "Foothill Freeway" but I never expect Waze to announce it as such

I don't expect it to either, but I've seen several instances of the freeway names being used. The 91 Freeway, for example, has a few stretches that are labeled "Artesia Fwy", and segments of the 101 are named "Ventura Fwy" in the Valley. There are still a LOT of ramps where the signage emphasizes the freeway name... in this case do we use the name or not?

Also, issues like exit numbering... it's so rare to see exit numbers used in LA outside of the actual "EXIT" sign right at the ramp, that using exit numbers in Waze is pretty much useless. Even in a handful of situations where exit numbers COULD be useful (like at the 4-Level interchange where the 101 south is, confusingly, signed as the 5 south) the numbers aren't really used in the signage.

(On a related note, I should point out that, until yesterday, the Exposition Blvd offramp from the 110 was labeled simply "Exit 20B"... again a completely unhelpful name because no signs leading up to the exit have the exit name on it!)

I've also seen a lot of inconsistency regarding capitalization of Spanish names. I've seen streets labeled "el Molino", "del Amo", etc, which I've been correcting because I'm sure they should be capitalized. (They're capitalized on the street signs!) But for some reason there are a LOT of these streets around which makes me think that there is widespread disagreement about this.

[gettingthere]

In general the freeways should be labeled by their interstate or route number using the Wiki guidelines. There are also guidelines for ramp naming (off and on). Most California freeways also have a freeway name that usually changes in different areas. Most of the freeway names are from the base map import 2+ years ago tgey need to be edited, corrected, and standardized. Use the numbers.

The off/exit ramps should have the exit number and the exit description per the green exit sign. California has been implementing exit numbers for several years. I understand that not every exit sign have numbers yet. Some do. Nearly all exits that I have seen do have a small sign at the exit ramp junction with the exit number.

Exit numbers are standardized throughout the country. Use them in addition to the wording on the signage for the exit.

If the on ramps have the name on the signage in addition to the freeway number, use both for the on ramp labeling.