I guess I am looking at a new subdivision, too young to show up on the satellite images.
Drawing them freehand would be ugly.
I am not going to choose to stop to pave an entire subdivision in the middle of a 90-mile trip.
Is there any way to import the new streets from the Google database?
Thanks for your help.
https://www.waze.com/editor/?env=usa&lon=-75.66504&lat=39.51058&layers=1957&zoom=3
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We can not use google maps for this . Draw them the best you can and they can be fixed by a local editor if need be. Or you can pm the am of that area to see if they can help with this.
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That is unfortunate. I hope this feature will come in the future.
I have a UR from a local wazer, but no new comments from them, and no new paved roads.
Thanks for the info and advice.
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DO NOT do this.
Referencing outside map sources is strictly forbidden, except for approved sites. Government GIS seem to be approved, in general, but please check with your RC.
Read it again…you misread it.
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Misread what?
You said “look on Google maps” – that is NOT allowed.
Oh come on, you can’t tell people they can’t look at Google maps to find what state and county a road that shows on their map is in. If waze was that worried about external references, they’d tell not to post any links to Google maps here in the forums.
CBenson: yeah, we can.
We’ve been told NO use of external references. That includes figuring out a state line, a town’s name, etc.
Until we get further clarification on allowed sources, that is the rule.
Then put county names on Waze.
Aaron: no, you don’t. If you can’t figure it out without an external map source, then you need to go there.
You should be able to use the tools within Waze Map Editor to figure it out – the Streetview function, for example, to look at the “Welcome to…” sign at the town’s entrance, etc.
To reiterate: external map sources are to be considered NOT available.
I don’t know what’s so hard to understand.
https://wiki.waze.com/wiki/Using_external_sources says (emphasis mine):
I respectfully disagree. Waze can’t tell us that we can never refer to Google maps. Waze can tell us that we are prohibited from using Google maps to add information to the waze map as the use of any copyrighted external sources to add information to the waze map can cause legal issues. Thus waze can tell us not to refer to such information when adding information to the waze map. They can tell us that if the find such issues they may revoke editing rights and delete information from the waze system.
However, if we happen to come across additional roads on the Google map there is no reason that we can’t look to confirm what county and state they are in. There is no reason that we cannot then look for for a local government GIS website for that county and state.
Sure and as I’ve said elsewhere read most strictly and literally it is a nonsensical command. It must be read for what it is worth. It cannot mean that no waze editor can ever open Google maps.
I don’t think looking at Google maps to see what state and county roads are in is “use” of Google maps “in order to add information to the Waze database or maps.” The suggestion here is not to add the the state or county information to the Waze database or maps.
Well, until there’s more clarity provided by Waze Staff, I’m inclined to advocate for a strict and literal reading of that.
You may be correct, even as much as there’s no legal issue – BUT wouldn’t you hate to be wrong and the result being not only blocking of your editing, but a complete reversal of your edits and every edit since on the segments you touched?
Somehow I missed this before. The answer is “no” for this reason:
https://wiki.waze.com/wiki/Using_external_sources
Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Because state and local government GIS websites can and do present copyrighted information (it is not necessary for them to make any statement about copyright on the work in order for the work to be copyrighted, according to US copyright law), we cannot just use state and local GIS websites to add information to waze, either.
And it would be extremely foolish for us to discuss these sources of information as reference materials for adding information to waze maps, because that could lead someone to conclude that we are using copyrighted materials to add information to Waze, and jeopardize several years worth of good hard work.
Better to leave a subdivision unpaved until a) wazers are available to pave and label the streets or b) the satellite and street view images turn up INSIDE WME.
While some state and local governments MIGHT provide information in the public domain, or with a copyright licensing statement that MIGHT BE compatible with how Waze uses the information, we as Waze Map editors are not in the position to make that determination.
And now excuse me while I remove references to copyrighted and potentially copyrighted external information from a recent posting, and attempt to replace it from acceptable internal sources and/or the evidence of my own eyes.
Thanks!
You are using Google images when you use aerial images in the editor… Better turn that off too…
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That is provided by Waze through WME, and is specifically allowed by the policy (same with Streetview within the editor – but NOT Streetview outside the editor)
Look up derivative work
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Waze Legal has cleared the use of these items (presumably by the signing of a licensing agreement) for use by editors within WME. Any successful legal challenge to their use would be catastrophic for Waze, regardless of whether any editor even loaded them.
You still didn’t look it up…
Let me be brief, that policy was created to prevent the importation of other work. Since we hand manipulate the work on Waze, if we reference other material, it becomes derivative work.
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