Hello,
To edit the following segments, I need access to add missing speed cameras in Nordelta and the surrounding areas.
Can you help me?
Permalink: https://waze.com/es/editor?env=row&lat=-34.42016&lon=-58.63427&s=9500073351998417797118&zoomLevel=14&venues=197461424.1974810848.1229151
Reason:
Unlock up to level:
Thanks in advance,
Hi Alberto!
To be able to place speed cameras, simply unlocking the segment level won’t be enough. This is because cameras can only be placed by high-level editors. (I’m not sure what your editor level is.)
To add a camera and determine its exact position and orientation (which is important for Waze to notify users correctly), we would need an official publication or link where we can see they are authorized, or a copy of a traffic fine — it doesn’t have to be yours. Without this verification, we are not adding new cameras to the map.
In the editing community, we are asking for more data to incorporate speed cameras, as we aim to ensure the information provided by the map is accurate.
I hope you don’t find this bothersome, but it’s the only way we can maintain a map with reliable information for everyone.
Hi Moquehue,
Nooo… I’ve been using Waze for a loooong time (ever since it came out and was Israeli), but I only just joined the community.
I have some tickets from some of the internal cameras in Nordelta (I’d have to look for them), but as you can imagine, I’m not going to go around racking up new tickets just to be able to add them to Waze.
I’m a programmer, and I made an app that logs the camera positions as I drive. I could even try to take photos of the cameras to document them. If that helps, I’ll send it to you.
Anyway, at this rate, I’ll end up improving and finishing my app so it handles surveying and alerting me about the cameras. I didn’t think it was so cumbersome to add them to Waze.
Hi Alberto, if you’re up for checking out the Waze Map Editor, you’ll see an action panel on the left; look for the large icon with a plus sign (+) and several tools will appear, among them one called NOTES. Enable the layer if it isn’t already and choose the POINT type comment. With that, you’ll be able to add comments at the various locations where the cameras are. Clarify whether they capture both directions or just one, and which one. Then come back here and let us know the area so we can start adding them.
Also, if you’re interested, we have an online Discord channel where all the editors from Argentina are. Register with the same username you have in the app, and we’ll send you an invite link. There we can chat online and help you better. Regards
DISCORD [Waze Argentina Discord](Waze Argentina Discord “http://goo.gl/forms/CzCLIIrx5y”)
Hi Alberto:
We carry out this verification because people often report cameras that are for general traffic control or security, without distinguishing between them. We also need to know exactly where the violation is measured to avoid generating false alerts due to discrepancies. At the same time, we document and maintain a history of what happens with the speed cameras at that location (sometimes they are removed and reinstalled, among other details where the history allows us to track what is happening so we can answer queries from those reporting). In the case of gated communities, there aren’t even Street View images for us to cross-reference, so if you are a resident, we rely more on the data you can provide to include them; that is where the advice Skorpiano gave you about map comments is valuable. I’ll leave a couple of examples of how they should look before you share yours (since it’s a neighborhood, by sharing the location of the neighborhood and asking us to check N number of radar comments, we can find them manually), but we need that measurement position and to know which direction of travel they monitor for two-way segments (it is not about where the camera is aimed, but the direction of travel, even if the camera captures you from the front). Here are some examples:
https://waze.com/en/editor?env=row&lat=-35.51438&lon=-58.02321&zoomLevel=18&mapComments=168069
Hi!
Is this KMZ useful to you? In the description of each camera, there’s a JSON containing the speed threshold for a fine, the direction of travel (of the car), and whether the camera takes your photo from behind (after passing) or from the front (when approaching).
Position and orientation were captured automatically by an app. Whether it looks at the front or rear license plate and the speed limit were entered manually (I’d love to be able to get this from Waze, but they’re very stingy with their data).
There’s a “type” attribute where I put the camera type: “meter” are those that show your speed on a display, flash if you’re over the limit, and then take the photo. “floor” are those green boxes on the ground where you never know if there’s a camera inside until the fine arrives, and “hidden” are the typical hidden cameras the government uses on avenues and highways where to spot them, you either have to have been fined already or be keeping your eyes peeled. Most of these are already in Waze, but since I can’t verify that without the Waze dataset, I added them to my app’s dataset anyway.
If any more data is needed, I’ll add it.
Can KML/KMZ/GeoJSON be imported into WME?
Hi Alberto!
I came to the forum to tell you what Skorpiano and Z_R21 already said. Since there’s a lack of Street View and information within gated communities, if you know the area well and have even received tickets there, your word carries weight.
And I was going to invite you to place map notes indicating the location and orientation of the cameras so that editors with the required level can add them.
I’m not sure if we can pull the technical data you mentioned. In the worst-case scenario, you’ll be able to add those map notes manually so they can be included, and it will be a great contribution.
Best regards!