So, I’ve recently ‘discovered’ Waze, like what I see, and am wanting to contribute.
I’ve chewed through a bunch of the wiki and forums and am slowly starting to get a Waze feel. A bit of prior openstreetmap.org editing gave me a leg up on the actual editor operation.
Some clarification on a couple things would be appreciated:
Is this forum actually monitored/active, or is there someplace else where the ‘enablers’ hang out to help us lowly level editors?
Assuming everybody just happens to be a the lake this weekend – is this the place to put unlock requests for Kansas? Or, do they all go into the US unlock forum as the wiki says? Or, is the editor chat the way? PMs? Secret chat rooms? Everywhere seems to encourage local communication, so I’m trying.
As for actual future production: I’ve secured the Dickinson County, Ks maps for FC, GIS and road maintenance. Just a quick look at the FC shows problems – like minor collectors that haven’t had a functional bridge way longer than the four years I’ve been in the area. The GIS looks better.
Like I said, new guy wanting to know how to get things done around here so that I can get things done around here!
-Dana
Chapman, KS
P.S. I apologize in advance for any aggravation caused by my less than stellar edits – the wiki said to just jump in!
Good start. Now keep reading, there’s a lot of info about how we do things & why we do it the way we do in there. We do a lot of things differently than Google (and probably Open Streets), so it’s better to check our documentation than to go with what you’ve done for other services. If you can’t find it, ask.
Yes and no… The staff really doesn’t monitor the forums, but most editors are here. This is covered in the Forum Rules
They are all supposed to go in the US Unlock and Update Requests, HOWEVER, things requiring discussion should start in the local forum and can then be handled right from there. We routinely move requests with significant discussion out of the Unlock Forum and into the local forums.
Just because a bridge is missing, it doesn’t change how the road was constructed - and doesn’t change the FC of the road. There are plenty of spur collectors out there. Now, the bridge should be either disconnected or closed with an RTC (real time closure) to prevent routing across it.
