Railroad segments elevation & junctions
Most mapped Railroad segments in Ireland are at Elevation -5 and very rarely at ground level mostly without junctions with the same level roads (example). According to the wiki, Waze associates traffic data with level crossings only when segments are at the same level, with a junction improving accuracy of historical data.
Source: https://wiki.waze.com/wiki/Railroad_crossing#Railroad
Source: https://wiki.waze.com/wiki/Railroad_crossing#Railroad
- Do NOT enter a name for the railroad segment unless the tracks are historical in nature, a major landmark, or a routine destination for Wazers and your local state/regional wiki guidelines allow for such naming. The Waze app now renders railroad tracks as such so naming serves little purpose any longer. (See more below on Naming railroad segments.)
- Always select "None" for the city name. This avoids city smudging.
- Lock the segment at L2.
- Do not map railroads below ground, as they do not serve any of the three purposes outlined above. This is especially true in urban areas where underground rail lines are common, and their appearance on the map would be confusing to drivers.
- Set the elevation just as you would a drivable segment. When tracks junction a road on the ground, the Elevation should be set to Ground.
- Create junctions between drivable roads and railroads.[rr]
- [rr] Note: The routing server will properly account for delays at railroad crossings through a segment without a junction. However, with a junction, the historical data for the rail crossing will be more accurate.
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