Who is going to pay for this data that has already been collected? Plus the licensing issues, and who would own the data after its been updated etc?
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Lol. We stop fixing just before the last one!invented wrote:Good news: the routing issues will never be fixed.jeff412 wrote:I drive a lot and not just a daily communte. Many times I am in unfamiliar areas. I have a Garmin GPS that has speed limit information on it. I use this information all the time. Speed limit info is one of my requirements when picking out a GPS. I don't need it for routing or traffic. I need it to prevent me from getting a speeding ticket. Once all of the routing issues are fixed with Waze, I want Speed Limit data. I will gladly help enter the information.
Jeff
In regards to volunteering, I assume you were being sarcastic. Or are you really saying that if I don't volunteer then the database would not stay up to date? Are you a volunteer for Waze? Is there a job opening? In any case, the data does exist in a form that is updated often enough. It was compiled through some kind of human effort and I suspect people were paid for their efforts. This data is being used to good effect by your competitors on behalf of their happy customers. Perhaps more to the point, I was arguing philosophy, while you are arguing logistics. So if you first agree to the idea, questions of execution follow. In that regard, I would remind you that if you argue for your limitations, then sure enough, they are yours.invented wrote:Are you volunteering to make all the timely speed limit parameter changes to all segments across the world? Else, how would this database stay up-to-date? We already have whole towns that are still crap basemap road data, let alone lacking speed limit data.gkpdx wrote:So a little beep reminding me that the speed limit has changed is most welcome.
Suppose another company owns rights to a suitable dataset, is willing to license it and wants money. Then the clever negotiating initiative may be to use Waze’ rapidly growing user base and its unique, easy and fun, user-driven update model to arrive at a mutually beneficial ongoing agreement that would produce a "best in class" feature for both companies.xteejx wrote:Who is going to pay for this data that has already been collected? Plus the licensing issues, and who would own the data after its been updated etc?
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If all drivers behaved like they should, there would be no need to report speed traps or police either. A driver should also be able to recognize dangers on the road and react appropriately without using a smartphone. If we all behaved the way we should, we could remove all the reporting stuff from waze except for traffic jams.geoffb wrote:With all due respect, why would we depend on Waze for something we can (and should) do as drivers: pay attention to the road. The whole purpose of Waze is to supplement us with tools we cannot ascertain on our own (traffic jams, better routes, etc.). I understand those who mentioned that some roads are poorly marked, but as Alan said earlier: if drivers cannot determine the speed, how can we expect it to get into Waze?
Why bother street names? Read the street name signs. It's yet another parameter on every road that one will have to research, input, and maintain.invented wrote:Why bother? Read the speed limit signs. It's yet another parameter on every road that one will have to research, input, and maintain.xteejx wrote:Again, that's not what is being said here. ALERTS ONLY!
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Other GPS systems have speed limits because that's their only speed data. Using this data (assuming it is correct and complete), they give you the best route--under the assumption you are able to, and will, drive at the speed limit on every road in your route. They do not take into account that prevailing traffic may normally be 15mph above the speed limit, or that there is gridlock around a certain highway exit at certain times of day. Since speed limit data is their only option, they must gather it (and have already done so), at which point displaying it on their device, issuing warnings upon exceeding it by a certain amount, etc. requires very little additional investment.i currently use [name of GPS system], as it has speed limits...
Since Waze has no need to accumulate, store and maintain speed limit data, it is unlikely that they are going to undertake that considerable task, solely to support one or two features that would be "nice to have".realc4ever wrote:People desire speed limits in waze so they dont speed on the road they are on if the speed limit is unknown. No one wants waze to base its' navigation on the posted speed limit.
That too has been suggested. Unfortunately, it's both useless and misleading for those who want this feature to help them stay within the actual speed limit. (Each time someone is ticketed for speeding while driving according to the average speed, it will be "Waze's fault".)perhaps waze could make an option in the client to display the average road speed in place of the speedometer and that would be a quick fix for those of us desiring speed limits.
Re: speed limit of the road on the map