Hi Josephaw,

We started working with a new permission system in different countries around the world, USA among them.

This new permission system allows local communities to distribute their areas between the editors and work together as a team.

The community-leaders are veteran and experienced users who handle the distribution in coordination with the Waze team.

Please contact your local forum for further information:

USA

Regards,



Adar

United States Area Manager Application
by AlanOfTheBerg » Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:43 am

United States Area Manager Application

An Area Manager (AM) is a Waze community member (a user) who takes an active and proactive role in maintaining specific areas of the Waze map. An Area Manager has a defined area to manage, which is different than being able to edit only within a certain distance of where you have driven. AM areas are geographically-defined locations which do not expire automatically after 90 days. How deeply involved and how much time an Area Manager spends maintaining the Waze map varies greatly.

Prospective Area Managers should already...
...have at least a few months of experience editing the Waze maps regularly.
...have read and followed the guidelines for mapping found in the wiki, starting at the Waze Map Editing page.
...have their state, country in their forum profile
...be active in the Waze forums, asking questions, and even providing guidance for newer editors, if possible.
...know who their regional manager is.

Duties of an Area Manager include, but are not necessarily limited to:
Seek to continuously improve the maps for navigation, i.e. naming un-named roads and properly setting allowed/restricted turns based on guidelines found in the wiki, such as Best Map Editing Practice.
Make changes to the map when road geometry needs to be changed, or roads added or removed from the map.
Edit road construction areas, especially for closures, so that users are not routed into those areas.
Respond to and act on Update Requests from Waze drivers.
Maintain speed and red-light cameras, processing reports of devices from Waze drivers.
Process and resolve Map Errors or Problems as shown on that layer in the Waze Map Editor.
Act as a mentor to other editors, offering advice in the forums and when you see improper edits on the map.

If you would like to become a US Area Manager, or expand your existing area, please complete the Application for US Area Manager.
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