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Sydney - incorrect roadwork data from RMS - report here

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It has been brought to my notice that there are several, obviously automatic generated, inaccurate pins in sydney, most likely to be from the RMS feed from the Connected Citizen Program:
B_Carp wrote:...is there anything that can be done about other incorrect roadwork data being pulled from RMS? I'm constantly getting alerts around Sydney for non existent roadworks & pushing the "No" button on Waze does nothing.
Please, if you happen to detect such, the guys at Waze HQ would need more information and examples on that, try to capture your findings (screenshot) and explain what's wrong with it in your pov. I think it's best shared in here, so that everybody can see, what's already been reported, I'll advise the relevant guys from HQ to monitor this topic.

Thank's for your cooperation :mrgreen:

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Hi, I've noticed in the past some of the road closures eg. 10pm - 6am which take place over a few days have been entered as 24h full closures over those days, like on the Princes Motorway, https://www.waze.com/livemap?zoom=13&la ... =150.93661
which has been fixed and i'm guessing is the reason behind this topic, also the closures last month for Sculptures by the Sea @ Bondi were entered as 24h closures over the 2 week event, even though i'm pretty sure a lot of them were only day time closures.
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This one's been reported in Chatswood NSW for the last several days. There's no such roadworks. Not even a hint of one. It's not on the RMS website either. No idea what the source of this report is apart from "NSW Gov".

Even stranger is that there are 11 "thumbs ups". I suspect this recurring report daily is giving itself a thumbs up.
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Oh, I realise I can copy & paste screenshots from Waze live maps, so here's the Chatswood one from Live Maps:

https://www.waze.com/livemap?zoom=17&la ... =151.18102
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Here are a few close together that I copied from my phone a few nights ago. I drive this road almost every day. There is no daytime roadworks & the signs keep popping up as I drive. Once again, nothing on the RMS website. These reports are still on the Waze app right now, but interestingly, Live Maps is right now reporting these same reports as variously coming from Wazers, NSW Gov or Intelematics, giving slightly information to the Waze app. For example:

https://www.waze.com/livemap?zoom=17&la ... =151.11223
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Another one. No such roadworks, at least during the day time. Nothing on the RMS website.

https://www.waze.com/livemap?zoom=17&la ... =151.07414
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And another. Nothing on RMS website, no roadworks during the daytime.

https://www.waze.com/livemap?zoom=17&la ... =151.07471
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This one's a little different. There was roadworks here, about 3 months ago. Nothing for the last 3 months. This Alert keeps coming up still.

https://www.waze.com/livemap?zoom=17&la ... =151.13294

This one does have a corresponding entry on the RMS website, but it refers to something completely different:

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydn ... index.html

Actually, now I think about it, the previous alerts I posted about above also had nearby Clearway Consideration entries on the RMS website, but usually several hundred metres or a kilometre or more away.
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And here's the opposite problem. An area with actual real live roadwork, but nothing reported in Waze:

https://www.waze.com/livemap?zoom=17&la ... =151.17962

RMS website here:

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydn ... index.html
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Yajmai, I have two questions. Do you think that alert relates to the building of the new on/off ramps at the intersection of the M4 at I think Orchard Hills? And where are you getting your screenshots? They seem to be a different source from mine. Yours look nicer.
(Edit: pressed send too early last time.)
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