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A new global Localization project-Event Traffic Center

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:32 pm
by
Hi Localizers !

I'm very happy to share some good news with you!
We are starting a new and exciting project 'Event Traffic Center', a global Localization project that will enable future road closures and real time traffic updates during major events in your countries.
We are starting out with the 'Tour de France' http://events.waze.com/ but we plan, with your help of course, to implement this project worldwide!

You can suggest events that you think will create massive road closures and fill in data about the road closures itself by filing out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1L07vzO ... E/viewform

Together with country localization experts and country managers we will choose 5-7 major events worldwide to present on Waze website http://events.waze.com/

So.... what major event do you know about and would like to share ? :)

Orit

Re: A new global Localization project-Event Traffic Center

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:17 pm
by AlanOfTheBerg
pydagenais wrote:hi, you really think then we should disconnect a 10+ blocks long road at each intersection until 25 september ?
https://www.waze.com/editor/?lon=-73.55 ... 9,60715273
For closures of significant length, disconnecting via the editor is the recommended method.

Re: A new global Localization project-Event Traffic Center

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:20 pm
by AlanOfTheBerg
Per orit_y in another thread
... this feature was build for closures up to 3 days max.

Re: A new global Localization project-Event Traffic Center

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:17 pm
by AndyPoms
pydagenais wrote:For the projet-event,

Montreal got some issues,

8 segments of roads are close to traffic for the pedestrians from 8 mai to mid-September (for the summer)
for now editors got to swap streets to pedestian boardwalk the time going, but many Automated reports hits by the roads history.

this is a link to the news that report it "in french"
http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/so ... real.shtml

an other link for the news "in english"
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ ... sures.html

thanks
That's considered a long-term closure and should be disconnected in the map - using the "Pedestrian Boardwalk" type will not prevent routing.

Re: A new global Localization project-Event Traffic Center

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:03 pm
by AndyPoms
pydagenais wrote:hi, you really think then we should disconnect a 10+ blocks long road at each intersection until 25 september ?
https://www.waze.com/editor/?lon=-73.55 ... 9,60715273
Yes, see How to handle road closures in the Waze wiki.

Re: A new global Localization project-Event Traffic Center

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:06 pm
by AndyPoms
MdSyah wrote:I filled all the information and send the request on the 12Sept13 and the function will be held on 16Sept13 from 0500 - 1300 (+ 8GMT)Personally, I dont know how its works. I will be testing to navigate to the event location tomorrow.
Do not cross post - see my response here: http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... 77#p553604

Re: A new global Localization project-Event Traffic Center

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:29 am
by AndyPoms
Hypersky75 wrote:Tell me this: I copy-pasted all the road segments... it almost would've been faster for me to just time-restrict them myself in the editor, no? What's the difference?
Time restrictions aren't visible on the map. By using this system, you get color coding & Road Closed icons (and larger events get event pages & push notifications, etc).

Re: A new global Localization project-Event Traffic Center

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:34 pm
by AndyPoms
Fingers420 wrote:The Pope will be visiting Philadelphia, PA, USA. He is expected to be there on Sep 26 & 27 but there are massive closures throughout the city from the 25th to the 28th. Some areas are having cars completely banned even for just parking. Bridges from New Jersey to Philly will be closed along with most of the entire center city area.
Already being discussed/worked on over in the PA section of the forum: viewtopic.php?f=215&t=153372

Re: A new global Localization project-Event Traffic Center

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:25 pm
by Fingers420
The Pope will be visiting Philadelphia, PA, USA. He is expected to be there on Sep 26 & 27 but there are massive closures throughout the city from the 25th to the 28th. Some areas are having cars completely banned even for just parking. Bridges from New Jersey to Philly will be closed along with most of the entire center city area.

Re: A new global Localization project-Event Traffic Center

Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:45 pm
by foxitrot
Starting with 28.6.2013 until 30.8.2013, on each Friday at approx. 21:00-22:xx, there will be an evening's inline skates drive through various parts of Slovak capitol - Bratislava. This year it is already the 10th anniversary of the event. The routes will use regular busy roads, with support of city management and police and etc. - hopefully also with the help of Waze? ;-)

There are a couple of known predefined routes, the exact one, which will be used, gets known each week some 2-3 days in advance. We have already some available (and are preparing more) lists of known segment IDs to be reused.

Re: A new global Localization project-Event Traffic Center

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:38 pm
by foxitrot
sketch wrote:Another question, how much advance notice do we need? NOPD often sends French Quarter weekend festival closure information out only a couple days in advance.
Luckily the Support could successfully enter closure details for one (our third attempt) of the recurring events I've mentioned some ten posts ago http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... 92#p486492 and the timing of these closures was pretty exact.

Support asked for having the data at least one and half day in advance. Because of Friday being an Israeli weekend day, it meant for us two and a half day, at least.