Community Levels
Community Levels
For aspiring editors, it's important to ask questions here, while more experienced editors are ready to answer, explain, and assist you.
Each subsequent level
- comes with additional responsibilities (participating in the Waze community)
- comes with additional capabilities (e.g., access to specific forums and Slack channels).
- is inextricably linked to more map editing expertise
- comes with a larger area to edit
- comes with authorization to work with additional road types
Promotion can be requested via DM to kdevries.
Novice editor (level 1)
Every editor starts at level 1. At this level, you can edit approximately 60 to 90 percent of the roads in your neighborhood: local streets, and you can add and edit virtually all points of interest. The very first place edits still need to be confirmed by a more experienced editor. Furthermore, the following applies:
- Only self created segments can be discarded.
- Only self created Update request can be closed.
- Linking an external provider to a Place is not possible.
- There is a limit to the number of street names that can be changed.
- house numbering can be forced to a limited extent.
Read the Quick Start Guide first.
See also the Beginners Summary.
Apprentice editor (level 2)
You will automatically be awarded Level 2 upon reaching 3000 edits. Before reaching this number, you can also apply for Level 2 if you can answer the following questions affirmatively:
- Have you made a reasonable number of map edits?
- Are you actively participating in the Dutch Waze community?
- Do you regularly post messages in our Slack channels, for example, #vraagbaak.
- Do you indicate that you are eager to learn?
- Are you familiar with our Wiki?
- And especially: Have you carefully reviewed the Quick start guide?
What is extra (compared to Level 1):
- The Editable area is doubled from 1 mile to 2 miles around your trips from approximately the last three months.
- Working with Primary Streets in the Waze Map Editor.
- Handling Update requests.
- Unlimited deletion of custom segments. Deletion of segments created by others is limited to a maximum of 10, and deleted custom segments are included.
- Forcing House numbers.
- Entering Major Traffic Events (MTEs).
What is expected of you:
- Reading the Advanced Guide.
- If you find this helpful, you will be assigned a private mentor (L3+).
Area Manager (level 3)
Requirements for an Area Manager (AM) are:
- Active member of the Dutch Waze community
- Thoroughly reviewed the Advanced Guide
- 25,000 high-quality map edits are the standard for promotion. Promotion is not automatic but can be requested.
- Have a Google account to work with Google Docs.
How:
- You can become an Area Manager by requesting an area.
- You will be assigned a Region Manager (RM) as a coach.
Activities:
- Monitor roadworks
- Process closures
- Coach novice editors
- Be available for your RM coach
- Perform small tasks. What's extra (compared to level 2):
- Maintaining additional road types, such as minor highways
- Maintaining lane guidance
- Being able to place closures
- Processing charging station placement
- Adjusting turn instructions
- Member of the Area Manager Group.
Region Manager (Level 4)
Requirements:
- You are a proven, experienced editor
- With at least 100,000 map edits
- You are an active member of our Community and have attended at least one Waze Netherlands meetup.
How:
- Request Region Manager by sending a request to one of the Country Managers.
- Or submit a request on the forum
- Or via a request from a Country Manager.
What is expected of Region Managers:
- Coaching Area Managers
What is extra (compared to level 3):
- The ability to edit junction boxes
- The ability to define Far Lanes
- Ability to customize Turn Instructions.
- Ability to set Preferred Routing.
- Maximum lock level increased to 4.
- Added to Region Managers on the Waze Netherlands community page.
Country Manager (level 5)
How:
- In consultation with Country Managers and Champs
What is expected of you:
- Coach and monitor Region Managers (L4)
- Process L5 Unlock requests [UR]
- Status reporting to Global Champs (L6)
- Clear agreements for and with Country Managers and Region Managers
- Carry out activities requested by Global Champs.
- Coordinating, leading, and/or assisting with special projects.
What is extra (compared to RM):
- The entire country as an Editable area
- Added to the Country Managers on the community page.
Local Waze Champ (level 5)
Hoe:
- In overleg met de Champs
Wat wordt verwacht van Local Champs:
- Actief zijn in de Slack kanalen en op het Forum; vragen beantwoorden.
- Het uitvoeren van L5 unlock verzoeken [UR]
Wat is extra:
- Lid van de Local Waze Champs groep
- Toegang tot bepaalde subfora en Slack kanalen
- Toegevoegd aan de Local Waze Champs op de gemeenschap pagina.
Global Champ & Community Leaders (level 6)
L6 Wazers staan in direct contact met diverse mensen in de Waze organisatie.
Zij communiceren het interessante nieuws naar de gemeenschap.
L6 Wazers hebben toegang tot het internationale Global Champs forum.
Wat is extra:
- Vanuit het kaartlagen panel het aanvragen van het bijwerken van satellietbeelden.
Een lijst met de Waze Champs kan worden aangevraagd via deze forum search.
