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Community Levels
For your career in the Dutch Waze Community it is important to participate on Slack and on the Forum. The number of edits mentioned below relate to the automatic promotion system. In the Netherlands it takes a very long time before these numbers are reached, which is why high-quality, active editors are often promoted earlier.
For starting editors it is important to add questions, while higher level editors are ready to answer them, explaining, helping out.
Each next level
- comes with extra responsibilities (participating in the Community)
- comes with extra possibilities, for instance access to specific forum and Slack channels.
- is linked with a more map editting knowledge
- comes with a bigger editable area
- comes with authorization to edit extra road types
Promotion can be requested via a DM to kdevries.
Novice editor (level 1)
Every editor starts on level 1. On this level you're able to change 60 to 90 percent of the roads in your neighbourhood: local streets and you're able to add and update most point of interests. The first place edits must be confirmed by a more experienced editor. Furthermore:
- Only the self-created segments can be discarded.
- Only self-created Customization requests can be closed.
- Linking an external provider to a Place is not possible.
- There is a maximum limit on changing street names.
- Limited possibilities on forcing house numbering.
Read first the Quick start guide.
See also the Starters Summary.
Apprentice editor (level 2)
Level 2 is automatically assigned after reaching 3000 edits. Before this, level 2 can be requested if the answers on the following questions are positive.
- Have you made a reasonable number of map adjustments?
- 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 in particular: Have you carefully read the Quick start guide?
What is extra (compared to level 1):
- Editable area is doubled from 1 mile to 2 miles around your rides of approximately the last three months.
- Working with Primary streets (main roads) in the WME.
- Handling of User requests.
- Unlimited deletion of custom-made segments. Deleting segments made by others limited: maximum 10 and deleted own segments do count.
- Force house numbers.
- Entering Major Traffic Events (MTE).
What is expected of you:
- Reading the Advanced Guide
- If you like this, you will get a private mentor (L3+).
Area Manager (level 3)
Prerequisites for an Area Manager (AM) are:
- Be an active member of our Community
- Read carefully the Dutch Advanced Guide
- At least 25.000 good quality Map updates. The promotion does not take place automatically but can be requested.
- A Google account to be able to work with GoogleDocs..
How:
- You can become an Area Manager by requesting an area.
- You get a Region Manager (RM) as coach.
Activities:
- Follow up on road works
- Act on Closures
- Coaching starting editors
- Be available for your RM coach
- Execute small assignments.
What is extra (compared to level 2):
- Able to maintain extra road types like Minor Highways
- Able to maintain Lane Guidance
- Set Closures
- Processing Charging Stations
- Customizing Turn Instructions
- Member of the Area Manager Group.
Region manager (level 4)
Prerequisites:
- You are a proven experienced editor
- At least 100.000 map edits
- You are an active member of our Community
How:
- Request to become a RM by sending a PM to one of the Country Managers.
- Or submit a request in the forum
- Or on request of a Country Manager.
What is expected from Region Managers:
- Coaching Area managers
What is extra (compared to level 3):
- Ability to edit junction boxes.
- Ability to define Far lanes (Junction Box).
- Ability to customize Navigation Directions.
- Ability to set Preferred routing
- Maximum lock level raises to 4
- Region Managers are listed on Community page.
Country Manager (level 5)
How:
- In consultation with Country Managers and Champs
What is expected from you:
- Coaching and monitoring Region Managers (L4)
- Processing L5 Unlock Requests [UR]
- Status reporting to Global Champs (L6)
- Make clear arrangements for Country Managers and Region Managers
- Fulfil activities on request of Global Champs.
- Coordinate, lead and/or assist on special projects.
What is extra (compared to RM):
- The complete country as Editable area
- Ability to define Far lanes (Path).
- All Country Managers are listed on Community page .
Local Waze Champ (level 5)
How:
- In consultation with the Champs
What is expected from Local Champs:
- Be active in the Slack channels and on the Forum; answering questions.
- Performing L5 unlock requests [UR]
What's extra:
- Member of the Local Waze Champs group
- Access to certain subforums and Slack channels
- Added to the Local Waze Champs on the community page.
Global Champ & Community Leaders (level 6)
L6 Wazers are in direct contact with several people in the Waze organisation.
They communicate the interesting news to the Community.
L6 Wazers have access to the international Global Champs forum.
What's extra:
- Request satellite image updates from the map layers panel.
A list with the Waze Champs can be requested via this forum search.
