Editors Community Newsletter

Philippines in the Spotlight

Yahoo ran a story about the development and growth of the Philippino community, highlighting community pillars like Alvin Magno, Ada and Brian Altman. The story does a great job of describing the challenges and achievements of the growing community, like keeping gas prices updated, and making users understand they are not customer support.

Raiding URs in the USA

OrbitC and the UR project team of the Northeast US community used Mapraid tactics to handle a pressing issue: lots and lots of URs. On one hand the map was full of all kinds of reports by users. On the other hand a lot of new and inexperienced editors were hesitant to handle them.

The solution: Create small teams comprised of veteran and new editors, and handle tons of URs. The result: mentoring for new editors, and a massive 93% reduction in URs.

Bring on the Vignette Pass

Communities in eastern Europe worked with Waze to implement the Vignette pass - toll roads that require payment in advance - into the app. This enabled drivers to navigate the best route without having to pay fines for driving on Vignette-required roads by mistake. The mighty Map Editor crew began their mission with a Mapraid, tagging all Vignette-verified toll roads across the region, making the project possible. This massive undertaking was done by communities from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Latvia, Moldova, and Romania! Read more in the Waze blog.