You can see your own editing rank from the Waze Map Editor (WME) on the top left of the screen. In the WME when you select a segment, the properties drawer will show you the name of the editor who created and last modified the segment. Also, when saving a large number of changes at once, the system will not credit you with more than 150 points each time you save changes. If you have more than 150 points worth of changes stored up before you save, the edits will be saved to the map, but you only get up to 150 points. Remember that points are not displayed in the save icon, only edits. Therefore when making a large number of edits be aware of the points per edit to prevent doing work that is not credited.

Advanced Traffic Event Options

The Waze team is working on a different approach to this status. The top percentage is calculated once a month, and if more and more Wazers get points, it’s possible that the total amount needed to reach shield / sword / crown will actually go up. To reach the Royalty level (crown icon), you need to be in the top percentage of all Wazers in your locality ways to recover after crisis (in the US, this is determined by state). You receive a different number of points for each activity as listed in the tables below.

Your total points collected from all types of activities are compared to others in your Country or State depending upon what server you are located. You are also compared to everyone on both servers around the world. This rank is displayed in various locations on the app and in the My Dashboard through the web interface. The Waze client application Scoreboard displays your points and points rank compared to Everyone or your Facebook Friends for your country, your state (in the US) for Weekly or All Time, time frames.

Giving unnamed segments a street name in that operation might get you more points in some cases. Allowing/forbidding a turn counts as a change in the node of the turn, so all changes in the same node will be granted only once. Only on roads connecting in the immediate vicinity (around 100m) of the actual position of the wazer, and only in the driving direction of the wazer. If for any reason you have a question you don’t feel comfortable asking in the main forums, you can send a Private Message (PM) to a Waze Champ who will be happy to answer your question. Some countries with Self-Management may have different ranking systems.

• The second table below shows you the translation of the two measurements system.
• For those more interested in the details behind the calculations you can review this forum thread.
• From the web interface you will see the following table, through which you can follow your progress and driving activity inside Waze.
• Waze works because of our map editors, beta testers, localizers, and fellow traffic haters.

Your rank will generally change on a daily basis, until you get very high in the ranking. We want to continue to make a real-world impact by doubling down on helping cities address mobility problems such as congestion, safety, sustainability and cost. In order for us to achieve this we will be retiring the Waze Carpool service to focus the company’s efforts on better supporting drivers on the road today. For complex events that affect a large area, our enhanced tools allow you to define the entire zone of impact.

Closing roads using the Waze App

Each field in the table represents a different activity inside Waze. Every night the Waze system will calculate all the points that you accumulated for each activity through the day. The system will then identify your rank among all other Waze users.

Forum badges

As you advance to higher levels your reporting permissions grow, as your reports get greater influence on real-time routing. This is tracked in the Waze client application as can be seen in the Waze client application Scoreboard. For those more interested in the details behind the calculations you can review this forum thread. Additional changes made to the point system are noted in this later forum thread. Based on the current point system, the Wazers who spend time on the web interface updating the map will generally accumulate the most points in any particular week. If your goal is to get a lot more points than you have now, you should consider investigating updating the map for your area.

Waze Points Level (in client app)

This tool lets you share key details and actionable information, helping drivers prepare for changes. It’s a powerful way to reach a wide audience and make a real impact on your city’s mobility. As the world continues to recover from COVID-19, people are driving more than ever before and behaviors on the roads have changed. While Waze was predominantly a commuting app pre-COVID, today the proportion of errands & travel drives have surpassed commutes. Bonus candies only appear at road junctions and generally get placed on the road along your current path.

Each type of candy has a set value and they are typically between 3 and 10 points. Like the bonus candies, you just need to drive over them to collect the points. However if you do not drive over these candies, they will not be relocated in your path in the future like the bonus candies. From the web interface you will see the following table, through which you can follow your progress and driving activity inside Waze.

If you believe you have completed an achievement, but have not seen the bonus candy on the road, sometimes you just need to wait another week for it to catch up in the server. Also note that some bonuses cannot be earned in the same week and require a separate Monday cycle between them. Waze ensures your message reaches the people who need it most. Our system targets notifications based on a driver’s past driving behavior and the event’s impact on their likely routes, so your information is always relevant.

• Giving unnamed segments a street name in that operation might get you more points in some cases.
• The system will then identify your rank among all other Waze users.
• For example, if you select 10 segments which need their city changed, once you tap Apply, the change counter will increase by one.
• While Waze was predominantly a commuting app pre-COVID, today the proportion of errands & travel drives have surpassed commutes.

What’s the Difference Between a Change and an Edit?

The message states you’ve earned a “candy” that contains a particular number of points. Simply drive over where the candy is located and the points will be added to your total upon Waze’s next ranking update. The bonus points can only be earned once unless otherwise noted. In the first example, those 10 segments changed all at once will get you credit for 10 edits.

If for some reason you are unable to drive over the candy, don’t worry about it. The candy will come back at another location as you continue to drive, or when you use Waze on another trip. If you do not enable these “Road Goodies” in the Waze client application, you will receive the credits during the next weekly point update. Editing the same object multiple times in a single 24 hour period will only result in one edit for that object in that period. The changes will be saved and made to the map, but your total score will not increase with those additional edits within a 24-hour period.

However, you will not receive more points for changing different properties of the same segment in the same Save. We want to thank all Map Editors who helped us along the years in mapping Carpool related interest points, providing feedback and lots more. Once you meet the criteria for one of the following tasks below, a message pops up in the Waze client application.

If your rank is lower than what it should be (based on the criteria below), and you are NOT in the USA, please contact Support to have the team look into the situation. Currently moving from one rank to the next higher rank is not automatic and needs assistance from Waze support. USA based editors should refer to the Editing rank USA section. Other road goodies often coincide with special holidays and will appear in random locations on the map.

You have the flexibility to alert drivers immediately for an unplanned event, or in advance for an upcoming planned event. When an unexpected event occurs—such a fire, a flood, or a large-scale accident—you can instantly broadcast critical information to help drivers avoid the area and reduce city-wide congestion. Ensure your community is prepared and safe with the essential details and instructions. Introducing our powerful new features, which allow you to broadcast critical traffic information and essential driving updates directly to millions of drivers with unprecedented reach. The Waze Champ status only appears in the forums as part of the user’s profile history when they post a message.