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Contents
1. What is Yandex Map Editor
2. Working with the map
3. Rules for global mapping
4. Rules for regional mapping
Appendices
3. Rules for global mapping
3.1. General rule
3.2. Administrative division
3.3. Roads
3.4. Buildings
3.5. Addresses
3.6. Locations
3,7. Territories
3.8. Road infrastructure
3.9. Vegetation
3.10. Hydrography
3.11. Relief
3.12. Transport: Railways
3.13. Transport: rapid
3.14. Transport: land
3.15. Transport: aviation
3.16. Transport: water
3.17. Fences
3.1. General rule
3.2.1. Rules for selecting mapped objects
3.1.2. Terms of use
3.1.3. Map item naming rules
3.1.4. Prohibited objects
1. What is Yandex Map Editor
1.1. How to become a Yandex Map Editor cartographer
1.1.1. User profile
1.2. Recommended mapping order
1.3. Yandex Map Editor moderation
1.3.1. Moderator's tasks
1.3.2. How to become a moderator
1.3.3. Rules for blocking users
1.4. Glossary
1.5. Write to Support
2. Working with the map
2.1. Yandex Map Editor Interface
2.2. Map management
2.2.1. Found object
2.2.2. Move the map
2.2.3. Change the map scale
2.2.4. Measure distance
2.2.5. Change the map type
2.2.6. Go to Yandex.Maps
2.2.7. Keyboard shortcuts
2.3. Data source
2.3.1. Satellite images
2.3.2. Map Editor Notepad
2.3.3. Panoramas
2.3.4. Pictures of video recorders
2.3.5 The Yandex Map Editor app
Create and edit map items
2.4.1. Technical limitations when creating objects
2.4.2. Object category
2.5. Places
2.6. Linear object
2.6.1. Simple linear items
2.6.2. Composite linear objects
2.7. Contour objects
2.7.1. General rules for drawing polygonal items
2.7.2. Rules for using internal polygons
2.7.3. Simple contour objects
2.7.4. Composite polygonal items
2.7.4.1. Drawing techniques
2.7.4.2. Editing techniques
2.8. Circular linear and polygonal items
2.9. Intersections
2.10. Other operations with map items
2.10.1. The attribution of the object
2.10.2. Map item: related edits
2.10.3. Objects: group operations
2.10.4. Object: copying
2.10.5. Object: slicing
2.10.6. Item: undo edits, submit complaint to moderator; delete item; item reference).
2.10.7. Map items: add comments
2.10.8. Object: history
2.10.9. Message to author of edit
2.10.10. Author notifications
3. Rules for global mapping
3.1. General rule
3.2.1. Rules for selecting mapped objects
3.1.2. Terms of use
3.1.3. Map item naming rules
3.1.4. Prohibited objects
3.2. Administrative division
3.2.1. Rules for drawing administrative units
3.2.1. The rules of attribution of administrative units
3.2.3. Drawing the center of an administrative unit
3.3. Roads
3.3.1. Rules for drawing roads and sections of road
3.3.2. Attribution rules of sections
3.3.3. Road attribute rules
3.3.4. Road signs
3.4. Buildings
3.4.1. Rules for drawing buildings
3.4.2. Rules for adding attributes to buildings
3.4.3. Entrances: drawing and attribution rules
3.5. Addresses
3.5.1. Rules for drawing addresses
3.5.2. The rules of attribution of addresses
3.6. Locations
3.6.1. Rules for drawing places (organizations)
3.6.2. Rules for adding attributes to locations (organizations)
3.6.3. Rules for adding attributes to items of the Food category
3,7. Territories
3.7.1. Rules for drawing territories
3.7.2. The rules of attribution of territories
3.8. Road infrastructure
3.8.1. Road structures. Rules for drawing and adding attributes.
3.8.2. Parkings. Rules for drawing and adding attributes.
3.8.3. Speed cameras
3.8.4. Traffic lights
3.9. Vegetation
3.9.1. Rules for drawing vegetation items
3.9.2. Rules for adding attributes to vegetation items
3.9.3. Drawing the center of a vegetation object
3.10. Hydrography
3.10.1. Rules for drawing hydrographic items
3.10.2. The rules of attribution of hydrographic objects
3.10.3. Rules for adding attributes to rivers
3.11. Relief
3.11.1. Rules for drawing terrain items
3.11.2. The rules of attribution of terrain
3.12. Transport: Railways
3.12.1. Rules for drawing railway items
3.12.2. Adding attributes to railway items
3.12.3. The rules of attribution of Railways
3.13. Transport: rapid
3.13.1. Rules for drawing high-speed transport objects
3.13.1. Attribution rules for high-speed transport objects
3.14. Transport: land
3.14.1. The rules of drawing objects, land transport
3.14.2. Rules for adding attributes to ground transport items
3.14.3. Rules for creating and attributing the route options of public transport routes
3.15. Transport: aviation
3.15.1. Rules for drawing air transport objects
3.15.2. Rules for adding attributes to air transport items
3.16. Transport: water
3.16.1. Rules for drawing water transport items
3.16.2. Rules for adding attributes to water transport items
3.17. Fences
4. Rules for regional mapping
4.1. Mapping rules: Russia and other countries in the USSR
4.1.1. Naming map items
4.1.2. The attribution of administrative units
4.1.3. The attributing of road sections and roads
4.1.4. Address attribution
4.1.5. Attributing transport features
4.1.6. Rules for attributing places (organizations)
4.2. Mapping rules: France
4.3. Mapping rules: Poland
4.4. Mapping rules: Turkey
4.5. Mapping rules: Serbia
Appendices
Examples of how to set road levels at interchanges
Airfields with parentheses in their names
Rules for transcribing Russian letters
FAQ
Common errors
Location and organization classification
Changes and additions to the Mapping Rules
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3. Rules for global mapping
3.1. General rule

3.1. General rule

Rules that apply to all users and all map items on YME:

  • 3.1.1. Map item selection rules
  • 3.1.2. Information use rules
  • 3.1.3. Map item naming rules
  • 3.1.4. Forbidden items
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