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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 rules
3.2. Administrative divisions
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. Terrain
3.12. Transport: railways
3.13. Transport: rapid
3.14. Transport: ground
3.15. Transport: air
3.16. Transport: water.
3.17. Fences
3.1. General rules
3.1.1. Map item selection rules
3.1.2. Information use rules
3.1.3. Map item naming rules.
3.1.4. Forbidden locations
Map Editor
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. Configure the map
2.2.1. Find an item
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 sources
2.3.1. Satellite images
2.3.2. Map Editor Notepad
2.3.3. Panoramas
2.3.4. Dashboard images
2.4. Create and edit map items
2.4.1. Technical restrictions when creating map items
2.4.2. Map item categories
2.5. Places
2.6. Linear items
2.6.1. Simple linear items.
2.6.2. Composite linear items
2.7. Polygonal items
2.7.1. General rules for drawing polygonal items
2.7.2. Rules for using internal polygons
2.7.3. Simple polygonal items
2.7.4. Composite polygonal items
2.7.4.1. Composite polygonal items: creation techniques
2.7.4.2. Composite polygonal items: editing techniques
2.8. Circular linear and polygonal items.
2.9. Intersections.
2.10. Other operations with map items
2.10.1. Adding map item attributes.
2.10.2. Map items: related edits
2.10.3. Map items: group operations
2.10.4. Item: copy
2.10.5. Map items: split.
2.10.6. Item: undo edit, report to moderator, delete item; get link to item
2.10.7. Map items: add comments
2.10.8. Map items: history
2.10.9. Message to author of edit
2.10.10. Author notifications
2.11. Messages and user hypotheses about map errors
3. Rules for global mapping
3.1. General rules
3.1.1. Map item selection rules
3.1.2. Information use rules
3.1.3. Map item naming rules.
3.1.4. Forbidden locations
3.2. Administrative divisions
3.2.1. Rules for drawing administrative divisions
3.2.2. Rules for adding attributes to administrative divisions
3.2.3. Drawing centers of administrative divisions.
3.3. Roads
3.3.1. Rules for drawing roads and sections of road
3.3.2. Rules for adding attributes to sections of road
3.3.3. Road attribute rules
3.3.4. Road signs
3.3.4.1. Road signs: examples
3.4. Buildings
3.4.1. Rules for drawing buildings.
3.4.2. Rules for adding attributes to buildings
3.4.3. Entrances: rules for drawing and adding attributes
3.5. Addresses
3.5.1. Rules for drawing addresses
3.5.2. Rules for adding attributes to addresses
3.6. Locations
3.6.1. Rules for drawing locations (organizations)
3.6.2. Rules for adding attributes to locations (organizations)
3.7. Territories
3.7.1. Rules for drawing territories
3.7.2. Rules for adding attributes to territories
3.8. Road infrastructure
3.8.1. Road structures. Rules for drawing and adding attributes.
3.8.2. Parking. 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. Draw the center of a vegetation item
3.10. Hydrography
3.10.1. Rules for drawing hydrographic items
3.10.2. Rules for adding attributes to hydrographic items
3.10.3. Rules for adding attributes to rivers
3.11. Terrain
3.11.1. Rules for drawing terrain items
3.11.2. Rules for adding attributes to terrain items
3.12. Transport: railways
3.12.1. Rules for drawing railway items
3.12.2. Rules for adding attributes to railway items
3.12.3. Rules for adding attributes to sections of railway
3.13. Transport: rapid
3.13.1. Rules for drawing rapid transit items
3.13.2. Rules for adding attributes to rapid transit items
3.14. Transport: ground
3.14.1. Rules for drawing ground transport items
3.14.2. Rules for adding attributes to ground transport items
3.14.3. Rules for creating route options on public transport and adding attributes to them
3.15. Transport: air
3.15.1. Rules for drawing air transport items
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 of the former USSR
4.1.1. Naming map items
4.1.2. Adding attributes to administrative divisions
4.1.3. Rules for adding attributes to whole roads and individual sections of them
4.1.4. Adding attributes to addresses
4.1.5. Add attributes to transport items
4.1.6. Rules for adding attributes to locations (organizations)
4.2. Rules for mapping: France
4.3. Rules for mapping: Poland
4.4. Rules for mapping: Turkey
Appendices
Videoclips on how to create and edit map items
Examples of how to set road levels at interchanges
Airfields with parentheses in their names
Rules for transliterating Russian letters
FAQ
Common errors
Location and organization classification
Changes and additions to the Mapping Rules
Yandex Map Editor3. Rules for global mapping
3.1. General rules

3.1. General rules

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 locations
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