Just go through the system route by route and post comments in the thread as you review them. See my review of usamts as an example.
michih also did a good thorough review of the canmb system, starting
here.
1. Check the sources for a list of routes and compare it with HB (if sources are specified or look for additional sources)
Sources are often (but not always) listed in the OP of a system's forum thread. They should also be included on the
credits and sources page, but sometimes that doesn't get updated quickly.
4. Go through the routes in HB:
...
- Check if "relevant" waypoints are missing
To expand on this a bit:
- Does the route have the proper extent and termini; is the whole thing drafted?
- Does it follow the correct routing along the way?
- Are the waypoints listed in the correct order? (In North America, this will
usually be south-to-north or west-to-east.)
Instruction Manual: Waypoints to include describes required intersections & shaping points that should be included. It addresses another point to add here, that of waypoint density: Extraneous points should be avoided, such as minor roads serving local (not regional) traffic. Hidden shaping points should generally be just enough to keep the road centerline within the red limit lines in the waypoint editor, but not more, save for rare exceptions such as sharp turns or switchbacks.
5. Open Waypoint Editor
- Open wpt files in GitHub, load each file to wpt editor (copy & paste)
- Check if red limits are exceeded
- Zoom-in, click on all waypoints and check that position and label names are correct
Instruction Manual: Labeling waypoints. Pretty involved, with many examples of how the different rules governing labeling work. Might be a bit overwhelming for new folks to get introduced to all at once, but there it is.
Instruction Manual: Waypoint positioning. This used to include some good visual examples, but unfortunately they were linked using the Google Staticmap API, which has been discontinued. If you're feeling adventurous, you can right-click on an image and select "View
Image" or "C
opy Image Location"; the center of the interchange will be the coordinates listed after the
center= argument in the URL. I guess that will have to do until we make a new manual, with the images included again.
(Making an updated manual has received some discussion from time to time, but has remained a low enough priority for none of us to actually do it yet.)
