Features Scout reports and OpenStreetMapLeave the map better than you found it

Leave the map better than you found it

Suggest missing or incorrect speed limits, stop signs, traffic lights and cameras from CarPlay.

Works on: iPhone, CarPlay
Since: Pelican 5.0

Handbook

Leave the map better than you found it: Suggest missing or incorrect speed limits, stop signs, traffic lights and cameras from CarPlay.

The life of an edit

Watch Scout drive through a typical day of improving the map

A missing stop sign

A driver stops at a new stop sign. Pelican doesn't show it.

Suggest an edit

Add a voice note for added context.

A triager checks it

They see the report and grade, never who you are.

The edit is made

A mapper fixes the map from the MapRoulette task.

Word gets out

Pelican lets you know and your Scout grade improves.

The map is better!

Signs appear on the map within minutes of editing.

Your Scout profile and grade

Sign in to Pelican to build your Scout profile. Earn a higher grade by making high quality contributions to the map. With each accepted contribution, you grade will improve until you eventually reach S tier, which comes with additional benefits including auto-triaged tasks and moving your edits to the front of the queue.

S tier: Your suggestions nearly always land as edits on the map, and you've been active recently.
A+: Your suggestions nearly always land as edits on the map.
A: Your suggestions are often accepted.
B, C, D: Your suggestions are hit or miss: a few have been rejected.
F: A lot of your suggestions are being rejected or low quality.

The triage & editing workflow

Triagers and mappers work in Clutch Engineering's fork of Rapid, the OpenStreetMap editor, with tools that make it easier to make the kinds of edits that Pelican drivers can report.

Lane guidance designerPelican Navigation can show lane guidance for complex maneuvers, and the lane guidance designer makes it easy for map editors to spot-check an intersection's lane arrows.

Lane connectivity designerWhen multiple maneuvers involve crossing multiple lanes, the lane connectivity designer helps ensure that Pelican Navigation is able to suggest the optimal lane to be in.

Camera fixture designerCameras are often pointing in a specific direction, so the camera fixture designer helps with spatial orientation of the cameras.

Quick sign pickerThe most common signs Pelican drivers can report are added to the editor's radial quick-menu, which allows a sign to be added to the road network with just a couple clicks.

Suggestions are shown on the mapTrusted triagers see anonymous suggestions on the map.

You can edit the map directly, too!

Open the Clutch Engineering map editor

More Scout features

Scout reports

Share hazards, closures, accidents, police and more with Scout reports, and see the reports of the drivers ahead of you.

Learn more

Reports from road authorities

See updates from road crews, transportation agencies and weather services alongside reports from fellow drivers.

Learn more

Voice notes

Keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road by using your voice to add context to your Scout reports.

Learn more

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