Modern vehicles (e.g., airplanes, boats, trains, cars, trucks, etc.) can include a vehicle event recorder in order to better understand the timeline of an anomalous event (e.g., an accident). A vehicle event recorder typically includes a set of sensors, e.g., video recorders, audio recorders, accelerometers, gyroscopes, vehicle state sensors, GPS (global positioning system), etc., that report data, which is used to determine the occurrence of an anomalous event. If an anomalous event is detected, then sensor data related to the event is stored for later review. A vehicle event recorder for cars and trucks (e.g., vehicles that operate on public roads) typically includes road map data comprising location-specific information (e.g., speed limit information, traffic control information, vehicle depot information, vehicle boundary information, etc.). Location-specific information can cause the rules defining when an event is detected to change based on location (e.g., speed limit laws change in different regions; while in a vehicle depot seat belts are not required to be fastened; if the vehicle leaves a vehicle boundary an event is detected; etc.). However, programming a vehicle event recorder with location-specific information can be a complex, arduous, and error-prone process.