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   This page contains information related to editing Waze maps in the USA Southeast Region which includes Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.  It has precedence over any more geographically localized sub-pages to insure regional unity and consistency.  It is not the intent of this page to over-ride any US-level page.  If the information on this page conflicts with a US-level page, the US-level page has precedence.  Questions should be addressed to a Level 5 or 6 editor listed below.

   See the Southeast Forum for more information.  In most cases, anything listed below as "planned" will link to an existing US-level page.

   This page is maintained by banished.  Please coordinate any changes in advance.  Southeast map editors are encouraged to add/modify their own information in the Southeast Editors table, below.

Cities and towns

Alabama:

Florida: There are 473 municipalities and 67 counties in the state. Orlando and neighboring Lake Buena Vista endure the most editing and map reports due to their popularity as global tourist destinations.  The toll system is called "Sunpass" and it is near impossible to travel anywhere in Florida from Orlando southward without encountering it.  Outside of Florida, it is compatible only with NC QuickPass.  Florida spans the Eastern and Central time zones, with the dividing line at the Appalachicola RIver west of Tallahassee.  

Georgia: 

Road (segment) types

   Determining road types in the Southeast aligns with the Waze USA Standard for for freeway, major highway, minor highways, and primary streets.  The Waze USA standard is a hybrid system based on a national standard called "functional classification" with a few modifications.  

   Functional classification maps are available for most states.  Compliance across state borders is important to insure better route selections between states; however, editors in some states have deferred adoption of the USA Standard due to in-state concerns.  If you edit in any Region than the Southeast, you must comply with that state's policies.

   Although the Waze USA Standard permits some road-type selection deviation, at present no Southeast deviations are permitted, but may be in the future.


Minimum Road Type Standards

Interstate = freeway
US Hwy = major (MH)
State Roads = minor (mH)

   Application of the Waze USA Standard may permit a segment be upgraded one or two steps up from those minimums, but never downgraded.

Dirt (unpaved) roads

   The USA Standard does not specify how to set unpaved road segments, so we define that here.  Unpaved roads may or may not be classified in the states' functional classification system.  If they are, set the road type according to the functional classification.  If they are not, set the road type to Dirt Road / 4x4 Trail.  

   To stay aligned with the USA Standard, a county road functionally classified as a Local street or Local street classified as a collector is still to be set as a Primary Road. A named street classified as a Local road is a Street.  Otherwise, dirt is dirt.  A few unpaved county roads are little more than rutted cowpaths so it could be hazardous to navigation to set them to anything but dirt.

Dirt (unpaved) Roads

County
Road

Named
Street

Unnamed
Street

Functional
Classification

Collector

 PS 

 PS 

n/a

Local

 PS 

 Street 

n/a

Not functionally
classified/mapped

Dirt

Dirt

Dirt

If the users' client options are set to avoid dirt roads, they will still be routed on dirt roads if functionally classified as either collector or local street.  

Road segment naming

Interstates: I-xx
US Hwy: US-xx
State Road: SR-xx
County Hwy: CR-xx

Often when US Hwys, State Roads, and County Roads pass through municipalities, they have a local name (e.g, "Main St").  Please see Road Names for instructions on how to name these segments.  Check here for other states.

Mapping resources

Alabama

Florida

Georgia

Landmarks

(tentatively planned)

Major construction projects

See the Florida Department of Transportation web site for a list of long term road closures and changes to traffic flow that impact the Waze Map.

Special roads

Alleys

These are mapped as a Parking Lot road only if the alley leads to more than one address (businesses or residences) or is a named street.  Otherwise, alleys are not mapped.

Non-drivable roads

Generally, if a path can't be driven on (e.g. Walking Trail, Pedestrian Boardwalk, Stairway, Runway/Taxiway) then it not normally mapped. If it is mapped, it should not be connected to any roads.

Railroads should be mapped since some users run Waze while on the train thereby contributing false data to the system. This false data has been known to effect rate information on adjacent roads and generate false missing road reports.

Time restricted turns

(planned)

Speed / red light cameras

Speed cameras

(planned)

Red light cameras

(planned)

Other camera types

These are cameras or signs that either provide driver feedback or are used for traffic control. These devices CAN NOT issue tickets and should not be mapped.

How to Identify Cameras.

To do list

The Waze USA Standard for assigning segment types for freeways, major highways, and state roads is mostly complete. County Hwys need review (as of 2014-04-27).  

Southeast Editors

 If you are an Area Manager granted editing privileges anywhere in Alabama, Florida, or Georgia, or a USA Country manager that frequently edits there, please add yourself to this table (alphabetical by username).

Username Assigned Responsibility Location Profile
Level 6
banished Southeast Regional Coordinator
Florida Panhandle Profile
txemt South Central/US Territories RC Miami, Fl PM
Level 5
driving79 Country Manager NE, Fl PM








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