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====Types of Roads====
====Types of Roads====
In the Waze Map Editor (WME) you see twelve options to choose from for a segment's Road Type i.e. {{Freeway}} {{Ramp}} {{Major Highway}} {{Minor Highway}} {{Primary Street}} {{Street}} Narrow Street {{Off-road}} {{Parking Lot Road}} {{Private}} {{Ferry}} {{Railroad}} {{Runway}}  
In the Waze Map Editor (WME) you see twelve options to choose from for a segment's Road Type i.e. {{Freeway}} {{Ramp}} {{Major Highway}} {{Minor Highway}} {{Primary Street}} {{Street}} Narrow Street {{Off-road}} {{Parking Lot Road}} {{Private}} {{Ferry}} {{Railroad}} {{Runway}}
 
==== Public Accessible Roads ====


====={{Freeway}}=====
====={{Freeway}}=====
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There may be some '''exceptions''' though so please consult a senior editor for more knowledge.
There may be some '''exceptions''' though so please consult a senior editor for more knowledge.


===== {{Primary Street}} =====
====={{Primary Street}}=====
Primary Street's are low-traffic roads which connect societies to higher type roads (mH, MH, FWY)
Primary Street's are low-traffic roads which connect societies to higher type roads (mH, MH, FWY)


In Pakistan, the '''following''' are to be selected as PS:
In Pakistan, the '''following''' are to be selected as PS:


* Major in-city roads  
*Major in-city roads
* Roads to small villages/chak (چک)
*Roads to small villages/chak (چک)
* Main Colony Road's (e.g. Central Avenue, Fazaia Colony, Rawalpindi)
*Main Colony Road's (e.g. Central Avenue, Fazaia Colony, Rawalpindi)
* Service Road's
*Service Road's


In Pakistan, the '''following''' are '''NOT''' to be selected as PS:
In Pakistan, the '''following''' are '''NOT''' to be selected as PS:


* Residential Streets  
*Residential Streets


There may be some '''exceptions''' though so please consult a senior editor for more knowledge.
There may be some '''exceptions''' though so please consult a senior editor for more knowledge.


===== {{Street}} =====
====={{Street}}=====
Street's are roads accessible to the public which have little to no traffic at any given time.
Street's are roads accessible to the public which have little to no traffic at any given time.


In Pakistan, the '''following''' are to be selected as St:
In Pakistan, the '''following''' are to be selected as St:


* Residential Street's (St 31, F-8/1, Islamabad)
*Residential Street's (St 31, F-8/1, Islamabad)
* Any road  that does not meet the PS, mH, MH, and FWY criteria
*Any road  that does not meet the PS, mH, MH, and FWY criteria


==== Narrow Street ====
=====Narrow Street=====
These are '''NOT''' to be used in Pakistan, these are designed for cars in other countries narrower than a normal car in Pakistan. <br />If you encouter a Narrow Street in Pakistan, please '''consult''' a senior editor for what to do with it. If there is a case where you are 100% determined that Narrow Street should be used then please '''consult''' a senior editor for his/her approval.  
These are '''NOT''' to be used in Pakistan, these are designed for cars in other countries narrower than a normal car in Pakistan. <br />If you encouter a Narrow Street in Pakistan, please '''consult''' a senior editor for what to do with it. If there is a case where you are 100% determined that Narrow Street should be used then please '''consult''' a senior editor for his/her approval.  
==== Other Drivable Roads ====
===== {{Off-road}} =====
The off-road type are roads that are not drivable by a normal 4-door car (sedan). Use of this type should be '''avioded''' unless it is not drivable by a normal sedan. It would '''NOT''' used by the routing server as it has a 3 hour penalty on it, and will only be used if the destination can only be reached through this type. '''Un-paved''' roads are not to be selected as this type instead they should be checked with the '''Un-paved''' attribute in WME.
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Revision as of 07:58, 9 February 2022

Road Types

Why are road types required?

There are a dozen reasons for road types;

  1. Routing purposes
    • Higher road types i.e Minor Highway (mH), Major Highway (MH) and Freeway (FWY) are used to route Wazers through a long journey. Lower road types i.e. Street (St), Primary Street (PS) are often not used to route through longer journeys.
    • They are helpful in providing alternative routes to Wazers. For example, if in Islamabad a Wazer wants to go from Rawat to Faisal Mosque, he would be given the route through Islamabad Expressway however if it is jammed with traffic, Grand Trunk Rd may be used to provide an alternative faster route which it can determine from historical traffic data and Road Types.
  2. You may have noticed that when zoomed out in the Waze App you would only see FWY's and MH's. This is to reduce clutter on the screen and make the map easy to interpret.

Types of Roads

In the Waze Map Editor (WME) you see twelve options to choose from for a segment's Road Type i.e.  Freeway   Ramp   Major Highway   Minor Highway   Primary Street   Street  Narrow Street  Off-road / Not maintained   Parking Lot Road   Private Road   • • • • Ferry • • • •    |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| Railroad |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|   ⁃     ⁃        ⁃        ⁃        ⁃ Runway ⁃        ⁃        ⁃        ⁃        ⁃ 

Public Accessible Roads

 Freeway 

Freeways have the lowest priority after Ramps. The routing server will at most times prefer to use this type for naviagation.

In Pakistan, the following are to be selected as FWY's:

  • All Motorway's (M-1, M-2, etc.)
  • Signal Free City Highways/Expressways (Srinagar Highway, Islamabad Expressway, Lahore Ring Road to mention a few)
  • Limited access fast roads

There may be some exceptions though so please consult a senior editor for more knowledge.

Please note that all Motorways should not have a city name and if there is a Motorway going through a city add the city name with the numerical number (e.g. M-15) in the alternative.

 Ramp 

Ramps have the no penalty on them meaning the routing server will always use the ramp if needed too.

In Pakistan, the following are to be selected as ramps:

  • Exit's and Entry's of Interchanges (e.g. Khanna Interchange on Islamabad Expressway, Islamabad)

In Pakistan, the following are NOT to be selected as ramps:

  • U-Turns on any segment
  • At-Grade Connections (AGC's)
 Major Highway 

Major Highways are common in Pakistan due to the dense road network of National Highways throughout the country.

In Pakistan, the following are to be selected as MH's:

  • All National Highways (N-5, N-75, N-125 etc.)
  • All Strategic Highways (S-1, S-2, S-3)
  • All Major Roads of Cities (Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad, Faisal Ave, Islamabad)

There may be some exceptions though so please consult a senior editor for more knowledge.

Please note that all National Highways should not have a city name and if there is a National Highway going through a city add the city name with the numerical number (e.g. N-10) in the alternative.

 Minor Highway 

Minor Highways are important for the routing server it is the last type it uses for long routes so making a non-mH road selected as mH can be confusing and can route a Wazer through an unreliable/unpreferred route.

In Pakistan, the following are to be selected as mH's:

  • All Road's that connect two cities (e.g. Attock-Kamra: Attock Rd)
  • All Main Road's in a Sector of Islamabad (mainly four roads) (e.g. Park Road, F-8, Bahria Road, E-8)
  • All decently fast-flowing (Average Speed: 60-80 km/h) roads in a city (e.g. Liaquat Road, Rawalpindi)

There may be some exceptions though so please consult a senior editor for more knowledge.

 Primary Street 

Primary Street's are low-traffic roads which connect societies to higher type roads (mH, MH, FWY)

In Pakistan, the following are to be selected as PS:

  • Major in-city roads
  • Roads to small villages/chak (چک)
  • Main Colony Road's (e.g. Central Avenue, Fazaia Colony, Rawalpindi)
  • Service Road's

In Pakistan, the following are NOT to be selected as PS:

  • Residential Streets

There may be some exceptions though so please consult a senior editor for more knowledge.

 Street 

Street's are roads accessible to the public which have little to no traffic at any given time.

In Pakistan, the following are to be selected as St:

  • Residential Street's (St 31, F-8/1, Islamabad)
  • Any road that does not meet the PS, mH, MH, and FWY criteria
Narrow Street

These are NOT to be used in Pakistan, these are designed for cars in other countries narrower than a normal car in Pakistan.
If you encouter a Narrow Street in Pakistan, please consult a senior editor for what to do with it. If there is a case where you are 100% determined that Narrow Street should be used then please consult a senior editor for his/her approval.

Other Drivable Roads

 Off-road / Not maintained 

The off-road type are roads that are not drivable by a normal 4-door car (sedan). Use of this type should be avioded unless it is not drivable by a normal sedan. It would NOT used by the routing server as it has a 3 hour penalty on it, and will only be used if the destination can only be reached through this type. Un-paved roads are not to be selected as this type instead they should be checked with the Un-paved attribute in WME.