USA/Southeast

   This page contains information related to editing Waze maps in the State of Florida.  It has priority over any localized sub-state page to insure state-wide uniformity.  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 priority.  Questions should be addressed to the Level 5 or 6 editors listed below.

   Within Waze, Florida falls under the Southeast Region along with Alabama and Georgia. See the Southeast Forum for more information.  In most cases, anything listed below as "planned" will link to an existing US-level page.

Cities and towns

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.  

Road (segment) types

   Determining road types in Florida aligns with the Waze USA Standard for for freeway, major highway, minor highways, and primary streets.  The Waze USA standard is based on a national standard called "functional classification," with a few important 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 state other than Florida, you must comply with that state's policies.

   Although the Waze USA Standard permits some road-type selection deviation, at present no Florida 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

These are unpaved roads and may or may not be classified by the Florida functional classification system.  If they are in the state FC system, set the segment type according to the functional classification.  The possiblities are:

• a dirt county road functionally classified as a collector = road type Primary Road
• a dirt named street (a dirt road with an name) functionally classified as a collector = road type Primary Road
• a dirt county road functionally classified as a street = road type Street
• a dirt named street functionally classified as a street  = road type Street
• a dirt country road not listed in the functional classification = road type Dirt Road / 4x4 Trail
• a dirt named street not listed in the functional classification = road type Dirt Road / 4x4 Trail
• a dirt unnamed street = road type Dirt Road / 4x4 Trail

(NOTE: The above will be converted to a table.)

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.

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

• Divided Highways
• Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes
• Roundabouts/Traffic Circles
• Cul-de-sac's
• Parking Lot Roads
• Toll Roads

Alleys

Not presently mapped in Florida UNLESS the alley leads to more than one house or is a named street.  In either of those two (2) cases, it will be drawn as a Parking Lot road so it isn't used for routing.

Non-drivable roads

Generally, if a path can't be driven on (e.g. Walking Trail, Pedestrian Boardwalk, Stairway, Railroad, Runway/Taxiway) then it not normally mapped. If it is mapped, it should not be connected to any roads. This is due to the way the routing engine works, as Waze will route users to drive on these "Non-Drivable" road types.

It is permitted to map Railroads since some users run Waze while on the train and contributing false data to the system. This false data has been known to effect drivers on adjacent roads. Railroads should be level -5 and locked at the highest level of the editor, up to level 5.

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).  

Mapping resources

County Maps (for reference, only, as these are not indicative of the USA Standard) Broward County functional class

Forum

USA section of Waze Forum

Area Managers

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

Username	Area Managed	Comments	Profile
Level 6
banished	Southeast Regional Coordinator		Profile
txemt			Profile
Level 5 (country manager)
driving79
aarakes
Your Name Here	Your area here	Your Comments Here	Your profile link
Level 5 Area Managers (not Country Managers)
driving79
aarakes
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Level 4 Area Managers
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Level 3 Area Managers
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