[Tagging] Default values for surface by road category and country

[Tom Pfeifer]

On 21.09.2019 17:09, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> voschix wrote:
>> I am trying to figure out where the surface default values by road
>> category and country are defined.
> 
> I don't believe there's a place where it's stated, but I work on these
> assumptions:

> - in developed countries, all "higher" highway types can be assumed paved
> - in developing countries, anything from secondary down (or even primary)
> may be unpaved
> - in rural areas of the US, it's not safe to assume highway=residential is
> paved if tiger:reviewed=no

In the outskirts of Berlin, I have unpaved highway=residential in good neighbourhoods,
that are muddy when wet and dusty when dry. Thus Germany qualifies as developing country?

Now that residents are relieved from paying the state parts of the building cost of their roads from 
this year on, the situation might improve eventually...

tom