[OSM-talk] Tiger data and highway classifications

[Nick Whitelegg]

Was just looking at an area of the USA (Long Beach area, near LA) I've 
visited a few times:

http://www.informationfreeway.org/?lat=33.84935384493783&lon=-118.11231256062878&zoom=16&layers=B000F000

Noticed that a number of through roads which I clearly remember as easily 
equivalent to a UK A road are shown as highway=unclassified (specifically 
Woodruff Avenue, Palo Verde Avenue).  Should these be highway=primary? Or 
in US terms does a hihgway=primary need to be a designated (numbered) 
state or national road?

In the same area I've also noticed the Mount Wilson Road (which climbs 
Mount Wilson north of LA) is shown as an unclassified road whilst it's 
actually a track. Again, would it be legitimate to edit this to be 
highway=unsurfaced?

Nick