Check the Farm-to-market page on Wikipedia. On Jun 19, 2013 11:00 PM, "Clay Smalley" <claysmal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Does the Wikipedia bit have a cited source? I can understand that being > true; I just want to verify. The Texas Highway Designation Files list them > as two separate types. > On Jun 19, 2013 8:25 PM, "Paul Johnson" <ba...@ursamundi.org> wrote: > >> TxDOT is cited in Wikipedia as documenting them as being the same network >> (farm to market), and no RM and FM have the same number. They just change >> the sign to RM when the route primarily passes through ranches instead of >> farms. According to TxDOT, there is exactly one "Ranch Road", being RR 1, >> the rest are "farm to market." It's definitely one of the more confusing >> aspects of the Texas highway system, sort of like the nebulous distinction >> between Park Roads and Rec Roads. >> On Jun 19, 2013 5:22 PM, "Clay Smalley" <claysmal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> It's US:TX:FM for FM roads, and US:TX:RM for RM roads. There may be >>> little to no overlap between RM and FM, and they may serve the same >>> purpose, but I see no need to go through them all and change all of them to >>> one network. They are different networks according to the state of Texas. >>> On Jun 19, 2013 12:52 PM, "Paul Johnson" <ba...@ursamundi.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Curious if the network for RM and FM is consistently US:TX:FM for both, >>>> since they're both part of the same network. >>>> On Jun 19, 2013 10:52 AM, "Clay Smalley" <claysmal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Fortunately most of Texas has been done, but unfortunately the FM/RM >>>>> roads haven't been completed and there are quite a lot of them. I made a >>>>> Mapcraft to help add relations to them all: >>>>> http://mapcraft.nanodesu.ru/pie/269 >>>>> >>>>> I've made a little progress in the Texas Panhandle but we definitely >>>>> need more people to help out if it's gonna get done. >>>>> On Jun 19, 2013 7:39 AM, "Paul Johnson" <ba...@ursamundi.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Martijn van Exel <m...@rtijn.org>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Also, how is the situation on the state level? I notice that for >>>>>>> some states, there are no State Route relation pages. ( >>>>>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_States_Numbered_Highway_Relations#See_also >>>>>>> ) >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm working on Oklahoma right now and keeping it documented. >>>>>> Progress has been slow since I'm not satisfied in just slapping down >>>>>> relations, I'm checking each highway for continuity and connectivity as I >>>>>> go along. I've been going somewhat sequentially but if I come across a >>>>>> state highway I know goes through but things refuse to route down it >>>>>> while >>>>>> I'm working, I'll go through and fine-tooth-comb it when I get back (as >>>>>> I'm >>>>>> doing with OK 48 right now). >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Talk-us mailing list >>>>>> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >>>>>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >>>>>> >>>>>>
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