http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/fmfacts.htm Texas refers to the network as Farm/Ranch to Market or Farm to Market, except Ranch Road 1 and NASA Road 1 (both of which are part of single-route networks, because Texas). The last fact I would correct to say "currently" since Oklahoma formerly had Farm-to-Market roads, every now and then I find a long-abandoned farm-to-market reference in the name*=* tags tiger imported in rural Oklahoma. The TxDOT's official glossary identify Urban Road, Farm to Market and Ranch to Market identically, and an Urban Road as an FM/RM running through an urban area. http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/transportation-planning/highway-designation/glossary.html
Using the TxDOT search system, there seems to be a lot of bikeshedding within the department on request of locals who want a Farm to Market to be a Ranch to Market or Urban Road or vice-versa-et-cetra and nothing to suggest that FM/RM/UR are three different networks. On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Clay Smalley <claysmal...@gmail.com>wrote: > I checked the Wikipedia page and couldn't find anything. Could you do me a > favor and point me to the part of the article you're referring to, and/or > the cited source? > > I'd rather solve this without more mailing list drama, if possible. > On Jun 20, 2013 9:06 AM, "Paul Johnson" <ba...@ursamundi.org> wrote: > >> 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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