[Talk-us] ref tags

Paul Johnson baloo at ursamundi.org
Thu Jun 20 16:06:41 UTC 2013


Check the Farm-to-market page on Wikipedia.
On Jun 19, 2013 11:00 PM, "Clay Smalley" <claysmalley at 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" <baloo at 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" <claysmalley at 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" <baloo at 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" <claysmalley at 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" <baloo at ursamundi.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Martijn van Exel <m at 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).
>>>>>>
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