AMTRAK STATIONS

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Publication_Date: 200701

Title: AMTRAK STATIONS

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.

Publisher:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Railroad Administration

Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida

Online_Linkage: <http://www.fra.dot.gov/>

Description:

Abstract:

The Amtrak Stations database is a geographic data set containing Amtrak intercity railroad passenger terminals in Florida. Attribute data include services and passenger amenities provided at the station.

Purpose:

The data set provides location and attribute information for use in national and regional cartographic and network analysis applications.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2007

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Theme_Keyword: Amtrak

Theme_Keyword: Station

Theme_Keyword: Train

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: transportation

Place:

Place_Keyword: Florida

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword: 2007

Access_Constraints: NONE

Use_Constraints:

THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS.

A note about data scale:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data.

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the county level. 1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such as property parcel boundaries. 1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level. 1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our webpage at: <http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html>

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: FGDL Mailing Lists: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Security_Information:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Publication_Date: 2007

Title: Amtrak Stations

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Other_Citation_Details:

National Transportation Atlas Database: <http://www.bts.gov/help/national_transportation_atlas_database.html>

Federal Railroad Administration: <http://www.fra.dot.gov/>

Online_Linkage: <http://www.fra.dot.gov/>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All point records are represented by a single coordinate pair and a unique feature identifier; the Amtrak Station Code (stored in the STNCODE field). Attribute data can be matched to specific point records using this identifier.

Completeness_Report:

The database includes all Amtrak railroad and thruway bus stations listed in the Amtrak timetables mentioned above.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Amtrak

Publication_Date: 2006

Title:

Amtrak Spring/Summer National and Summer/Fall Northeast Timetables

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Amtrak

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2006

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USDOT/BTS/FRA

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Each Amtrak railroad or thruway bus station identified in the Amtrak Timetables was initially geocoded based on its street address and ZIP Code, using the geocoding procedures in ESRI software and the TIGER/Line(TM) 1995 street centerline databases. Stations with ambiguous street addresses were then located using a combination of geographic cues, including location of nearest railroad tracks, location of Standard Point Location Code (SPLC) place names, location of Census Named Places, and commercial road atlases. Stations with no street address and stations located in Canada were manually located based on place name and location of nearest railroad service.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In July 2007 Geoplan obtained the data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics in CDROM format.

- GeoPlan extracted this data in shapefile format and removed facilities not located in Florida. - The shapefile was reprojected from WGS_1984 Decimal Degrees to the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. (See "Map Projection Parameters" below). - All records were upcased. - Changed original layer name from amtrak_sta to amtrak_2007. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on CITY - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date of data processing

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20070712

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile.

Process_Date: 20071218

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 36

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 24.000000

Standard_Parallel: 31.500000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.000000

False_Easting: 400000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: AMTRAK_2007

Entity_Type_Definition: AMTRAK_2007.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STNCODE

Attribute_Definition: Unique Station Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STNNAME

Attribute_Definition: City and State of the station

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ADDRESS1

Attribute_Definition: Street address of the station

Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ADDRESS2

Attribute_Definition: Street address of the station, if app.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CITY

Attribute_Definition: Name of city where station is located

Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATE

Attribute_Definition:

State railroad abbreviation which follows the Postal abbreviation

Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZIP

Attribute_Definition: Postal ZIP Code for station

Attribute_Definition_Source: Amtrak

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STNTYPE

Attribute_Definition: Type of Station

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BUS

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Station is a Bus location

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RAIL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Station is a rail location

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OTHER

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Station serves other modes

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LAT

Attribute_Definition:

The latitude of the point expressed as a signed real number. This value is in decimal degrees with negative values indicating South latitude and positive values indicating North latitude.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -90

Range_Domain_Maximum: 90

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LON

Attribute_Definition:

The longitude of the point expressed as a signed real number. This value is in decimal degrees with negative values indicating West longitude and positive values indicating East longitude.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -180

Range_Domain_Maximum: 180

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STFIPS

Attribute_Definition: Two digit State FIPS Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: NIST

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Codes- FIPS Pub 6-4

Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VERSION

Attribute_Definition:

The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed.

Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 01

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: GeoPlan added field based on CITY

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE

Attribute_Definition: Date GeoPlan acquired data from source

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AUTOID

Attribute_Definition: Unique ID added by GeoPlan

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Overview_Description:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Country: United States

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Mailing list for FGDL: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Resource_Description: DOWNLOADABLE DATA

Distribution_Liability:

THE FGDL DATA AS PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER (COLLECTIVELY THE 'MATERIALS') ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER FOR THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (THE 'DATA PROVIDERS'). DO NOT REPRODUCE, REDISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE MATERIALS, OR PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR FREE TO CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS, OR PLACE THE MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD ON A WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN USING FGDL DATA OR SOFTWARE IN PROJECTS, MAPS, ETC.; YOU AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FGDL AS A DATA SOURCE. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS'. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE QUALITY OR SUITABILITY OF THE MATERIALS, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile

Format_Version_Number: 2007

File_Decompression_Technique:

No compression applied. However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.

Transfer_Size: 0.001

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Access_Instructions:

The NTAD cdrom can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov. NTAD can also be downloaded from the Geographic Information Program web sit at <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>.

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM

Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 650

Recording_Density_Units: megabytes

Recording_Format: ISO 9660

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2007

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070330

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Railroad Administration

Contact_Person: Raquel Wright

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: FRA - Mailstop 15

Address: 1120 Vermont Avenue

City: Washington

State_or_Province: DC

Postal_Code: 20590

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202.493.6415

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile