HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS IN FLORIDA - 2012

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: Federal Railroad Administration

Publication_Date: 20120426

Title: HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS IN FLORIDA - 2012

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.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>

Description:

Abstract:

Federal railroad administration Grade Crossings is a spatial file that originates from the National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory Program. The program is to provide information to Federal, State, and local governments as well as the railroad industry for the improvements of safety at highway-rail crossing. This is an update to the rail_xing_2011 layer.

Purpose:

Rail Crossings is a spatial file maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for use by States and railroads.

Supplemental_Information:

Highway-railroad grade crossings are intersections where a highway crosses a railroad at-grade. Grade crossings may be public or private. Public grade crossings are roadways that are under the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, a public authority. Private grade crossings are on roadways privately owned, such as on a farm or industrial area, and is intended for use by the owner or by the owner's licensees and invitees.

The National Transportation Atlas Database is a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute information for these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee, is also provided for each database. The data support research, analysis, and decision-making across all modes of transportation. They are most useful at the national level, but have major applications at regional, state, and local scales throughout the transportation community.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2012

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.498528

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.896457

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.040457

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.453582

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Theme_Keyword: Rail

Theme_Keyword: Grade Crossing

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: transportation

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 2012

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

FRA is not liable for the information provided by the State DOTs or rail companies

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Contact_Person: Raquel Hunt

Contact_Position: GIS Program Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave S.E.

City: Washington

State_or_Province: D.C.

Postal_Code: 20590

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202.493.6415

Data_Set_Credit: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Publication_Date: 2012

Title: Grade Crossings

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Other_Citation_Details:

National Transportation Atlas Database: <http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_atlas_database/>
Bureau of Transportation Statistics: <http://www.bts.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:

The quality of the inventory can vary because a record of grade crossing location is being maintained by each state and railroad that is responsible for maintaining its respective information.

Completeness_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.

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_Scale_Denominator: Unknown

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: RITA/BTS

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The data is downloaded from the HWY-Rail Crossing Inventory Files. Quality checks are performed on the spatial and attribute data. The spatial checks were described under the positional Accuracy. The attribute check will review the consistence of the attributes.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: FRA

Process_Date: 2012

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In September 2012 GeoPlan obtained the data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) in CDROM format. The data was in the following geographical coordinate system: WGS 1984 Datum, Units: Degrees. During the QA/QC process GeoPlan performed the following tasks.
- Extracted features where "STATEFIPS" = '12' to select features in Florida - Reprojected the data to FGDL Albers HPGN - Uppercased all fields - Added DESCRIPT field based on STREET - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date GeoPlan acquired the data from the source. - Renamed the dataset from rr_crossings to rail_xing_2012

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20120919

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: 5175

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: 0.010000

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.010000

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: RAIL_XING_2012

Entity_Type_Definition: RAIL_XING_2012.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: 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: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CROSSING

Attribute_Definition: US DOT Valid Crossing ID Number

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RAILROAD

Attribute_Definition:

The reporting mark of the 1st owning railroad. A mark of 'XXXX' indicates an abandoned link. Rule 260 codes are used where available. A mark of 'DUMX' indicates an added connecting link.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: FRA Rule 260 and Owner Codes

Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RRDIV

Attribute_Definition: Railroad Division Name or Blank

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RRSUBDIV

Attribute_Definition: Railroad Subdivision or Blank

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HIGHWAY

Attribute_Definition: Highway Type and Number

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STREET

Attribute_Definition: Street or Road Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TYPEXING

Attribute_Definition: Type of Crossing

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pedestrian at grade

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pedestrian RR under

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pedestrian RR over

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 21

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Private at grade

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 22

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Private RR under

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 23

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Private RR over

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 31

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Public at grade

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 32

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Public RR under

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 33

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Public RR over

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POSXING

Attribute_Definition: Position of Crossing

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: At grade under

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: RR Under

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: RR over

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STFIPS

Attribute_Definition: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)

Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CTFIPS

Attribute_Definition: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) County Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)

Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY

Attribute_Definition: Name of County

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATE_ABBR

Attribute_Definition: State Abbreviation

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. State Boundaries

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Abbreviation of States

Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Public or Private Crossing

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PU

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Public

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PR

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Private

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SP_REVIEW

Attribute_Definition:

Indicates the level of accuracy when the data is compared to other spatial reference layers

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Null

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The county does not match the county within the spatial quality control

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 1 mile distance from a rail segment

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: There is no state or county within the spatial quality control

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The state does not match the state within the spatial quality control

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

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: 00

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: GeoPlan added field based on STREET.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE

Attribute_Definition: The date GeoPlan acquired the data from the source.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AUTOID

Attribute_Definition: Unique ID added by GeoPlan

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

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

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 Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources) who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist.
Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'. 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 data sources. 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 shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using, modifying, contributing or distributing the materials.
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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>

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Shapefile

Format_Version_Number: 2012

File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied

Transfer_Size: 6.645

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: dvd

Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 650

Recording_Density_Units: megabytes

Recording_Format: ISO 9660

Ordering_Instructions:

Call (202-366-DATA), or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2012 DVD. The NTAD DVD can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov. Individual datasets from the NTAD can also be downloaded from the Office of Geospatial Information Systems website at <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>

Technical_Prerequisites:

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

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20121101

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: Raquel Wright

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave S.E.

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_Use_Constraints:

FRA is not liable for the information provided by the State DOTs or rail companies

Metadata_Extensions:

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

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile