HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS IN FLORIDA - 2015

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, Federal Railroad Administration

Publication_Date: 201506

Title: HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS IN FLORIDA - 2015

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.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/subject_areas/geographic_information_services/index.html>

Description:

Abstract:

FRA 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_2014 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: 201506

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: Rail

Theme_Keyword: Rail Crossings

Theme_Keyword: Grade Crossing

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Theme_Keyword: transportation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GNIS

Place_Keyword: Florida

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 2014

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

Contact_Person: Raquel Hunt

Contact_Position: GIS Program Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE

City: Washington

State_or_Province: D.C.

Postal_Code: 20590

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202.493.6415

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Raquel.Hunt@dot.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@BTS.gov

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: 201506

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.rita.dot.gov/bts/>

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:

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: RITA/BTS/FRA

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In 2015 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 "STATECODE" = '12' to select features in Florida. Deleted one record that fell outside the Florida state extent. - When checking 2015 metadata for date, no date was found. Opened text file associated with rr_crossings.shp and found date of June 2015 at the end of the text file. - The original shapefile was projected in GCS_WGS_1984. Reprojected the shapefile to Albers Conical Equal Area (fgdl_square) using the WGS_1984_(ITRF00)_To_NAD_1983 + NAD_1983_To_HARN_Florida transformation. - Added DESCRIPT field and populated it based on STREET - Added FGDLAQDATE field and populated it based on the date GeoPlan received the data - Restructured table by reducing field lengths to better suit data. - Uppercased all fields

NOTE: Found that the margin of error was higher than 0.005 between 2015 and 2014 shapefiles because GeoPlan switched transformation methods in January of 2015. Tested this by transforming original 2015 data using the old transformation method and comparing it to the 2014 ETAT shapefile. Future transformation of this data should line up with the newest transformation.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20110301

Process_Time: 09063800

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: 5204

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: RAIL_XING_2015

Entity_Type_Definition: RAIL_XING_2015.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS/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: EFFDATE

Attribute_Definition: Effective Date

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EDATE

Attribute_Definition: End Date

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: '999999'

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Crossing is not closed

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REASON

Attribute_Definition: Reason for Update

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Changes in Existing Crossing Data

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: New Crossing

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Closed Crossing or Abandoned

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: StateCode

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) State Code

Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CountyCode

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) County Code

Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STCYFIPS

Attribute_Definition:

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State & County Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State & County Code

Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CITYCD

Attribute_Definition: City Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CROSSING

Attribute_Definition: Unique Crossing ID

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RAILROAD

Attribute_Definition: Railroad Operating Company

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Railroad Codes

Codeset_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RRDIV

Attribute_Definition: Railroad Division Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Division Names

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RRSUBDIV

Attribute_Definition: Railroad Subdivision

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Subdivision Names

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HIGHWAY

Attribute_Definition: Highway Type and Number

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Highway Type and Number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STREET

Attribute_Definition: Street or Road Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Street Name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TTSTN

Attribute_Definition: Nearest RR Timetable Station

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Station

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MILEPOST

Attribute_Definition: RR Milepost

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Milepost

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TYPEXING

Attribute_Definition: Type of Crossing

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pedestrian

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Private

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Public

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POSXING

Attribute_Definition: Position of Crossing

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: At Grade Under

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Railroad Under

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Railroad Over

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRVCAT

Attribute_Definition: Private Xing Category

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Farm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Residential

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Recreational

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Industrial

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Commercial

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRVIND

Attribute_Definition: Signs/ Signals

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Signs

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Signals

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No signs or signals

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Both signs and signals

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRVSIGN

Attribute_Definition: Signs-Specify

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Random Descriptions of the signs

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INIT

Attribute_Definition: Initiating Agency

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Railroad

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: State

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: DOT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Original FRA internal use

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Grade crossing latitudinal coordinate

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 21

Range_Domain_Maximum: 65

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUD

Attribute_Definition: Grade crossing longitudinal coordinate

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -158

Range_Domain_Maximum: - 68

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LLSOURCE

Attribute_Definition: Latitude and Longitude Source

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Actual

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Estimated

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Federal Actual

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Federal Derived –[For FRA Internal Use]

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WHISTBAN

Attribute_Definition: Whistle Ban (Quiet Zone)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 24 hour

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Partial

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RRCONT

Attribute_Definition:

Railroad Contact: Contains the telephone number of the railroad contact associated with the crossing.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Phone Numbers

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POLCONT

Attribute_Definition:

Emergency Contact: This field contains the telephone number of the emergency contact associated with the crossing. Normally, this will be the ENS telephone number posted at the crossing or along the railroad branch line.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Phone Numbers

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INV_LINK

Attribute_Definition:

Hyperlink to the U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory Information for that specific crossing

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique hyperlink

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACC_LINK

Attribute_Definition:

If applicable, hyperlink to the U.S. DOT Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident/Incident Report

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique hyperlink

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

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Person:

Contact_Position:

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_Voice_Telephone:

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:

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>

Hours_of_Service:

Contact_Instructions:

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Distribution_Liability:

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Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Shapefile

Format_Version_Number: 2012

File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied

Transfer_Size: 0.139

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: 20151023

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: 1200 New Jersey Ave S.E.

City: Washington

State_or_Province: D.C.

Postal_Code: 20590

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-493-6415

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Raquel.Hunt@dot.gov

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@BTS.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

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

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile