FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: RAIL NETWORK

Geodataset Name:       RAILS_2008
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polyline
Feature Count:         3099
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset is a subset of The Rail Network representing the state of Florida. The Rail Network is a comprehensive database of the nation's railway system at the 1:100,000 scale. The data set covers all 50 States plus the District of Columbia.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Railroad Administration
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 2008 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 2008 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: RAILS_2008.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
FRAARCID
4 Integer
MILES
8 Double
STATEAB
2 String
STATEFIPS
2 String
CNTYFIPS
3 String
STCNTYFIPS
5 String
FRAREGION
2 SmallInteger
RROWNER1
4 String
RROWNER2
4 String
RROWNER3
4 String
TRKRGHTS1
4 String
TRKRGHTS2
4 String
TRKRGHTS3
4 String
TRKRGHTS4
4 String
TRKRGHTS5
4 String
TRKRGHTS6
4 String
TRKRGHTS7
4 String
TRKRGHTS8
4 String
TRKRGHTS9
4 String
STRACNET
1 String
SIGSYS
3 String
TRACKS
2 SmallInteger
FRFRANODE
4 Integer
TOFRANODE
4 Integer
NET
1 String
PASSNGR
4 String
DEN06CODE
2 SmallInteger
SUBDIV
50 String
YARDS
50 String
VERSION
2 String
DESCRIPT
7 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
SHAPE
4 Geometry
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

FRAARCID Unique ID

MILES Length of segment in miles

STATEAB State railroad abbreviation which follows the Postal abbreviation

STATEFIPS Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State Code

CNTYFIPS Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) County Code

STCNTYFIPS Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State and County Code

FRAREGION FRA Regional Boundaries
1 = CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT

2 = DC, DE, MD, OH, PA, VA, WV

3 = AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

4 = IL, IN, MI, MN, WI

5 = AR, LA, NM, OK, TX

6 = CO, IA, KS, MO, NE

7 = AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT

8 = AK, ID, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY


RROWNER1 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.

RROWNER2 The reporting mark of the 2nd owning railroad, if any.

RROWNER3 The reporting mark of the 3rd owning railroad, if any.

TRKRGHTS1 Reporting mark of the 1st railroad having trackage-rights.

TRKRGHTS2 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS3 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS4 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS5 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS6 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS7 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS8 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

TRKRGHTS9 Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

STRACNET Type of military interest flag - this code should match the publication 'Civil Rail Lines Important to 'National Defense, September, 2003'
(blank) = Not important

S = On the STRACNET system

C = A connector to the STRACNET system


SIGSYS Type of signaling system.
CTC = Centralized Traffic Control

ABS = Automatic Block Signals

ACS = Automatic Cab Signals

ATS = Automatic Train Stop

ATC = Automatic Train Control

MAN = Manual Block, including dark

TTO = Time Table/Train Order


TRACKS Number of tracks

FRFRANODE The FRA assigned node number at the topological start of the link

TOFRANODE The FRA assigned node number at the topological end of the link

NET Indicates which operations is part of the network, spatially
A = Abandoned

F = Ferry

M = Main sub network

O = Non-Mainline Active track


PASSNGR Passenger Railroad Operations
"blank" = Not applicable

A = Amtrak

C = Commuter

R = Rapid Transit

T = Tourist

V = Via Rail Canada

AC = Amtrak & Commuter

AT = Amtrak & Tourist


DEN06CODE Density Category for the latest year available, 2006
0 = Unknown or dummy.

1 = 0.1 to 4.9 MGTM

2 = 5.0 to 9.9 MGTM

3 = 10.0 to 19.9 MGTM

4 = 20.0 to 39.9 MGTM

5 = 40.0 to 59.9 MGMT

6 = 60.0 to 99.9 MGMT

7 = 100.0 and greater MGMT


SUBDIV Subdivision, if available

YARDS Name of the Yard, if available

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

DESCRIPT Description field based on FRAACID

FGDLAQDATE GeoPlan Acquisition Date

SHAPE Feature geometry.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.LEN Length in meters


USER NOTES:
The network is topologically connected and the data set is geographically 
accurate at the 1:100,000 scale.
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our
knowledge.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
At the time of publishing the CD significant updates to the layer were underway. 
Please check <http://gis.fra.dot.gov> for the latest version of the dataset

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

The horizontal accuracy for these data can be stated as being that associated 
with data compiled at the 1:100,000 scale.

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

Acknowledgment of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

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.

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

REFERENCES:
Bureau Transportation Statistics:
http://www.bts.gov/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Verify and validate the rail network.
Process Date: 2007

-The Geoplan Center received the dataset 8/5/2008. -Records were selected where "FIPS" = '12' to select only features in Florida. -Exported selection as a new layer -Reprojected data from GCS_WGS_1984 to Albers Conical Equal Area (Florida Geographic Data Library) -Added DESCRIPT field based on FRAACID -Added FGDLAQDATE field and calculated to 8/5/2008 Process Date: 20081006
Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile. Process Date: 20081021
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

DATA SOURCE CONTACT (S):

Name:
Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

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E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:
Federal Railroad Administration
BTS/RITA/FRA
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC
20590
202.493.6415

http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/ Raquel Wright

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                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
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