RAIL NETWORK IN FLORIDA - 2015

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Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

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

Publication_Date: 201506

Title: RAIL NETWORK 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:: This dataset contains the Florida subset of the National Rail Network. The Rail Network is a comprehensive database of the nation's railway system at the 1:100,000 scale or better. The data set covers all 50 States plus the District of Columbia. This is an update to the rails_2014 layer.
Purpose:: The data set provides location and partial attribute information for use in national and regional network analysis applications.
Supplemental_Information:: At the time of publishing the DVD significant updates to the layer were underway.
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: 2015

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: Network
Theme_Keyword: Railways
Theme_Keyword: NGDA

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Theme_Keyword: transportation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GNIS
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Florida

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2014

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 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: US

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

Data_Set_Credit: Acknowledgment of the 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: 20140321
Title: raillines v. 8
Edition: 2014
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
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:

This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology

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: Varies
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 "STATEFIPS" = '12' to select features in Florida - When checking 2015 metadata for date, no date was found. Opened text file associated with raillines.shp and found date of June 2015 at the end of the text file. - 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. - Deleted empty fields RROWNER3, TRKRGHTS4, TRKRGHTS5, TRKRGHTS6, TRKRGHTS7, TRKRGHTS8, TRKRGHTS9 - Added DESCRIPT field and populated it based on FRAARCID - 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: 20150922

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3306

Spatial_Reference_Information:

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Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

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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

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Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

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Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
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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: RAILS_2015
Entity_Type_Definition: RAILS_2015.DBF
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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FRAARCID

Attribute_Definition: Unique Identifier

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique IDs

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MILES

Attribute_Definition: Length of segment in miles

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATEAB

Attribute_Definition:

State railroad abbreviation which follows the Postal abbreviation

Attribute_Definition_Source: USPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Official List of U.S.
Codeset_Source: U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATEFIPS

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Attribute_Definition_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Attribute_Definition_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Attribute_Label: STCNTYFIPS

Attribute_Definition:

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State and County Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: IL, IN, MI, MN, WI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: CO, IA, KS, MO, NE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: AK, ID, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY
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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: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: FRA Rule 260 and Owner Codes
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RROWNER2

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

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: FRA Rule 260 and Owner Codes
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TRKRGHTS1

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

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: FRA List of Railroad Name Abbreviations
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TRKRGHTS2

Attribute_Definition:

Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: FRA List of Railroad Name Abbreviations
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TRKRGHTS3

Attribute_Definition:

Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: FRA List of Railroad Name Abbreviations
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STRACNET

Attribute_Definition:

Type of military interest flag - this code should match the publication 'Civil Rail Lines Important to 'National Defense, 2013'

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value: Null
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SIGSYS

Attribute_Definition: Type of signaling system

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Table/Train Order
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Occupancy Control Systems
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Null
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TRACKS

Attribute_Definition: Number of tracks

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 15

Attribute:

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Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FRFRANODE

Attribute_Definition:

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

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOFRANODE

Attribute_Definition:

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

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NET

Attribute_Definition: Indicates which operations is part of the network, spatially

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: X
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Out of Service
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PASSNGR

Attribute_Definition: Passenger Railroad Operations

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: N/A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Amtrak
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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: R
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rapid Transit
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: T
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tourist
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: V
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Via Rail Canada
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AC
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Amtrak & Tourist
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rapid Transit & Commuter
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YARDS

Attribute_Definition: Name of the Yard, if available

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INT_TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Identifies if the rail can be used for Intermodal Shipments

Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Double Stack
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEN12CODE

Attribute_Definition: Density Category for the latest available, 2012

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown or dummy
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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: < 5 MGT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 50 - 100 MGT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: > 100 MGT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: GeoPlan added field based on FRAARCID
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

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute_Definition: Length in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: National Rail Network
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

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:

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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Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

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Format_Version_Number: 2014
File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
Transfer_Size: 0.810

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) 2014 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_Position: GIS Program Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 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_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_Use_Constraints: Acknowledgment of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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