RAIL NETWORK IN FLORIDA - 2017

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Railroad Administration
Publication_Date: 20170519
Title:
RAIL NETWORK IN FLORIDA - 2017
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://osav-usdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/2553aa5e457349efb600502050bf9c3c_0
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. This is an update to the rails_2016 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.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20170519
Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.510864
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.888427
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.040621
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.437327
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Theme_Keyword: Network
Theme_Keyword: Railways
Theme_Keyword: NGDA
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
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: 20170519
Title:
raillines v. 10
Edition: 2017
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/
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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: online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
RITA/BTS/FRA
Source_Contribution:
Spatial and Attribute Information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
- Downloaded data from BTS Open Data Portal (http://osav-usdot.opendata
.arcgis.com/datasets/2553aa5e457349efb600502050bf9c3c_0).

- Extracted features where "STATE" = 'FL' to select features in Florida and 
saved as rails_2017.shp

- Reprojected file into Albers from GCS_WGS_1984 using the WGS_1984_
(ITRF00)_To_NAD_1983 + NAD_1983_To_HARN_Florida transformation.  
The newest update has been edited by NTAD to better reflect rail lines and 
therefore does not line up with rails_2016.

- Between updates, the COUNTRY field was removed and the OLD_FRAID 
field was added

- Added DESCRIPT field, populated it based on FRAARCID

- Added FGDLAQDATE and populated it based on the date GeoPlan received 
the data

- Removed all shape_length and OBJECTID fields

- Restructured table

- Uppercased all fields
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
GeoPlan
Process_Date: 20170720
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Server=wopr.fla-etat.org; Service=5151; User=etat; Version=SDE.DEFAULT
Process_Date: 20171129
Process_Time: 15592900
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4590
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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: 0.000156
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000156
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
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: RAILS_2017
Entity_Type_Definition:
RAILS_2017.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: FRAARCID
Attribute_Definition:
Unique Identifier
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unique IDs
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:
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:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CTC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Centralized Traffic Control
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:
Attribute_Label: CTFIPS
Attribute_Definition:
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) County Code
Attribute_Definition_Source:
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STCYFIPS
Attribute_Definition:
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State and County Code
Attribute_Definition_Source:
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE
Attribute_Definition:
State railroad abbreviation which follows the Postal abbreviation
Attribute_Definition_Source:
USPS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FRAREGION
Attribute_Definition:
FRA Regional Boundaries
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RROWNER1
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:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
AK, ID, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_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:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
AK, ID, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
FRA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RROWNER3
Attribute_Definition:
No descript available.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
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:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
AK, ID, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_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:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
AK, ID, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_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:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
AK, ID, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
FRA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TRKRGHTS4
Attribute_Definition:
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TRKRGHTS5
Attribute_Definition:
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TRKRGHTS6
Attribute_Definition:
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TRKRGHTS7
Attribute_Definition:
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TRKRGHTS8
Attribute_Definition:
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TRKRGHTS9
Attribute_Definition:
Reporting marks of any additional railroads having trackage rights.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SUBDIV
Attribute_Definition:
Subdivision, if available
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YARD
Attribute_Definition:
Name of the Yard, if available
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PASSNGR
Attribute_Definition:
Passenger Railroad Operations
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (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:
Attribute_Label: TRACKS
Attribute_Definition:
Number of tracks
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NET
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates which operations is part of the network, spatially
Attribute_Definition_Source:
FRA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MILES
Attribute_Definition:
Length of segment in miles
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OLD_FRAID
Attribute_Definition:
No descript available.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
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)
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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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Digital_Transfer_Information:
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20171129
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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