FLORIDA RAIL NETWORK

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: Bureau of Transportation Statistics:
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:: FLORIDA RAIL NETWORK
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details:: State of Florida
Online_Linkage: http://199.79.179.77/gis/ntatlas/natlas.html

Description:

Abstract:: This dataset contains The Rail Network, a comprehensive database of the Florida's railway system, including mainlines, railroad yards, and major sidings.
Purpose:: The data are created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.
Supplemental_Information:: Line

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

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: railway system
Theme_Keyword: mainlines
Theme_Keyword: railroad yards
Theme_Keyword: major sidings
Theme_Keyword: National Transportation Atlas
Theme_Keyword: BTS
Theme_Keyword: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Access_Constraints: NONE

Use_Constraints:

NONE

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32611-5706

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: FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: FGDL Mailing Lists: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: http://www.fgdl.org/software.html

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:: The FRA reports the following fields as incomplete: Signals, Density Code ,Military Flag - applied only in some states, Abandonment Year Also, the Federal Railway Administration (FHA) reports that as many nodes as possible have been identified with a name. There are likely more that are not easily identified. Many nodes in the 1:100,000 scale rail network are 'mapped' to a node in the 1:2,000,000 scale rail network.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:: Special note concerning trackage rights: In some cases, a 'shortline'railroad may operate on its larger railroad connection(s) as its billing railroad. For example, the larger railroad(s) treat traffic originating or terminating on the short line as if it were originating or terminating its own line; perform the billing, car reporting, and car tracking; then share the revenue with the short line. These trackage rights may exist as four, five, or six in the sequence, while one and two remain empty. The dataset provides location and attribute information for use in national and regional cartographic and network analysis applications.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modelling 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. These data are based on interpretation of available information and should not be construed as legally binding.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.

Completeness_Report:

Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:: FLORIDA RAIL NETWORK

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:100,000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Source_Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

BTS

Source_Contribution:

U.S. Census Bureau

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: In 2001, the Geoplan Center downloaded this data in shapefile format from Geospatial Data National Transportation Atlas Data 2001 (http://199.79.179.77/gis/ntatlas/natlas.html.) When received, the data was in Geographic projection, Datum: NAD83, Spheroid: GRS1980, Units: Decimal degrees. The data was reprojected to FGDL Albers HPGN, the "descript" item was added based on the existing items 'railroad", and lowercase characters within the attribute table were upcased.
Process_Date: 2002

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects 1.) Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN (See "Map Projection Parameters" below) 2.) Upcased all character records 3.) Added Descipt item based on Railroad

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: 3112

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 24 0 0.000
Standard_Parallel: 31 30 0.000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84 0 0.000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24 0 0.000
False_Easting: 400000.00000
False_Northing: 0.000

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: rail
Entity_Type_Definition:: .DBF file
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:: FGDL

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

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:

Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format, which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: Coordinates defining the features.

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. In this release, the value is "02".
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REVISION
Attribute_Definition:: The REVISION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented individually for each record whenever a change is made to one of the fields, in this release the value will be no greater than "00".
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODDATE
Attribute_Definition:: The MODDATE (or modification date) indicates when each record in the database was last changed. As changes are made to record, the modification date is entered in the format 'yyyymmdd'.
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LINKID
Attribute_Definition:: Unique Identification for each line
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FIPS5
Attribute_Definition:: State/County FIPS Code
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTRY
Attribute_Definition:: Country marker A - United States C - Canada M - Mexico
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RROWNER1
Attribute_Definition:: Reporting marks for the railroad owner -an abandoned link is designated by the value 'XXXX'. Rule 260 Codes used where available
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RROWNER2
Attribute_Definition:: Reporting marks for a second or joint railroad owner. This owner may also be a previous owner when the ownership changes in the middle of a year. Rule 260 Codes used where available.
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RROWNER3
Attribute_Definition:: Reporting marks for a third railroad owner. Rule 260
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TR1
Attribute_Definition:: Abbreviation for the first railroad having trackage rights
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TR2
Attribute_Definition:: Abbreviation for the second railroad having trackage rights
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TR3
Attribute_Definition:: Abbreviation for the third railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TR4
Attribute_Definition:: Abbreviation for the fourth railroad having trackage rights
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TR5
Attribute_Definition:: Abbreviation for the fifth railroad having trackage rights
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TR6
Attribute_Definition:: Abbreviation for the sixth railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TR7
Attribute_Definition:: Abbreviation for the seventh railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TR8
Attribute_Definition:: Abbreviation for the eight railroad having trackage rights.
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TR9
Attribute_Definition:: Abbreviation for the nineth rail trackage rights.
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SUBSIDRR
Attribute_Definition:: Reporting mark of the subsidiary railroad Of the Owning railroad, rule 260 code. At this time, only the NS shows a subsidiary - SOU
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ABDN_RR
Attribute_Definition:: The reporting mark of the last carrier to own/operate the line, if known, rule 260 Code.
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ORIG_RR
Attribute_Definition:: The mark of the carrier owning the line in the near post-WWII period, rule 260 Code. If the current owner or subsidiary road owned line the mark is not usually repeated.
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ABANDONED
Attribute_Definition:: Abandoned Flag A - Abandoned, once in use X - abandoned line,probably never used or constructed
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PASS
Attribute_Definition:: Passenger Flag designating type of passenger service Military Flag designating importance of this line to the military - in this version, not complete
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MILITARY
Attribute_Definition:: unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATE
Attribute_Definition:: State Postal Code
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FRA_REG
Attribute_Definition:: FRA Region Code
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DENSITY
Attribute_Definition:: Density Code - in this dataset, all values = 0, or unknown.
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RR_CLASS
Attribute_Definition:: Railroad classification code " " - not applicable, abandoned 0 - not applicable, active 1 - Class I 2 - Class II 3 - Class III
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SIGNALS
Attribute_Definition:: Signals Type of signaling system - in this version blank CTC - Centralized Traffic Control ABS - Automated Block Signals ACS - Automatic Cab Signals ATS - Automatic Train Stop ATC - Automatic Train Control MAN - Manual Block incl. Dark. TTO - Time table/Train Order
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RAILROAD
Attribute_Definition:: Identification of the railroad owner as provided in the original 1:100,000 scale data. The field may also contain the value "FRA ADDED" where the link was not contained in the original data
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ABDYR
Attribute_Definition:: Year abandoned, if known -incomplete in this version
Attribute_Definition_Source:: BTS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition:: FGDL added item based on Railroad
Attribute_Definition_Source:: FGDL

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32611-5706

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: FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: FGDL Mailing Lists: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: http://www.fgdl.org/software.html

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data or CD

Distribution_Liability:

THE FGDL DATA AS PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER (COLLECTIVELY THE "MATERIALS") ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER FOR THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (THE "DATA PROVIDERS"). DO NOT REPRODUCE, REDISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE MATERIALS, OR PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR FREE TO CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS, OR PLACE THE MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD ON A WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN USING FGDL DATA OR SOFTWARE IN PROJECTS, MAPS, ETC.; YOU AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FGDL AS A DATA SOURCE. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". 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 MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS. 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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 1.436

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020828

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Contact_Person: None provided

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
City: SW Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20590

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-202-366-data

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