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U.S. National Transportation Atlas Railroads, 2013
- Identification Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- Originator
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Publication Date
- 20130601
- Title
- U.S. National Transportation Atlas Railroads, 2013
- Edition
- 2013
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Data Maps for ArcGIS®
- Issue Identification
- 2013 - World, Europe, and United States
- Online Linkage
- https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/c78f3eb8-fe5a-4c00-969d-14082f93ca4d/file/94291210-78c9-4b1d-b202-2d4172cd2316
- Abstract
- U.S. National Transportation Atlas Railroads represents a comprehensive database of the nation's railway system at 1:100,000 scale. The data set covers the 48 contiguous States plus the District of Columbia within United States.
- Purpose
- U.S. National Transportation Atlas Railroads provides location and partial attribute information for use in national and regional network analysis applications.
- Supplemental Information
- Dataset includes ArcGIS .lyr file symbolizing USA Railroads.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- Unknown
- Time Period
- Beginning
- 199812
- End
- 2002
- Bounding Box
- West
- -124.258491
- East
- -67.267953
- North
- 49.001883
- South
- 25.462464
- Theme Keyword
- line
- railroads
- railway
- transportation
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- transportation
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- ISO 19115 Topic Categories
- Place Keyword
- United States
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Temporal Keyword
- 2002
- 2000
- 1998
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
- The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to Esri for inclusion on Data Maps for ArcGIS® for use with Esri® software. Each data vendor has its own data licensing policies and may grant varying redistribution rights to end users. Please consult the redistribution rights below for this data set provided on Data Maps. As used herein, “Geodata” shall mean any digital data set consisting of geographic data coordinates and associated attributes. The redistribution rights for this data set: Public domain data from U.S. government is freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The terms and conditions below apply to all the data sets provided on Data Maps. Proprietary Rights and Copyright: Licensee acknowledges that the Data and Related Materials contain proprietary and confidential property of Esri and its licensor(s). The Data and Related Materials are owned by Esri and its licensor(s) and are protected by United States copyright laws and applicable international copyright treaties and/or conventions. Limited Warranty and Disclaimer: Esri warrants that the media upon which the Data and Related Materials are provided will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of receipt. THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE LIMITED WARRANTY, AND THE LICENSEE EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE DATA CONTAINS SOME NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS. Esri DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE DATA WILL MEET LICENSEE'S NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS; THAT THE USE OF THE DATA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED; OR THAT ALL NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED. Esri IS NOT INVITING RELIANCE ON THIS DATA, AND THE LICENSEE SHOULD ALWAYS VERIFY ACTUAL DATA. 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- Use Restrictions
- See legal constraints.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- Annually
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
- Delivery Point
- Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
- City
- Princeton
- State
- NJ
- Postal Code
- 08544
- Country
- US
- Contact Telephone
- 609-258-1097
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Esri
- Delivery Point
- 380 New York Street
- City
- Redlands
- State
- California
- Postal Code
- 92373-8100
- Country
- us
- Contact Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- Credit
- ESRI
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.0.3348
- 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
- 131480
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Geographic
- Latitude Resolution
- 8.983152841195215e-009
- Longitude Resolution
- 8.983152841195215e-009
- Geographic Coordinate Units
- Decimal Degrees
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- D WGS 1984
- Ellipsoid Name
- WGS 1984
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137.0
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257223563
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- ESRI_2013_rail100k
- Entity Type Definition
- The lines represent a comprehensive database of the nation's railway system at 1:100,000 scale. The data set covers the 48 contiguous States plus the District of Columbia within United States.
- Entity Type Definition Source
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Attributes
- FID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- ID
- The unique sequential identification for the railroad feature in the network structure. (Sequential whole numbers for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- RAILROAD
- The name or identification for the railroad feature. (Official List of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Railroad NamesFederal Railroad Administration (FRA))
- Definition Source
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- RROWNER
- The reporting mark of the first owning railroad feature. A mark of 'XXXX' indicates an abandoned railroad feature. Rule 260 codes are used where available. A mark of 'DUMX' indicates an added connecting railroad feature. (Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Rule 260 and Owner CodesFederal Railroad Administration (FRA))
- Definition Source
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- TR
- Reporting mark of the first railroad feature having trackage-rights. (Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) List of Railroad Name AbbreviationsFederal Railroad Administration (FRA))
- Definition Source
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- PASSENGER
- The type of passenger railroad feature indicator.
- A
- Amtrak line.
- AC
- Amtrak line, commuter line.
- AT
- Amtrak line, tourist line.
- C
- Commuter line.
- CX
- Commuter line, previous passenger line.
- F
- unknown
- NYC
- unknown, undesignated service, commuter line.
- R
- Rail line now used for rapid transit.
- T
- Tourist line.
- X
- Previous passenger line.
- Definition Source
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- MILITARY
- The type of military interest railroad feature indicator - this code should match the publication 'Civil Rail Lines Important to National Defense, December 1998'.
- C
- A connector to the Strategic Rail Corridor Network (STRACNET) system.
- S
- On the Strategic Rail Corridor Network (STRACNET) system.
- Definition Source
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- FRA_REG
- The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) region number for the railroad feature. (Official List of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Region NumbersFederal Railroad Administration (FRA))
- Definition Source
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- CLASS
- The railroad feature classification code.
- 0
- Not applicable, active.
- 1
- Class 1.
- 2
- Class 2.
- 3
- Class 3.
- Definition Source
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- MILES
- The measure of distance in miles. (Calculated distance for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- Shape
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- SDC Feature Database
- Distributor
- Esri; Esri Offices
- Online Access
- http://www.ArcGIS.com
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20151027
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Esri
- Contact Person
- ArcGIS Content Team
- Contact Position
- ArcGIS Content Team
- Contact Address
- Address
- 380 New York Street
- City
- Redlands
- State or Province
- California
- Postal Code
- 92373-8100
- Country
- us
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
