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United States Fixed-Guideway Transit Facilities, 2008
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- Originator
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- Publication Date
- 2004
- Title
- United States Fixed-Guideway Transit Facilities, 2008
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Collection Title
- National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2008
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington DC
- Publisher
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- Online Linkage
- http://www.columbia.edu/acis/eds/gis/images/ntad_2008_us_transfac.zip
- Abstract
- United States Fixed-Guideway Transit Facilities, 2008 is a line theme representing fixed-guideway transit systems in the United States. The data set covers systems in cities defined as FTA's universe of cities and includes heavy rail, light rail, monorail, cable car, inclined plane, and automated guideway.
- Purpose
- The data provide users with information about the location and type of fixed-guideway transit and terminal facilities primarily for regional cartographic, spatial and network analysis purposes.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Time Instant
- 2008
- Bounding Box
- West
- -122.991273
- East
- -70.626380
- North
- 47.979935
- South
- 25.680243
- Theme Keyword
- transportation
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- ISO 19115 Topic Categories
- Theme Keyword
- Fixed-Guideway Transit Facilities
- transportation
- transit
- light rail
- heavy rail
- monorail
- inclined plane
- cable car
- automated guideway
- high-occupancy vehicle lanes
- commuter rail
- Stations
- Terminals
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Place Keyword
- United States
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Temporal Keyword
- 2008
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
- None
- Use Restrictions
- None
- Status
- In work
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- Irregular
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- Delivery Point
- 1200 New Jersey Ave., SW
- City
- Washington
- State
- District of Columbia
- Postal Code
- 20590
- Country
- USA
- Contact Telephone
- 202-366-DATA
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- answers@bts.gov
- Credit
- Developed by the University of Tennessee Center for Transportation Research GIS Group
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.5.1450
- Collection
- Originator
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- Publication Date
- 2008
- Title
- National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2008
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington DC
- Publisher
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- Online Linkage
- http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
- Cross-Reference
- Originator
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- Publication Date
- 2008
- Title
- National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2008
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington DC
- Publisher
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- Online Linkage
- http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
- Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy Report
- Attribute information was obtained from individual transit agencies through telephone conversations, GIS data, transit agency websites, transit agency maps and schedules, and other traveler information systems. Data include a SOURCE field that identifies the original source of the data.
- Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
- Logical Consistency Report
- This database contains fixed-guideway transit features for agencies identified by RITA/BTS. Additional agencies may be added to complete the coverage as work progresses.
- Completeness Report
- Data were processed for FTA's universe of cities based on the availability of source data from FTA, RITA/BTS, or local transit agencies. At this time, coverage is incomplete for the New York City are due to the lack of availability of local transit data.
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- Right-of-ways for fixed guideways were developed from GIS data provided by FTA, RITA/BTS and local transit agencies. In most cases, the source data are very accurate and complete. In rare cases where the lines were digitized, DOQQ's for the local area were used as a reference for heads-up digitizing. Station locations were verified using street maps, local DOQQ's and USGS DOQ's which were available via the internet from a variety of publically available data clearinghouses. Data include a SOURCE field that identifies the original source of the data.
- Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment
- Lineage
- 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
- 2570
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Geographic
- Latitude Resolution
- 0.000000
- Longitude Resolution
- 0.000000
- Geographic Coordinate Units
- Decimal degrees
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- D_WGS_1984
- Ellipsoid Name
- WGS_1984
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137.000000
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257224
- Vertical Coordinate System Definition
- Altitude System Definition
- Altitude Resolution
- 0.000010
- Altitude Encoding Method
- Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- transit_link
- Entity Type Definition
- Fixed-Guideway Transit Network
- Entity Type Definition Source
- RITA/BTS
- Attributes
- FID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- Shape
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- RECID
- Unique feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- RITA/BTS
- STFIPS
- Two digit State FIPS Code (Federal Information Processing Standard- FIPS Pub 6-4National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST))
- Definition Source
- NIST
- TR_TYPE
- Mode of primary transit system
- AG
- Automated guideway
- CC
- Cable car
- CR
- Commuter Rail
- FB
- Ferry Boat
- HOV
- High-occupancy vehicle lanes
- HR
- Heavy Rail
- IP
- Inclined Plane
- LR
- Light Rail
- MR
- Monorail
- TL
- Logical Network Transfer Link
- Definition Source
- FTA
- TR_TYPE2
- Mode of secondary concurrent transit system
- AG
- Automated guideway
- CC
- Cable car
- CR
- Commuter Rail
- FB
- Ferry Boat
- HOV
- High-occupancy vehicle lanes
- HR
- Heavy Rail
- IP
- Inclined Plane
- LR
- Light Rail
- MR
- Monorail
- TL
- Logical Network Transfer Link
- Definition Source
- FTA
- SYSTEM
- Name of Primary Transit System (free text)
- Definition Source
- See SOURCE field
- SYSTEM2
- Name of Secondary Transit System (free text)
- Definition Source
- See SOURCE field
- RTS_SRVD
- Name of the route(s) served by Primary System on link (Route names delineated by commas e.g. Blue, Red Lines) in alphabetical order (free text)
- Definition Source
- See SOURCE field
- RTS_SRVD2
- Name of the route(s) served by Secondary System on link (Route names delineated by commas e.g. Blue, Red Lines) in alphabetical order (free text)
- Definition Source
- See SOURCE field
- GRD_ELEV
- Code defining the grade/elevation of the link.
- 1
- At grade
- 2
- Elevated
- 3
- Below grade
- 4
- On structure
- Definition Source
- FTA
- DIR
- Direction of Travel
- 1
- One Way - Arcs digitized in direction of travel
- 2
- Two Way - Travel in both directions
- Definition Source
- UTCTR
- UZA
- Urbanized Area Name (Official List of Urbanized Area NamesU.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC))
- Definition Source
- U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
- UACODE
- Primary Urbanized Area 5 Digit Code (Official List of Urbanized Area NamesU.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC))
- Definition Source
- U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
- UACODE2
- Secondary Urbanized Area Code (Official List of Urbanized Area NamesU.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC))
- Definition Source
- U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
- NTDID
- Transit Agency ID of Primary Transit System (National Transit DatabaseFederal Transit Administration (FTA))
- Definition Source
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- NTDID2
- Transit Agency ID of Secondary Transit System (National Transit DatabaseFederal Transit Administration (FTA))
- Definition Source
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- AMTRAK
- Denotes presence of Amtrak service on link
- Y
- Link carries Amtrak service
- N
- Link does not carry Amtrak service
- Definition Source
- UTCTR
- BEGSTA
- Station RECID number for the beginning of an arc (from-node). (Whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- RITA/BTS
- ENDSTA
- Station RECID number for the end of an arc (to-node). (Whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- RITA/BTS
- STATUS
- Current status of the link
- 1
- Planned
- 2
- Out of service
- 3
- Active
- 4
- Under Construction
- Definition Source
- FTA
- SOURCE
- Identifies source of original data
- RITA/BTS
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- DOT
- State Department of Transportation
- MPO
- Metropolitan Planning Organization
- FTA
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- RTA
- Responsible Transit Agency
- DOQ
- Digital Ortho Quarter Quads
- NTL
- Network Transfer Link (Logical arc to link stations)
- FRA
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- TGR
- TIGER 2000 U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
- Definition Source
- UTCTR
- Shape_Leng
- Length of feature in internal units. (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- VERSION
- Version of the database (00 to 99)
- Definition Source
- RITA/BTS
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- geopackage
- Distributor
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20090601
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Research Data Services (RDS), Columbia University Libraries
- Contact Person
- GIS/Metadata Librarian
- Contact Address
- Address
- 420 W. 118th St., 215 IAB, MC 3301
- City
- New York
- State or Province
- NY
- Postal Code
- 10027
- Country
- USA
- Contact Voice Telephone
- (212)854-6012
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- data@library.columbia.edu
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
