Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
      Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
      Publication_Date: 2003
      Title: Fixed-Guideway Transit
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington DC
        Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
      Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/gis/
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
          Publication_Date: 2003
          Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003
          Edition: 2003
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington DC
            Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/gis/
  Description:
    Abstract: The BETA version of the Fixed-Guideway Transit Network is a network database of the nation's fixed-guideway transit systems. 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.  As work continues other cities within FTA's universe of cities will be included for later release.
    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.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 1992
        Ending_Date: 2003
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: In work
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.991273
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.626380
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.607491
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.680243
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: fixed-guideway
      Theme_Keyword: transportation
      Theme_Keyword: transit
      Theme_Keyword: light rail
      Theme_Keyword: heavy rail
      Theme_Keyword: monorail
      Theme_Keyword: inclined plane
      Theme_Keyword: cable car
      Theme_Keyword: automated guidway
      Theme_Keyword: high-occupancy vehicle lanes
      Theme_Keyword: commuter rail
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: USA
      Place_Keyword: US
      Place_Keyword: US Territories
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Stratum_Keyword: Ground
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Temporal_Keyword: 2003
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None.  Acknowledgment of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003 would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
      Contact_Address:
        Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
        Address: 400 7th St. SW
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: District of Columbia
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
      Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
      Publication_Date: 2003
      Title: Fixed-Guideway Transit
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington DC
        Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
      Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/gis/
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
          Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: 2003
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington DC
            Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/gis/
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    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:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unkown
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    This database contains fixed-guideway transit features for agencies identified by BTS for processing as of 4/1/03.
    Additional agencies will 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, BTS, or local transit agencies.   At this time, coverage is incomplete due to time constraints for the release of this Beta version and the availability of local transit data.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        Right-of-ways for fixed guideways were developed from GIS data provided by FTA, 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:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: unkown
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Source data were compiled from a number of transit sources.
        The SOURCE field identifies the original source of the data.
        The source data were checked for duplicate arcs, connectivity problems such as dangles were corrected.
        All stations were checked for existence and added when necessary.
        Nodes were added to the Network at Station locations to facilitate routing .
        Psuedo Nodes where arcs cross without a station are flagged Status = 9.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: See SOURCE Field
      Process_Date: Not complete
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: University of Tennessee Center for Transportation Research (UTCTR)
            Contact_Person: Amy N. Rose
          Contact_Position: Research Associate
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 2360 Cherahala Blvd.
            City: Knoxville
            State_or_Province: TN
            Postal_Code: 37932
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 865-946-1466
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: amyrose@tennessee.edu
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1804
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: North American Datum of 1983
      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: 0.000010
      Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: station
    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: RECID
      Attribute_Definition: Unique feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STFIPS
      Attribute_Definition: Two digit State FIPS Code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: NIST
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard- FIPS Pub 6-4
          Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATION
      Attribute_Definition: Name of station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: See SOURCE field
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: free text
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STR_ADD
      Attribute_Definition: Address of station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: See SOURCE field
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: free text
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: RTS_SRVD
      Attribute_Definition: Name of the route(s) served by station (Route names delinated by commas e.g. Blue, Red Lines) in alphabetical order
      Attribute_Definition_Source: See SOURCE field
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: free text
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LONGTUDE
      Attribute_Definition: Longitude of Station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Computationally Generated
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
      Attribute_Definition: Latitude of Station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Computationally Generated
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CITY
      Attribute_Definition: Name of City
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: National Transit Database
          Codeset_Source: Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UZA
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized Area Name
      Attribute_Definition_Source: National Transit Database
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Official List of Urbanized Area Names
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UACODE
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized Area 5 digit code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: National Transit Database
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Official List of Urbanized Area Names
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ZIPCODE
      Attribute_Definition: 5 digit U.S. Postal Code of Station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Census 2000 U.S. Postal Codes
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATUS
      Attribute_Definition: Current status of the station
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FTA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Planned
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FTA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Out of service
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FTA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Active
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FTA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Under Construction
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FTA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Used to identify nodes that are not Stations such as rail junctions and State Borders
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UTCTR
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SOURCE
      Attribute_Definition: Identifies source of original data
      Attribute_Definition_Source: UTCTR
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: BTS
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UTCTR
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: DOT
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: State Department of Transportation
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UTCTR
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: MPO
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Metropolitan Planning Organization
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UTCTR
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: FTA
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UTCTR
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: RTA
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Responsible Transit Agency
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UTCTR
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: DOQ
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digital Ortho Quarter Quads
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UTCTR
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: FRA
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UTCTR
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: TGR
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: TIGER 2000 U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UTCTR
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: ADD
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Street Address
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UTCTR
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: BDR
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: State Border Node
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UTCTR
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape_Length
      Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
    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.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
    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 its fields
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
        Address: 400 Seveth Street, S.W.
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: District of Columbia
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Resource_Description: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2002
  Distribution_Liability: None.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
        Format_Version_Number: 2002
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied.  However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
        Transfer_Size: 0.689
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://www.bts.gov/gis/
          Access_Instructions: Anyone with access to the Internet may connect to the BTS web server.  To access a specific data set, go to the web address listed above in the Network Resource Name.  The visitor can create a package of the dataset for download in a .zip format (i.e. MS-DOS zip archive).  This archived package is stored in a temporary file that can then be copied to the visitor's home directory.
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
          Recording_Capacity:
            Recording_Density: 650
            Recording_Density_Units: megabytes
          Recording_Format: ISO 9660
    Fees: None
    Ordering_Instructions: Call 202-366-DATA, fax 202-366-3640, or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2002 CD-ROM.
  Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2003
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: May 2003
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
        Address: 400 Seventh Street, S.W.
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: District of Columbia
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
      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
