Railwaynode

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Publication_Date: 012007
Title: Railwaynode
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>
Description:
Abstract:
The Rail Network is a comprehensive database of the nation's railway system at the 1:100,000 scale. The data set covers all 50 States plus the District of Columbia.
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 CD significant updates to the layer were underway. Please check <http://gis.fra.dot.gov> for the latest version of the dataset
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2007
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -158.152193
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.983911
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.924082
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.880179
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: nodes
Theme_Keyword: rail nodes
Theme_Keyword: network
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Railwaynode
Theme_Keyword: Rail Way Nodes
Place:
Place_Keyword: USA
Place_Keyword: United States
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword: ground
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword: 2007
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Acknowledgment of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Contact_Person: Raquel Wright
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: FRA - Mailstop 15
Address: 1120 Vermont Avenue
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-493-6415
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-493-6401
Security_Information:
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Publication_Date: 012007
Title: Rail Nodes
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The previous 2 million network attributes were conflated to the 100k network. The FRA reports the following fields as incomplete: Signal System, Number of Tracks, and Subdivision. The FRA reports that as many nodes as possible have been identified with a name. Many nodes in the 1:100,000 scale rail network are 'mapped' to a node in the 1:2,000,000 scale rail network.

Special note concerning trackage rights: In some cases, a 'short line' 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 on 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. BTS quality checks were to cross reference the place dataset with the state dataset, to determine that the spatial data and attribute data were accurate

Logical_Consistency_Report:
The network is topologically connected and the data set is geographically accurate at the 1:100,000 scale.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The horizontal accuracy for these data can be stated as being that associated with data compiled at the 1:100,000 scale.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Date: 2006
Title: The Official Railway Guide
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New York, NY
Publisher: Commonwealth Business Media
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2006
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ORG
Source_Contribution: The Official Railway Guide
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Date: 2006
Title: Rail Maps
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2006
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DOTs
Source_Contribution: State DOTs
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Date: 2006
Title: Rail Maps
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: RCs
Source_Contribution: Rail Companies
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Verify and validate the rail network.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ORG
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DOTs
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: RCs
Process_Date: 2006
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
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: 130267
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
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
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Railwaynode
Entity_Type_Definition: National Rail Network
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
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: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FRANODEID
Attribute_Definition: Unique Node ID
Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATEAB
Attribute_Definition:
State railroad abbreviation which follows the Postal abbreviation
Attribute_Definition_Source: USPS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Official List of U.S. Postal Code Abbreviations
Codeset_Source: U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STCNTYFIPS
Attribute_Definition: Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FRAREGION
Attribute_Definition: FRA Regional Boundaries
Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: DC, DE, MD, OH, PA, VA, WV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: IL, IN, MI, MN, WI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: CO, IA, KS, MO, NE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: 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: BORDER
Attribute_Definition: Indicates if the node is located on a polygon boundary
Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: C
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: County Boundary
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: State Boundary
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: I
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: International Boundary
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ONMAINNET
Attribute_Definition: Indicates of the node is located on the main sub network
Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not on the main sub network
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: On the main sub network
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: The station name, which was appended from the 2M network
Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
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: RITA/BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STFIPS
Attribute_Definition: State FIPS
Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name:
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS), Publication 6-4.
Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST).
Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 3.479
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Access_Instructions:
The NTAD cdrom can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov. NTAD can also be downloaded from the Geographic Information Program web sit at <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>.
Ordering_Instructions:
Call (202-366-DATA), fax (202-366-3640), or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2007 CD-ROM. The NTAD cdrom can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov. Individual datasets from the NTAD can also be downloaded from the Geographic Information Program web sit at <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2007
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20070330
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Contact_Person: Raquel Wright
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: FRA - Mailstop 15
Address: 1120 Vermont Avenue
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20590
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202.493.6415
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
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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