rrbridges

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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: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: rrbridges

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/>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2010

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher:: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>

Description:

Abstract:: Railroad Bridges is a spatial file containing the locations of railroad bridges. The data set includes all rail bridges over the navigable and non-navigable waterways for the contiguous United States.
Purpose:: Railroad Bridges is a spatial file maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Research and Innovative Technology Adminstraiton (RITA)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) for use in national and regional spatial analysis

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2010

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -150.119942
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.292014
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.843569
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.768478

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Rail
Theme_Keyword: Rail Bridges
Theme_Keyword: Bridges

Place:

Place_Keyword: USA

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword: 2010

Access_Constraints: No restrictions on accessing the data

Use_Constraints:

FRA is not liable for the information provided by the State DOTs or rail companies

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Contact_Position: GIS - Office of Policy

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave S.E.
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: judah.lynam@dot.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

The Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the Federal Highway Administration.

Security_Information:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: Railroad Bridges

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2010

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher:: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>

Data_Quality_Information:

Completeness_Report:

This dataset contain all existing rail bridges that cross the hydro features in NTAD's hydropolygon and waterways shapefiles. It should not be considered fully comprehensive as it does not include bridges over hydro features which are not in the two shapefiles mentioned above. It also does not contain rail bridges that crossover non-hydro features.

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Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: Railroad Bridges

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2010

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher:: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2010

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FRA

Source_Contribution: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Using a customized GIS tool, a point was placed where the NTAD 100K rail network dataset intersected NTAD's hydrolin (polygon) and waterway (polylin) datasets (when the rail lines crossed the hydroline dataset, two points were created). Each point(s) was then reviewed individually by an analyst, and there was the ability to accept, reject, or have someone else look at the point. If the point was accepted, that point would then be placed in a point shapefile (when there were two points and after it had been accepted, another point was added in the middle of the two originally points). Specific attribute data from the 100K rail line and the hydrolin/waterway datasets were then populated into the new rail bridge shapefile.

Process_Date: 2010

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
Contact_Person: Office of Geospatial Information Systems

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E.
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov

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: 2279

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: rrbridges
Entity_Type_Definition: Where railroad bridges are over water
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: 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: UniqueId

Attribute_Definition: Unique ID for each record

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Character and Numeric Value
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: StName

Attribute_Definition: State Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: The Bureau of the Census

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Character Value
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CntyName

Attribute_Definition: County Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: The Bureau of the Census

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Character Value
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CityName

Attribute_Definition: City Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: The Bureau of the Census

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Character Value
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Region

Attribute_Definition: FRA Region

Attribute_Definition_Source: 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: Division

Attribute_Definition: FRA divison, if available

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Character Value
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SubDivsn

Attribute_Definition: FRA subdivision, if available

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Character Value
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FeatXed

Attribute_Definition: Name of the feature crossed

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Character Value
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FeatTypXed

Attribute_Definition: Type of feature crossed

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Water
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The bridge crossed over a body of water
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STCNTYFIPS

Attribute_Definition:

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State and County Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State and County Code
Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FRAARCID

Attribute_Definition: FRA's ArcID in NTAD's rail_lines shapefile

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Numeric Value
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NET

Attribute_Definition: Known track type

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Abandoned
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Main Sub Network
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: O
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-mainline Active Track
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: X
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Out of Service
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RROWNER1

Attribute_Definition: Track Owner, first level. RR codes used

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: FRA Rule 260 and Owner Codes
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RROWNER2

Attribute_Definition: Track Owner, second level. RR codes used

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: FRA Rule 260 and Owner Codes
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RROWNER3

Attribute_Definition: Track Owner, third level. RR codes used

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: FRA Rule 260 and Owner Codes
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Wway_FID

Attribute_Definition: Feature identifier from intersect with Waterway from USACE

Attribute_Definition_Source: FRA

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Numeric Value
Codeset_Source: FRA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STPOSTAL

Attribute_Definition: U.S. Postal Service two letter state 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: STFIPS

Attribute_Definition: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State Code
Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99

Overview_Description:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
Contact_Person: Office of Geospatial Information Systems

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E.
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov

Resource_Description: National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2010

Distribution_Liability: None

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: 2010
File_Decompression_Technique:: No compression applied. However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
Transfer_Size: 0.061

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Access_Instructions:: The NTAD DVD 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), or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2010 DVD. The NTAD DVD can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov. Individual datasets from the NTAD can also be downloaded from the Office of Geospatial Information Systems website at <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>.

Custom_Order_Process:

Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2010

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100506

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
Contact_Person: Office of Geospatial Information Systems

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E.
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 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

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