Metadata: Historical Transit Facilities - Twin Cities Metropolitan Area

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Historical Transit Facilities - Twin Cities Metropolitan Area

This page last updated: 11/01/2007
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines

Metadata Summary

Originator	Metropolitan Council
Abstract	The Historical Transit Facilities layer contains streetcar, ferry and horsecar facilities dating back to about 1872. One shape and one corresponding record exists for each route segment. The point work was derived referencing the Functional Class Roads dataset from the Metropolitan Council. Attributes include facility name, type of facility, year opened and year closed. For information comparing the different transit GIS datasets distributed by the Met. Council, please see http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/transit_data_overview.pdf .
Browse Graphic	View a sample of the data.
Time Period of Content Date	11/01/2007
Currentness Reference	Routing information is accurate to reflect knowledge of transit history and referencing the book Isaacs A. & Diers J.W. 2007. Twin City Lines. The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul. University of Minnesota Press.
Access Constraints	None
Use Constraints	None
Distributor Organization	Metropolitan Council
Ordering Instructions	This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following: - ArcView shape files - metadata for the dataset (.htm) - NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software.
Distribution Liability	NOTICE: The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GIS Data were developed by the Metropolitan Council for its own internal business purposes. The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the GIS Data. You should consult the data documentation for this particular GIS Data to determine the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features. If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, it is recommended that the GIS Data include a copy of this disclaimer and this metadata.
Online Linkage	I AGREE to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will begin the download process (See Ordering Instructions above for details.)

Full Metadata

Historical Transit Facilities - Twin Cities Metropolitan Area

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1. Identification Information
2. Data Quality Information
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
4. Spatial Reference Information
5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
7. Metadata Reference Information


Section 1	Identification Information		Top of page
Originator	Metropolitan Council
Title	Historical Transit Facilities - Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
Abstract	The Historical Transit Facilities layer contains streetcar, ferry and horsecar facilities dating back to about 1872. One shape and one corresponding record exists for each route segment. The point work was derived referencing the Functional Class Roads dataset from the Metropolitan Council. Attributes include facility name, type of facility, year opened and year closed. For information comparing the different transit GIS datasets distributed by the Met. Council, please see http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/transit_data_overview.pdf .
Purpose	To identify all locations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area where horsecar, ferry and streetcar facilities existed.
Time Period of Content Date	11/01/2007
Currentness Reference	Routing information is accurate to reflect knowledge of transit history and referencing the book Isaacs A. & Diers J.W. 2007. Twin City Lines. The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul. University of Minnesota Press.
Progress	In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency	As needed
Spatial Extent of Data	Historical extent of streetcar routes in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Bounding Coordinates	-94.012 -92.732 45.415 44.471
Place Keywords	Twin Cities, Anoka County, Carver County, Dakota County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Scott County, Washington County
Theme Keywords	streetcar, horsecar, steampower, ferry, transit, buses, routes, streets, roads, transportation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus	None
Access Constraints	None
Use Constraints	None
Contact Person Information	Jason Podany, Transit/GIS Planner Metropolitan Council - Metro Transit 560 6th Ave N Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411 Phone: 612-349-7714 FAX: 612-349-7675 E-mail: jason.podany@metc.state.mn.us
Browse Graphic	View a sample of the data.
Browse Graphic File Description	Example of historical transit facilities layer.
Associated Data Sets	- historical transit routes - bus routes, service, segments and stops - For information comparing the different transit GIS datasets distributed by the Met. Council, please see http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/transit_data_overview.pdf .

Section 2	Data Quality Information	Top of full metadata	Top of page
Attribute Accuracy	Routing information is accurate to reflect knowledge of transit history and referencing the book Isaacs A. & Diers J.W. 2007. Twin City Lines. The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul. University of Minnesota Press. Attributes randomly checked by Metropolitan Council GIS staff.
Logical Consistency	This dataset contains one record and one point for each facility in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Region. Each facilities' point was created by referencing the Functional Class Road dataset provided by the Metropolitan Council.
Completeness	Entire seven county area is covered.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy	Accurate to the Functional Class Roads dataset provided by the Metropolitan Council
Vertical Positional Accuracy	Accurate to the Functional Class Roads dataset provided by the Metropolitan Council.
Lineage	See the metadata for the Functional Class Roads dataset provided by the Metropolitan Council.
Source Scale Denominator

Section 3	Spatial Data Organization Information	Top of full metadata	Top of page
Native Data Set Environment	ArcGIS ArcInfo 9.2
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data	None
Spatial Object Type	Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types	arcs, nodes
Tiling Scheme	One layer for entire seven county region.

Section 4	Spatial Reference Information	Top of full metadata	Top of page
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme	UTM
Ellipsoid	GRS80
Horizontal Datum	NAD83
Horizontal Units	Meters
Distance Resolution
UTM Zone Number	15

Section 5	Entity and Attribute Information	Top of full metadata	Top of page

Entity and Attribute Overview

LINE ATTRIBUTES: 
  
FAC_NAME:   The name of the transit facility. 
 
TYPE:       The mode of transit the facility supported. 
 
YR_START:   The year the transit facility was constructed. 
 
YR_END:     The year the transit facility was closed.

Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation

Section 6	Distribution Information	Top of full metadata	Top of page
Publisher	Metropolitan Council
Publication Date	Periodically revised
Contact Person Information	Mark Kotz GIS Database Administrator Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805 Phone: 651-602-1644 FAX: 651-602-1674 E-mail: mark.kotz@metc.state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier	HistoricalTransitFacilities
Transfer Format Name	ArcView Shape File
Transfer Format Version Number	ArcView: 3x
Transfer Size	1.2 Meg. for self extracting ZIP file.
Ordering Instructions	This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following: - ArcView shape files - metadata for the dataset (.htm) - NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software.
Distribution Liability	NOTICE: The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GIS Data were developed by the Metropolitan Council for its own internal business purposes. The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the GIS Data. You should consult the data documentation for this particular GIS Data to determine the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features. If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, it is recommended that the GIS Data include a copy of this disclaimer and this metadata.
Online Linkage	I AGREE to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will begin the download process (See Ordering Instructions above for details.)

Section 7	Metadata Reference Information	Top of full metadata	Top of page
Metadata Date	11/01/2007
Contact Person Information	Jason Podany, Transit/GIS Planner Metropolitan Council - Metro Transit 560 6th Ave N Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411 Phone: 612-349-7714 FAX: 612-349-7675 E-mail: jason.podany@metc.state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name	Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version	1.2
Metadata Standard Online Linkage	http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm

This page last updated: 11/01/2007