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Transit Routes - Twin Cities Metropolitan Area

This page last updated: 12/09/2011
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines


Metadata Summary

Originator Metropolitan Council and The Lawrence Group (TLG)
Abstract The Transit Routes layer contains all fixed routes serving the Twin Cities regional metropolitan area. One shape and one corresponding record exists for each individual transit route.

The line work for the dataset was derived from The Lawrence Group's Street Centerline and Address Range dataset. A small number of line segments have been added to those available from the TLG dataset to completely depict all routes traveled by fixed-route transit vehicles.
Browse Graphic View a sample of the data.
Time Period of Content Date
Currentness Reference Route geography is updated weekly and includes linework from the TLG street centerline dataset released in late summer or early spring.
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.


Additionally, this dataset is available for direct use via one or more map services. More information about what a web mapping service is can be found at http://www.datafinder.org/services/ The specific map service and layer name for this dataset can be found by clicking the blue or green boxes under the map service column of the DataFinder Catalog at http://www.datafinder.org/catalog/ .
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

Transit Routes - 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 and The Lawrence Group (TLG)
Title Transit Routes - Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
Abstract The Transit Routes layer contains all fixed routes serving the Twin Cities regional metropolitan area. One shape and one corresponding record exists for each individual transit route.

The line work for the dataset was derived from The Lawrence Group's Street Centerline and Address Range dataset. A small number of line segments have been added to those available from the TLG dataset to completely depict all routes traveled by fixed-route transit vehicles.
Purpose To identify all locations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area where fixed-route transit routes exist.
Time Period of Content Date
Currentness Reference Route geography is updated weekly and includes linework from the TLG street centerline dataset released in late summer or early spring.
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency Weekly
Spatial Extent of Data 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, Sherburn County
Theme Keywords 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 bus_routes layer.
Associated Data Sets - TLG Street Centerline and Address Range dataset.
- bus 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 line_descr, route_type and route_oper are updated using information provided by Metro Transit's HASTUS scheduling software.. Attributes randomly checked by Metropolitan Council GIS staff.
Logical Consistency This dataset contains one record and one PolyLine Shape for each route in the Metro area transit system.
Completeness The routes include routes which have service information provided on Metro Transit's website.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Positional accuracy varies throughout the dataset. Most line work in most counties falls within the road right of way, often near the center. Recent realignments by the TLG Street Centerline database have resulted in increased positional accuracy.

Text below taken from TLG metadata:

There are differing degrees of positional accuracy throughout the file. TLG adjusts the positional accuracy of the data to available sources known to have a greater degrees of accuracy then those used to generate the existing data. However, in all cases (including instances where COGO line work has been the reference) TLG generalizes the street segments to at least 4 feet in order to greatly reduce the number of vertices - thus reducing unnecessary file size and allowing for faster analysis.

TLG's goal is to have 95% of roads located to within the approximate center of digital right-of-way data or pavement centerlines provided from counties, where such digital data is available. In other areas, 95% of roads are intended to be within ten meters of the road or right-of-way center.
Lineage This dataset was created in Giro's Hastus scheduling software and referenced the TLG and Metro Transit street centerline dataset. See the metadata for the TLG Street Centerline layer for source information.
Source Scale Denominator
 
Section 3 Spatial Data Organization Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Native Data Set Environment ArcView Version 10.x
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 Universal Transverse Mercator
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: 
  
route:       A number identifying the route number associated with the route and  
             its schedules. 
 
routesort:   A numeric field identifying the route number associated with the 
             route and its schedules 
 
Routedescription (routedscrp): A brief description of the route. 
 
routetype:     A description of the type of route.   
      
             1 - Routes that provide a connecting link between urban 
               local routes, and many times serve as suburban circulators. 
             2 - Routes that are radial, crosstown and limited stop  
               services which primarily operate in the center cities. 
             3 - Routes that provide peak and all-day service traveling  
               non-stop on highways for four or more miles. 
RouteOperator (route_oper): A description of the operator of the route.  'M' values represent 
               routes are operated by Metro Transit. 'P' values represent routes not 
               operated by Metro Transit.  'MP' values represent routes operated by 
               Metro Transit and another transit provider. 
 
EffectiveDate (effectived): The pick date 
 
payleavedirectionid (payleavedi):  The direction of a route where customers are required to pay when exiting the bus rather than boarding. 
 
routepayleave (routepayle): Routes where customers pay fare when exiting the bus rather than boarding 
 
twelvecolor (twelvecolo): An internal code used for cartographic dispalay 
 
*_ftrip: The first trip time served by route at the the routes first stop per service period (Weekday, Saturday, Sunday) 
 
*_ltrip: The last trip time served by route at the routes last stop per service period (Weekday, Saturday, Sunday) 
 
*_span: The span of service by route in hours and mintues
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 Jon Hoekenga
GIS Specialist
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805
Phone: 651-602-1561
FAX: 651-602-1674
E-mail: jon.hoekenga@metc.state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier TransitRoutes
Transfer Format Name ArcView Shape File
Transfer Format Version Number ArcView: 10x
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.


Additionally, this dataset is available for direct use via one or more map services. More information about what a web mapping service is can be found at http://www.datafinder.org/services/ The specific map service and layer name for this dataset can be found by clicking the blue or green boxes under the map service column of the DataFinder Catalog at http://www.datafinder.org/catalog/ .
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 12/09/2011
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: 12/09/2011