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This page last updated: 11/05/2010
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
| Originator | Metropolitan Council | |||
| Abstract | NOTE: As part of the Omnibus Tax Bill which was listed as 2001 Special Session, Chapter 5, the transit taxing district is no longer used for tax assessment purposes. The transit taxing district was the area in which all taxable property was assessed a tax to be used for payment of transit and paratransit services per Minn. Stat. 473.446. This area was comprised of whole cities, townships and unorganized territories. While the Transit Taxing District has not changed since 2001, additional communities have agreed to levy for transit capital, beginning in 2009. For this reason, a new dataset was created and is referred to as the Transit Capital Levy Communities http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/TransitCapitalLevyCommunities.htm . For the most accurate list of communities that participate in the transit capital levy, please consult this dataset since the legislatively defined boundary has not changed but the communities that participate in transit capital levy have changed. |
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| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. | |||
| Time Period of Content Date | 12/01/2001 | |||
| Currentness Reference | NOTE: As part of the Omnibus Tax Bill which was listed as 2001 Special Session, Chapter 5, the transit taxing district is no longer used for tax assessment purposes. Thus the communities included in this dataset have not changed since 2001. The city and township boundaries used to create this dataset were derived from the metro wide city and township boundary dataset described at http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/CountiesAndCTUs.htm That dataset is updated on a quarterly basis. This dataset is then recreated quarterly from those boundaries. |
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| 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/ . |
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| 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.) | |||
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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 | Transit Taxing District | |||
| Abstract | NOTE: As part of the Omnibus Tax Bill which was listed as 2001 Special Session, Chapter 5, the transit taxing district is no longer used for tax assessment purposes. The transit taxing district was the area in which all taxable property was assessed a tax to be used for payment of transit and paratransit services per Minn. Stat. 473.446. This area was comprised of whole cities, townships and unorganized territories. While the Transit Taxing District has not changed since 2001, additional communities have agreed to levy for transit capital, beginning in 2009. For this reason, a new dataset was created and is referred to as the Transit Capital Levy Communities http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/TransitCapitalLevyCommunities.htm . For the most accurate list of communities that participate in the transit capital levy, please consult this dataset since the legislatively defined boundary has not changed but the communities that participate in transit capital levy have changed. |
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| Purpose | To depict the extent of the transit taxing district as established in the 2001 state legislation for general mapping and analysis purposes. | |||
| Time Period of Content Date | 12/01/2001 | |||
| Currentness Reference | NOTE: As part of the Omnibus Tax Bill which was listed as 2001 Special Session, Chapter 5, the transit taxing district is no longer used for tax assessment purposes. Thus the communities included in this dataset have not changed since 2001. The city and township boundaries used to create this dataset were derived from the metro wide city and township boundary dataset described at http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/CountiesAndCTUs.htm That dataset is updated on a quarterly basis. This dataset is then recreated quarterly from those boundaries. |
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| Progress | Complete | |||
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | As Needed | |||
| Spatial Extent of Data | Twin Cities 7 County Metropolitan Area. This includes the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington in Minnesota. | |||
| Bounding Coordinates | -93.697348 -92.760689 45.240721 44.627016 |
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| Place Keywords | Twin Cities, Anoka County, Carver County, Dakota County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Scott County, Washington County | |||
| Theme Keywords | transit taxing district, transit system, buses, Metro Transit, administrative boundaries | |||
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | None | |||
| Access Constraints | None | |||
| Use Constraints | None | |||
| Contact Person Information | Rachel Wiken,
GIS Technician Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North St. Paul, MN 55101-1805 Phone: 651.602.1572 FAX: E-mail: rachel.wiken@metc.state.mn.us | |||
| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. | |||
| Browse Graphic File Description | Sample map showing the transit taxing district and transit capital levy communities layer. | |||
| Associated Data Sets | Transit Capital Levy Communities http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/TransitCapitalLevyCommunities.htm Municipal Boundaries http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/CountiesAndCTUs.htm Bus Routes http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/TransitRoutes.htm |
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| Section 2 | Data Quality Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Attribute Accuracy | All cities have been verified to be in the transit taxing district. Please note that communities not specifically identified in the original legislation do not show up in this dataset. Communities who agree to levy for transit capital after 2001 are part of the Regional Transit Capital Communities dataset. | |||
| Logical Consistency | The dataset is topologically 'clean'. | |||
| Completeness | Entire seven county geographic area is covered. | |||
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy | Because this dataset is derived directly from the MetroGIS regional municipal boundary layer, it's positional accuracy is identical to that dataset. http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/CountiesAndCTUs.htm | |||
| Lineage | This layer was created by relating a table of municipalities within the Transit Taxing District to the municipal boundary layer and dissolving the boundaries. | |||
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| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Native Data Set Environment | ArcGIS 9x | |||
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | None | |||
| Spatial Object Type | Vector | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| UTM Zone Number | 15 | |||
| Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Entity and Attribute Overview | None |
| Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation | None | |||
| Section 6 | Distribution Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Publisher | Metropolitan Council | |||
| Publication Date | Unpublished material | |||
| Contact Person Information | Jon Hoekenga GIS Specialist Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North St. Paul, MN 55101-1805 Phone: 651.602.1561 FAX: E-mail: jonathan.hoekenga@metc.state.mn.us |
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| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | TransitTaxingDistrict | |||
| Transfer Format Name | Shapefile | |||
| Transfer Format Version Number | ArcGIS 9x | |||
| Transfer Size | 0.7 Mb for 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/ . |
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| 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 | 11/05/2010 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Rachel Wiken,
GIS Technician Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North St. Paul, MN 55101-1805 Phone: 651.602.1572 FAX: E-mail: rachel.wiken@metc.state.mn.us |
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| 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: 11/05/2010
