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Regional and State Trails - Existing and Proposed

This page last updated: 07/27/2007
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines


Metadata Summary

Originator The Metropolitan Council
Abstract This is a compilation of alignments for existing and proposed regional and state trails for the 7 county Twin Cities metroplitan area.
Browse Graphic View a sample of the data.
Time Period of Content Date 07/20/2007
Currentness Reference Data current to July 2007; updated as new/corrected information is made available.
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/ .
Online Linkage Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" in Section 6 of this metadata.

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Regional and State Trails - Existing and Proposed

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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 The Metropolitan Council
Title Regional and State Trails - Existing and Proposed
Abstract This is a compilation of alignments for existing and proposed regional and state trails for the 7 county Twin Cities metroplitan area.
Purpose This dataset is intended to be used for regional planning and portraying the general alignment of regional and state trails.
Time Period of Content Date 07/20/2007
Currentness Reference Data current to July 2007; updated as new/corrected information is made available.
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed
Spatial Extent of Data Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, including the seven Minnesota counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
Bounding Coordinates -94.017
-92.135
45.414
44.471
Place Keywords Twin Cities, Anoka County, Carver County, Dakota County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Scott County, Washington County
Theme Keywords Trails, bike trails, bike paths, recreation, biking, cycling, recreational facilities, trail networks
Theme Keyword Thesaurus None
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None

Contact Person Information Craig Skone, Senior GIS Technician
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55101-1805
Phone: 651-602-1328
FAX: 651-602-1674
E-mail: craig.skone@metc.state.mn.us
Browse Graphic View a sample of the data.
Browse Graphic File Description Sample map showing the trails layer.
Associated Data Sets Regional and State Parks

 
Section 2 Data Quality Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Attribute Accuracy
Logical Consistency
Completeness Data current to June 2006; updated as new/corrected information is made available.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy The positional accuracy of the dataset has not been tested under the National Standards for Spatial Data Accuracy. Existing and proposed on-road trails aligned to TLG Street Centerline dataset (2005) where appropriate. Existing off-road trails traced using 2000 black/white aerial photographs and 2003 (preliminary) color aerial photographs. Planned and proposed off-road trails placed according to source information which varied in accuracy.
Vertical Positional Accuracy Not applicable
Lineage Data Sources: Various: park operating agencies, 2000 back/white aerial photography, 2003 color aerial photography, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

Accuracy: Various: trails aligned to TLG where appropriate. Existing off-road trails traced using 2000 black/white aerial photographs and 2003 (preliminary) color aerial photographs. Planned and proposed off-road trails placed according to source information which varied in accuracy.
Source Scale Denominator
 
Section 3 Spatial Data Organization Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Native Data Set Environment ArcGIS 9x
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data
Spatial Object Type Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types Line
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: 
   
NAME_AGENC: Trail name ++ operating agency for categorization and queries. 
 
AGENCY:     Park operating agency 
 
TYPE:       Trail 
 
STATUS:     Trail status 
            Existing = trail open to the public 
            Acquisition = trail under acquisition and development 
            Planned = trail planned within five years 
            Proposed = trail proposed beyond five years 
 
NAME:       Trail name 
 
CATEGORY:   Regional or State 
 
CATEGORY_S: (Category ++ Status) for categorization and queries 
 
NAME-STATU: (Name ++ Status) for categorization and queries 
 
METERS:     Trail length in meters 
 
FEET:       Trail length in feet 
 
MILES:      Trail length in miles 
 
LABEL:      Trail name for map labeling (excludes trail names within regional 
            parks)
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation None
 
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 trails_regional
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.
Transfer Format Name ArcView Shape file
Transfer Format Version Number ArcGIS 9x
Transfer Size Less than one 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/ .
Online Linkage Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above.
 
Section 7 Metadata Reference Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Metadata Date 07/27/2007
Contact Person Information Craig Skone, Senior GIS Technician
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55101-1805
Phone: 651-602-1328
FAX: 651-602-1674
E-mail: craig.skone@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: 07/27/2007