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Railroads Active in Washington State, at 1:500,000
Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information
Identification Information
Section Index
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: GIS Implementation Team, Washington State Department of Transportation
Publication Date: 19960201
Title: Railroads Active in Washington State, at 1:500,000
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Olympia, Washington
Publisher: Washington State Department of Transportation
Description:
Abstract:
This data set is a linear depiction of railway mainline rights of way currently considered active by the Washington State Department of Transportation's Public Transportation and Rail Office. Some railroads included here exhibit little or no active operation, but are not formally abandoned. Each separately owned mainline route is depicted as a single line--multiple tracks, sidings, yards, and industrial spurs are not shown.
Purpose: This data set is used to present a small-scale cartographic rendition of active railroads in Washington State, and as a reference layer for geographic information systems at WSDOT.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 12/31/1994
Time of Day: Unknown
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: irregular
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -125
East Bounding Coordinate: -116.875
North Bounding Coordinate: 49
South Bounding Coordinate: 45.5
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: railroad
Theme Keyword: railway
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: Washington
Place Keyword: WA
Place Keyword: United States
Place Keyword: USA
Access Constraints: none
Use Constraints: none
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Ron Cihon
Contact Organization: Geographic Services, Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Position: GIS/Cartography Supervisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 1655 S. 2nd Avenue
City: Tumwater
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98512
Country: USA
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address:
Mail Stop: 7384
PO Box 47384
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7384
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-709-5510
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-709-5599
Contact Electronic Mail Address: cihonr@wsdot.wa.gov
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: railroadjpg.htm
Browse Graphic File Description:
The graphic represents the data as projected on the Washington State Plane Coordinate
System, South Zone.
Browse Graphic File Type: JPEG
Data Set Credit: David Thompson, Washington State Department of Transportation
Native Data Set Environment: Arc/Info coverage, version 7.1.2 for NT 4.0, and ESRI shape file
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: GIS Implementation Team, Washington State Department of Transportation
Publication Date: 19970117
Title: Railroads Active in Washington State, at 1:24,000
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Olympia, Washington
Publisher: Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: GIS Implementation Team, Washington State Department of Transportation
Publication Date: 19960101
Title: Washington State County Series, Railroads
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Olympia, Washington
Publisher: Washington State Department of Transportation
Data Quality Information
Section Index
Attribute Accuracy:
Attribute Accuracy Report: none
Logical Consistency Report: none
Completeness Report: none
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Positional accuracy has not been determined.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Cartography Section, Washington State Department of Transportation
Publication Date: Unpublished Material
Title: 500krail.dgn
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 500000
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1994
Time of Day: Unknown
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: 500krail.dgn
Source Contribution: The graphics depicting the mainline railway rights of way and the names of their owners.
Process Step:
Process Description:
The Microstation design file was converted to an Arc/Info coverage with Arc command "IGDSARC." The resulting coverage was transformed to geographic coordinates with Arc commands "PROJECTDEFINE" and "PROJECT." Ownership attributes were assigned using "ARCEDIT."
Source Used Citation Abbreviation: 500krail.dgn
Process Date: 19960201
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Gordon Kennedy
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Position: Coordinator, Information Resources Management
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47430
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7430
Country: USA
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 809 Legion Way SE
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98501
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-705-7641
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-705-6817
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gkennedy@wsdot.wa.gov
Hours of Service: 0700 to 1530, Pacific Time, M-F
Process Step:
Process Description: Changed projection and datum to Geographic NAD83 HARN
Process Date: 2004/06/08
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Heather Spates
Contact Organization: GIS/Cartography Section, Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Position: Cartographer
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47384
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7384
Country: USA
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 1655 South Second Avenue
City: Tumwater
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98512
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-709-5521
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-709-5599
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Spatesh@wsdot.wa.gov
Hours of Service: 0800 to 1530 Pacific Time, M-F
Contact Instructions: Contact by e-mail is prefered.
Cloud Cover: 0
Spatial Data Organization Information
Section Index
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Spatial Reference Information
Section Index
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 0
Longitude Resolution: 0
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983 HARN
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257
Entity and Attribute Information
Section Index
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: railroad
Entity Type Definition: Mainline railways operating within Washington State.
Entity Type Definition Source: Cartography Section, and Public Transportation and Rail office, Washington State Department of Transportation
Attribute:
Attribute Label: owner
Attribute Definition: Reporting marks (the standard abbreviation) of the organization that owns the railroad right of way.
Attribute Definition Source: American Association of Railroads (AAR)
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Initials used by the AAR to abbreviate the names of railroads--capital letters A through Z.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values: 19941231
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview: Each line representing a railroad is assigned an attribute value for its ownerhsip.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/gis/supportteam/data/maps/500k/DOT_Cartog/railroad.ddi
Distribution Information
Section Index
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Person: Michelle Blake
Contact Position: GIS Data Administrator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47430
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7430
Country: USA
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 809 Legion Way SE
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98501
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-705-7797
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-705-6817
Contact Electronic Mail Address: blakem@wsdot.wa.gov
Contact Instructions: Call, email or write with requests for geo-spatial data sets.
Resource Description: \gisosc\geodata\maps\500k\dot_cartog\railroad\railroad
Distribution Liability:
The Washington State Department of Transportation shall not be liable for any activity involving these data with regard to lost profits or savings or any other consequential damages; or the fitness for use of the data for a particular purpose; or the installation of the data, its use, or the results obtained.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Specification: Various formats are used: ESRI coverages and shapefiles, and data tables for placement as ArcView "events."
Format Information Content:
The standard distribution compact disc contains all geospatial data sets created by the Washington State Dept. of Transportation. Refer to the included Geodata.txt text file for a brief description of the directory structure.
Data formats vary--most data are stored as ESRI shape files, but some data models require coverages. There are also dbf-format tables of data located by geographic coordinates or State Route Accumulated Route Mileage.
Digital Transfer Option:
Fees: none
Ordering Instructions: Call, email or write the Distributor with requests for geo-spatial data sets.
Turnaround: Generally, the standard compact disc containing all distributed data can be sent within one week of receiving a data request.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: self-extracting zip file
Format Version Number: 6.3 SR-1 (926) 32-bit
Format Specification: WinZip
Format Information Content:
Depends on the data set. Arc/Info coverage or shape file; metadata report in html and text files; and, in some cases, a data dictionary text file. Some data sets in the standard distribution are tabular data for placement as ArcView "events."
File Decompression Technique: Run the "exe" file under Windows NT.
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Access Instructions: Use anonymous FTP login or web browser download on the URL specified under Network Address.
Online Computer and Operating System: Unix
Fees: none
Ordering Instructions: Download individual data sets from ftp://ftp.wsdot.wa.gov/gis/GeoDataDistribution
Standard Order Process:
Non-digital Form: The Cartography/GIS Section can plot maps of most geospatial data sets.
Fees: depend on plotting costs.
Ordering Instructions: Contact the Point of Contact listed under the Identification Section to determine the availability of this data set in a non-digital representation.
Available Time Period:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: Unknown
Time of Day: Unknown
Metadata Reference Information
Section Index
Metadata Date: 6/8/2004
Metadata Review Date:
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Heather Spates
Contact Organization: GIS/Cartography Section, Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Position: Cartographer
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47384
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7384
Country: USA
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 1655 South Second Avenue
City: Tumwater
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98512
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-709-5521
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-709-5599
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Spatesh@wsdot.wa.gov
Hours of Service: 0800 to 1530 Pacific Time, M-F
Contact Instructions: Contact by e-mail is prefered.
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: 1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none
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