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FGTS - Washington State Freight and Goods Transportation System, State Highways


Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information
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Identification Information

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    Citation:
      Citation Information:
        Originator: Office of Freight Strategy and Policy, Washington State Department of Transportation Workbench
        Publication Date: July 2006
        Title: FGTS - Washington State Freight and Goods Transportation System, State Highways
        Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
        Publication Information:
          Publication Place: Tumwater, Washington USA
          Publisher: Washington State Department of Transportation
    Description:
      Abstract:
        This dataset provides the State Route 2005 update Freight and Goods Transportation System designations, estimated 2004 average gross annual truck tonnage, FGTS segment lengths, FGTS segment descriptions, and county.
        The Freight and Goods Transportation System (FGTS) is a ranking of roads in Washington State by the estimated average gross annual truck tonnage carried. The FGTS identifies the routes most heavily used by trucks and provides factual data to support funding for projects that improve conditions for freight transportation. This information also supports planning for pavement upgrades, traffic congestion management, and other investment decisions. The system is affected by changes in the economy, international trade, and the transportation industry such as changes in truck travel patterns, cargoes, and tonnages.

        Revisions to the Freight and Goods Transportation System routes and tonnage classifications are developed by the agency having jurisdiction over the roadway segment. The Office of Freight Strategy and Policy, within WSDOT's Strategic Planning & Programming Service Center, is responsible for maintaining the Freight and Goods Transportation System database and for coordinating the preparation of its mapping with the Planning & Programming Service Center's Geographic Services Office.
    Time Period of Content:
      Time Period Information:
        Single Date/Time:
          Calendar Date: Unknown
          Time of Day: Unknown
      Currentness Reference: publication date
    Status:
      Progress: Complete
      Maintenance and Update Frequency: biennium
    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: freight route
        Theme Keyword: truck route
        Theme Keyword: tonnage
        Theme Keyword: freight and goods
        Theme Keyword: FGTS
      Place:
        Place Keyword Thesaurus: none
        Place Keyword: Washington
        Place Keyword: WA
        Place Keyword: United States
        Place Keyword: USA
        Place Keyword: Pacific Northwest
    Access Constraints: none
    Use Constraints: none
    Point of Contact:
      Contact Information:
        Contact Person Primary:
          Contact Person: 1) Elizabeth Stratton, responsible for report; 2) Dave Bushnell & Ruth Decker, responsible for State Highway data
          Contact Organization: 1) Office of Freight Strategy and Policy, WSDOT; 2) Transporation Data Office (TDO), Travel Analysis Branch, WSDOT
        Contact Address:
          Address Type: mailing address
          Address: 1) PO Box 47322; 2) PO Box 74380
          City: Olympia
          State or Province: WA
          Postal Code: 98504
          Country: USA
        Contact Address:
          Address Type: physical address
          Address: 2) 7245 Linderson Way SW
          City: Tumwater
          State or Province: WA
          Postal Code: 98501-6504
          Country: USA
        Contact Voice Telephone: 1) 206-464-1372; 2) 360-570-2416 & 360-570-2418
        Contact Facsimile Telephone: 2) 360-570-2400
        Contact Electronic Mail Address: 1) StrattE@wsdot.wa.gov; 2) BushneD@wsdot.wa.gov & DeckerR@wsdot.wa.gov
        Contact Instructions: Call, email or write with requests for State Highway FGTS data.
    Browse Graphic:
      Browse Graphic File Name: fgts-sr.jpg
      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:
      Freight and Goods Transportation System 2005 Update, Report Team: Mark Bozanich, WSDOT Geographic Services; Dave Bushnell, WSDOT Transportation Data Office; Ruth Decker, WSDOT Transportation Data Office; Doug McClanahan, WSDOT Strategic Planning and Programming; Paula Reeves, WSDOT Highways and Local Programs; Sheri Sawyer, Association of Washington Cities; Jim Seitz, Association of Washington Cities; Elizabeth Stratton, WSDOT Office of Freight Strategy and Policy; Don Zimmer, County Road Administration Board Data Set Credit: Freight and Goods Transportation System 2005 Update, State Highway segment and tonnage data: Dave Bushnell, Ruth Decker
    Native Data Set Environment: ESRI shape file

Data Quality Information

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    Attribute Accuracy:
      Attribute Accuracy Report: This data was cross-checked with information provided at 2005 Freight and Goods Transportation System Update Group meetings.
    Completeness Report: This data includes the final 2005 State Route portion of the Freight and Goods Transportation System. Data is only provided for State Route Mainlines, Spurs, Couplets, and Alternate Routes.
    Lineage:
      Source Information:
        Source Citation:
          Citation Information:
            Originator: Transportation Data Office, Washington State Department of Transportation
            Title: Transportation Information and Planning Support
            Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Mainframe Database
        Source Time Period of Content:
          Time Period Information:
            Single Date/Time:
              Calendar Date: 12/2004
              Time of Day: Unknown
          Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
        Source Citation Abbreviation: TRIPS
        Source Contribution:
          The TRIPS database, along with the Automated Collection System, establishes the criteria by which the Freight and Goods Transportation System for Washington State Highways are determined. Various reports were created based on this database for analysis purposes: Section Designation Changes; County Road Intersections Freight Designations Higher than Intersecting State Route; FGTS Section Termini Identification (Raw Data); Section Designation Increases; Sections Designation Decreases.
      Source Information:
        Source Citation:
          Citation Information:
            Originator: Washington State County Road Administration Board
            Publication Date: 12/2004
            Title: County Road Information System
            Geospatial Data Presentation Form: database
            Publication Information:
              Publication Place: Olympia, Washington USA
              Publisher: Washington State County Road Administration Board
        Source Time Period of Content:
          Time Period Information:
            Single Date/Time:
              Calendar Date: 12/2004
              Time of Day: Unknown
          Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
        Source Citation Abbreviation: CRIS
        Source Contribution:
          The Washington State County Road Information System provides Freight and Goods Transportation System data for roadways under county jurisdiction. In most cases, this data is input into the Freight and Goods Transportation System as provided from CRIS. In cases where a County Road has a higher freight designation than a State Route with which it intersects, the County Road is flagged for more analysis and the Transportation Planning Office suggests an appropriate designation for the roadway in question.
      Source Information:
        Source Citation:
          Citation Information:
            Originator: Cartography/GIS Section, Washington State Department of Transportation
            Publication Date: 12/2004
            Title: State Routes of Washington, at 1:500,000, 2004
            Geospatial Data Presentation Form: linear reference system
            Publication Information:
              Publication Place: Olympia, Washington
              Publisher: Washington State Department of Transportation
        Source Scale Denominator: 500000
        Type of Source Media: paper
        Source Time Period of Content:
          Time Period Information:
            Single Date/Time:
              Calendar Date: 2004
              Time of Day: Unknown
          Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
        Source Citation Abbreviation: sr500k
        Source Contribution: The Linear Referencing System used to place events along Washington State Highways.
      Source Information:
        Source Citation:
          Citation Information:
            Originator: Transportation Data Office, Washington State Department of Transportation
            Title: FGTS_2005_SegmentDesignation.xls
            Geospatial Data Presentation Form: table
        Source Time Period of Content:
          Time Period Information:
            Single Date/Time:
              Calendar Date: 12/2004
              Time of Day: Unknown
        Source Citation Abbreviation: FGTS_2005_SegmentDesignation.xls
        Source Contribution: This table provides the Average Gross Annual Truck Tonnage values contributing to the final FGTS segment designations.
      Process Step:
        Process Description:
          The data from TRIPS and CRIS were analyzed to find: County Roads with freight designations higher than adjoining State Highways and State Highway road sections that had changed designation from the previous version of the database. These flagged segments were further analyzed by looking at the road segment's AADT (Annual Average Daily Traffic), Annual Total Tons, and relationship/continuity with adjoining segments. Each segment's designation was individually determined from this analysis
        Source Used Citation Abbreviation: TRIPS
        Source Used Citation Abbreviation: CRIS
        Source Used Citation Abbreviation: sr500k
        Source Used Citation Abbreviation: FGTS_2005_SegmentDesignation.xls
        Process Date: 5/23/06
        Process Contact:
          Contact Information:
            Contact Person Primary:
              Contact Person: Dave Bushnell & Ruth Decker
              Contact Organization: Transportation Data Office, Travel Analysis Branch, WSDOT
            Contact Address:
              Address Type: mailing address
              Address: PO Box 47380
              City: Olympia
              State or Province: WA
              Postal Code: 98504-7380
              Country: USA
            Contact Address:
              Address Type: physical address
              Address: 7345 Linderson Way SW
              City: Tumwater
              State or Province: WA
              Postal Code: 98501-6504
              Country: USA
            Contact Voice Telephone: 360-570-2416 &, 360-570-2418
            Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-570-2400
            Contact Electronic Mail Address: BushneD@wsdot.wa.gov & DeckerR@wsdot.wa.gov
            Contact Instructions: Call, email or write with requests for State Highway FGTS data.
      Process Step:
        Process Description:
          The Washington State Highway portion of this data was placed as an event theme on the Washington State Highways, at 1:500,000 data set based on Accumulated Route Mileage values, and then converted to an ESRI shape file.
        Process Date: 6/2006
        Process Contact:
          Contact Information:
            Contact Person Primary:
              Contact Person: Cindy Gonia
              Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)/Transportation Data Office (TDO), Web and GIS
            Contact Address:
              Address Type: mailing address
              Address: PO Box 47380
              City: Olympia
              State or Province: WA
              Postal Code: 98504-7380
              Country: USA
            Contact Address:
              Address Type: physical address
              Address: 7345 Linderson Way SW
              City: Tumwater
              State or Province: WA
              Postal Code: 98501-6504
              Country: USA
            Contact Voice Telephone: (360) 570-2399
            Contact Facsimile Telephone: (360) 570-2400
            Contact Electronic Mail Address: goniac@wsdot.wa.gov
            Hours of Service: M-Th, 6:00a - 4:30p
            Contact Instructions: Contact by e-mail is preferred.
    Cloud Cover: 0

Spatial Data Organization Information

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    Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector

Spatial Reference Information

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    Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
      Planar:
        Grid Coordinate System:
          Grid Coordinate System Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
          State Plane Coordinate System:
            SPCS Zone Identifier: 5626
        Planar Coordinate Information:
          Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Distance and Bearing
      Geodetic Model:
        Horizontal Datum Name: North_American_1983_HARN
        Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
        Semi-major Axis: 6378137
        Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257

Entity and Attribute Information

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    Detailed Description:
      Entity Type:
        Entity Type Label: Freight and Goods Transportation System
        Entity Type Definition: An inventory of the tonnages of freight moving along highways, streets and roads in Washington. This data set involves only the State Route portion of this database.
        Entity Type Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation Transportation Planning Office
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: BARM
        Attribute Definition: Beginning Accumulated Route Mileage (ARM) value.
        Attribute Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation Transportation Data Office
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: BEGAB
        Attribute Definition: Beginning State Route Milepost Ahead/Back indicator.
        Attribute Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation, Transportation Data Office
        Attribute Domain Values:
          Enumerated Domain:
            Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Implied Ahead
          Enumerated Domain:
            Enumerated Domain Value: B
            Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Back or duplicate of a milepost value ahead on the route.
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: BEGMP
        Attribute Definition: Beginning State Route Milepost (SRMP) value.
        Attribute Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation Transportation Data Office
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: County
        Attribute Definition: The County name in which the segment is located.
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: Description
        Attribute Definition: Identifies the location of the FTGS segment.
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: ENDAB
        Attribute Definition: Ending State Route Milepost Ahead /Back indicator.
        Attribute Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation Transportation Data Office
        Attribute Domain Values:
          Enumerated Domain:
            Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Implied Ahead
          Enumerated Domain:
            Enumerated Domain Value: B
            Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Back or duplicate of a milepost value ahead on the route.
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: ENDARM
        Attribute Definition: Ending Accumulated Route Mileage value.
        Attribute Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation Transportation Data Office
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: ENDMP
        Attribute Definition: Ending State Route Milepost value.
        Attribute Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation Transportation Data Office
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: Estimated_2004_Annual_Tonnage
        Attribute Definition: An estimate of the average annual gross truck tonnages of freight moving along highways, streets and roads in Washington. This data set involves only the State Route portion of this database.
        Attribute Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation, Transportation Data Office
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: FGTS_2005_Designation
        Attribute Definition: The final 2005 Freight and Goods Transportation System Designation.
        Attribute Definition Source: Freight and Goods Transportation System Update Team
        Attribute Domain Values:
          Enumerated Domain:
            Enumerated Domain Value: T-1
            Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Over 10 million tons per year.
          Enumerated Domain:
            Enumerated Domain Value: T-2
            Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Between 4 million and 10 million tons per year
          Enumerated Domain:
            Enumerated Domain Value: T-3
            Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Between 300,000 and 4 million tons per year.
          Enumerated Domain:
            Enumerated Domain Value: T-4
            Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Between 100,000 and 300,000 tons per year.
          Enumerated Domain:
            Enumerated Domain Value: T-5
            Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Less than 100,000 tons per year.
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: ID
        Attribute Definition: Internal feature number set by software.
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: Length
        Attribute Definition: Length of the section in miles.
        Attribute Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation Transportation Data Office; Freight and Goods Transportation System Update Team
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: LOC_ERROR
        Attribute Definition: Location errors placing on the LRS. A field that is generated by the ESRI software when placing event data against a Linear Referencing System (LRS).
        Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: RRQ
        Attribute Definition: State Route Related Roadway Qualifier - Related roadway qualifier uniquely identifies related roadway types for a state route.
        Attribute Definition Source: Electronic State Highway Log Data Definitions
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: RRT
        Attribute Definition: State Route Related Roadway Type - Related roadway type indicates a classification of a roadway associated with a mainline state route.
        Attribute Definition Source: Electronic State Highway Log Data Definitions
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: SHAPE
        Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
        Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
        Attribute Domain Values:
          Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: SHAPE.len
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: SR
        Attribute Definition: State Route - A number used to identify roadways under the jurisdiction of WSDOT within and passing through the state of Washington.
        Attribute Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation Transportation Data Office
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: SRID
        Attribute Definition: State Route unique identifier composed of SR, RRT, and RRQ.
        Attribute Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation Transportation Data Office
    Overview Description:
      Entity and Attribute Overview:
        Lines depict segments of Washington State highways that have been designated as part of the Freight and Goods Transportation System by the FGTS Update Team. Lines are attributed with information regarding average daily travel, total annual tonnage, prior designations, and locational information.

Distribution Information

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    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: 7345 Linderson Way SW
          City: Tumwater
          State or Province: WA
          Postal Code: 98501-6504
          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: ArcSDE Server: Database: TransFeatures; Instance: 5151; Owner: Base
    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:
          Offline Option:
            Offline Media: CD-ROM
      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.

Metadata Reference Information

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    Metadata Date: 10/31/2006
    Metadata Review Date:
    Metadata Future Review Date:
    Metadata Contact:
      Contact Information:
        Contact Person Primary:
          Contact Person: Cindy Gonia
          Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)/Transportation Data Office (TDO), Web and GIS
        Contact Address:
          Address Type: mailing address
          Address: PO Box 47380
          City: Olympia
          State or Province: WA
          Postal Code: 98504-7380
          Country: USA
        Contact Address:
          Address Type: physical address
          Address: 7345 Linderson Way SW
          City: Tumwater
          State or Province: WA
          Postal Code: 98501-6504
          Country: USA
        Contact Voice Telephone: (360) 570-2399
        Contact Facsimile Telephone: (360) 570-2400
        Contact Electronic Mail Address: goniac@wsdot.wa.gov
        Hours of Service: M-Th, 6:00a - 4:30p
        Contact Instructions: Contact by e-mail is preferred.
    Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
    Metadata Standard Version: June 1998
    Metadata Access Constraints: none
    Metadata Use Constraints: none

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