CA_milepost_FRA

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Milepost, US, 2011


Summary

Mileposts are used to geo-locate rail behaviors along the rail network, so that FRA can provide more GIS projects to FRA.

Description

FRA Milepost is a spatial file that originiates of multiple sources and contain point locations of mileposts along the FRA's 100k rail network.

Credits

Use limitations

FRA is not liable for the information

Extent

West  -122.439308    East  -114.313866
North  42.002472    South  32.670790

Scale Range

ArcGIS Metadata ▼►

Topics and Keywords  ▼►

Place keywords  US

Temporal keywords  2011

Theme keywords  Milepost

Thesaurus  ▼►
Title LRS


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Citation  ▼►

Title CA_milepost_FRA
Publication date 2011-01-01


Presentation formats  digital map


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Responsible party 
Organization's name Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Contact's role  originator


Responsible party 
Organization's name Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Contact's role  publisher


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Address 
Delivery point Washignton, DC

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Resource Details  ▼►

Dataset languages  English (UNITED STATES)


Status  completed
Spatial representation type  vector


Processing environment Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143


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Extent 
Description 
publication date
Temporal extent 
Date and time 2011-01-01

Extent 
Geographic extent 
Bounding rectangle 
Extent type  Extent used for searching
West longitude -122.439308
East longitude -114.313866
North latitude 42.002472
South latitude 32.670790
Extent contains the resource Yes

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Point of contact 
Organization's name Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Contact's role  point of contact


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Address 
Type both
Delivery point 1200 New Jersey Ave S.E. MS: 15
City Washington
Administrative area DC
Postal code 20590
Country US

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Resource Maintenance  ▼►

Resource maintenance 
Update frequency  as needed


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Resource Constraints  ▼►

Legal constraints 
Other constraints 
No restrictions on accessing the data
Security constraints 
Classification  unclassified


Constraints 
Limitations of use 
FRA is not liable for the information
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Spatial Reference  ▼►

Reference system identifier 
Value 4326
Codespace EPSG
Version 7.11.2


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Spatial Data Properties  ▼►

Vector  ▼►
Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects 
Object type  point
Object count 4170

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Resource level  dataset


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Data quality report - Conceptual consistency  ▼►
Measure description The mileposts was developed from varies sources and should only be used as a reference file. The railroad lines and their mileposts are privately owned and are subjected of changed based on the rail owner. If used for identifying specific locations, please contact the railroad to verify the mileposts numbers and their locations.


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Distribution format 
Name Shapefile


Transfer options 
Transfer size 0.900


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Details for object CA_milepost_FRA  ▼►
Definition 
Milepsot along the rail route
Definition source 
FRA


Field STCYFIPS
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Field description 
The 5-character FIPS code of the State-County.
Description source 
U.S. Geological Survey
Coded values 
Name of codelist Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990.
Source U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Field FID
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Field description 
Internal feature number.
Description source 
Esri
Description of values Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field LinkID
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Field Shape
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Field description 
Feature geometry.
Description source 
ESRI
Description of values Coordinates defining the features.


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Field COLLDATE
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Field description 
Date collected, if applicable
Description source 
FRA
Description of values Coordinates defining the features.


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Field RAILROAD
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Field description 
The Railroad Report Marker
Description source 
FRA
Coded values 
Name of codelist RR Reporting Marker
Source FRA

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Field MILEPOST
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Field description 
Milepost
Description source 
FRA
Description of values Coordinates defining the features.


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Field SOURCE
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Field description 
Source of the input for the  mileposts
Description source 
FRA
Description of values Coordinates defining the features.


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Field LAT
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Field description 
Latitude of location
Description source 
FRA
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Field LON
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Field description 
Longitude of point location
Description source 
FRA
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Aggregate Information 
Association type  cross reference


Aggregate resource name  ▼►
Title FRA Mileposts
Publication date 2011-01-01


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Responsible party 
Organization's name Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Contact's role  originator


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Metadata Details  ▼►

Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata  dataset
Scope name  dataset


Last update 2014-10-22


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Identification  ▼►

Citation
Citation Information
Originator Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Publication Date 2011
Title
FRA Mileposts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place Washignton, DC
Publisher Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Description
Abstract 
                            FRA Milepost is a spatial file that originiates of multiple sources and contain point locations of mileposts along the FRA's 100k rail network.
Purpose 
                            Mileposts are used to geo-locate rail behaviors along the rail network, so that FRA can provide more GIS projects to FRA.
Time Period of Content
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date 2011
Currentness Reference 
                            publication date
Status
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed

Spatial Domain
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate -150.127075
East Bounding Coordinate -67.434992
North Bounding Coordinate 64.926048
South Bounding Coordinate 25.441493

Keywords
Theme
Theme Keyword Thesaurus LRS
Theme Keyword Milepost

Place
Place Keyword US

Temporal
Temporal Keyword 2011

Access Constraints 
                        No restrictions on accessing the data
Use Constraints 
                        FRA is not liable for the information
Point of Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Contact Address
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 1200 New Jersey Ave S.E. MS: 15
City Washington
State or Province DC
Postal Code 20590
Country UNITED STATES


Security Information
Security Classification Unclassified

Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
Cross Reference
Citation Information
Originator Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Publication Date 2011
Title
FRA Mileposts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form vector digital data


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Logical Consistency Report 
                        The mileposts was developed from varies sources and should only be used as a reference file.  The railroad lines and their mileposts are privately owned and are subjected of changed based on the rail owner.  If used for identifying specific locations, please contact the railroad to verify the mileposts numbers and their locations.
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Spatial Reference  ▼►

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid Name WGS_1984
Semi-major Axis 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio 298.257224

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Entities and Attributes  ▼►

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Label CA_milepost_FRA
Entity Type Definition
Milepsot along the rail route
Entity Type Definition Source FRA

Attribute
Attribute Label STCYFIPS
Attribute Definition
The 5-character FIPS code of the State-County.
Attribute Definition Source U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values
Codeset Domain
Codeset Name Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990.
Codeset Source U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute
Attribute Label FID
Attribute Definition
Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source Esri
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute
Attribute Label LinkID

Attribute
Attribute Label Shape
Attribute Definition
Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source ESRI
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute
Attribute Label COLLDATE
Attribute Definition
Date collected, if applicable
Attribute Definition Source FRA
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute
Attribute Label RAILROAD
Attribute Definition
The Railroad Report Marker
Attribute Definition Source FRA
Attribute Domain Values
Codeset Domain
Codeset Name RR Reporting Marker
Codeset Source FRA

Attribute
Attribute Label MILEPOST
Attribute Definition
Milepost
Attribute Definition Source FRA
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute
Attribute Label SOURCE
Attribute Definition
Source of the input for the mileposts
Attribute Definition Source FRA
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute
Attribute Label LAT
Attribute Definition
Latitude of location
Attribute Definition Source FRA

Attribute
Attribute Label LON
Attribute Definition
Longitude of point location
Attribute Definition Source FRA

Attribute
Attribute Label RR_Milepos

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Distribution Information  ▼►

Resource Description Downloadable Data
Standard Order Process
Digital Form
Digital Transfer Information
Transfer Size 3.649

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Metadata Reference  ▼►

Metadata Date 2011-08-04
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Address
Address Type REQUIRED: The mailing and/or physical address for the organization or individual.
City REQUIRED: The city of the address.
State or Province REQUIRED: The state or province of the address.
Postal Code REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.


Metadata Standard Name FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention local time



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