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Railroad Nodes Upper Midwest 2010

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Railroad Nodes Upper Midwest 2010
Originator
Federal Railroad Administration
Publication Date
2010-01-01
Identifier
https://geodiscovery.uwm.edu/catalog/ark:-77981-gmgs0p0wq50
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Other Citation Details
Date Acquired: 2012
Abstract
This point data layer represents railroad nodes for the Upper Midwest in 2010. The Upper Midwest includes: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The dataset was originally published by the Federal Railroad Administration in 2010.[The Rail Network is a comprehensive database of the nation's railway system at the 1:100,000 scale or better. The data set covers all 50 States plus the District of Columbia.]
Purpose
This layer is intended for reference and mapping purposes and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. [The data set provides location and partial attribute information for use in national and regional network analysis applications.]
Supplemental Information
AGSL staff supplemented original metadata. For official metadata please see rail_nodes.htm. [At the time of publishing the CD significant updates to the layer were underway.]
Temporal Extent
Bounding Box
West
-97.204433
East
-80.518802
North
48.999987
South
36.996108
ISO Topic Category
transportation
Place Keyword
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GeoNames
Theme Keyword
Point
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Railroads
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
Please see the UWM Libraries statement on Copyright and Digital Collections.[Acknowledgment of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)]
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials. [None]
Other Restrictions
None
Security Constraints
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
annually
Cross Reference
Title
Rail Nodes
URL
Originator
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Publisher
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Publication Date
2010-01-01
Language
eng
Credit
Federal Railroad Administration Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Point of Contact
Contact
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Delivery Point
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
City
Washington
Administrative Area
D.C.
Postal Code
20590
Phone
800-853-1351

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
4326
Code Space
EPSG
Version
6.14(3.0.1)

Data Quality Information

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Result
Absolute External Positional Accuracy
Result
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Result
Lineage
Process Step
Description
[Verify and validate the rail network.]
Process Date
2010-01-01T00:00:00
Process Step
Description
Changed name of file from rail_nodes_Region5.shp to UpperMidwest_RailroadNodes_2010.shp.
Process Date
2019-09-26T00:00:00
Source
Title
The Official Railway Guide
Publication Date
2009-01-01
Publisher
Commonwealth Business Media
Description
The Official Railway Guide
Source
Title
Publication Date
2009-01-01
Description
FRA
Source
Title
Rail Maps
Publication Date
2009-01-01
Description
State DOTs
Source
Title
Rail Maps
Publication Date
2010-01-01
Description
Rail Companies

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Distributor
Federal Railroad Administration
Online Access
Protocol
Name

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
point
Vector Object Count
31904

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
ark:/77981/gmgs0p0wq50
Dataset URI
https://geodata.uwm.edu/public/gmgs0p0wq50/UpperMidwest_RailroadNodes_2010.zip
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
American Geographical Society Library – UWM Libraries
Position Name
GIS Staff
Delivery Point
2311 E Hartord Ave
City
Milwaukee
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53211
Country
US
Email
gisdata@uwm.edu
Phone
(414)-229-6282
Metadata Date Stamp
2019-09-26
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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