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Northeast Amtrak Rail Lines, 2012

  • Identification Information
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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Halcrow Group Limited
Publication Date
2012
Title
Northeast Amtrak Rail Lines, 2012
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
New York
Publisher
Halcrow
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/halcrow_amtrak_line_2012.zip
Abstract
Northeast Amtrak Rail Lines 2012 is a line theme representing Amtrak Rail Routes at a regional scale as of 2012. Includes lines in the northeast US which serve New York and New Jersey stations. Attribute information includes the name of the line and length of the segment.
Purpose
For research purposes only.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2012
Bounding Box
West
-80.396815
East
-70.903473
North
45.004574
South
38.800842
Theme Keyword
transportation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 topic categories
Theme Keyword
Amtrak
Passenger trains
Railroad
Rail lines
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
Maryland
Massachusetts
Washington (D.C.)
New York (N.Y.)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2012
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
For current Columbia affiliates only.
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
Complete
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Halcrow
Delivery Point
22 Cortlandt Street
City
New York
State
NY
Postal Code
10007
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
212-608-3990
Contact Facsimile Telephone
212-566-5059
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Contribution
geography
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
String
Point and Vector Object Count
213
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0
Ordinate Resolution
0
Planar Distance Units
survey feet
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name
Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis
6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257222
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Amtrak
Entity Type Definition
Rail Line
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
LINE
service line name
Definition Source
ComCarto
LENGTH
length in feet
Definition Source
ComCarto
LENGTH_MI
length in miles
Definition Source
ComCarto
Distribution Information
Format Name
Geopackage
Distributor
Halcrow / CH2M Hill
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20130108
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Research Data Services (RDS), Columbia University Libraries
Contact Person
GIS/Metadata Librarian
Contact Address
Address
420 W. 118th St., 215 IAB, MC 3301
City
New York
State or Province
NY
Postal Code
10027
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
(212)854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
data@library.columbia.edu
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