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New Jersey Freight Rail Lines, 2012

  • Identification Information
  • Data Quality Information
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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Halcrow Group Limited
Publication Date
2012
Title
New Jersey Freight Rail Lines, 2012
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
NJ Transportation Maps and Tables
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/halcrow_freightlines_nj_2012.zip
Abstract
New Jersey Freight Rail Lines, 2012 is a line theme representing freight rail lines in New Jersey. Attribute information includes the name of the line and the name of the operator.
Purpose
For research purposes only.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
ground condition
Time Instant
2012
Bounding Box
West
-75.733875
East
-73.895156
North
42.414187
South
38.930551
Theme Keyword
transportation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 topic categories
Theme Keyword
Rail lines
Railroad
Freight Trains
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
New Jersey
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
Source
Originator
New Jersey Port Authority
Title
MapInfo files from the New Jersey Port Authority
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Source Scale Denominator
100000
Type of Source Media
GIS vector layers
Source
Originator
New Jersey Department of Transportation
Publication Date
2005
Title
NJ DoT Roads
Source
Publication Date
2006
Title
NJ Transit Light Rail map image
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
raster digital data
Source
Originator
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Publication Date
2002
Title
NJ DEP Orthophotos
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
raster digital data
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
2184
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Grid Coordinate System
Grid Coordinate System Name
State Plane Coordinate System
State Plane Coordinate System
SPCS Zone Identifier
2900
Transverse Mercator
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0.000000
Ordinate Resolution
0.000000
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
Vertical Coordinate System Definition
Altitude System Definition
Altitude Resolution
0.000010
Altitude Encoding Method
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
nj_freight
Entity Type Definition
Rail Line
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
LINE
rail line name
RAILROAD
operating railroad company code
OPERATOR
operating railroad company
ACTIVE
active or inactive status
LENGTH
calculated length in feet
LENGTH_MI
calculated length in miles
Distribution Information
Distributor
Halcrow / CH2M Hill
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20140325
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
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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