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New York City Subway Lines, 2007

  • Identification Information
  • Data Quality Information
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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Community Cartography
Publication Date
2007
Title
New York City Subway Lines, 2007
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/halcrow_subwaylines_nyc_2007.zip
Abstract
New York City Subway Lines, 2007 is a line theme representing the New York City subway lines. Attribute data include the names of the lines and indication whether the segments of the lines are above or below ground. The raw data for the line files is from the New York State Department of Transportation. Files are provided in the projection NAD83 to align with the NYCMap basemap.
Purpose
For research purposes only.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2007
Bounding Box
West
-74.254209
East
-73.754256
North
40.903532
South
40.512144
Theme Keyword
transportation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 topic categories
Theme Keyword
Subway lines
MTA
Public transit
Trains
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
New York (N.Y.)
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2007
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
May only be used by current Columbia University affiliates.
Use Restrictions
Educational non-commercial use only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Community Cartography
Delivery Point
1200 MacArthur Blvd
City
Mahwah
State
NJ
Postal Code
07430
Contact Telephone
1-877-MakeMap
Contact Facsimile Telephone
201-529-5728
Contact Electronic Mail Address
info@comcarto.com
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Contribution
The raw data for the NYC subway line files from the New York State Department of Transportation.
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
664
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Map Projection
Map Projection Name
Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert Conformal Conic
Standard Parallel
40.666667
Standard Parallel
41.033333
Longitude of Central Meridian
-74.000000
Latitude of Projection Origin
40.166667
False Easting
984250.000000
False Northing
0.000000
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0.000256
Ordinate Resolution
0.000256
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
subway
Entity Type Definition
Subway lines
Entity Type Definition Source
CommunityCartography
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
LINKADDRES
Name for various sections of the line
Definition Source
CommunityCartography
LINE_DESIG
Subway line code (Line NameNew York Metropolian Transit Authority (MTA))
Definition Source
CommunityCartography
ABOVE_BELO
Above or below ground flag
Definition Source
CommunityCartography
LABEL
Subway line code (Line NameNew York Metropolian Transit Authority (MTA))
Definition Source
CommunityCartography
Distribution Information
Distributor
CommunityCartography
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20091204
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
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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