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Unied States Railroad Crossings, 2013
- Identification Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Publication Date
- 2013
- Title
- Unied States Railroad Crossings, 2013
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Online Linkage
- http://www.columbia.edu/acis/eds/gis/images/ntad_2013_rr_crossings.zip
- Abstract
- FRA Grade Crossings is a spatial file that originates from the National Highway-Rail Crossing, Inventory Program. The program is to provide information to Federal, State, and local governments, as well as the railroad industry for the improvements of safety at highway-rail crossing.
- Purpose
- Rail Crossings is a spatial file maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for use by States and railroads.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Time Instant
- 2013
- Bounding Box
- West
- -158.090675
- East
- -67.097641
- North
- 64.919140
- South
- 20.887775
- Theme Keyword
- Rail
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- Grade Crossing
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- Rail Crossings
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- transportation
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- ISO 19115 Topic Categories
- Place Keyword
- United States
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Temporal Keyword
- 2013
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
- None
- Use Restrictions
- None
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- Annually
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Vector
- Point and Vector Object Information
- SDTS Terms Description
- SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
- Entity point
- Point and Vector Object Count
- 243112
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Geographic
- Latitude Resolution
- 8.983152841195215e-009
- Longitude Resolution
- 8.983152841195215e-009
- Geographic Coordinate Units
- Decimal Degrees
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- D WGS 1984
- Ellipsoid Name
- WGS 1984
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137.0
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257223563
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- rr_crossings
- 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
- CROSSING
- US DOT Valid Crossing ID Number
- Definition Source
- FRA
- RAILROAD
- The reporting mark of the 1st owning railroad. A mark of 'XXXX' indicates an
abandoned link. Rule 260 codes are used where available. A mark of 'DUMX' indicates
an added connecting link. (FRA Rule 260 and Owner CodesFRA)
- RRDIV
- Railroad Division Name or Blank
- Definition Source
- FRA
- RRSUBDIV
- Railroad Subdivision or Blank
- Definition Source
- FRA
- HIGHWAY
- Highway Type and Number
- Definition Source
- FRA
- STREET
- Street or Road Name
- Definition Source
- FRA
- TYPEXING
- Type of Crossing
- 11
- Pedestrain at grade
- 12
- Pedestrain RR under
- 13
- Pedestrain RR over
- 21
- Private at grade
- 22
- Private RR under
- 23
- Private RR over
- 31
- Public at grade
- 32
- Public RR under
- 33
- Public RR over
- Definition Source
- FRA
- POSXING
- Position of Crossing
- 1
- At grade under
- 2
- RR Under
- 3
- RR over
- Definition Source
- FRA
- STFIPS
- Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State Code (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST))
- Definition Source
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- CTFIPS
- Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) County Code (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST))
- Definition Source
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- COUNTY
- Name of County
- Definition Source
- FRA
- State_ABBR
- State Abbreviation
- Definition Source
- U.S. State Boundaries
- TYPE
- Public or Private Crossing
- PU
- Public
- PR
- Private
- Definition Source
- FRA
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- Highway-rail grade crossing means a location where a public highway, road, street, or private roadway, including associated sidewalks and pathways, crosses one or more railroad tracks at grade.
- Distribution Information
- Distributor
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20140925
- 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 Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998