ORCA Card Retailer Locations

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• What does this data set describe?
  1. How might this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
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  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   Transit, Sound, 20230216, ORCA Card Retailer Locations: King County, King County, WA.

   Online Links:

   • None

   Other_Citation_Details: None
   

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.705899
   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.774498
   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.247041
   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.109465
   

3. What does it look like?

   http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/rst_orca_card_retailers.jpg (JPG)

   JPG File of layer overlain on base of WA counties or local cities

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: 16-Feb-2023

   Currentness_Reference:

   Ground Condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
   

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • Entity point (178)
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      The map projection used is NAD 1983 HARN StatePlane Washington North FIPS 4601 Feet.
      

      Projection parameters:

      Standard_Parallel: 47.5
      Standard_Parallel: 48.73333333333333
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.8333333333333
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 47.0
      False_Easting: 1640416.666666667
      False_Northing: 0.0
      

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.00032808333333333333
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.00032808333333333333
      Planar coordinates are specified in foot_us
      The horizontal datum used is D North American 1983 HARN.
      The ellipsoid used is GRS 1980.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.0.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222101.
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   maint.GISC.rst_orca_card_retailers_xml

   point data table (Source: King County)

   OBJECTID_1

   Internal feature number. (Source: Esri) Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   Name

   Name of fare outlet (Source: Sound Transit) Mixed string text

   Location

   Street address of location (Source: Sound Transit) Address like 211 Railroad Ave

   City

   Name of city where outlet is located (Source: Sound Transit) City name, like Auburn

   Zip

   Five digit zipcode, some values as zeros (Source: Sound Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	98499.0

   OutletType

   Outlet Type (Source: Sound Transit)

   Value	Definition
   ORCA Customer Service Office	ORCA Customer Service Office
   Retailer	Retailer
   Retailer With Cards	Retailer With Cards
   TVM	TVM
   TVM No Rail	TVM No Rail

   County

   Name of County where outlet is located. Also include non-County identifiers such as Rail Station or Transit Center (Source: Sound Transit) Text

   FacNum

   Facility number (Source: Sound Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.0
   Maximum:	165.0

   Notes

   Miscellaneous notes that help refine the location of the outlet (Source: King County) Free text

   Lat

   Latitude of location (Source: Sound Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	47.09636758
   Maximum:	48.2409589

   Lon

   Longitude of location (Source: Sound Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	-122.68481913
   Maximum:	-121.78122603

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: Esri) Coordinates defining the features.

   OUTLET

   DISPLAYNAM

   FACNUM_1

   ADDRESS

   CITY_1

   MAPINDEX_3

   STORENUMBE

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Contains identification and location attributes
   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Sound Transit
   

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Sound Transit
2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Sound Transit

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   King County GIS Center

   Attn: Frank Whitman

   GIS Specialist

   201 S Jackson St, KSC-IT-0225

   Seattle, WA
   

   US

   206-477-4404 (voice)

Why was the data set created?

Shows name, location and type of fare outlet for ORCA card retailer locations

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 17-Jan-2019 (process 1 of 1)

   Shapefile Sound Transit was imported to MAINT database to convert to featureclass. Some items where many fields were not completed or where similar information is stored in other items, were dropped.

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   Unknown, documentation not provided by source
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   Unknown, documentation not provided by source
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   Unknown, documentation not provided by source
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   Each point represents a outlet location

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints:

Access Constraint: Data is not available on GIS Data Portal, it may be available via a custom data request

Use_Constraints:

Use Constraint: King County data are made available with the understanding that they shall be used exclusively by the obtainer or his/her authorized agents. Digital products may not be reproduced or redistributed in any form or by any means without the express written authorization of King County.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   
   KCGIS Center

   Attn: giscenter@kingcounty.gov

   Data Distribution

   201 S Jackson St

   Seattle, WA
   

   US

   206-477-4403 (voice)
2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? /plibrary2/transportation/shapes/point/rst_orca_card_retailers.shp
3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   Distribution Liability: King County disclaims any warranty of use of any digital product or data beyond that for which it was designed.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	featureclass and shapefile

   • Cost to order the data:
     Contact KCGIS Client Services for the cost of reproduction - http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/GISData/GISDataDistribution.aspx

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 07-Mar-2023

Metadata author:

King County GIS Center

Attn: Frank Whitman

GIS Specialist

201 S Jackson St, Suite 225

Seattle, WA

US

206-477-4404 (voice)

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)