King County Metro Transit Centers

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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?
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  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?
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  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
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• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
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  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?
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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?
   County, King, unknown, King County Metro Transit Centers.

   Online Links:

   • http://www5.kingcounty.gov/gisdataportal/Default.aspx

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.347680
   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.057494
   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.777565
   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.305208
   

3. What does it look like?

   http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/transit_centers.jpg (JPEG)

   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: 01-Nov-2010

   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 (0)
   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 0.0003280833333333334
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.0003280833333333334
      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?

   PLIBRARY.TRANSPORTATION.xxxx758643

   King County Metro Transit centers (Source: King County Metro)

   Shape

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

   ADDRESS

   Full street address of the transit center (Source: King County metro) Alpha numeric mixed case string

   XCOORD

   The projected easting location of a transit center (Source: King County metro) Double

   YCOORD

   The projected northing location of a transit center (Source: King County metro) Double

   LONGITUDE

   The longitude of the transit center (Source: King County metro) Double

   LATITUDE

   The latitude of the transit center (Source: King County metro) Double

   OBJECTID

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

   FEATURE_ID

   Unique feature identifier (Source: KC metro) Integer

   CODE

   Coded value domain lookup value (Source: KC metro)

   Value	Definition
   500	Transit Centers

   ADDRESS_NUM

   Street number portion of address (Source: KC metro) String

   ON_PREFIX

   On-street street name prefix (Source: KC metro) String

   ON_STNAME

   On-street street name (Source: KC metro) String

   ON_STYPE

   On-street street type (Source: KC metro) String

   ON_SUFFIX

   On-street street name suffix (Source: KC metro) String

   CROSS_PREFIX

   Cross-street street prefix (Source: KC metro) String

   CROSS_STNAME

   Cross-street street name (Source: KC metro) String

   CROSS_STYPE

   Cross-street street type (Source: KC metro) String

   CROSS_SUFFIX

   Cross-street street suffix (Source: KC metro) String

   NAME

   Name of the transit center (Source: King County metro) Mixed case text

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • King County
2. Who also contributed to the data set?
3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   King County Dept. of Transportation, Metro Transit Division, GIS Group

   Attn: Trang Bui

   DBA/GIS Analyst

   201 S Jackson St, Suite 800

   Seattle, WA
   

   206-684-1593 (voice)

   206-684-2059 (FAX)

   trang.bui@kingcounty.gov

   Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday
   

Why was the data set created?

This data set consists of transit facilities with high-density transit service used as transfer points by transit passengers. They may or may not be associated with a park-and-ride lot. The points are used to determine distances to calculate platform hours vs revenue hours of service. They are also used by web-based trip planning service.

How was the data set created?

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

   (process 1 of 2)

   Derived from COMMON_INTEREST master table based on CODE = 500. Business table attributes are then attached.

   Date: 21-Nov-2012 (process 2 of 2)

   Metadata is updated by Trang Bui on 11/21/12.

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 observations, including topology?
   

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

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

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

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: Cheryl Wilder

   Data Sales Coordinator

   201 S Jackson St, Suite 700

   Seattle, WA
   

   206-263-5220 (voice)
2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? /plibrary2/transportation/shapes/point/transit_centers.shp
3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   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:	ESRI 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: 29-Jul-2014

Metadata author:

King County Dept. of Transportation, Metro Transit Division, GIS Group

Attn: Trang Bui

GIS Analyst

201 S Jackson St, Suite 800

Seattle, WA

206-684-1593 (voice)

Trang.Bui@kingcounty.gov

Metadata standard:

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