Metro Transportation Network (TNET) in King County for Equestrian Mode

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What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   County, King, 20061107, Metro Transportation Network (TNET) in King County for Equestrian Mode: King County, King County, WA.

   Online Links:

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

   Other_Citation_Details: None
   

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

3. What does it look like?

   http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/trans_network_equest.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: 12-Dec-2012

   Currentness_Reference:

   publication date, and updated daily.

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):
      • String (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 0.00025
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.00025
      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.TRANSIT.TRANS_NETWORK_EQUEST_LINE_xml

   King County Transportation Network (TNET) Line Feature Table (Source: ESRI)

   OBJECTID

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

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: King County Transit) Coordinates defining the features.

   TLINK_ID

   Uniquely identifies a transportation link (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	1
   Maximum:	173949
   Resolution:	1

   CREATEDATE

   Date on which the transportation link is created (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	18991230
   Maximum:	20061024
   Resolution:	1

   EFFEC_DATE

   Date on which the transportation link is active (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	18991230
   Maximum:	20061024
   Resolution:	1

   DB_MD_DATE

   Date on which the record was modified (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	18991230
   Maximum:	20061031
   Resolution:	1

   END_DATE

   Date on which the record is no longer active (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   18991230
   20030305
   40000101
   40010101

   CFCC_ID

   Census feature class codes (Source: King County Metro)

   Value	Definition
   A00	Road, major and minor categories unknown
   A01	Road, unseparated
   A02	Road, unseparated, in tunnel
   A03	Road, unseparated, underpassing
   A04	Road, unseparated, with rail line in center
   A05	Road, separated
   A06	Road, separated, in tunnel
   A07	Road, separated, underpassing
   A08	Road, separated, with rail line in center
   A1	Primary highways with limited access
   A10	Primary highways with limited access, major category
   A11	Primary highways with limited access or interstate hwy, unseparated
   A12	Primary highways with limited access or interstate hwy, unseparated in tunnel
   A13	Primary highways with limited access or interstate hwy, unseparated underpassing
   A14	Primary highways with limited access or interstate hwy, unseparated rail line in center
   A15	Primary highways with limited access or interstate hwy, separated
   A16	Primary highways with limited access or interstate hwy, separated in tunnel
   A17	Primary highways with limited access or interstate hwy, separated underpassing
   A18	Primary highways with limited access or interstate hwy, separated rail line in center
   A2	Primary road without limited access
   A20	Primary road without limited access, major category
   A21	Primary road without limited access, unseparated
   A22	Primary road without limited access, unseparated in tunnel
   A23	Primary road without limited access, unseparated underpassing
   A24	Primary road without limited access, unseparated rail line in center
   A25	Primary road without limited access, separated
   A26	Primary road without limited access, separated in tunnel
   A27	Primary road without limited access, separated underpassing
   A28	Primary road without limited access, separated rail line in center
   A3	Secondary and connecting road
   A30	Secondary state and county roads, major category
   A31	Secondary state and county roads, unseparated
   A32	Secondary state and county roads, unseparated in tunnel
   A33	Secondary state and county roads, unseparated underpassing
   A34	Secondary state and county roads, unseparated rail line in center
   A35	Secondary state and county roads, separated
   A36	Secondary state and county roads, separated in tunnel
   A37	Secondary state and county roads, separated underpassing
   A38	Secondary state and county roads, separated rail line in center
   A4	Local, neighborhood and rural road
   A40	Local, neighborhood, rural road, city street, major category
   A41	Local, neighborhood, rural road, city street, unseparated
   A42	Local, neighborhood, rural road, city street, unseparated in tunnel
   A43	Local, neighborhood, rural road, city street, unseparated underpassing
   A44	Local, neighborhood, rural road, city street, unseparated rail line in center
   A45	Local, neighborhood, rural road, city street, separated
   A46	Local, neighborhood, rural road, city street, separated in tunnel
   A47	Local, neighborhood, rural road, city street, separated underpassing
   A48	Local, neighborhood, rural road, city street, separated rail line in center
   A5	Vehicular trail
   A50	Vehicular (4WD) trail, major category
   A51	Vehicular (4WD) trail, unseparated
   A52	Vehicular (4WD) trail, unseparated in tunnel
   A53	Vehicular (4WD) trail, unseparated underpassing
   A6	Roads with special characteristics
   A60	At-grade ramp or connecting road not associated with a limited access hwy
   A61	Cul-de-sac, the closed end of a road that forms a loop or turn around
   A62	Traffic circle, the portion of a road or intersection of roads forming a roundabout
   A63	Access ramp, the portion of a road that forms a cloverleaf or limited access interchange
   A64	Service road, provides access to businesses and rest areas
   A65	Ferry crossing, passenger, seasonal
   A66	Ferry crossing, passenger, year-round
   A68	Ferry crossing, passenger, vehicular, seasonal
   A69	Ferry crossing, passenger, vehicular, year-round
   A7	Road as other thoroughfare
   A70	Other thoroughfare major category
   A71	Walkway, for pedestrians, usually unnamed
   A72	Stairway, stepped road for pedestrians, usually unnamed
   A73	Alley, road for service vehicles, located at the rear of buildings
   A74	Driveway, usually privately owned and unnamed
   A75	Road, parking area
   B00	Railroad, major and minor categories unknown
   B01	Railroad track, not in tunnel or underpassing
   B02	Railroad track, in tunnel
   B20	Railroad spur track, major category
   B30	Railroad yard track, major category
   B51	Carline, a track for street cars, trolleys, and other mass transit rail systems
   C31	Aerial tramway, monorail, or ski lift

   GRADE

   The degree of inclination to determine accessibility (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   0	False
   1	True

   FR_TPOINT

   Identifies the from end point of a transportation link (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	4
   Maximum:	286900
   Resolution:	1

   TO_TPOINT

   Identifies the to end point of a transportation link (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	1
   Maximum:	286900
   Resolution:	1

   PREFIX_L

   Prefix direction code for a street name left (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   E	East
   N	North
   NE	Northeast
   NW	Northwest
   S	South
   SE	Southeast
   SW	Southwest
   W	West

   NAME_L

   Transportation link name left (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   1st
   Z

   TYPE_L

   Transportation link name type code as identified by USPS left (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   AcRd	AccessRoad
   Aly	Alley
   Ave	Avenue
   Blvd	Boulevard
   Brg	Bridge
   Cir	Circle
   Cres	Crest
   Ct	Court
   Cto	Cutoff
   Dr	Drive
   Expy	Express Way
   Ext	Extension
   Fwy	Freeway
   Holw	Hollow
   Hwy	Highway
   Ky	Key
   Ln	Lane
   Loop	Loop
   Mall	Mall
   Opas	Over Pass
   Park	Park
   Pkwy	Parkway
   Pl	Place
   Ramp	Ramp
   Rd	Road
   Rise	Rise
   St	Street
   Stair	Stair
   Ter	Terrace
   Trl	Trail
   Tunl	Tunnel
   Vis	Vista
   Walk	Walk
   Way	Way
   Rail	Rail

   SUFFIX_L

   Suffix direction code for a street name left (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   E	East
   N	North
   NE	Northeast
   NW	Northwest
   S	South
   SE	Southeast
   SW	Southwest
   W	West

   PREFIX_R

   Prefix direction code for a street name right (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   E	East
   N	North
   NE	Northeast
   NW	Northwest
   S	South
   SE	Southeast
   SW	Southwest
   W	West

   NAME_R

   Transportation link name right (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   1st
   Z

   TYPE_R

   Transportation link name type code as identified by USPS right (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   (no value)
   AcRd	Access Road
   Aly	Alley
   Ave	Avenue
   Blvd	Boulevard
   Brg	Bridge
   Cir	Circle
   Cres	Crest
   Ct	Court
   Cto	Cutoff
   Dr	Drive
   Expy	Express Way
   Ext	Extension
   Fwy	Freeway
   Holw	Hollow
   Hwy	Highway
   Ky	Key
   Ln	Lane
   Loop	Loop
   Mall	Mall
   Opas	Overpass
   Park	Park
   Pkwy	Parkway
   Pl	Place
   Ramp	Ramp
   Rd	Road
   Rise	Rise
   St	Street
   Str	Stair
   Ter	Terrace
   Trl	Trail
   Tunl	Tunnel
   Vis	Vista
   Walk	Walk
   Way	Way

   SUFFIX_R

   Suffix direction code for a street name right (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   E	East
   N	North
   NE	Northeast
   NW	Northwest
   S	South
   SE	Southeast
   SW	Southwest
   W	West

   FULLNAME_L

   Concatenation of prefix, name, type and suffix left (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   1st Ave
   Z St SE

   FULLNAME_R

   Concatenation of prefix, name, type and suffix right (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   1st Ave
   Z St SE

   AP_NAME_L

   Alternative Primary Transportation link name left (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0
   Maximum:	10848
   Resolution:	1

   AP_NAME_R

   Alternative Primary Transportation link name right (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0
   Maximum:	10848
   Resolution:	1

   A_NAME_L

   Alias Transportation link name left (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   0
   7090

   A_NAME_R

   Alias Transportation link name right (Source: King County Transit)

   Value	Definition
   0
   7090

   JURIS_L

   The jurisdiction for a transportation link left (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0
   Maximum:	81
   Resolution:	1

   JURIS_R

   The jurisdiction for a transportation link right (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0
   Maximum:	81
   Resolution:	1

   ZIP_L

   Zipcode for a transportation link left (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0
   Maximum:	98580
   Resolution:	1

   ZIP_R

   Zipcode for a transportation link right (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0
   Maximum:	98580
   Resolution:	1

   ROLL_LEN

   Length of a transportation link measured in feet by odometer (Source: King County Transit)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.000
   Maximum:	102778.838

   City_L

   The City for a transportation link left (Source: King County source)

   City_R

   The City for a transportation link Right (Source: King County Transit)

   Shape.STLength()

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
   

   US

   206-684-1593 (voice)

   206-684-2059 (FAX)

   trang.bui@kingcounty.gov

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

Why was the data set created?

Developed to support transportation planning & engineering; transit routing & transit operations within the Department of Transportation. The data supports the ATIS application used by the Regional Automated Trip Planning group. This group assists Metro bus riders to find the best itinerary possible. Trans_Network is a derived data layer from the TNET (Transportation Network) Geodatabase. TNET is the authoritative transportation network layer for King County. On-going maintenance to TNET is provided by multiple agencies and jurisdictions in King County.

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: 12-Dec-2012 (process 1 of 1)

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

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
   

   US

   206-263-5220 (voice)
2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? /plibrary2/transportation/shapes/arc/trans_network_equest.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/gis/services/index.htm

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 10-Jul-2020

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

US

206-684-1593 (voice)

trang.bui@metrokc.gov

Metadata standard:

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