King County Metro Signal

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What does this data set describe?

Title: King County Metro Signal
Abstract:
Inventory of traffic signal controllers including owning jurisdiction associated with the Transportation Network Point data.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    County, King, 20171016, King County Metro Signal: King County, King County, WA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: None
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.479138
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.753287
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.817915
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.186384
  3. What does it look like?
    http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/tsp_signal.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?
    Beginning_Date: 26-Dec-2018
    Currentness_Reference:
    publication date
  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 0.0001
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.0001
      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.TSP_Signal_point_xml
    point data table (Source: King County)
    OBJECTID
    Internal feature number. (Source: Esri) Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    SIGNAL_ID
    (Source: King County)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1.0
    Maximum:2578.0
    TPOINT_ID
    (Source: King County)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.0
    Maximum:450685.0
    X_COORD
    (Source: King County)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.0
    Maximum:1411686.25
    Y_COORD
    (Source: King County)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.0
    Maximum:1273197.5625
    CONTROL_TY
    (Source: King County)
    ValueDefinition
     
     
    2-Way Flasher 
    3-Way Flasher 
    4-Way Flasher 
    Fire 
    Fire signal 
    Fire Signal 
    Fire SIGNAL 
    Flasher 
    Flashing beacon 
    Ped flasher 
    Ped Signal 
    Pedestrian 
    School Crossing 
    School Speed Limit Flash 
    School zone Flasher 
    signal 
    Signal 
    SIgnal 
    STREET_1
    (Source: King County)
    STREET_2
    (Source: King County)
    CONTROLLER
    (Source: King County)
    MAINTAINED
    (Source: King County)
    ValueDefinition
     
     
    Auburn 
    Bellevue 
    City of Auburn 
    City of Pacific 
    Clyde Hill 
    Enumclaw 
    Issaquah 
    kent 
    Kent 
    king County 
    King County 
    Kirkland 
    Redmond 
    Renton 
    Seattle 
    Sno County 
    Snohomish County 
    Tukwila 
    WSDOT 
    JURISDICTION
    (Source: King County)
    ValueDefinition
     
    Algona 
    Auburn 
    Bellevue 
    Black Diamond 
    Bothell 
    Burien 
    Carnation 
    Clyde Hill 
    Covington 
    Des Moines 
    Enumclaw 
    Federal Way 
    Hunts Point 
    Issaquah 
    Kenmore 
    kent 
    Kent 
    King County 
    Kirkland 
    Lake Forest Park 
    Maple Valley 
    Medina 
    Mercer Island 
    Newcastle 
    Normandy Park 
    North Bend 
    Pacific 
    Redmond 
    Renton 
    Sammamish 
    Seatac 
    Seattle 
    Shoreline 
    Snoqualmie 
    Tukwila 
    Woodinville 
    WSDOT 
    DESCRIPTION
    (Source: King County)
    MANUFACTURER
    (Source: King County)
    ValueDefinition
     
     
    (future) Flasher 
    CASCADE 
    CASCADE # 78 
    CASCADE # 95 
    Cascade 79 
    CASCADE FR. 93 
    Eagle 
    Econolite 
    IDC 
    Lightguard 
    Mitchell 
    Multisonic 
    Multisonice 
    Peak 
    Peek 
    Rdr Spd Sign 
    School Spd 
    Traconex 
    TRACONEX 
    SHAPE
    Feature geometry. (Source: Esri) Coordinates defining the features.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: King County

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
  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
    Attn: Trang Bui
    GIS Specialist Sr
    201 S Jackson St, Suite 331
    Seattle, WA
    US

    206-477-5750 (voice)

Why was the data set created?

Developed to support the Metro Transit Signal Priority system to relate Transit Signal Priority enabled intersections to Metro Transit service patterns.

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?


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 available on GIS Data Portal: http://www5.kingcounty.gov/gisdataportal/Default.aspx
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/tsp_signal.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?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 10-Jul-2020
Metadata author:
King County Dept of Transportation - Metro Transit Division
Attn: Trang Bui
GIS Specialist Sr
201 S Jackson St, Suite 331
Seattle, WA
US

206-477-5750 (voice)
firstname.lastname@kingcounty.gov
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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