StateHighways

Data format: Shapefile

File or table name: StateHighways

Coordinate system: Geographic

Theme keywords: Transportation

Abstract: StateHighways are state highways based upon Office of GIS Linear Referencing System layer (Tele Atlas North America linework). Each record in this layer represents a highway segment where the county, route, postmile prefix, and postmile suffix are the same. Each segment has a begin and end postmile.

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Identification Information:


Citation:
Citation information:
Originators: California Department of Transportation


*Title:
StateHighways
*File or table name: StateHighways


Publication date: 6/2007
*Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data


*Online linkage: \\SV05S01\GIS\Support\Applications\Postmiler_LRS\PostmileGenerator\StateHighways.shp


Description:
Abstract:
StateHighways are state highways based upon Office of GIS Linear Referencing System layer (Tele Atlas North America linework). Each record in this layer represents a highway segment where the county, route, postmile prefix, and postmile suffix are the same.  Each segment has a begin and end postmile.

Purpose:
State Highways is used to display state highways on a map display.

Each record represents a stretch of highway where the county, route, postmile prefix, and postmile suffix are unchanging, and there are no gaps or overlaps in the postmiles.

Each segment is coded with the district, county, route, postmile prefix (if any), begin postmile, end postmile, and postmile suffix (if any).  One additional field - AlignCode - should be understood by the user for effective use of this data set (refer to the Entity and Attribute Information section of this metadata).

AlignCode indicates if the state highway segment is on a Right alignment, Left alignment, Right side of an independent alignment, or Left side of an independent alignment.  Where TASAS considers most state highways to have just a centerline, the underlying linework that these segments are based upon has a line for each direction.  In some cases the right and left lines are identical (where there is no median).  In other cases the right and left are separated (where there is a median, or dual carriageways), but TASAS treats the segment as a single centerline.  In the last case the underlying linework has dual carriageways, and TASAS treats the segment as a split alignment (where there are independent right and left alignments).

In some cases (especially for small-scale mapping), it may be appropriate to display  linework for just one alignment (e.g. Right alignment), and only for the other side where TASAS indicates independent right and left alignments.  In other cases (e.g. large-scale mapping), it may be appropriate to display postmiles for both alignments, regardless of how TASAS treats the segment.

This is an example of a query string that displays linework only for the right alignment where TASAS indicates just a centerline, and on both right and left alignments where TASAS indicates independent alignments:
"AlignCode" <> 'Left'

*Language of dataset: en


Time period of content:
Time period information:
Single date/time:
Calendar date: 6/2007

Currentness reference:
publication date

Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

Spatial domain:
Bounding coordinates:
*West bounding coordinate: -124.264840
*East bounding coordinate: -114.298920
*North bounding coordinate: 42.005380
*South bounding coordinate: 32.542160

Local bounding coordinates:
*Left bounding coordinate: -124.264840
*Right bounding coordinate: -114.298920
*Top bounding coordinate: 42.005380
*Bottom bounding coordinate: 32.542160

Keywords:
Theme:
Theme keywords: Transportation
Theme keyword thesaurus: None

Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
None

Point of contact:
Contact information:
Contact person primary:
Contact person: Andy Richardson
Contact organization: California Department of Transportation
Contact position: GIS Coordinator


Contact voice telephone: (805) 549-3571


Contact electronic mail address: Andy.Richardson@dot.ca.gov


*Native dataset format: Shapefile
*Native data set environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420


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Data Quality Information:


Lineage:
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Spatial Data Organization Information:


*Direct spatial reference method: Vector


Point and vector object information:
SDTS terms description:
*Name: StateHighways
*SDTS point and vector object type: String
*Point and vector object count: 6650

ESRI terms description:
*Name: StateHighways
*ESRI feature type: Simple
*ESRI feature geometry: Polyline
*ESRI topology: FALSE
*ESRI feature count: 6650
*Spatial index: TRUE
*Linear referencing: TRUE


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Spatial Reference Information:


Horizontal coordinate system definition:
Coordinate system name:
*Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_North_American_1983

Geographic:
*Latitude resolution: 0.000000
*Longitude resolution: 0.000000
*Geographic coordinate units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic model:
*Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
*Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
*Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000
*Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222

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Entity and Attribute Information:


Detailed description:
*Name: StateHighways


Entity type:
*Entity type label: StateHighways
*Entity type type: Feature Class
*Entity type count: 6650

Attribute:
*Attribute label: FID
*Attribute alias: FID
*Attribute definition:
Internal feature number.
*Attribute definition source:
ESRI

*Attribute type: OID
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
*Unrepresentable domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


Attribute:
*Attribute label: Shape
*Attribute alias: Shape
*Attribute definition:
Feature geometry.
*Attribute definition source:
ESRI

*Attribute type: Geometry
*Attribute width: 0
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
*Unrepresentable domain:
Coordinates defining the features.


Attribute:
*Attribute label: OBJECTID
*Attribute alias: OBJECTID


*Attribute type: Number
*Attribute width: 9


Attribute:
*Attribute label: Route
*Attribute alias: Route
Attribute definition:
State Highway Route number.

*Attribute type: Number
*Attribute width: 4


Attribute:
*Attribute label: RouteID
*Attribute alias: RouteID
Attribute definition:
Unique identifier of underlying Linear Referencing layer.  RouteID along with Measure fields can allow these points to be re-dynamically segment points.

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 16


Attribute:
*Attribute label: County
*Attribute alias: County
Attribute definition:
County (standard 3-character abbreviation).

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 3


Attribute:
*Attribute label: District
*Attribute alias: District
Attribute definition:
Caltrans district (1-12).

*Attribute type: Number
*Attribute width: 4


Attribute:
*Attribute label: RteSuffix
*Attribute alias: RteSuffix
Attribute definition:
Route suffix.

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 1


Attribute domain values:
Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: U
Enumerated domain value definition:
Unrelinquished route.

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: S

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: Z

Attribute:
*Attribute label: PmPrefix
*Attribute alias: PmPrefix
Attribute definition:
Postmile prefix.

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 1


Attribute domain values:
Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: C

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: D

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: G

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: H

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: L

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: M

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: N

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: R

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: S

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: T

Attribute:
*Attribute label: bPM
*Attribute alias: bPM
Attribute definition:
Begin postmile (of segment).

*Attribute type: Float
*Attribute width: 19
*Attribute number of decimals: 11


Attribute:
*Attribute label: ePM
*Attribute alias: ePM
Attribute definition:
End postmile (of segment).

*Attribute type: Float
*Attribute width: 19
*Attribute number of decimals: 11


Attribute:
*Attribute label: PmSuffix
*Attribute alias: PmSuffix
Attribute definition:
Postmile suffix.

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 1


Attribute domain values:
Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: L

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: R

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: X

Attribute:
*Attribute label: bPMc
*Attribute alias: bPMc
Attribute definition:
Begin combined postmile (combined PmPrefix, bPM, PmSuffix).

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 9


Attribute:
*Attribute label: ePMc
*Attribute alias: ePMc
Attribute definition:
End combined postmile (combined PmPrefix, ePM, PmSuffix).

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 9


Attribute:
*Attribute label: bMeasure
*Attribute alias: bMeasure
Attribute definition:
Begin measure from underlying Linear Referencing layer.  Along with RouteID and eMeasure could be used to re-dynamically segment these highway segments.

*Attribute type: Float
*Attribute width: 19
*Attribute number of decimals: 11


Attribute:
*Attribute label: eMeasure
*Attribute alias: eMeasure
Attribute definition:
End measure from underlying Linear Referencing layer.  Along with RouteID and bMeasure could be used to re-dynamically segment these highway segments.

*Attribute type: Float
*Attribute width: 19
*Attribute number of decimals: 11


Attribute:
*Attribute label: AlignCode
*Attribute alias: AlignCode
Attribute definition:
Alignment code

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 20


Attribute domain values:
Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: Right
Enumerated domain value definition:
Falls on a right alignment (may be identical to left alignment)

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: Left
Enumerated domain value definition:
Falls on a left alignment (may be identical to a right alignment).

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: Right Split Align
Enumerated domain value definition:
Falls on a right independent alignment.

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: Left Split Align
Enumerated domain value definition:
Falls on a left independent alignment.

Attribute:
*Attribute label: RouteType
*Attribute alias: RouteType
Attribute definition:
Route Type - State, US, Interstate

*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 10


Attribute domain values:
Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: State
Enumerated domain value definition:
State highway

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: US
Enumerated domain value definition:
US Highway

Enumerated domain:
Enumerated domain value: Interstate
Enumerated domain value definition:
Interstate Highway

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Distribution Information:


Distributor:
Contact information:
Contact person primary:
Contact person: Andy Richardson
Contact organization: California Department of Transportation
Contact position: GIS Coordinator


Contact voice telephone: (805) 549-3571


Contact electronic mail address: Andy.Richardson@dot.ca.gov


Resource description: Downloadable Data


Standard order process:
Digital form:
Digital transfer information:
*Transfer size: 18.197
*Dataset size: 18.197

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Metadata Reference Information:


*Metadata date: 20080225


*Language of metadata: en


Metadata contact:
Contact information:
Contact organization primary:
Contact person: Andy Richardson
Contact organization: Califonia Department of Transportation

Contact address:
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
50 Higuera Street
City: San Luis Obispo
State or province: CA
Postal code: 93401

Contact voice telephone: (805) 549-3571


Contact electronic mail address: Andy.Richardson@dot.ca.gov


*Metadata standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
*Metadata standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
*Metadata time convention: local time


Metadata extensions:
*Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
*Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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