RAILROADS_GRAND_CAL: Railroads within the Grand Calumet Project Area (East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond), Indiana (Indiana Department of Environmental Management, 1:7,920, Line Shapefile)

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Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Kevin Miller, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality (Digital compiler)
Originator: Denver Harper, Indiana Geological Survey (Digital compiler)
Publication_Date: 20080901
Title:
RAILROADS_GRAND_CAL: Railroads within the Grand Calumet Project Area (East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond), Indiana (Indiana Department of Environmental Management, 1:7,920, Line Shapefile)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Indianapolis, Indiana
Publisher: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Other_Citation_Details:
An ESRI shapefile named "ALL_RAILS.SHP" was provided to personnel of the Indiana Geological Survey (IGS) by personnel of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) in 2007. The data set was renamed as "RAILROADS_GRAND_CAL.SHP" to conform to naming conventions of the IGS.
Online_Linkage: <http://igs.indiana.edu/arcims/lakerim/static/downloads.html>

Description:
Abstract:
The following is excerpted from the metadata provided by IDEM for the source shapefile ALL_RAILS:

"This data was compiled by IDEM for inclusion in their GIS data repository to support a feasibility study of remediation and restoration of the Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Canal. All_rails is an ESRI feature class representing the rail roads traversing the adjacent cities of East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond Indiana. It is a compilation of city rails line ESRI .shp files from the cities' GIS databases. The rail shapefile from each city was imported to a single ESRI feature class, the common attributes from the city shapefiles are included in the All_rails feature class."

Purpose:
The following is excerpted from the metadata provided by IDEM for the source shapefile ALL_RAILS:

"All_rails was compiled as a base map layer for the planning and execution of the remediation of contaminated sediments found in the Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Ship Canal. The cities of East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond were asked to provide their GIS data to IDEM for use by IDEM and ACOE in the GIS database to support the remediation and restoration of the waterways of north Lake County Indiana."

Supplemental_Information:
The following is excerpted from the metadata provided by IDEM for the source shapefile ALL_RAILS:

"The files imported for this Feature Dataset consist of lines and polygons compiled from March 1995 (Hammond) and April 1997 (East Chicago and Gary) aerial photography and other supplemental sources. Consistent with the aerial orthophotography sets, the compiled files have been orthorectified to survey control points, edgematched, and projected to the Indiana State Plane Coordinate System, datum NAD83. The files are horizontally accurate within plus/minus 2.5 feet and may be used with confidence at a scale of 1:1200 or smaller. The City files were projected to UTM Zone 16 North NAD83 prior to importation to the Feature Dataset.

"In March of 1995, the Hammond Sanitary District along with the City of Hammond and the Towns of Highland and Munster formed a consortium known as HHAMMP (the Hammond, Highland and Munster Mapping Project) for the purpose of creating individual basemaps of those northwestern Indiana communities. They contracted with Merrick and Company of Aurora, Colorado to collect new aerial photography of the entire study area (plus a 100 foot surrounding buffer zone) and to generate individual basemaps. The HHAMMP project has served as a model for East Chicago, which created its own basemap in 1997 modeled upon the HHAMMP specifications. All layers of the basemaps are consistent with 1995 (Hammond) and 1997 (East Chicago) digital orthophotography (at a negative scale of 1:7920, equating to 1 inch = 660 feet) and other supplemental sources. These aerial orthophotography sets were orthorectified to survey control points and projected to the Indiana State Plane Coordinate System, datum NAD83. The files are horizontally accurate within the National Map Accuracy Standards. Some layers incorporate topographic contours at two foot contour intervals. Vertical accuracy for the contours is plus/minus half a contour level, while for spot elevations the accuracy is plus/minus one quarter of a contour level. Therefore, for the two foot contour interval, overall vertical accuracy is at one foot and for spot elevations it is at six inches. Files are stored in double precision.

"Data from Gary was digitized from digital ortho images that were produced from aerial photography captured in April, 1997 by GRW Aerial Surveys, Inc. for the City of Gary, Indiana. The aerial photography was processed in 20000308 by Airmaps, Inc., of Elkhart, Indiana in the following manner to create the orthohotography: 1:3,960 scale aerial photography diapositives were scanned with a precision photogrammetric scanner at 24 micron, 1058 d.p.i., resolution to produce an approximate .31 foot pixel ground resolution. Scanned imagery was then oriented using ground control and aerial triangulation solution created for mapping and DTM collection. Imagery was then differientially rectified using orientation parameters & TIN surface created from DTM. Upon rectification, the images were resampled to a final .5 foot pixel ground resolution, mosaiced together, trimmed to sheet tiles, & exported to tiff format.

"The feature datasets were converted to ArcGIS shapefiles from AutoCAD Version 14 format. The original AutoCAD vector datasets were digitized by Airmaps, Inc., of Elkhart, Indiana, using the prepared orthophotography. Horizontal Accuracy for the AutoCAD version was sited as 1.25' and vertical accuracy as 0.5'."

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1995
Ending_Date: 1997
Currentness_Reference: Data collection date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.526651
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.221784
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.709808
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.523040
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geography Network Keyword Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme_Keyword: planningCadastre

Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
Theme_Keyword: Indiana Geological Survey (IGS)
Theme_Keyword: rail
Theme_Keyword: rail road
Theme_Keyword: railroad
Theme_Keyword: railway

Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: East Chicago
Place_Keyword: Gary
Place_Keyword: Hammond
Place_Keyword: Indiana
Place_Keyword: Northwest Indiana
Place_Keyword: Lake County

Access_Constraints:
The following is excerpted from the metadata provided by IDEM for the source shapefile ALL_BLDG:

"This file is available to anyone, but access may be contingent on written request, specific terms relevant to the agency or person making the request, and/or current freedom of information statutes in the State of Indiana."

Use_Constraints:
The following is excerpted from the metadata provided by IDEM for the source shapefile ALL_BLDG:

"Data may be used only for the purpose explicitly stated in the written request, and may not be redistributed or made available for commercial purpose.

"This data is distributed "AS-IS" without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties of suitability to a particular purpose or use. No attempt has been made in either the design or production of these data to define the limits or jurisdiction of any federal, state, or local government. These data are intended for use only at the published scale or smaller and are for reference purposes only. They are not to be construed as a legal document or survey."

INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DATA DISCLAIMER

This data set is provided by Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey, and contains data believed to be accurate; however, a degree of error is inherent in all data. This product is distributed "AS-IS" without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties of suitability of a particular purpose or use. No attempt has been made in either the designed format or production of these data to define the limits or jurisdiction of any federal, state, or local government.

These data are intended for use only at the published scale or smaller and are for reference purposes only. They are not to be construed as a legal document or survey instrument. A detailed on-the-ground survey and historical analysis of a single site may differ from these data.

CREDIT

It is requested that the Indiana Geological Survey be cited in any products generated from this data set. The following source citation should be included: RAILROADS_GRAND_CAL: Railroads within the Grand Calumet Project Area (East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond), Indiana (Indiana Department of Environmental Management, 1:7,920, Line Shapefile)

WARRANTY

Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey warrants that the media on which this product is stored will be free from defect in materials and workmanship for ninety (90) days from the date of acquisition. If such a defect is found, return the media to Publication Sales, Indiana Geological Survey, 611 North Walnut Grove, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 2208, and it will be replaced free of charge.

LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

Except for the expressed warranty above, the product is provided "AS IS", without any other warranties or conditions, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties for product quality, or suitability to a particular purpose or use. The risk or liability resulting from the use of this product is assumed by the user. Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey shares no liability with product users indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profit, lost or damaged data or other commercial or economic loss. Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey is not responsible for claims by a third party. The maximum aggregate liability to the original purchaser shall not exceed the amount paid by you for the product.

Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Kevin Miller
Contact_Organization: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 317 233 5298
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmiller@idem.IN.gov
Hours_of_Service: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.0 (Build 6001) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770, 1.96 Mb


Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Logical_Consistency_Report: None provided in the metadata provided by IDEM.

Completeness_Report:
None provided in the metadata provided by IDEM. Casual inspection indicates that portions of some railroads are missing. No railroads are shown outside the area depicted by BOUNDARIES_MUNICIPAL_GRAND_CAL.SHP.

Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
1.5 feet. Data meets or exceeds Class 1 ASPRS Map Accuracy Standards for Digital Orthophotography. However, casual comparison with 2005 IndianaMap Orthophotography indicates that substaintially greater errors may exist in places.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable

Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Publication_Date: 20050601
Title: ALL_RAILS.SHP
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Indianapolis, Indiana
Publisher: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Source_Scale_Denominator: 7920
Type_of_Source_Media: Vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1997
Ending_Date: 1998
Source_Currentness_Reference: Data collection date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ALL_RAILS.SHP
Source_Contribution: Railroads of East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond, Indiana

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
ALL_RAILS.SHP was provided to IGS personnel by IDEM personnel on June 28, 2007. IGS personnel renamed the shapefile as RAILROADS_GRAND_CAL.SHP and deleted the following attribute fields: OBJECTID, RR_ID, RR_TYPE, and SHAPE_LEN.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ALL_RAILS.SHP
Process_Date: 20080904
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: RAILROADS_GRAND_CAL.SHP
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Denver Harper
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 1369
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dharper@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This metadata was pre-parsed and parsed using CNS (Chew and Spit v 2.6.1) and MP (Metadata Parser v 2.7.1) software written by Peter N. Schweitzer (United States Geological Survey). The errors generated by MP were all addressed and corrected.
Process_Date: 20081021
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Chris Dintaman
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist/Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 856 5654
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cdintama@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays


Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Indiana
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4249


Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 16
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
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


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: RAILROADS_GRAND_CAL.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Type
Attribute_Definition: Description of the type of rail line
Attribute_Definition_Source: IDEM
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: "Blank", 1, 2, and 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: undefined (no definitions)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: IDEM
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ABANDONED
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Abandoned rail line
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: IDEM
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BRIDGE (EDGE OF STRUCTURE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bridge section of rail line
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: IDEM
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: OPERATING RR CENTERLINE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Centerline of active rail line
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: IDEM
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Name
Attribute_Definition: Name or description of the rail line
Attribute_Definition_Source: IDEM
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field


Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Publication Sales
Contact_Position: Clerk
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 855 7636
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812 855 2862
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: IGSInfo@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays

Resource_Description: Downloadable data

Distribution_Liability:
It is requested that the Indiana Geological Survey be cited in any products generated from this data set. The following source citation should be included: RAILROADS_GRAND_CAL: Railroads within the Grand Calumet Project Area (East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond), Indiana (Indiana Department of Environmental Management, 1:7,920, Line Shapefile)

WARRANTY

Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey warrants that the media on which this product is stored will be free from defect in materials and workmanship for ninety (90) days from the date of acquisition. If such a defect is found, return the media to Publication Sales, Indiana Geological Survey, 611 North Walnut Grove, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 2208, and it will be replaced free of charge.

LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

Except for the expressed warranty above, the product is provided "AS IS", without any other warranties or conditions, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties for product quality, or suitability to a particular purpose or use. The risk or liability resulting from the use of this product is assumed by the user. Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey shares no liability with product users indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profit, lost or damaged data or other commercial or economic loss. Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey is not responsible for claims by a third party. The maximum aggregate liability to the original purchaser shall not exceed the amount paid by you for the product.


Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080904
Metadata_Review_Date: 20081021
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Indiana Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Chris Dintaman
Contact_Position: Geologist/GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 611 North Walnut Grove
City: Bloomington
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47405 2208
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812 856 5654
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
812 855 2862 Contact_Website: <http://igs.indiana.edu/>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cdintama@indiana.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800 to 1700 Eastern Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: Monday through Friday, except holidays
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
This metadata file is intended to accompany the data set identified and received from the IGS. It should not to be altered or summarized. IGS does not support secondary distribution. If this data set was received from anyone besides the IGS, this metadata file and the data set it describes may lack integrity.

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