Metro Transit Schedule Data - General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)

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1. Overview
2. Data Quality
3. Data Organization
4. Coordinate System
5. Attributes
6. Distribution - Get Data
7. Metadata Reference

Section 1 Overview
Originator Metropolitan Council - Metro Transit
Title Metro Transit Schedule Data - General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)
Abstract The Metro Transit schedule data includes bus and LRT schedules for the Twin Cities metropolitan area. This includes data for all public transit companies in the Minneapolis / St. Paul metropolitan area except the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority. The data uses the General Transit Feed Specification. This specification can be found at https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference?csw=1.
Purpose To provide schedule data for public transit services in the Minneapolis / St. Paul metropolitan area.
Time Period of Content Date Updated weekly
Currentness Reference Updated Weekly
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency Weekly
Spatial Extent of Data Twin Cities seven county metropolitan area. This includes the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington in Minnesota.
Bounding Coordinates -94.012
-92.732
45.415
44.471
Place Keywords Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Twin Cities, Anoka County, Carver County, Dakota County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Scott County, Washington County
Theme Keywords transit, buses, nodes, transportation, lrt, light rail, schedules
Theme Keyword Thesaurus None
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints By acceptance of this data, the user agrees to include a copy of this metadata record, including the liability disclaimer, whenever the user transmits or provides this data to another user.

We recommend that other interested parties download this dataset from the Data Finder web site (www.datafinder.org) to ensure that the most current data is obtained.
Contact Person Information Arthur Brakob, Business Systems Analyst
Metropolitan Council - Metro Transit
560 6th Ave N
Minneapolis, Minnesota  55411
Phone: 612-349-7423
Email: art.brakob@metc.state.mn.us
Browse Graphic None available
Associated Data Sets bus routes, bus segments, bus service, bus shelters, park & rides, bus stops
For information comparing the different transit GIS datasets distributed by the Met. Council, please see http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/transit_data_overview.pdf

Section 2 Data Quality
Attribute Accuracy Attributes are assumed to be accurate on the effective date
Logical Consistency
Completeness Entire seven county geographic area is covered.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Positional accuracy of bus stops are georeferenced based on The Lawrence Group street centerline data. Route lines are based on points along The Lawrence Group street centerline data.
Lineage

Section 3 Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata)

Section 4 Coordinate System
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM Zone Number 15
Horizontal Datum NAD83
Horizontal Units meters

Section 5 Attributes
Overview https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference?csw=1
Detailed Citation
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Section 6 Distribution
Publisher Metropolitan Council
Publication Date unpublished material
Contact Person Information Jon Hoekenga, GIS System Administrator
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN  55101-1805
Phone: 651.602.1561
Email: jonathan.hoekenga@metc.state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier
Distribution Liability NOTICE: The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GIS Data were developed by the Metropolitan Council for its own internal business purposes. The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the GIS Data. You should consult the data documentation for this particular GIS Data to determine the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features. If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, it is recommended that the GIS Data include a copy of this disclaimer and this metadata.
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Section 7 Metadata Reference
Metadata Date Updated Weekly
Contact Person Information Art Brakob, Business Systems Analyst
Metropolitan Council - Metro Transit
560 6th Ave N
Minneapolis, Minnesota  55411
Phone: 612-349-7423
Email: art.brakob@metc.state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version 1.2
Metadata Standard Online Linkage http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/standards/mgmg/metadata.htm


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