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Metro Transit Schedule Data - Google Transit Feed Format
This page last update: 11/10/2011
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines.

Metadata Summary

Originator | Metropolitan Council - Metro Transit
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 Google Transit Feed Specification. This specification can be found at http://code.google.com/transit/spec/transit_feed_specification.html This data feed no longer includes data for the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA). MVTA data can downloaded here. http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/mvtaschedule.htm
Browse Graphic | none available
Time Period of Content Date | 11/10/2011
Currentness Reference | Schedule data is accurate as of the above date.
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.
Distributor Organization | Metropolitan Council
Ordering Instructions | This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following: - Minneapolis / St. Paul metropolitan area transit schedule data in the Google Transit Feed Specification format.
Online Linkage | Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" in Section 6 of this metadata.

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Metro Transit Schedule Data - Google Transit Feed Format

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1. Identification Information
2. Data Quality Information
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
4. Spatial Reference Information
5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
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Section 1 | Identification Information
Originator | Metropolitan Council - Metro Transit
Title | Metro Transit Schedule Data - Google Transit Feed Format
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 Google Transit Feed Specification. This specification can be found at http://code.google.com/transit/spec/transit_feed_specification.html This data feed no longer includes data for the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA). MVTA data can downloaded here. http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/mvtaschedule.htm
Purpose | To provide schedule data for public transit services in the Minneapolis / St. Paul metropolitan area.
Time Period of Content Date | 11/10/2011
Currentness Reference | Schedule data is accurate as of the above date.
Progress | Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency | Quarterly
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 FAX: E-mail: art.brakob@metc.state.mn.us
Browse Graphic | none available
Browse Graphic File Description |
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 .
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Section 2 | Data Quality Information
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.
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Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information
Native Data Set Environment | Google Transit Feed Specification
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | None
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Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | UTM
Ellipsoid | GRS80
Horizontal Datum | NAD83
Horizontal Units | Meters
Distance Resolution |
UTM Zone Number | 15
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Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information

Entity and Attribute Overview |
     http://code.google.com/transit/spec/transit_feed_specification.html

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Section 6 | Distribution Information
Publisher | Metropolitan Council
Publication Date | Unpublished material
Contact Person Information | Mark Kotz GIS Database Administrator Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805 Phone: 651-602-1644 FAX: 651-602-1674 E-mail: mark.kotz@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.
Transfer Format Name | Google Transit Feed Specification
Transfer Format Version Number |
Transfer Size | 24 MB
Ordering Instructions | This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following: - Minneapolis / St. Paul metropolitan area transit schedule data in the Google Transit Feed Specification format.
Online Linkage | Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above.
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Section 7 | Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date | 11/10/2011
Contact Person Information | Art Brakob, Business Systems Analyst Metropolitan Council - Metro Transit 560 6th Ave N Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411 Phone: 612-349-7423 FAX: E-mail: art.brakob@metc.state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version | 1.2
Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm

This page last updated: 11/10/2011