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<citation>
<citeinfo>
<origin>City of Bellingham</origin>
<pubdate>20090116</pubdate>
<title>Railroads</title>
<geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Bellingham, WA</pubplace>
<publish>City of Bellingham, Planning Department</publish>
</pubinfo>
<onlink>http://www.cob.org/services/maps/index.aspx</onlink>
<onlink>http://www.cob.org</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</citation>
<descript>
<abstract>Railroads is a line featureclass which contains rail lines within the geographic vicinity of the City of Bellingham.  Attributes are limited to the feature ID.</abstract>
<purpose>The purpose of the Railroads data is to show the location of rail lines within the geographic vicinity of the City of Bellingham.</purpose>
<supplinf>Main rail through lines, spurs, and sidings were originally digitized from 1988 orthophotography by Walker and Associates, Seattle, WA.  Subsequent updates and improvements in the spatial quality of the linework have been performed by City of Bellingham GIS staff utilizing more current, and spatially accurate orthophotography.</supplinf>
</descript>
<timeperd>
<timeinfo>
<sngdate>
<caldate>20090204</caldate>
</sngdate>
</timeinfo>
<current>Publication date</current>
</timeperd>
<status>
<progress>Complete</progress>
<update>As needed</update>
</status>
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<bounding>
<westbc>
-122.574977</westbc>
<eastbc>
-122.467614</eastbc>
<northbc>
48.835354</northbc>
<southbc>
48.676409</southbc>
</bounding>
</spdom>
<keywords>
<theme>
<themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
<themekey>transportation</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>COB</themekt>
<themekey>Transportation</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>EPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus</themekt>
<themekey>Transportation</themekey>
</theme>
<place>
<placekt>None</placekt>
<placekey>City of Bellingham</placekey>
<placekey>United States</placekey>
<placekey>Washington</placekey>
<placekey>Whatcom County</placekey>
</place>
</keywords>
<accconst>None.</accconst>
<useconst>None. Data are considered current to the date of the original source material. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata.</useconst>
<ptcontac>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>City of Bellingham</cntorg>
<cntper>Planning GIS Staff</cntper>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>Planning GIS Staff</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>210 Lottie St</address>
<city>Bellingham</city>
<state>WA</state>
<postal>98225</postal>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>360-778-8300</cntvoice>
<cntfax>360 778-8302</cntfax>
<cntemail>gishelp@cob.org</cntemail>
<cntinst>http://www.cob.org/services/maps/index.aspx</cntinst>
</cntinfo>
</ptcontac>
<secinfo>
<secsys>COB Metadata Implementation</secsys>
<secclass>No Confidentiality</secclass>
<sechandl>Standard Technical Controls</sechandl>
</secinfo>
<native>Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350</native>
</idinfo>
<dataqual>
<logic>Tests for integrity have not been performed.</logic>
<complete>Features represented have not been tested for completeness</complete>
<posacc>
<horizpa>
<horizpar>Data were collected using methods that are accurate to within 101-200 meters (EPA National Geospatial Data Policy [NGDP] Accuracy Tier 5). For more information, please see EPA's NGDP at http://epa.gov/geospatial/policies.html)</horizpar>
</horizpa>
</posacc>
<lineage>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Metadata created.</procdesc>
<procdate>20090216</procdate>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Dataset copied.</procdesc>
<procdate>20090204</procdate>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Metadata imported.</procdesc>
<procdate>20100128</procdate>
</procstep>
</lineage>
</dataqual>
<spref>
<horizsys>
<planar>
<mapproj>
<mapprojn>Lambert Conformal Conic</mapprojn>
<lambertc>
<stdparll>47.500000</stdparll>
<stdparll>48.733333</stdparll>
<longcm>-120.833333</longcm>
<latprjo>47.000000</latprjo>
<feast>1640416.666667</feast>
<fnorth>0.000000</fnorth>
</lambertc>
</mapproj>
<planci>
<plance>coordinate pair</plance>
<coordrep>
<absres>0.000195</absres>
<ordres>0.000195</ordres>
</coordrep>
<plandu>survey feet</plandu>
</planci>
</planar>
<geodetic>
<horizdn>North American Datum of 1983</horizdn>
<ellips>Geodetic Reference System 80</ellips>
<semiaxis>6378137.000000</semiaxis>
<denflat>298.257222</denflat>
</geodetic>
</horizsys>
<vertdef>
<altsys>
<altres>1.000000</altres>
<altenc>Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates</altenc>
</altsys>
</vertdef>
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<distinfo>
<distrib>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>City of Bellingham</cntorg>
<cntper>Planning GIS Staff</cntper>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>Planning GIS Staff</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>210 Lottie St</address>
<city>Bellingham</city>
<state>WA</state>
<postal>98225</postal>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>360-778-8300</cntvoice>
<cntfax>360 778-8302</cntfax>
<cntemail>gishelp@cob.org</cntemail>
<cntinst>http://www.cob.org/services/maps/index.aspx</cntinst>
</cntinfo>
</distrib>
<resdesc>Live Data and Maps</resdesc>
<distliab>The City of Bellingham has developed these data and maps for its own use and no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate data set limitations, restrictions, or intended use.  The City of Bellingham shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. The risk or liability resulting from the use of this product is entirely assumed by the user.</distliab>
</distinfo>
<metainfo>
<metd>20090204</metd>
<metfrd>20110204</metfrd>
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<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>City of Bellingham</cntorg>
<cntper>Planning GIS Staff</cntper>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>Planning GIS Staff</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>210 Lottie St</address>
<city>Bellingham</city>
<state>WA</state>
<postal>98225</postal>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>360-778-8300</cntvoice>
<cntfax>360 778-8302</cntfax>
<cntemail>gishelp@cob.org</cntemail>
<cntinst>http://www.cob.org/services/maps/index.aspx</cntinst>
</cntinfo>
</metc>
<metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
<metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
</metainfo>
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