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METADATA INFORMATION: 
     METADATA LAST CHANGE DATE: 7/17/02
GENERAL INFORMATION: 
              CITATION - TITLE: Historic Lansing: Lansing Public Transportation 1925
        BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION: MSU Map Library, 2002
             BRIEF DESCRIPTION: ArcView shapefile of public transportation routes, including bus lines and street railway,
                                within Lansing city limits in 1925.
      INTENDED USE/LIMITATIONS: Any use/ no limitations
         DESCRIPTION - PURPOSE: Intended for use by students, teachers, researchers, policymakers, planners and residents.
                  DATA VINTAGE: 10/00
           LAST FILE EDIT DATE: 3/20/01
     ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE TAG: Complete - new archived data file
         CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS: Streets that did not exist in 1925 were deleted. Those existing in 1925, but not in the
                                1992 TIGER (specifically those along the I496 corridor) were digitized.
     EXPECTED UPDATE FREQUENCY: Irregular
                THEME KEYWORDS: INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION
          GEOGRAPHIC AREA TYPE: State
       GEOGRAPHIC AREA NAME(S): Michigan
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - GENERAL: 
        SPATIAL REFERENCE TYPE: Vector CAD/GIS
           DATA OBJECT TYPE(S): Line/Arc/String (w/any associated text)
       DATA FILE/COVER NAME(S): 1925trns.shp
           DATA FILE(S) FORMAT: ArcView ShapeFile
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - SPATIAL: 
            REGISTERED TO BASE: Not Applicable
             COORDINATE SYSTEM: Latitude/Longitude
     PLANAR DISTANCE/MAP UNITS: Decimal Degrees
           HORIZONTAL ACCURACY: Not Applicable
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - ATTRIBUTE/NON-SPATIAL: 
       ATTRIBUTE DATA OVERVIEW: Public transportation routes, including bus lines and street railway, within Lansing 
                                city limits in 1925.
SOURCE and PROCESSING INFORMATION: 
            SOURCE(S) OVERVIEW: Street segments included in public transportation routes  were identified from a 1925 
                                "City of Lansing" map.  1992 TIGER Line Files were used as a base for the street file. 
                                 Segments are identified as being part of a bus route, a street railway, or both.
        PROCESSING STEPS/NOTES: Streets that did not exist in 1925 were deleted. Those existing in 1925, but not in the
                                1992 TIGER (specifically those along the I496 corridor) were digitized.
AVAILABILITY and STATUS INFORMATION: 
       AVAILABILITY NOTES/FEES: Available to the public at no cost.
    ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE NAME: 1925trns.zip
    ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE TYPE: WINZIP
    ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE SIZE: 35 KB
CONTACT INFORMATION: 
           CONTACT INFORMATION: 
                      CONTACT TYPE: All Inquiries
                  PERSON and TITLE: Kathleen Weessies, Map Librarian
                      ORGANIZATION: Michigan State University Map Library
           MAILING STREET/P.O. BOX: 308 West Main Library
                              CITY: East Lansing
                             STATE: Michigan
                          ZIP CODE: 48824
                             PHONE: (517) 432- 6123 x249
                    E-MAIL ADDRESS: weessie2@msu.edu
              CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS: Email