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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