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Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET)

Metadata Updated: September 5, 2025

The Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET) dataset and its geometries was updated on August 08, 2025 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The layer represents the Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET). The STRAHNET is a subset of the National Highway System (NHS) and includes information such as road segments, direction, build date, state codes, functional classification, ownership, and other attributes related to highways in the United States. The provided information outlines the preparation of a layer that represents the National Highway System (NHS) in the context of the HPMS 2020 Geometric network and attribute definition source HPMS 2020. The NHS layer incorporates attributes from HPMS, and the conflation process involves the transfer of State_Code, Year_Record, Route_ID, Begin_Point, End_Point, and F_SYSTEM fields. Calibration of Begin_Point and End_Point is performed based on shape length and sequence for split links. The minimum positional accuracy is specified at a spatial resolution of 1:100,000 or better, although most state-submitted data ranges between 1:5,000 to 1:10,000. The spatial data organization method is described as a vector using the SDTS (Spatial Data Transfer Standard) Point and Vector Object Type with a count of 626,366 objects. The coordinate system is defined in geographic terms with a horizontal datum of D WGS 1984, employing decimal degrees for latitude and longitude. The entity and attribute information is comprehensive, covering various aspects of the NHS and HPMS data. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529838

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License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Date September 4, 2025
Metadata Created Date August 3, 2024
Metadata Updated Date September 5, 2025
Reference Date(s) January 23, 2024 (creation), August 8, 2025 (revision)
Frequency Of Update continual

Metadata Source

Harvested from National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) Metadata

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date September 4, 2025
Metadata Created Date August 3, 2024
Metadata Updated Date September 5, 2025
Reference Date(s) January 23, 2024 (creation), August 8, 2025 (revision)
Responsible Party Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET)
Access Constraints Access Constraints: unrestricted
Bbox East Long -65.648670132999939
Bbox North Lat 64.860121744000082
Bbox South Lat 17.97400275900003
Bbox West Long -158.10564738999997
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update continual
Harvest Object Id 22f9f36f-e13f-4fea-a9df-6763562c8c52
Harvest Source Id ee45e034-47c1-4a61-a3ec-de75031e6865
Harvest Source Title National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) Metadata
Licence The NHS Version 2025.08.08 database, or any portion thereof, can be freely distributed as long as this metadata entry is included with each distribution. The original metadata entry cannot be modified or deleted from any data transfer. This NTAD dataset is a work of the United States government as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and as such are not protected by any U.S. copyrights. This work is available for unrestricted public use.
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Metadata Language eng; USA
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-158.10564738999997, 17.97400275900003], [-65.64867013299994, 17.97400275900003], [-65.64867013299994, 64.86012174400008], [-158.10564738999997, 64.86012174400008], [-158.10564738999997, 17.97400275900003]]]}
Progress onGoing
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System 3857
Spatial Harvester True

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