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Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Pat Hu, DirectorBureau of Transportation Statistics
Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationUnited States Department of Transportation
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History and Overview■ In 1992, the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) created BTS as a federal statistical agency to:
□ administer transportation data collection, analysis, and reporting; and
□ ensure the most cost-effective use of resources to monitor:
□ Transportation’s contributions to the economy□ Transportation’s implications, e.g., safety,
environment
■ BTS is one of the 15 statutorily recognized Federal Statistical Agencies. As such, BTS
□ is policy-neutral objective broker for the facts,□ does independent data collection and analysis, and assists all the other modal
agencies to be more effective and efficient in their data collection and analysis,□ sets standards for transportation data, and□ has special statutory protection for maintaining confidentiality of data.
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Overview (Continued)
■ In 2005, BTS became part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration. ■ Budget and Size
□ SAFETEA-LU authorizes $27 million annually□ Airline program $4 million; □ Approximately 55 Federal employees
■ Advised by a 10-member advisory council appointed by the Secretary of Transportation
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BTS Responsibilities■ Provide data, statistics, and analysis for fiscally responsible investments to
■ Continue economic recovery■ Improve economic competitiveness■ Strengthen communities■ Improve safety
Ensure reliability of decisions by reviewing the validity of both data and method;
Coordinate collection of information with the operating administrations; Modernize data programs; Encourage and facilitate data standardization; Publish comprehensive statistics on the performance and impacts of
transportation systems; Make statistics accessible; Establish and maintain a National Transportation Library
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Data and Statistics Development Safety
□ Confidential Close Call (C3RS) Reporting System.▪ The aim is to collect precursor data to improve rail safety through
voluntary reporting and other non-regulatory means▪ An FRA Research Safety Initiative -- 6th year running; received and
processed, in a secure area, over 2,350 reports on close call events.□ Safety Data.Gov
▪ As part of the Data.Gov initiative, the goal is to make data/knowledge related to public safety accessible in one central location.
▪ USDOT is taking the lead in partnership with Departments of Justice and Labor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others.
▪ 500 data sets would be accessible and searchable through standardized key words.
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Data and Statistics Development (cont’d) Freight
□ 2012 Commodity Flow Survey▪ Is the primary source of domestic freight shipments by commodity
types, origins and destinations, values, weights, modes of transport, etc. ▪ Data are to be collected from 100,000+ shippers.▪ Data collection began in December 2011, and will last for 12 months.
□ TransBorder Freight Data ▪ Data represent official U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico for
shipments by surface modes since North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
▪ Specifically, it collects freight flow data by commodity type and by mode of transportation for U.S. exports to, and imports from, Canada and Mexico.
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Data and Statistics Development (cont’d) Freight (cont’d)
□ International Freight Data System (IFDS)▪ Is a data warehouse containing detailed data on all imports and
exports.▪ IFDS will address freight data gaps and improve geographical
representation of imports and exports.
□ Air Freight Traffic▪ Monthly data reported by certificated
U.S. and foreign air carriers’ freight and mail transported.
▪ Carriers also report data on aircraft type, service class, available capacity, and aircraft hours ramp-to-ramp and airborne.
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Data and Statistics Development (cont’d)
Passenger Travel□ Air Travel
▪ Monthly data are reported on passengers, including enplanements, origins, destinations, on-time performance, and tarmac delay.
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Security Aircraft Arriving Late
□ 2010 National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO)▪ It collects information on each ferry vessel, route segments,
passenger/vehicle boardings, peak periods, modal connectivity, terminal information.
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Data and Statistics Development (cont’d) Passenger Travel (cont’d)
□ GIS-based Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database▪ Nationwide database of 2,500 intercity transportation
facilities with scheduled passenger services.
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Amtrak and Alaska Railroad
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Percentage of passenger transportation terminals with connectivity to other modes
Rural Americans are losing intercity access
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Data and Statistics Development (cont’d) Economy and Finance
□ Transportation Service Index (TSI)▪ Monthly index measures freight/passenger movement.▪ Is exploring the possibility of TSI as a leading economic indicator for
recessions and growth cycles
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Data and Statistics Development (cont’d) Economy and Finance (cont’d)
□ Transportation Satellite Accounts▪ Estimate the contribution of both for-hire and in-house transportation
services to the national economy.
In 1997, transportation services contributed $368B of value-added to the economy, with trucking dominating.
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Data and Statistics Development (cont’d)
Economy and Finance (cont’d)□ Government Financial Statistics
▪ Contains statistics on transportation-related revenues and expenditures of federal, state and local governments for all modes of transportation.
□ Statistics on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)▪ Update ARRA data continually and display in a thematic map.
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Coordinate Geospatial Data Development BTS represents USDOT at the Federal Geographic
Data Committee (FGDC).□Developing a business plan for the Geospatial
Platform, and for the Transportation for the Nation initiative.
Developed a web-based mapping application for the watch standers in the USDOT Crisis Management Center.
Developed State Facts and Figures web mapping application, which went live early this year.
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Modernize Data Programs 2012 Commodity Flow Survey
□ For the first time, CFS respondents are able to respond to the survey via a web survey tool and, to date, almost half of all responses have been submitted via the web option.
2010 National Census of Ferry Operators□ A new data query tool is developed to facilitate the access and usage
of the survey data. Airline Information System
□ An end-to-end process is being developed to:▪ Monitor, on the real-time basis, the quality of the data submitted by air
carriers▪ Develop automated ways to update business rules to check data quality▪ Flag outliners and abnormalities for more in-depth analysis▪ Streamline data processes
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Promote and Validate Data and Method BTS assists/participates in
□ Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s pilot program, where the ability of Mexico-based motor carriers to operate safely in the United States beyond the municipalities and commercial zones will be tested.
□ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s effort to determine a better methodology to project highway fatalities and the highway fatality rate.
□ NHTSA’s Tire Pressure Monitoring System Program where the benefits will be measured.
BTS assists in the Paper Reduction Act/OMB review process for all OMB requests originated from DOT. On average, BTS reviews 4 to 5 packages per months from various modal administrations.
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Make Statistics Accessible Statistical Public Data Application Program Interface
(API) to□ Help provide automated access data□ Provide data in a format that will inspire crowd-sourcing – the
development of web/mobile applications□ Partner with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bureau of
Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census BTS Web Re-Engineering State Transportation Facts
and Figures
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Foster Knowledge Transfer Multi-pronged approach
□ National Transportation Library (NTL)
▪ Physical▪ Digital
□ Transportation Knowledge Networks
Public Launch of USDOT Research Hub□A database links research project to final reports in the
NTL Digital Repository. Visualization of Transportation Research Trends
□ A tool to uncover trends in transportation research over time. □ Partner with the University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced
Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT LAB).
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Knowledge Transfer (cont’d) Multi-pronged approach
□ National Transportation Library (NTL)
▪ Physical▪ Digital
□ Transportation Knowledge Networks
Public Launch of USDOT Research Hub□A database links research project to final reports in the
NTL Digital Repository. Visualization of Transportation Research Trends
□ A tool to uncover trends in transportation research over time. □ Partner with the University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced
Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT LAB).
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Other Initiatives The Journal of Transportation and Statistics (JT&S)
□ JT&S Editorial Board convened▪ 27 Members: 17 academia (12 in US); 4 private; 6 public
□ Papers received thus far for first issue: 28 (as of March 1)□ Anticipate subscription base of 1,000□ Planned date of first issue – Fall/Winter 2012
American Statistical Association’s Transportation Statistics Interest Group□ Composed of statisticians, economists, and analysts who are
interested in: ▪ developing and applying statistical methods to address problems in transportation, ▪ analyzing transportation data, ▪ collecting transportation data, and ▪ formulating mathematical models that describe and explain underlying mechanisms or
processes in transportation.
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Other Initiatives (cont’d)
C-SPAN’s Washington Journal for Friday: Engaging Americans on American Statistics□ An collaborative effort of all 14 Federal Statistics Agencies□ “Nation’s Transportation Infrastructure.” Aired in December, 2011□ “Air Transportation Performances.” To be aired in April, 2012.
International Collaborations□ North American Transportation Statistics Interchange□ International Transport Forum on research workshops□ Contribute USA transportation statistics published in various
reports/databases by the United Nations Economic Commission.
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Activities Planned to Improve Methodologies or Update Statistics
Re-design of the Omnibus Household Survey□ To assist other components of USDOT to acquire public feedback in
an expeditious manner.□ To expand the survey coverage to establishment populations
Enhance TSI methodology to include the entirety of passenger travel.
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