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|OrganizationName=Bureau of Transportation Statistics | |||
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies | |||
|Mission=BTS provides timely, accurate, credible information on the U.S. transportation system, the movement of people and goods, and the consequences of transportation for the economy, society, and the environment. It supports decision-making by offering comprehensive, multimodal transportation data. | |||
|ParentOrganization=United States Department of Transportation | |||
|CreationLegislation=Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 | |||
|Employees=100 | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Director | |||
|Services=Data collection; Statistical analysis; Research; Transportation data dissemination | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.87991, -77.00538 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20590 | |||
|Website=https://www.bts.gov | |||
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{{Short description|US Department of Transportation unit}} | {{Short description|US Department of Transportation unit}} | ||
{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
|agency_name = Bureau of Transportation Statistics | |agency_name = Bureau of Transportation Statistics | ||
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== Offices== | == Offices== | ||
BTS is divided into seven offices: | BTS is divided into seven offices: | ||
* Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis | * [[Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis]] | ||
* Office of Data Development and Standards | * [[Office of Data Development and Standards]] | ||
* Office of Transportation Analysis | * [[Office of Transportation Analysis]] | ||
* Office of Spatial Analysis and Visualization | * [[Office of Spatial Analysis and Visualization]] | ||
* Office of Airline Information | * [[Office of Airline Information]] | ||
* Office of Information and Library Sciences | * [[Office of Information and Library Sciences]] | ||
* Office of Safety Data and Analysis | * [[Office of Safety Data and Analysis]] | ||
==Services== | ==Services== | ||
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*Border Crossing Data | *Border Crossing Data | ||
*Commodity Flow Survey | *Commodity Flow Survey | ||
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*National Census of Ferry Operators{{col-break}} | *National Census of Ferry Operators{{col-break}} | ||
*Pocket Guide App | *Pocket Guide App | ||
*Port Performance Freight Statistics Program | *[[Port Performance Freight Statistics Program]] | ||
*TransBorder Freight Data | *TransBorder Freight Data | ||
*Transportation Economic Trends | *Transportation Economic Trends | ||
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| Agency Overview | |
| Formed | 1992 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
| Employees | 70-75 |
| Annual budget | $27 million/year in 2010[1] |
| Agency Executives | Patricia S. Hu, Director Rolf R. Schmitt, Ph.D., Deputy Director |
| Parent agency | United States Department of Transportation |
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The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the United States Department of Transportation, is a government office that compiles, analyzes, and publishes information on the nation's transportation systems across various modes; and strives to improve the DOT's statistical programs through research and the development of guidelines for data collection and analysis. BTS is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System.
History
BTS was created in 1992 under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act.[2]
On February 20, 2005, BTS became part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA).[2] Through the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act passed on December 4, 2015, BTS and RITA moved to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology.[3]
Since 2009, BTS has also maintained a Twitter feed, with regular tweets related to the release of BTS data products and news bulletins concerning transportation trends in the United States. Since 2020, BTS has also maintained a LinkedIn account.
Offices
BTS is divided into seven offices:
Services
Airline Information
BTS' Office of Airline Information is responsible for publishing regular reports—often monthly or quarterly—on airline performance in the United States. Topics include airline financials, origins and destinations, passenger traffic, on-time performance, and mishandled baggage.[4]
Data Catalogs
TranStats is an intermodal transportation collection of downloadable databases. One popular database included in the TranStats collection is the airline on-time performance database, which includes on-time performance of every flight, airline, and airport in the United States. Data.bts.gov is an online dataset collection allowing users to create their own visualizations from selected BTS data.
National Transportation Atlas Database
BTS maintains the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD), an open online repository of national-level geographic information systems data and applications related to transportation in the United States.[5]
National Transportation Library
Another BTS product is the National Transportation Library (NTL), an online repository of transportation-centric research, reports, and datasets. Documents, which include products internal and external to the US Department of Transportation, can be accessed through a platform called RosaP.[6]
Other products
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State and country codes
The BTS maintains its own list of codes, so-called World Area Codes (WAC), for state and country codes.
References
- ↑ "Meet Bureau of Transportation Statistics Director Patricia Hu". AmstatNews. 1 July 2011. https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2011/07/01/hu-july11/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About BTS". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Department of Transportation. https://www.bts.gov/learn-about-bts-and-our-work.
- ↑ "History of BTS". https://www.bts.gov/learn-about-bts-and-our-work/history-bts.
- ↑ "Airline Information for Download". https://www.bts.gov/topics/airlines-and-airports/airline-information-download.
- ↑ "NTAD". http://osav-usdot.opendata.arcgis.com/.
- ↑ "NTL". https://ntl.bts.gov/.
