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{{Short description|US Department of Transportation unit}} | {{Short description|US Department of Transportation unit}} | ||
{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName= Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) | |||
|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. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive= Director | |||
|Employees= 100 | |||
|Budget= | |||
|Website= https://www.bts.gov | |||
|Services= Data collection; Statistical analysis; Research; Transportation data dissemination | |||
|ParentOrganization= United States Department of Transportation | |||
|CreationLegislation= Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 | |||
|Regulations= | |||
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.892578, -77.027219 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress= 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20590 | |||
}} | |||
{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
| agency_name = Bureau of Transportation Statistics | |agency_name = Bureau of Transportation Statistics | ||
| logo = Seal of the United States Department of Transportation.svg | |logo = Seal of the United States Department of Transportation.svg | ||
| logo_width = 150 | |logo_width = 150 | ||
| preceding1 = | |preceding1 = | ||
| jurisdiction = [[Federal government of the United States]] | |jurisdiction = [[Federal government of the United States]] | ||
| formed | |formed = {{start date and age|1992}} | ||
| headquarters = [[Washington, DC]] | |headquarters = [[Washington, DC]] | ||
| coordinates = | |coordinates = | ||
| employees = 70-75 | |employees = 70-75 | ||
| budget = $27 million/year in 2010<ref name="Amstat News">{{cite journal |title=Meet Bureau of Transportation Statistics Director Patricia Hu |journal=AmstatNews|date=1 July 2011 |url=https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2011/07/01/hu-july11/ |access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref> | |budget = $27 million/year in 2010<ref name="Amstat News">{{cite journal |title=Meet Bureau of Transportation Statistics Director Patricia Hu |journal=AmstatNews|date=1 July 2011 |url=https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2011/07/01/hu-july11/ |access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
| chief1_name = [[Patricia S. Hu]] | |chief1_name = [[Patricia S. Hu]] | ||
| chief1_position = Director | |chief1_position = Director | ||
| chief2_name = Rolf R. Schmitt, Ph.D. | |chief2_name = Rolf R. Schmitt, Ph.D. | ||
| chief2_position = Deputy Director | |chief2_position = Deputy Director | ||
| chief3_name = | |chief3_name = | ||
| chief3_position = | |chief3_position = | ||
| child1_agency = | |child1_agency = | ||
| parent_agency = [[United States Department of Transportation]] | |parent_agency = [[United States Department of Transportation]] | ||
| website = {{ | |website = {{url|https://www.bts.gov/|Bureau of Transportation Statistics}} | ||
| footnotes = | |footnotes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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=== Data Catalogs === | === Data Catalogs === | ||
[http://www.transtats.bts.gov TranStats] is an intermodal transportation collection of downloadable databases. One popular database included in the TranStats collection is the [http://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?DB_ID=120&DB_Name=Airline%20On-Time%20Performance%20Data&DB_Short_Name=On-Time airline on-time performance database], which includes on-time performance of every flight, airline, and airport in the United States. [https://data.bts.gov Data.bts.gov] is an online dataset collection allowing users to create their own visualizations from selected BTS data. | [http://www.transtats.bts.gov TranStats] is an intermodal transportation collection of downloadable databases. One popular database included in the TranStats collection is the [http://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?DB_ID=120&DB_Name=Airline%20On-Time%20Performance%20Data&DB_Short_Name=On-Time airline on-time performance database], which includes on-time performance of every flight, airline, and airport in the United States. [https://data.bts.gov Data.bts.gov] is an online dataset collection allowing users to create their own visualizations from selected BTS data. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{Portal|United States|Politics|Transportation}} | {{Portal|United States|Politics|Transportation}} | ||
* | *[http://www.bts.gov Official site] | ||
*[http://ntl.bts.gov/ National Transportation Library] | *[http://ntl.bts.gov/ National Transportation Library] | ||
*[https://data.bts.gov data.bts.gov] | *[https://data.bts.gov data.bts.gov] | ||