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{{Organization | |||
|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 | |||
}} | |||
{{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 | ||
| 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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== 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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=== 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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*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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==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] | ||
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{{US Statistical Agencies}} | {{US Statistical Agencies}} | ||
[[Category:United States Department of Transportation agencies]] | [[Category:United States Department of Transportation agencies]] | ||