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| | Overview | The National Census of Ferry Operators database is a collection of summary tables that provide ferry operation data from a nationwide census of ferry operators along with other sources of ferry data such as the U.S. Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers.
Numerous detailed data elements describing the services provided by these ferry operators were collected as part of this effort. A relational database format was utilized throughout the collection and processing of the many related data elements, and provides for the reporting of the information at various levels, such as by operator, route segment, terminal, or vessel. | | Coverage | The geographic scope of the database of existing ferry operations includes the United States and its possessions, encompassing the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. In addition to ferry operators providing domestic service within the U.S. and its possessions, operators providing services to or from at least one U.S. terminal are also included.
Ferry operations that were included within the scope of this census are those providing itinerant , fixed route, common carrier passenger and/or vehicle ferry service. Railroad car float operations are also included within the scope of the survey. Ferry operations that are exclusively non-itinerant, such as excursion services (e.g., whale watches, casino boats, day cruises, dinner cruises, etc.), passenger only water taxi services not operating on a fixed route, LoLo (Lift-on/Lift-off) freight/auto carrier services, or long distance passenger only cruise ship services are not included within the scope of this census. | | Availability | | | | First Year | 2000 | | Last Year | 2006 | | Frequency | Biennial (From 2006) | - NOTICE: Not all ferry operators have responded to the 2006 National Census of Ferry Operators (see the field "SurveyReturned" in the Operator data table). Some data fields for nonresponding ferry operators have been completed based on information from other sources. Take special note that passenger and vehicle boarding data are blank for ferry operators that did not respond to the census, did not have access to these numbers, refused to report them, or required BTS to keep them confidential.
| | | | Data Tables | | View tables in this database ... | | OperatorSegment | | The OperatorSegment data table contains information related to route segments such as ferry operators who operate on them, segment length, average trip time, the passenger volume, and season start and end dates. | | Operators | | The Operators data table contains information about ferry operators and details about their operation. | | Segments | | The Segments data table contains information about route segments such as the geographic area it falls under, the terminals it connects, and the water body it crosses. | | Terminals | | The Terminals data table contains information about ferry terminals, their location, and facilities. | | Vessels | | The Vessels data table contains information about ferry vessels such as the fuel type, passenger capacity, and speed. | | Summary Tables | | | | National Transportation Statistics | | | | Transit Profile | | | | Related Links | | | | Ferry Terminals and Passenger Routes, New York, NY | | Ferry Terminals and Passenger Routes, San Francisco, CA | | Ferry Terminals and Passenger Routes, Seattle, WA | | National Transit Database | | |
| | | Data Source and Contacts | | | | Data Provider Agency | RITA/BTS | | Data Provider Office | Office of Survey Programs | | BTS Contact | TranStats Customer Support
Phone:(800) 853-1351
Email:answers@bts.gov | | |
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