Transportation Networks and Waterway Data on CD-ROM Now Available from DOT

Contact DOT 30-95 BTS Product Line 202-366-DATA

Monday, February 27, 1995 -- Secretary of Transportation Federico Peña today announced that computer information on national geographic databases of transportation facilities and national waterways is now available on the latest software technology (CD-ROM) from the United States Department of Transportation.

"The department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has performed a valuable service for those who need this type of information," Secretary Peña said. "By providing it on CD-ROMS, material that was previously widely dispersed is now readily available from one convenient source."

BTS produced the National Transportation Atlas Databases: 1995 CD-ROM with information provided by DOT, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service and the Military Traffic Management Command. This information provides the data infrastructure to support research, analysis and decision making across all modes of transportation. The database is designed primarily to meet the needs of the DOT at the national level, but can have major applications for the state and local transportation community.

The United States Waterway Data CD-ROM is a compilation of information related to the navigable waters in the U.S. including inland, off-shore, Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway. The data were collected from several agencies and institutions, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Data Center, the U.S. Bureau of Census, the U.S. Coast Guard, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University. Information on commerce, facilities and performance, imports and exports, accidents, and geographic waterways network are illustrated on this CD-ROM.

Dr. T.R. Lakshmanan, Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, said that "Accessibility to this data is vital to the transportation community. Providing the information on CD-ROM makes the data more readily and widely available to planners, researchers, and analysts and allows for easier access, use, and integration of the data to support future applications."

To order the CD-ROMs or for further information, contact the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at (202) 366-DATA or by fax, (202) 366-3640.