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Major Programs of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Intermodal Transportation Database, including data from the BTS/Census Commodity Flow Survey and other sources on the volumes of freight and passenger movement by mode, origin, and destinations; location and connectivity of transportation facilities; and a national accounting of expenditures and capital stocks on each mode of transportation and intermodal combination.
- National Transportation Atlas Database, including transportation networks; flows of people, goods, vehicles, and craft over those networks; and social, economic, and environmental conditions that affect or are affected by the transportation networks.
- Statistics on Performance and Impacts of the Nation’s Transportation Systems, published primarily in the Transportation Statistics Annual Report and the many tables in National Transportation Statistics.
- Airline Statistics, including on-time performance and tarmac delays, airline traffic data, airline passenger origins and destinations, and financial statistics.
- Ferry Statistics, including the National Census of Ferry Operators.
- Safety Data Program, which effectively integrates safety data across modes and to address gaps in existing safety data programs of the Department, many of which are highlighted in Chapter 2 — Transportation Safety of the National Transportation Statistics publication.
- National Transportation Library, which acquires, preserves, and manages transportation information and information products and services for use by the Department, other Federal agencies, and the general public; provide reference and research assistance; serve as a central depository for research results and technical publications of the Department; and publicize, facilitate, and promote access to the information products and services.
- Statistical Coordination and Policies for the transportation community with the support of the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics.