An Overview of Transportation Data

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A & M University. Transportation Policy Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Geographic information systems
  • Transportation
  • Management information systems
  • Information systems
  • Automatic data collection systems
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Transportation operations
  • Transportation data
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas A & M University. Transportation Policy Research Center
• Abstract:
  Transportation data is the foundation for informed policy decision making. Transportation data is collected and managed as an asset. These data provide insight into many different aspects of the transportation system, including: 1. Transportation system assets and their physical condition. 2. Safety, system operation, and performance. 3. Travel behavior, demography, and modal data. 4. Transportation economics, finance, and programming. 5. Freight movement, volumes, and modes. 6. Project planning and development. 7. Public opinion data (to reflect attitudes and awareness).
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34908/dot_34908_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 634.13 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:51bef97f21a73cb617c3e2ac855243d14d4198a3b1728f95e67b0d1afb238b42