DATABASE NAME

     PORT:  Port Series Database (USACE Ports and Waterways
     Division)

DATABASE DESCRIPTION

     Port series database contains complete physical information
     on commercial facilities at the principal U.S. Coastal,
     Great Lakes and Inland Ports.

ORIGINATING AGENCY

     U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ports and Waterways Division

AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING DATA

     U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

CONTACT

     National Transportation Atlas Databases
     Bureau of Transportation Statistics
     U.S. Department of Transportation
     Washington, DC  20590
     (202) 366-DATA
     Internet:  info@bts.gov

SOURCE

     Facility operators, port organizations, transportation
     companies, and on-site investigations

ACCURACY

     Varies

TYPE OF GIS DATABASE

     Point database with nodes

FILES/SIZE/NUMBER OF RECORDS

     One ASCII file

     1)   port.pnt  node file contains node locations and
                    attributes

     Approximate size of file:     6,790,000 bytes
     Approximate number of nodes:  9300

FILE STRUCTURE

     The file is ASCII-comma delimited.  Character fields are
     enclosed in quotation marks.

     The Node File

     COLUMN              TYPE      WIDTH     DEFINITION  

     NAME                TEXT      200       NAME OF WHARF
     LOCATION            TEXT      160       LOCATION OF WHARF ON
                                             WATERWAY OR IN PORT
     ADDRESS             TEXT      50        STREET ADDRESS FOR
                                             WHARF LOCATION
     COUNTY              TEXT      30        COUNTY FOR WHARF
                                             LOCATION 
     TOWN                TEXT      30        LOCALITY OR COMMON
                                             NAME OF WHARF
                                             LOCATION
     STATE               TEXT      2         STATE FOR WHARF
                                             LOCATION
     WATERWAY            TEXT      50        WATERWAY ON WHICH
                                             WHARF IS LOCATED
     PORT                TEXT      21        PORT NAME
     MILE                NUM (dbl) 5         WATERWAY MILE OF
                                             WHARF LOCATION ABOVE
                                             OR BELOW A DATUM
                                             POINT
     BANK                TEXT      5         BANK OF RIVER FOR
                                             WHARF LOCATION (LEFT
                                             OR RIGHT)
     LATITUDE            NUM (dbl) 8         WHARF LOCATION
                                             LATITUDE: DECIMAL
                                             DEGREES (IMPLIED
                                             DECIMAL, 6 SPACES)
     LONGITUDE           NUM (dbl) 10        WHARF LOCATION
                                             LONGITUDE: DECIMAL
                                             DEGREES (IMPLIED
                                             DECIMAL, 6 SPACES)
     OPERATOR 1          TEXT      150       OPERATOR OF WHARF
     OWNER               TEXT      120       OWNER OF WHARF 
     PURPOSE             TEXT      255       PURPOSE FOR WHICH
                                             WHARF IS USED,
                                             INCLUDING
                                             COMMODITIES HANDLED
                                             AND/OR SERVICES
                                             PERFORMED
     COMMODITY CODE 1    NUM (dbl) 2         COMMODITY CODE FOR
                                             FIRST COMMODITY
                                             HANDLED AT WHARF
     COMMODITY CODE 2    NUM (dbl) 2         COMMODITY CODE FOR
                                             SECOND COMMODITY
                                             HANDLED AT WHARF 
     COMMODITY CODE 3    NUM (dbl) 2         COMMODITY CODE FOR
                                             THIRD COMMODITY
                                             HANDLED AT WHARF
     COMMODITY CODE 4    NUM (dbl) 2         COMMODITY CODE FOR
                                             FOURTH COMMODITY
                                             HANDLED AT WHARF 
     SERVICE CODE 1      TEXT      1         SERVICE CODE FOR
                                             FIRST SERVICE
                                             PERFORMED AT WHARF
     SERVICE CODE 2      TEXT      1         SERVICE CODE FOR
                                             SECOND SERVICE
                                             PERFORMED AT WHARF
     SERVICE CODE 3      TEXT      1         SERVICE CODE FOR
                                             THIRD SERVICE
                                             PERFORMED AT WHARF
     SERVICE CODE 4      TEXT      1         SERVICE CODE FOR
                                             FOURTH SERVICE
                                             PERFORMED AT WHARF
     RWY CONN            TEXT      250       RAILWAY CONNECTIONS
                                             SERVING PORT
                                             FACILITY
     REMARK1             TEXT      240       REMARKS, INCLUDING
                                             DESCRIPTION OF
                                             WHARF-RELATED
                                             STORAGE FACILITIES
                                             AND THEIR
                                             OPERATORS-PART 1
     REMARK2             TEXT      240       REMARKS-PART 2
     REMARK3             TEXT      240       REMARKS-PART 3
     REMARK4             TEXT      240       REMARKS-PART 4
     REMARK5             TEXT      160       REMARKS-PART 5
     DATUM               TEXT      4         DEPTH/HEIGHT DATUM
                                             USED
     DEPTH 1             NUM (dbl) 3         DEPTH ALONGSIDE
                                             WHARF'S FIRST
                                             OPERATIONAL ELEMENT
                                             BEING DESCRIBED
     DEPTH 1A            NUM (dbl) 3         SECOND DEPTH
                                             ALONGSIDE WHARF'S
                                             FIRST OPERATIONAL
                                             ELEMENT BEING
                                             DESCRIBED
     DEPTH 2             NUM (dbl) 3         DEPTH ALONGSIDE
                                             WHARF'S SECOND
                                             OPERATIONAL ELEMENT
                                             BEING DESCRIBED
     DEPTH 2A            NUM (dbl) 3         SECOND DEPTH
                                             ALONGSIDE WHARF'S
                                             SECOND OPERATIONAL
                                             ELEMENT BEING
                                             DESCRIBED
     DEPTH 3             NUM (dbl) 3         DEPTH ALONGSIDE
                                             WHARF'S THIRD
                                             OPERATIONAL ELEMENT
                                             BEING DESCRIBED
     DEPTH 3A            NUM (dbl) 3         SECOND DEPTH
                                             ALONGSIDE WHARF'S
                                             THIRD OPERATIONAL
                                             ELEMENT BEING
                                             DESCRIBED
     TOT BERTH 1         NUM (dbl) 5         BERTHING DISTANCE OF
                                             WHARF'S FIRST
                                             OPERATIONAL ELEMENT
                                             BEING DESCRIBED
     TOT BERTH 2         NUM (dbl) 5         BERTHING DISTANCE OF
                                             WHARF'S SECOND
                                             OPERATIONAL ELEMENT
                                             BEING DESCRIBED
     TOT BERTH 3         NUM (dbl) 5         BERTHING DISTANCE OF
                                             WHARF'S THIRD
                                             OPERATIONAL ELEMENT
                                             BEING DESCRIBED
     PORT SERIES         TEXT      4         PORT SERIES REPORT
                                             NO. (ONE OF 57)
     PS YEAR             TEXT      4         YEAR OF PUBLICATION
                                             OF CURRENT PORT
                                             SERIES REPORT
     PORT CODE           TEXT      5         PORT CODE FROM WCSC
                                             DATABASE 
     PWD                 NUM (dbl) 3         PIER, WHARF OR DOCK
                                             RECORD SEQUENCE
                                             NUMBER FROM CURRENT
                                             EDITION OF PORT
                                             SERIES REPORT
     OLD PWD             NUM (dbl) 5         PIER, WHARF OR DOCK
                                             RECORD SEQUENCE
                                             NUMBER FROM PREVIOUS
                                             EDITION OF PORT
                                             SERIES REPORT
     DOCK CODE           TEXT      3         DOCK CODE FROM WCSC
                                             DATABASE  
     NDC CODE            TEXT      10        LOCATION CODE FROM
                                             WCSC DATABASE,
                                             COMPRISED OF PORT
                                             CODE, DOCK CODE, AND
                                             FACILITY IDENTIFIER
                                             DIGIT
     MAP NO              NUM (dbl) 3         PORT SERIES REPORT
                                             MAP NO. ON WHICH
                                             FACILITY IS SHOWN
     FIRST NAME          TEXT      50        FIRST NAME OF
                                             CONTACT PERSON
     LAST NAME           TEXT      50        LAST NAME OF CONTACT
                                             PERSON
     PHONE               TEXT      30        TELEPHONE NUMBER OF
                                             FACILITY OPERATOR OR
                                             CONTACT PERSON
     FAX                 TEXT      12        FAX TELEPHONE NUMBER
                                             OF FACILITY OPERATOR
                                             OR CONTACT PERSON 

DISCUSSION

     The data consists of complete listings of port area's
     waterfront facilities, including information on berthing,
     cranes, transit sheds, grain elevators, marine repair
     plants, fleeting areas, and docking and storage facilities. 
     Collection of data is performed on a rotational basis to
     ensure on-site accuracy at each facility.

     Technical Contact:

       Department of the Army
       Corps of Engineers
       CEWRC-NDC-P
       7701 Telegraph Road
       Alexandria, Virginia  22315-3868
       (703) 355-2495

       Chief                   John Vetter
       Engineers               John Vetter, Sid Formal, Bob Ray
       Database Administrator  Jim Feagans

     Age of Data/Data Collection Period:

          First Developed: 1987/data file; 1921 printed source

     Frequency of Data Collection:

          Ongoing; the update frequency for each facility varies
          from 1-8 years.

     Data Quality/Accuracy:

          Collection of data is performed on a rotational basis
          to ensure on-site accuracy at each facility.

     Media Availability:

          Disk, tape, hardcopy  

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