Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: USDOT-RITA-BTS
      Originator: Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
      Publication_Date: 2011
      Title: Border Crossings
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington, DC
        Publisher: USDOT-RITA-BTS
      Other_Citation_Details: This data is created and maintained by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and spatially enhanced by BTS. The CBP also designated the port codes, names, and attributes.
      Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_service/
      Online_Linkage: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/
      Online_Linkage: http://www.cbp.gov/
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: USDOT-RITA-BTS
          Publication_Date: 2011
          Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2011
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
  Description:
    Abstract: Border Crossing Ports are points of entry for land modes along the U.S. - Canadian and U.S.- Mexcian borders.  The ports of entry are located in 15 states along the U.S. borders.  The nominal scale of the data set is 1:1000,000 with a maximal positional error of +- 10 meters.
    Purpose: This dataset is published by USDOT-RITA-BTS to display ports of entry and its associated data as an online mapping application.
    Supplemental_Information:
      Used for the interface of Border Crossing/Entry Data:
      http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/TBDR_BC/TBDR_BC_Index.html.
      This data is created and maintained by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and spatially enhanced by BTS. The CBP also designated the port codes, names, and attributes. For any questions regarding the CBP data, please contact (877) CBP-5511.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2011
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -141.001444
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.980076
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.085516
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.883416
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Border Entry, Port of Entry (POE)
      Theme_Keyword: Border Crossing
      Theme_Keyword: Port
    Place:
      Place_Keyword: North America
      Place_Keyword: USA
      Place_Keyword: Canada
      Place_Keyword: Mexico
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword: 2010
      Temporal_Keyword: 2011
  Access_Constraints: None.
  Use_Constraints: The Border Crossing Ports, or any portion thereof, can be freely distributed as long as this metadata entry is included with each distribution.  The Original metadata entry cannot be modified or deleted from any data transfer.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Steven Beningo
        Contact_Organization: USDOT-RITA-BTS
      Contact_Position: International Transportation Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
        Address: Research and Innovative Technology Administration
        Address: U.S. Department of Transportation
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (202) 366-9683
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: steven.beningo@dot.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM-4:30PM EST
  Data_Set_Credit:
    Zhi Liu (Senior GIS/IT Specialist)
    MacroSys, LLC
    1901 N. Moore Street ,Ste. 509
    Arlington, VA 22209
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification: Confidential
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: BTS-RITA-USDOT
      Publication_Date: 2011
      Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2011
      Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      The accuracy of the location data is very high.  PortName and PortCode are extracted from the Census website:
      The link is: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/reference/codes/index.html
      Only 40% of data were converted from .csv files, others were from digitized manually using high resolution image as background (Google Earth).
  Completeness_Report: 100% complete
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Within 10 meters
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The creation of this geospatial data layer was completed by USDOT-RITA-BTS in November 2010 and updated in December 2011.
        Step 1:  Convert textual data into shapefile using the ArcGIS function.
        Step 2: Export the shapefile into KML and display the ports on Google Earth.  Each port was checked with road network and country bounderies.  Corrections were made for the locations that are far from ports, then record their geographic coordinates.
        Step 3: Export KML file with port locations into shapefile using the third-party software.  Then other attributes were added within ArcGIS.
      Process_Date: 20101122
      Process_Time: 10483600
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Zhi Liu
            Contact_Organization: MacroSys LLC
          Contact_Position: Senior GIS/IT Specialist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
            Address: Research and Innovative Technology Administration
            Address: U.S. Department of Transportation
            City: Washington
            State_or_Province: DC
            Postal_Code: 20590
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-0262
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zhi.liu@dot.gov
          Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM - 4:30PM EST
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 171
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: border_x
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PortCode
      Attribute_Definition: Port Code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Census Foreign Trade Division, The link is: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/reference/codes/index.html
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PortName
      Attribute_Definition: Port Name
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Census Foreign Trade Division, The link is: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/reference/codes/index.html
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: State
      Attribute_Definition: U.S. State Abbreviation
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Operator
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CP_Name
      Attribute_Definition: Coustoms Port Name
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Since the Border Crossing/Entry data are reported at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port level with unique port codes, a port name must be used to  present the ports which are sharing the same port code (most cases) for the surrounding ports.  For example, Buffalo-Niagara Falls (port code:0901) was selected to present four ports: Buffalo-Peace Bridge, Niagara Falls-Lewiston Bridge,  Niagara Falls-Rainbow Bridge and Niagara Falls-Whirlpool Bridge. The U.S. Census Bureau maintains a list of Customs districts/ports, port codes and descriptions known as the Schedule D.  The most recent Schedule D is available from the U.S. Census Bureau?s Foreign Trade Division at: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/d/dist2.txt.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UniqueID
      Attribute_Definition: A number that is a unique identifier for each border crossing
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USDOT-RITA-BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Year
      Attribute_Definition: Year of the attribute data
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2009
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Year of the attribute information
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Trucks
      Attribute_Definition: Number of arriving trucks; does not include privately owned pick-up trucks.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 1382319
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Loaded_Tru
      Attribute_Definition: A container (loaded) is any conveyance entering the U.S. used for commercial purposes, full or empty. In this case, it is the number of full or empty truck containers arriving at a port. This series includes containers moving as inbound shipments.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 984285
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Empty_Truc
      Attribute_Definition: A container (empty) is any conveyance entering the U.S. used for commercial purposes, full or empty. In this case, it is the number of full or empty truck containers arriving at a port. This series includes containers moving as inbound shipments.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 457514
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Trains
      Attribute_Definition: Number of arriving trains at a particular port.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 3286
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Loaded_Rai
      Attribute_Definition: A container (loaded) is any conveyance entering the U.S. used for commercial purposes, full or empty. In this case, it is the number of full or empty rail containers arriving at a port. This series includes containers moving as inbound shipments.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 224202
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Empty_Rail
      Attribute_Definition: A container (empty) is any conveyance entering the U.S. used for commercial purposes, full or empty. In this case, it is the number of full or empty rail containers arriving at a port. This series includes containers moving as inbound shipments.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 172718
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Train_Pass
      Attribute_Definition: Number of passengers and crew arriving by train and requiring U.S. Customs processing.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 64751
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Buses
      Attribute_Definition: Number of arriving buses at a particular port, whether or not they are carrying passengers.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 72450
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Bus_Passen
      Attribute_Definition: Number of persons arriving by bus requiring U.S. Customs processing.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 883448
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Personal_V
      Attribute_Definition: Number of privately owned vehicles (POVs) arriving at a particular port. Includes pick-up trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, taxis, snowmobiles, ambulances, hearses, and other motorized private ground vehicles.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 13354887
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Personal_1
      Attribute_Definition: Passengers Crossing In Privately Owned Vehicles-Persons entering the United States at a particular port by private automobiles, pick-up trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, taxis, ambulances, hearses, tractors, snowmobiles and other motorized private ground vehicles.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 23934882
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Pedestrian
      Attribute_Definition: The number of persons arriving on foot or by certain conveyance (such as bicycles, mopeds, or wheel chairs) requiring U.S. Customs processing.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS-Border Crossing/Entry Data
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 7637649
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CLASS
      Attribute_Definition: Class of the border port. 1 - Port of Entry, 2 - Other Crossing
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Port of Entry
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other Crossing
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STFIPS
      Attribute_Definition: State FIPS code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: NIST
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS), Publication 6-4
          Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: VERSION
      Attribute_Definition: Version of the database.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
  Overview_Description:
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
        Contact_Person: Office of Geospatial Information Systems
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Resource_Description: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2011 DVD
  Distribution_Liability: None
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
        Format_Version_Date: 2011
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied. However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
        Transfer_Size: 0.005
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Access_Instructions: NTAD is available for download at www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services.  The NTAD DVD can also be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov.
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: DVD
          Recording_Capacity:
    Fees: None
    Ordering_Instructions: Call (202-366-DATA), or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2011 DVD. This and other RITA/BTS products may be ordered from the RITA/BTS Internet site (<http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>).
  Custom_Order_Process: Call (202-366-DATA), or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2011 DVD. This and other RITA/BTS products may be ordered from the RITA/BTS Internet site (<http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>).
  Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2011
        Time_of_Day: unknown
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20110422
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: USDOT-RITA-BTS
        Contact_Person: Zhi Liu
      Contact_Position: Senior GIS/IT Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
        Address: Research and Innovative Technology Administration
        Address: U.S. Department of Transportation
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (202) 366-0262
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zhi.liu@dot.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00AM-4:30PM EST
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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