Border Crossings

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Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
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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:

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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