Freight Analysis Framework Version 5 (FAF5) Experimental County-Level Estimates Technical Report

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Contributors:
  Stinson, Monique ; Shaw, Jingsi ; Hettige, Praveen ; Stacey, Mikki ; Wingfield, Alpha ; Lim, Hyeonsup ; Dods, Laura ; Strocko, Ed ; Schmitt, Rolf R. ; Lawrence, Stephanie
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Freight transportation
  • Analysis
  • Estimates
  • Counties
  • Commodity flow FAF5
  • Freight Analysis Framework
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/b16k-zb09
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Abstract:
  The Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) database provides estimates of the weight and value of shipments throughout the United States for all commodity types and forms of transportation using a geographic system of 132 FAF zones. The user community has expressed a need for more geographically granular commodity flow data. In response to this need, BTS developed an experimental county-to-county commodity flow product using publicly available data and transparent methods. The development involves creating three estimates of county-level flows using existing disaggregation methods, constructing validation targets, then using these inputs to create a composite estimate of county-to-county flows. This technical report documents the data, methods, uses, and limitations of this release. BTS welcomes users to email FAF@dot.gov with feedback on this experimental product.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85245/dot_85245_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 15.36 MB]
• Collection(s):
  BTS Products
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3113ae4ac6425fed9f9f765f7e0301c058a964790bb09dc5e991c2fdbe606ed04bc827f12e43d2aeb798aef9bf6a22564e0808aefccab52e2fa41ae149e4ee39