Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Agency overview
Formed	1992
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Washington, DC
Employees	75
Agency executives	Patricia S. Hu, Director; Rolf R. Schmitt, Ph.D., Deputy Director;
Parent agency	United States Department of Transportation
Website	Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), as part of the United States Department of Transportation, compiles, analyzes, and makes accessible information on the nation's transportation systems; collects information on intermodal transportation and other areas as needed; and improves the quality and effectiveness of DOT's statistical programs through research, development of guidelines, and promotion of improvements in data acquisition and use.

BTS is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System.

History

BTS was created in 1992 under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act.[1] Since 1998 when the Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century was enacted in 1998, an external advisory council, the Advisory Council for Transportation Statistics (ACTS), has advised the BTS director on the quality and objectivity relating to BTS data and analysis. ACTS meetings are open to the public and held 2-3 times per year.[2] The Deputy Secretary of Transportation established the Committee on Transportation Statistics (CTSTAT) in January 2000 to assist in bringing together data and statistical expertise. BTS chairs the committee, but all operating administrations take part, as well as the DOT Inspector General, DOT Chief Information Officer, and the DOT Assistant Secretaries for Policy and Budget Programs.[3]

On February 20, 2005 BTS became part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA).[1] Through the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act passed on December 4, 2015, BTS and RITA moved to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology.[4]

Since 2009, BTS has also maintained a Twitter feed, with regular tweets related to the release of BTS data products and news bulletins concerning transportation trends in the United States.

Offices

BTS is divided into seven offices:

Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis
Office of Data Development and Standards
Office of Transportation Analysis
Office of Spatial Analysis and Visualization
Office of Airline Information
Office of Information and Library Sciences
Office of Safety Data and Analysis

Services

Office of Airline Information

BTS' Office of Airline Information is responsible for publishing regular reports—often monthly or quarterly—on airline performance in the United States. Topics include airline financials, origins and destinations, passenger traffic, on-time performance, and mishandled baggage.[5]

National Transportation Atlas Database

BTS maintains the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD), an online repository of national-level geographic information systems data and applications related to transportation in the United States.[6]

National Transportation Library

Another BTS product is the National Transportation Library (NTL), an online repository of transportation-centric research, reports, and datasets. Documents, which include products internal and external to the US Department of Transportation, can be accessed through a platform called RosaP.[7]

TransStats

TranStats is BTS's "Intermodal Transportation Database" that includes databases and statistics for aviation, highway, maritime, rail, pipeline, pedestrians, and more. Data include financial, safety, usage, and environmental information.

One popular database included in the TranStats collection is the airline on-time performance database, which includes on-time performance of every flight, airline, and airport in the United States.

Other products

Border Crossing Data
Commodity Flow Survey
Freight Analysis Framework
National Census of Ferry Operators
Pocket Guide App

Port Performance Freight Statistics Program
TransBorder Freight Data
Transportation Economic Trends
Transportation Statistics Annual Reports

State and country codes

The BTS maintains its own list of codes, so-called World Area Codes (WAC), for state and country codes.

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References

"About BTS". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
Advisory Council for Transportation Statistics Archived March 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
Committee for Transportation Statistics Archived March 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
"History of BTS". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
"Airline Information for Download". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
"NTAD". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
"NTL". National Transportation Library. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

External links

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[about-1] "About BTS". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

[2] Advisory Council for Transportation Statistics Archived March 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Committee for Transportation Statistics Archived March 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[4] "History of BTS". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

[5] "Airline Information for Download". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[6] "NTAD". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[7] "NTL". National Transportation Library. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

Agencies under the United States Department of Transportation
Headquarters: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE (Transportation Department Building) Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation Steven G. Bradbury, Acting Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Deputy Secretary of Transportation	Federal Aviation Administration Federal Highway Administration Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Railroad Administration Federal Transit Administration Maritime Administration National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Office of Inspector General
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (Bureau of Transportation Statistics * John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center * Transportation Safety Institute * Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office * Office of Research, Development and Technology * Positioning, Navigation and Timing & Spectrum Management) National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau

Federal Statistical System of the United States
Principal agencies	Census Bureau Bureau of Labor Statistics National Center for Education Statistics National Agricultural Statistics Service National Center for Health Statistics Energy Information Administration Bureau of Economic Analysis Economic Research Service Bureau of Justice Statistics National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (National Science Foundation) Statistics of Income Division (Internal Revenue Service) Bureau of Transportation Statistics Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics (Social Security Administration)
Other agencies	Economics and Statistics Administration Office of Immigration Statistics HUD USER
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