INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE … Freight Movement in Ohio Urban Areas: ... INTERMODAL...

Measuring Freight Movement in

Ohio Urban Areas:

Available Data Sources

Peter S. Lindquist

University of Toledo

September 14, 2010

INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE

Midwest FreightView

Great Lakes Maritime Information Delivery System

l Provides a centralized repository for regional freight data with convenient secure access

l Management of a comprehensive database relating: m Economic activity among all sectors m Regional population patterns m Import and export flows m Intra-regional flows m Intermodal connectivity

l Comprehensive, seamless, spatially registered and current data repository in a GIS framework

l Internet-Based Delivery: CITRIX MetaFrame Environment


Midwest FreightView

Great Lakes Maritime Information Delivery System

l Assembly of a regional database that can support freight modeling efforts

l Data support functions for freight analysts, public officials and policy analysts

l Projected users: m Federal, state, and local governments

m Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)

m Transportation Trade Groups

m University research centers

m Other public stakeholders


http://midwestfreightdata.utoledo.edu

http://maritime.utoledo.edu

Pull down menu

AADTT 2010

Iron and Steel Mills (IMPLAN) & Downbound

Crude Material Tonnage (USACE)

Midwest FreightView l Contents of Online Database

l Contents of Data Repository

l Future Additions to Repository and Online Database


Midwest FreightView Online Data

Current Network Data:

l ORNL CTA North American Highway Network

l NHPN (FAF) Highway Network

l Integrated Highway Network

l Updated ORNL CTA North American Rail Network

l North American Transportation Atlas Data (NORTAD)

l BTS Intermodal Terminals, Ports, Airports

l USACE Dock Data (Master Docks Plus Database)

l FAF Zones and Centroids

l FAF 2002 OD Flows (National Scale)

l FAF2 2007 Provisional OD Flows (National Scale)


l US Census of Agriculture / NASS Data (County-Level)

l Demographics Plus 2003 Business Counts—Tract+

l US Census 2000 Long Form Database—Tract +

l Geographic Data: Counties, Census Tracts, ZIP Code Areas,

Congressional Districts, MSAs, Urban Areas

l County-Level Employment by 3-Digit NAICS classification (Sources:

BLS ES/202, County Business Patterns, supplemented with

Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc. data)

l Satellite imagery / aerial photography of dock facilities

Midwest FreightView Online Data, Continued

Economic/Population Data:


l Import/Export Flows (GTIS), 1999+, by State, Customs Gateway

l Dock equipment, lock performance data—U.S. side only

l Establishments and employment by 2-6 Digit NAICS classification

among counties, MSAs and individual Establishments in 10-State

MVFC study region (Sources: Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc.,

Dun and Bradstreet/Harris InfoSearch)

l BEA gross domestic product by metropolitan area and

by sector and by Year

l BEA regions in ESRI Shapefile format

Data Repository Contents

Data Residing in Repository outside of MWFV


l Air Freight Flow Network (by market & month)

l Air Freight Data (T-100 1997-2008)

l MARAD international vessel movements & USACE Vessel

Entrances and Clearances

l USACE Waterborne Commerce Database Part III (Great Lakes)

l ESRI Traffic Volumes

Data Repository Contents , Continued

Data Residing in Repository outside of MWFV


l ORNL CTA North American Rail Interlining Network

l Integrated Network—Great Lakes Waterway, Highway, Rail

linked to Commercial Docks, Locks (USACE)

l Updated US Highway Network

m Speed / Estimated Travel Times

m Toll gates / weigh stations

m Add ESRI Traffic Counts to integrated highway network

m Add ATRI Travel Time Data (by time of day, day of week)

m Link highways to Rail Network through Intermodal Sites

l Link BEA Regions/BEA GDP Data to Public Rail Waybill Data

Looking Ahead: Updates, Additions, Improvements

Data Currently Being Added to Database:


l Add T100 Air Flows between Airports (by month, year)

l USACE Foreign Traffic Vessel Entrances and Clearances

l USACE Waterborne Commerce Data

l County-to-County Mileage and Impedance Tables:

m Highway

m Rail

m Water

Useful for Analytical Tools—Accessibility, Location Analysis, etc.

l Updated County Business Patterns






l Continue development of integrated network:

m Highway Performance Indicators

m Time-Dependent Vehicle Routing on Highway Network

l Development of New Data Viewer to Replace ArcView

m Streamlined Data Viewer

m User Friendly Query Functions

m Example: National County Commodity Flow Data Delivery System



National County Commodity Flow Data Delivery System (UIC / UT Partnership)

l Contents of the database consist of 43 2-digit SCTG

(Standard Classification of Transported Goods) Categories

l Data managed in the following formats

m County-level inflow tonnage totals (kton)--all modes

m County-level outflow tonnage totals (kton)—all modes

m County-level combined inflow/outflow volumes

m County -to-County OD flow tonnage (trucks only)

l Access to the site by permission only: User Ids, Passwords,

issued by University of Illinois Chicago Research Team



National County Commodity Flow Data Delivery System

Query / Data Retrieval Functions

l Data retrieved by selections on pull-down menus

l Users select SCTG Codes, Inflows, Outflows, Counties

l Generate Data Tables for Inflows, Outflows, OD Flows

l Data tables in CSV format for import into Spreadsheets

or database software

Access provided at Web Portal http://midwestfreightdata.utoledo.edu


Thank You


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