The movement of freight in the United States continues to grow, causing congestion along corridors and at network nodes such as seaports, land ports of entry, truck and rail terminals, and airports. It is critical to have accurate, comprehensive, and timely information about freight movements and the impact of these movements on the transportation network in order to make sound investment decisions to improve and optimize the freight transportation system. This report documents the results of a study to develop specifications for content and structure of a national freight data architecture that serves the needs of public and private decisionmakers at the national, state, regional, and local levels. It is worth noting that the purpose of NCFRP Project 12 was to develop requirements and specifications for a national freight data architecture, not to develop the data architecture (which would be a logical next step after identifying those requirements and specifications). The research team undertook the following activities to address these research needs: Completed a review of systems, databases, and architectures that might be used as a potential reference for the development of a national freight data architecture; Conducted surveys and follow-up interviews, interviews with subject matter experts, and a peer exchange with freight transportation stakeholders; Developed a formal definition for a national freight data architecture; Identified high-level categories of data architecture components; Identified potential implementation approaches; Developed a list of specifications for a national freight data architecture; and Identified challenges and strategies related to the implementation of a national freight data architecture.


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    Titel :

    Guidance for Developing a Freight Transportation Data Architecture. National Cooperative Freight Research Program Report 9


    Beteiligte:
    C. Quiroga (Autor:in) / N. Koncz (Autor:in) / T. Trego (Autor:in) / J. Short (Autor:in) / E. Ogard (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2011


    Format / Umfang :

    106 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch