USDOT Uses Esri to Release National Transit Database

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09-09-2016 01:14 PM
RickAyers
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On September 1, 2016, the US Department of Transportation released National Transit Map Data through the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). The geospatial database containing information from almost 200 transit agencies is the first of its kind to be made available on a national level to local jurisdictions.

The USDOT has been using smart mapping technology to place national transportation data into a spatial context for nearly a decade. And with the adoption of geographic information system (GIS) software from Esri, they have made it possible for their stakeholders, academia, policy makers and the public to benefit from transportation related open data. This new release continues to expand upon the vision of the Secretary of Transportation for creating jobs, connecting people between their home and work and revitalizing our communities through innovation.

Now that this data is available to local jurisdictions, it can be used for analysis on a targeted municipal level, as well as for the development of innovative applications which can improve transit services to citizens who live and work across transit system boundaries.

This national, openly available map of fixed-guideway and fixed-route transit service in the United States will allow the USDOT to support research, analysis, and planning needed to improve the nation’s public transportation system through a variety of channels.

The USDOT also uses Esri’s ArcGIS platform to power its own open data site and transit data itself. Data is being added to the USDOT open data site weekly, so stay tuned for more content as it becomes available. 

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