Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) Network
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- Originator: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Publication_Date: 2003
- Title: Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) Network
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Washington, DC
- Publisher: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Publication_Date: 2003
- Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Washington DC
- Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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The spatial component of the FAF network is derived from National Highway Planning Network Version 3.0 and contains National Highway System (NHS), National Network (NN). It also contains 3,436 of non-roadway dummy links. The network consists of over 274,154 miles of equivalent road mileage. The data set covers the 48 contiguous States plus the District of Columbia. The nominal scale of the data set is 1:100,000 with a maximal positional error of ±80 meters.
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The FAF network has several Intermodal connectors as appropriate for the freight network modeling.
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- Calendar_Date: 2003
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.495956
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.075043
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.002522
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.549870
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: network
- Theme_Keyword: highways
- Theme_Keyword: roads
- Theme_Keyword: network
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- Place_Keyword: USA
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: US
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- Stratum_Keyword: ground
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- Temporal_Keyword: 2003
- Access_Constraints: None
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The FAF network or any portion thereof, can be freely distributed as long as this metadata entry is included with each distribution. The original metadata entry cannot be modified or deleted from any data transfer.
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Mr. Bruce Lambert
- Contact_Organization:
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Federal Highway Administration: Office of Freight Management & Operations
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 400 7th Street, SW
- City: Washington
- State_or_Province: DC
- Postal_Code: 20590
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (202) 366-4241
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 366-3302
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bruce.lambert@fhwa.dot.gov
- Contact_Instructions: Between hours of 9 am and 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
- Data_Set_Credit:
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The freight assignment and modeling portions of "FAF Network" are developed by Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH.
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Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
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- Originator: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Publication_Date: 2003
- Title: Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) Network
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- Publication_Place: Washinton DC
- Publisher: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
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- Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Publication_Date: 2003
- Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003
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- Publication_Place: Washington DC
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The FAF network retains NHPN V3 attribute fields of FCLASS, RUCODE, STATUS, SIGN1, SIGN2, SIGN3, LNAME, STFIPS, ORNLID, MILES and NHS. All other fields listed in the NHPN 3 metadata are dropped. The accuracy of these fields is consistent with NHPN Version 3.0 except the MILES attribute values. The accuracy of field "MILES" is unverified and may have distorted during modification of the network for modeling purpose. New fields added to FAF network are, ID, DIR, LENGTH, and LINK_TYPE. The field "ID" is used to join the freight modeling algorithm variables for assignment as well as assignment outputs for thematic display purpose. The mileage reported in the field "LENGTH" is based on great circle distance. The LINK_TYPE field differentiates the network's "dummy" link with other NHPN V 3 links in the FAF network.
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All node and link topological relationships and uniqueness of entity IDs are verified by computer algorithm.
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The completed FAF network was delivered to the FHWA on October 2002.
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As reported in the NHPN version 3 metadata, the elements of the NHPN have been conflated to the 1:100,000 DLG-3 data set which maintains a nominal accuracy of at least ±80 meters. Where new roads have been added which are not in the DLG-3 database link alignments have been digitized or converted from digital sources acquired from State DOTs with a map scale of at least 1:100,000.
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- Originator: Federal Highway Administration
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- Publication_Date: 2003
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NHS, Interstate, and other arterial highway system, intermodal connectors.
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In total 3436 "dummy" centroid connector links are added to the FAF network of road links. These dummy links are straight-line connectors from trip origin/destination points to a nearest FAF road link and should not be interpreted as real road links. These links can be identified with field "LINK_TYPE" and a value of "99". These links are not a real roadway links and are normally referred to as "dummy" link for network modeling purposes. No attribute information is populated for these links except for the Fields LINK_TYPE, DIR and LENGTH.
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Fekpe, Alam, and Foody (2002) "Freight Analysis Framework Highway Capacity Analysis", Draft Methodology Report prepared for U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Washington, D.C.
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- Address: Office of Freight Management & Operations
- Address: 400 7th Street, SW
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Call 202-366-DATA, fax 202-366-3640, or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003 CD-ROM. This and other BTS products may be ordered from the BTS Internet website (<http://www.bts.gov/gis/>).
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