The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Regional Offices dataset is as of July 12, 2023 from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA's) Office of National Engagement and Regional Administration (ARA) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This dataset shows the location and associated information for each of the nine FAA Regional Offices, which fall under the FAA’s Office of National Engagement and Regional Administration (ARA). More information about the FAA Regions and Regional Offices can be found at: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ara

The Navigable Waterway Network Lines dataset is periodically updated by the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The National Waterway Network (Lines) is a comprehensive network database of the Nation's navigable waterways. The dataset covers the 48 contiguous states plus the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and water links between. It consists of a line feature class of the National Waterway Network (NWN), which is based on a route feature class for the NWN update regions (“1†through “7†, as well as the open ocean region “0†) and route event table with linear referencing system measures for NWN links. This dataset is a feature class with associated measures (in miles) that are used for finding distances, locating features, and displaying route event layers. It was exported from this route event layer. The nominal scale of the dataset varies with the source material. The majority of the information is at 1:100,000 with larger scales used in harbor/bay/port areas and smaller scales used in open waters. These data could be used for analytical studies of waterway performance, for compiling commodity flow statistics, and for mapping purposes. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529053

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) Gateway Offices dataset is as of January 13, 2023 from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This dataset contains location information for all 10 of MARAD's regional Gateway offices. Also included in this dataset is contact information for each of the offices. All gateway regions contain one office except the Inland Gateway Region which has two. See https://www.maritime.dot.gov/about-us/gateway-offices/gateway-offices for more information. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529307

Summary

Rail Crossings is a spatial file maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for use by States and railroads.

Description

FRA Grade Crossings is a spatial file that originates from the National Highway-Rail Crossing, Inventory Program. The program is to provide information to Federal, State, and local governments, as well as the railroad industry for the improvements of safety at highway-rail crossing.

Credits

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Use limitations

There are no access and use limitations for this item.

Extent

West -79.491008 East -75.178954 North 39.733500 South 38.051719

Scale Range Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000 Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata ▼►Topics and Keywords ▼►Themes or categories of the resource  transportation

* Content type  Downloadable Data Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Temporal keywords  2013

Theme keywords  Rail

Theme keywords  Grade Crossing

Theme keywords  Rail Crossings

Citation ▼►Title rr_crossings Creation date 2013-03-15 00:00:00

Presentation formats  * digital map

Citation Contacts ▼►Responsible party  Individual's name Raquel Hunt Organization's name Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Contact's position GIS Program Manager Contact's role  custodian

Responsible party  Organization's name Research and Innovative Technology Administration/Bureau of Transportation Statistics Individual's name National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2013 Contact's position Geospatial Information Systems Contact's role  distributor

Contact information  ▼►Phone  Voice 202-366-DATA

Address  Type  Delivery point 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE City Washington Administrative area DC Postal code 20590 e-mail address answers@BTS.gov

Resource Details ▼►Dataset languages  * English (UNITED STATES) Dataset character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format

Spatial representation type  * vector

* Processing environment Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.0.3348

Credits Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

ArcGIS item properties  * Name USDOT_RRCROSSINGS_MD * Size 0.047 Location withheld * Access protocol Local Area Network

Extents ▼►Extent  Geographic extent  Bounding rectangle  Extent type  Extent used for searching * West longitude -79.491008 * East longitude -75.178954 * North latitude 39.733500 * South latitude 38.051719 * Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system  * West longitude 611522.170675 * East longitude 1824600.445629 * South latitude 149575.449134 * North latitude 752756.624659 * Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Points of Contact ▼►Point of contact  Individual's name Raquel Hunt Organization's name Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Contact's position GIS Program Manager Contact's role  custodian

Resource Maintenance ▼►Resource maintenance  Update frequency  annually

Resource Constraints ▼►Constraints  Limitations of use There are no access and use limitations for this item.

Spatial Reference ▼►ArcGIS coordinate system  * Type Projected * Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983_HARN * Projection NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Maryland_FIPS_1900_Feet * Coordinate reference details  Projected coordinate system  Well-known identifier 2893 X origin -120561100 Y origin -95444400 XY scale 36953082.294548117 Z origin -100000 Z scale 10000 M origin -100000 M scale 10000 XY tolerance 0.0032808333333333331 Z tolerance 0.001 M tolerance 0.001 High precision true Latest well-known identifier 2893 Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Maryland_FIPS_1900_Feet",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983_HARN",DATUM["D_North_American_1983_HARN",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1312333.333333333],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-77.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",38.3],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",39.45],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",37.66666666666666],UNIT["Foot_US",0.3048006096012192],AUTHORITY["EPSG",2893]]

Reference system identifier  * Value 2893 * Codespace EPSG * Version 8.1.1

Spatial Data Properties ▼►Vector  ▼►* Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only

Geometric objects  Feature class name USDOT_RRCROSSINGS_MD * Object type  point * Object count 1749

ArcGIS Feature Class Properties  ▼►Feature class name USDOT_RRCROSSINGS_MD * Feature type Simple * Geometry type Point * Has topology FALSE * Feature count 1749 * Spatial index TRUE * Linear referencing FALSE

Data Quality ▼►Scope of quality information  ▼►Resource level  attribute Scope description  Attributes The States and railroads maintain their own file and get updated to the FRA. The information is reported to the FRA on the U.S. DOT-ARR Crossing inventory form.

Attributes The quality of the inventory can vary because a record of grade crossing location is being maintained by each state and railroad that is responsible for maintaining its respective information.

Lineage ▼►Lineage statement The data was downloaded from the HWY-Rail Crossing Inventory Files. All crossings that were closed or abandon were queried out of the data. All of the crossings with a zero within the latitude or longitude were queried out. Any crossing outside a bounding box of box ((Latitude >= 18 & Latitude <= 72) AND (Longitude >= -171 & Longitude <= -63)) were queried out.

Geoprocessing history ▼►Process  Date 2013-08-14 10:41:15 Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.0\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project Command issued Project RR_CROSSINGS_MD_USDOT \shagbfs\gis_projects\Railroad_Crossings_MD\Railroad_Crossings_MD.gdb\RR_CROSSINGS_MD_USDOT_83FTHARN PROJCS['NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Maryland_FIPS_1900_Feet',GEOGCS['GCS_North_American_1983_HARN',DATUM['D_North_American_1983_HARN',SPHEROID['GRS_1980',6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM['Greenwich',0.0],UNIT['Degree',0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION['Lambert_Conformal_Conic'],PARAMETER['False_Easting',1312333.333333333],PARAMETER['False_Northing',0.0],PARAMETER['Central_Meridian',-77.0],PARAMETER['Standard_Parallel_1',38.3],PARAMETER['Standard_Parallel_2',39.45],PARAMETER['Latitude_Of_Origin',37.66666666666666],UNIT['Foot_US',0.3048006096012192]] WGS_1984_(ITRF00)_To_NAD_1983_HARN GEOGCS['GCS_WGS_1984',DATUM['D_WGS_1984',SPHEROID['WGS_1984',6378137.0,298.25722356]],PRIMEM['Greenwich',0.0],UNIT['Degree',0.0174532925199433]] Include in lineage when exporting metadata No

Distribution ▼►Distributor  ▼►Contact information  Individual's name Office of Geospatial Information Systems Organization's name Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS) Contact's role  distributor

Contact information  ▼►Phone  Voice 202-366-DATA

Address  Type  Delivery point 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE City Washington Administrative area DC Postal code 20590 Country US e-mail address answers@bts.gov

Available format  Name Shapefile Version 2013 File decompression technique no compression applied

Ordering process  Instructions Call (202-366-DATA), or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2013 DVD. The NTAD DVD can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov. Individual datasets from the NTAD can also be downloaded from the Office of Geospatial Information Systems website at http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/

Transfer options  Transfer size 6.645

Medium of distribution  Medium name  DVD

How data is written  iso9660 (CD-ROM) Recording density 650 Density units of measure Megabytes

Transfer options  Online source  Description  National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2013

Distribution format  * Name Shapefile Version 2013

Transfer options  * Transfer size 0.047

Online source  Location http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/

Fields ▼►Details for object USDOT_RRCROSSINGS_MD ▼►* Type Feature Class * Row count 1749

Field FID ▼►* Alias FID * Data type OID * Width 4 * Precision 0 * Scale 0 * Field description Internal feature number.

* Description source ESRI

* Description of values Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Field Shape ▼►* Alias Shape * Data type Geometry * Width 0 * Precision 0 * Scale 0 * Field description Feature geometry.

* Description source ESRI

* Description of values Coordinates defining the features.

Field OBJECTID ▼►* Alias OBJECTID * Data type Integer * Width 9 * Precision 9 * Scale 0

Field CROSSING ▼►* Alias CROSSING * Data type String * Width 7 * Precision 0 * Scale 0 Field description US DOT Valid Crossing ID Number

Description source FRA

Field RAILROAD ▼►* Alias RAILROAD * Data type String * Width 4 * Precision 0 * Scale 0 Field description The

The FHWA Federal-Aid Division Offices dataset is as of July 07, 2023 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This dataset shows the geographic location for each FHWA Federal-Aid Division Office.

The Bikeshare dataset was compiled on August 31, 2024 and was updated March 30, 2025 from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The bikeshare layer shows the location of all bikeshare docking stations, along with their address if known and the city and state it is located in. Prior to April 30, 2025, this bikeshare layer reflected the bikeshare stations available for the latest Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (IPCD) data collection along with intermodal passenger connectivity information. To provide this timelier snapshot of bikeshare stations, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics is no longer including connectivity information. To obtain the previously provided IPCD Bikeshare layer on NTAD for the latest only bikeshare year that included connectivity information, query the current IPCD layer on NTAD (https://doi.org/10.21949/1522239) using the query where the “BIKE_SHARE” field is equal to 1, signifying that bikeshare service is provided at that location. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529012

The Docks dataset is periodically updated by the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The Dock file provides the complete dock list of all facility types. Additional attributes include a location description, street address, city, state, zip code, county, congressional district, owners, operators, highway-and-railway connections, commodities, type of construction, cargo-handling equipment, water depth alongside the facility, berthing space, and deck height. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529017

The FHWA Federal Lands Division Offices dataset is as of July 07, 2023 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This dataset shows the geographic location for each of the FHWA Federal Lands Division Office.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Regions dataset is as of October 06, 2022 from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This dataset is displayed as polygons depicting the regions covered by the four FMCSA Service Centers. More information on the FMCSA Service Centers, and territories each covers, can be found at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/field-offices

The TIGER/Line Roads County-based dataset was released February 28, 2023, by the United States Census Bureau (USCB) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The All Roads Shapefile includes all features within the MTDB Super Class "Road/Path Features" distinguished where the MAF/TIGER Feature Classification Code (MTFCC) for the feature in MTDB that begins with "S". This includes all primary, secondary, local neighborhood, and rural roads, city streets, vehicular trails (4wd), ramps, service drives, alleys, parking lot roads, private roads for service vehicles (logging, oil fields, ranches, etc.), bike paths or trails, bridle/horse paths, walkways/pedestrian trails, and stairways.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Service Center Locations dataset is as of October 06, 2022 from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This layer is displayed as points depicting the location of the Service Center within each FMCSA region. More information on the FMCSA Service Centers, and territories each covers, can be found at: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/field-offices

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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) Gateway Regions dataset is as of January 13, 2023 from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This dataset depicts the geographical boundaries of MARAD's nine Gateway regions. MARAD offices located within each region provide critical marine transportation outreach activities at major U.S. gateway ports located on the West, East, and Gulf coasts, as well as on the inland river system and the Great Lakes. All gateway regions contain one office except the Inland Gateway Region which has two. See https://www.maritime.dot.gov/about-us/gateway-offices/gateway-offices for more information. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529308

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Office Locations dataset was created on October 12, 2022 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This dataset represents 11 regional offices in 10 regions. There are 2 offices region 9, in San Franisco, CA and Los Angelos, CA. Staff in FTA Metropolitan Offices provide support in cities/regions with greater transit activities. All these officials develop and manage grants. FTA also overseas safety measures.

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The Places dataset was published on August 31, 2022 from the United States Census Bureau (USCB) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). This resource is a member of a series. The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The TIGER/Line shapefiles include both incorporated places (legal entities) and census designated places or CDPs (statistical entities). An incorporated place is established to provide governmental functions for a concentration of people as opposed to a minor civil division (MCD), which generally is created to provide services or administer an area without regard, necessarily, to population. Places always nest within a state, but may extend across county and county subdivision boundaries. An incorporated place usually is a city, town, village, or borough, but can have other legal descriptions. CDPs are delineated for the decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places. CDPs are delineated to provide data for settled concentrations of population that are identifiable by name, but are not legally incorporated under the laws of the state in which they are located. The boundaries for CDPs often are defined in partnership with state, local, and/or tribal officials and usually coincide with visible features or the boundary of an adjacent incorporated place or another legal entity. CDP boundaries often change from one decennial census to the next with changes in the settlement pattern and development; a CDP with the same name as in an earlier census does not necessarily have the same boundary. The only population/housing size requirement for CDPs is that they must contain some housing and population. The boundaries of most incorporated places in this shapefile are as of January 1, 2022, as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). The boundaries of all CDPs were delineated as part of the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) for the 2020 Census, but some CDPs were added or updated through the 2022 BAS as well.

The dataset depicts the authoritative boundaries of the most commonly known Department of Defense (DoD) sites, installations, ranges, and training areas in the United States and Territories. These sites encompass land which is federally owned or otherwise managed. This dataset was created from source data provided by the four Military Service Component headquarters and was compiled by the Defense Installation Spatial Data Infrastructure (DISDI) Program within the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, Business Enterprise Integration Directorate. Sites were selected from the 2010 Base Structure Report (BSR), a summary of the DoD Real Property Inventory. This list does not necessarily represent a comprehensive collection of all Department of Defense facilities, and only those in the fifty United States and US Territories were considered for inclusion. For inventory purposes, installations are comprised of sites, where a site is defined as a specific geographic location of federally owned or managed land and is assigned to military installation. DoD installations are commonly referred to as a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other activity under the jurisdiction, custody, control of the DoD.

This layer is sourced from maps.bts.dot.gov.

State boundaries with political limit - boundaries extending into the ocean. The State Boundary with Detailed Shorelines database was created using TIGER/LINE 2011 shapefile data gathered from ESRI's Geography Network. The individual county shapefiles were processed into Arc/Info coverages and then appended together to create complete state coverages. OST-R/BTS Hydrographic data was integrated to create detailed shorelines. The TIGER/Line Files are shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) that are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. States and equivalent entities are the primary governmental divisions of the United States. In addition to the fifty States, the Census Bureau treats the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each of the Island Areas (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) as the statistical equivalents of States for the purpose of data presentation.

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© The United States CBSA Boundaries files were compiled from a variety of sources including the US Bureau of the Census, and data supplied by individual states. This layer is sourced from maps.bts.dot.gov.