An Evaluation of and Proposed Solution to the Need for Shared Transportation Data at the United States-Canada Border

Many stakeholders conduct operations at land ports of entry along the border between the United States and Canada. Port administrators, state and provincial agencies, national bodies, and private firms all have a stake in border operations would benefit from access to statistical data on border operations to conduct their business. However, due to multiple factors, the relevant data are often not readily available to the stakeholders for use. Some border and transportation data-sharing mechanisms do exist; while helpful, none of them address the needs of all interested stakeholders. Therefore a better mechanism for sharing of border-data information is needed. This paper describes the creation, implementation, and evaluation of one potential solution to this problem. Key principles of database publishing were used to create an internet-based data repository (http://128.95.204.38/erica/ibid/) comprised of twenty-eight individual data sources. The website interface allows searching of sources by jurisdiction, data type, or custom search strings. A cross-section of stakeholders was selected to test the website, and results suggest it will be useful in routine practice.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Wygonik, Erica
  • Goodchild, Anne
  • Villa, Juan Carlos
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
• Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: DVD
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 19p
• Monograph Title: TRB 89th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; International borders; International relations; Internet; Landside operations (Ports); Statistical analysis; Websites (Information retrieval)
• Geographic Terms: United States-Canada Border
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01154383
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 10-3221
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 14 2010 7:14AM