HIFLD Open Ferry Routes

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration. Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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Project Citation: 

United States Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. HIFLD Open Ferry Routes. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-10-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/E239025V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title HIFLD Open Ferry Routes
Summary:  View help for Summary The National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO) Routes dataset was collected through December 31, 2020 and compiled on October 16, 2024 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 Ferry Routes dataset represents all ferry routes from operators that provided responses to the 2020 National Census of Ferry Operators. Areas covered by the dataset include the 50 states as well as the territories of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Island, and American Samoa. Each segment in the dataset connects to two terminals from the Ferry Terminals dataset, describing the route ferries travel between them. Route geometries were determined using GPS points from Automatic Identification System data, as well existing government datasets from the Census Bureau, the US Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Other routes were determined using least-cost analysis.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://hifld-geoplatform.hub.arcgis.com/

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms HIFLD Open; GIS; infrastructure; passenger ferries; ferry; emergency preparedness
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and American Samoa
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 12/31/2020 – 12/31/2020
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Archived from the HIFLD Open GIS data repository, which was deactivated on August 26, 2025.


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