FAF2 The Second Generation of Freight Analysis Framework

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FAF2 The Second Generation of Freight Analysis
Framework
Office of Freight Management and
Operations Federal Highway Administration
Tianjia Tang, PE, Ph.D.tianjia.tang_at_dot.govph
one 202-366-2217 Fax [phone]
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Presentation Outline

• FAF Objective
• Approaches
• Deliverables
• FAF2 Structure and Components
• Question/Answer

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FAF2 - Objective

• To answer freight shipment volume and congestion
  questions on the highway system
• To answer freight shipment route/corridor
  questions
• To answer freight shipment modal questions
• Other derivative usages

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FAF2 - Objective

• To answer freight shipment volume and congestion
  questions on the highway system
• To answer freight shipment route/corridor
  questions
• To answer freight shipment modal questions
• Other derivative usages

Big Picture and National Overview
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FAF2 - Objective

• To answer freight shipment volume and congestion
  questions on the highway system
• To answer freight shipment route/corridor
  questions
• To answer freight shipment modal questions
• Other derivative usages

1) FHWA/US DOT policy and investment analyses 2)
Other derivative usages
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FAF2 - Approach

• Data Sources public data
• Methods and Models transparent and duplicable
• Deliverables data, methods, and results are
  publicly available

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Deliverables
Commodity O-D Related
FAF2 Network Related
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Deliverables
Commodity O-D Related
1) The current 2002 O-D database 2) Projections
for years between 2010 and 2035 in 5 year
interval 3) Annual provisional estimate
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Deliverables
FAF2 Network Related
1) The 2002 O-D truck O-D database 2) Future
truck O-D databases for year 2015 and
2030 3) FAF2 national highway network 4) Various
products (corridor, congestion) from truck
network loading 5) FAF2 water and rail assigned
networks
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FAF2 Structure
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Future Commodity O-D 2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Base Case Commodity O-D 2002
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FAF2 Structure
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Future Commodity O-D 2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Base Case Commodity O-D 2002
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FAF2 Structure
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Future Commodity O-D 2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
The 2002 O-D database Oakridge National Lab
(ORNL) The OS Studies - MacroSys Research and
Technology and ORNL
Assigned FAF2 Network
Base Case Commodity O-D 2002
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FAF2 Structure
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Future Commodity O-D 2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Base Case Commodity O-D 2002
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FAF2 Structure
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Future O-D databases Contractors are being
solicited.
Future Commodity O-D 2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Base Case Commodity O-D 2002
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FAF2 Structure
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Future Commodity O-D 2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Base Case Commodity O-D 2002
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FAF2 Structure
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Future Commodity O-D 2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Base Case Commodity O-D 2002
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FAF2 Structure
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Future Commodity O-D 2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Base Case Commodity O-D 2002
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FAF2 Structure
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Future Commodity O-D 2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Base Case Commodity O-D 2002
Contactors are needed
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FAF2 Structure
Army COE
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
FRA
Future Commodity O-D 2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Base Case Commodity O-D 2002
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FAF2 Commodity Geographical Resolution

• 114 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) regions
• 17 additional international gateways (AIG)
• 7 International trade regions

A Total of 17,196,732 Matrix Cell Values for a
given time period
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114 CFS Zones (Green and White)
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FAF2 - 13 AIG (Magenta)
Land Crossings Laredo TX Blaine WA
International Falls MN Champlain/Rouses Point
NY Alexandria Bay NY El Paso TX
Brownsville/Hidalgo,TX. Ports Beaumont TX
Charleston SC Portland MESavannah GA Morgan
City LA Corpus Christi TX Lake Charles LA
Baton Rouge LA Mobile AL Airport Anchorage AK
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FAF2 - 7 International Trade Regions

• Canada
• Mexico
• Latin and South America
• Asia
• Europe
• Middle East
• Rest of the World

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FAF2 Transportation Mode

• Truck
• Rail
• Water
• Air
• Pipeline
• Intermodal
• Others

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FAF2 Commodity Classification

• Standard Classification for Transported Goods
  (SCTG)

At 2-digit level, there are 42 commodities 1
unknown.
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FAF2 Commodity Classification

• Categories Outside CFS

• Farm based agricultural
• Fishery
• Crude petroleum
• Natural gas
• Municipal solid waste
• Construction
• Logging
• Services
• Publishing
• Retail
• Household Business Moves
• Import
• Export
• continued

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FAF2 Future Goods Movement

• The regional economic growth projections for
  years between 2010 and 2035 are analyzed through
  economic models for three different scenarios
  normal growth, low growth, and high growth.
  These growth data are commodity specific.

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FAF2 Routing Future Goods Movement

• For a given commodity, the modal split remains
  constant unless information indicates otherwise.

This does not guarantee that total modal share is
constant. If commodity shares are changed, then
total modal share will be changed, too.
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2002 O-D CD Content
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2002 O-D CD Content
Download site http//www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight
/freight_analysis/faf/index.htm http//www.ops.fh
wa.dot.gov/freight
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2002 O-D CD Content
1 FAFOD_2002.mdb 2 FAFOD_DOM_2002.cvs FAFOD_
BRD_2002.cvs FAFOD_SEA_2002.cvs 3 faf_od_users_
guide.pdf
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Data Format
The current 2002 FAF2 OD CD Domestic
FAFOD_2002.mdb
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Data Format
FAFOD_BRD_2002 FAFOD_SEA_2002
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Data Format
FAFOD_BRD_2002 FAFOD_SEA_2002
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FAF2 - Status

• 2002 base case database January 2006
• 2005 annual provisional estimate Summer 2006
• Other annual provisional estimate March of the
  following year
• Flow database Fall 2006
• Projections of 2010-2035 Fall 2006
• Loaded network Fall 2006

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Thats all. Thank You!
TIANJIA.TANG_at_DOT.GOV