FAF2
The Second Generation of Freight Analysis Framework
Office of Freight Management and OperationsFederal Highway Administration
Tianjia Tang, PE, [email protected]: 202-366-2217
Fax; 202-366-7909
Presentation Outline
1) FAF Objective2) Approaches3) Deliverables4) FAF2 Structure and
Components5) Question/Answer
FAF2 - Objective
1) To answer freight shipment volume and congestion questions on the highway system
2) To answer freight shipment route/corridor questions
3) To answer freight shipment modal questions4) Other derivative usages
FAF2 - Objective
1) To answer freight shipment volume and congestion questions on the highway system
2) To answer freight shipment route/corridor questions
3) To answer freight shipment modal questions4) Other derivative usages
Big Picture and National Overview
FAF2 - Objective
1) To answer freight shipment volume and congestion questions on the highway system
2) To answer freight shipment route/corridor questions
3) To answer freight shipment modal questions4) Other derivative usages
1) FHWA/US DOT policy and investment analyses
2) Other derivative usages
FAF2 - Approach
1) Data Sources – public data2) Methods and Models – transparent
and duplicable3) Deliverables – data, methods, and
results are publicly available
Deliverables
Commodity O-D RelatedFAF2 Network Related
1) The current 2002 O-D database2) Projections for years between 2010 and 2035 in 5 year interval3) Annual provisional estimate
Deliverables
Commodity O-D Related
1) The 2002 O-D truck O-D database2) Future truck O-D databases for year 2015 and 20303) FAF2 national highway network4) Various products (corridor, congestion…) from truck network loading5) FAF2 water and rail assigned networks
FAF2 Network Related
Deliverables
FAF2 Structure
Base Case Commodity O-D
2002
Future Commodity O-D2010-2035 FAF2 Highway
NetworkVessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Base Case Commodity O-D
2002
Future Commodity O-D2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
FAF2 Structure Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Base Case Commodity O-D
2002
Future Commodity O-D2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
The 2002 O-D database – Oakridge National Lab (ORNL)
The OS Studies - MacroSys Research and Technology and ORNL
FAF2 Structure Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
Base Case Commodity O-D
2002
Future Commodity O-D2010-2035 FAF2 Highway
NetworkVessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
FAF2 StructureAssigned Water
NetworkAssigned Rail
Network
Base Case Commodity O-D
2002
Future Commodity O-D2010-2035 FAF2 Highway
NetworkVessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
FAF2 StructureAssigned Water
NetworkAssigned Rail
NetworkFuture O-D databases – Contractors are being solicited.
Base Case Commodity O-D
2002
Future Commodity O-D2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
FAF2 Structure Assigned Water
NetworkAssigned Rail
Network
Base Case Commodity O-D
2002
Future Commodity O-D2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
FAF2 Structure Assigned Water
NetworkAssigned Rail
Network
Base Case Commodity O-D
2002
Future Commodity O-D2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
FAF2 Structure
Base Case Commodity O-D
2002
Future Commodity O-D2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Contactors are needed
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail Network
FAF2 Structure
Base Case Commodity O-D
2002
Future Commodity O-D2010-2035
FAF2 Highway Network
Vessel Flow O-D
Assigned FAF2 Network
Assigned Water Network
Assigned Rail NetworkFRA
Army COEFAF2 Structure
1) 114 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) regions
2) 17 additional international gateways (AIG)
3) 7 International trade regions
A Total of 17,196,732 Matrix Cell Values for a given time period
FAF2 : Commodity Geographical Resolution
114 CFS Zones (Green and White)
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2 2
3 2
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1 1 2
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FAF2 - 13 AIG (Magenta)
101
12
57
656
60
14
114
85
103
52
28
37
58
93
75
83
56
110
25
50
23
31
35
113
7
2
74
70
53
41
88
96
80
39
108
34
8
42
92
5 9 111
1 0 2
9 8
9 9
2 4
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8 2
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2 9
1 0 5
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2 0
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7 2
7 1
2 1
8 4
9
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4 6
4 0
6 9
7 7
3 8
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1 9
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2 2
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9 1
6 7
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 ME;Savannah GA; Morgan City LA; Corpus Christi TX; Lake Charles LA; Baton Rouge LA; Mobile AL;
Airport: Anchorage AK
FAF2 - 7 International Trade Regions
1) Canada2) Mexico3) Latin and South America4) Asia5) Europe6) Middle East7) Rest of the World
FAF2 – Transportation Mode
1) Truck2) Rail3) Water4) Air5) Pipeline6) Intermodal7) Others
FAF2 – Commodity ClassificationStandard Classification for
Transported Goods (SCTG)
At 2-digit level, there are 42 commodities+ 1 unknown.
FAF2 – Commodity ClassificationCategories Outside CFS1) Farm based agricultural2) Fishery 3) Crude petroleum4) Natural gas5) Municipal solid waste6) Construction7) Logging8) Services9) Publishing10) Retail11) Household & Business Moves12) Import13) Export
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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.
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.
2002 O-D CD Content
2002 O-D CD Content
Download site:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/faf/index.htm
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight
1: FAFOD_2002.mdb
2: FAFOD_DOM_2002.cvs
FAFOD_BRD_2002.cvsFAFOD_SEA_2002.cvs
3:faf_od_users_guide.pdf
2002 O-D CD Content
Data Format
The current 2002 FAF2 OD CDDomestic
FAFOD_2002.mdb
FAFOD_BRD_2002
FAFOD_SEA_2002
Data Format
FAFOD_BRD_2002
FAFOD_SEA_2002
Data Format
FAF2 - Status
1) 2002 base case database – January 20062) 2005 annual provisional estimate – Summer
20063) Other annual provisional estimate – March of
the following year4) Flow database – Fall 20065) Projections of 2010-2035 – Fall 2006 6) Loaded network – Fall 2006
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