05/03/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/03/2024 08:53
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released its spring 2024 update to the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD), a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, networks, and associated infrastructure.
In this release, Amtrak stations were updated using a dataset provided directly by Amtrak.
The updated layers in this release include:
The map below depicts the Ethan Allen Express Amtrak route, which runs from New York City to Burlington, Vermont. Several of the stations served by this route have been added to the NTAD from a dataset provided directly by Amtrak.
About the National Transportation Atlas Database
NTAD data is available for download in comma separated values (CSV), Keyhole Markup Language (KML), Shapefile, GeoJSON, and File Geodatabase formats through the BTS Geospatial Data Catalog. Additionally, Web Feature Services (WFS) are available for NTAD datasets here, designated in NTAD by service names ending in "DS." Also available are optimized services for faster rendering via vector tile services for 13 of the largest NTAD datasets designated in NTAD by service names ending in "VT."
BTS now uses a dynamic NTAD publication cycle, with updated data released throughout the year as they become available from their respective government agencies. Follow BTS on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram or subscribe to email updates for announcements of additional dataset releases throughout the year.
Contacts
Media: [email protected](link sends email).
Technical: Dominic Menegus: (202) 306-1587 or [email protected](link sends email).