Developing database of nationwide freight flows for Australia

N Rockliffe, M Wigan, H Quinlan - Transportation research …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
N Rockliffe, M Wigan, H Quinlan
Transportation research record, 1998journals.sagepub.com
Data on freight vehicle and commodity flows in Australia are poorly covered by official
statistics, yet for many strategic purposes the analyst requires a nationwide picture of
commodity flows. FreightInfo satisfies this requirement. FreightInfo is a database based on a
combination of assembly techniques: the expert development of secondary data from
existing national data collections, the systematic identification of major flow sources and
sinks, and a rolling program of field data collection from freight consignors, consignees, and …
Data on freight vehicle and commodity flows in Australia are poorly covered by official statistics, yet for many strategic purposes the analyst requires a nationwide picture of commodity flows. FreightInfo satisfies this requirement. FreightInfo is a database based on a combination of assembly techniques: the expert development of secondary data from existing national data collections, the systematic identification of major flow sources and sinks, and a rolling program of field data collection from freight consignors, consignees, and carriers. These are integrated into a coherent and consistent database covering the whole of Australia by all modes. A description of FreightInfo is presented, its creation is described, and some aggregate results relating to Australia are presented.
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