Data collected by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration is used to support the following data systems and programs:

• Commodity Flow Survey: Sponsored by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) collects establishment survey data on freight movement and provides data on how much freight moves by all modes of transportation in the United States, including private and for-hire trucking for both intercity and local freight transportation. The CFS is the primary source of nationwide data on the flow of goods and hazardous materials by all modes of transportation, on the geography of commodity movements, and the distance of shipments.
  
  
• Transborder Freight Data: The Transborder Freight Data system provides detailed North American merchandise trade data unavailable from any other source.  The data is presented by commodity type, mode of transportation (truck, rail, air, water, pipeline, mail, and other), and geographic detail (port of entry and exit, state/province of origin and destination) for U.S. exports to and imports from Canada and Mexico. 
  
  
• Border Crossing/Entry Data: Border Crossing/Entry Database provides summary statistics for incoming crossings at the U.S.-Canadian and the U.S.-Mexican border at the port level and allows for the monitoring of traffic volumes at land and ferry ports of entry.  Counts are available for trucks, trains, containers, buses, personal vehicles, passengers, and pedestrians by U.S. Customs port of entry. 
  
  
• The National Ferry Database: The National Ferry Database is a census of ferry operators and contains current information regarding routes, vessels, passengers, and vehicles carried, and funding sources. This data system is needed by government and industry to understand how ferry operations fit into the national transportation system and help plan for their future. 
  
  
• The AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) State Transit Funding Survey is conducted annually by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The survey report includes a summary of State funding for the 50 States and the District of Columbia, funding amounts, programs, eligible uses and allocation, along with per capita State transit funding. The report also includes an overview of the results of transit-related State and local ballot initiatives held in 2005. The report is available on the AASHTO Web site at www.transportation.org and at the APTA Web site at www.apta.com.
  
  
• The Omnibus Household Survey (OHS), conducted by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, is a random digit dial telephone survey designed to monitor expectations of and satisfaction with the transportation system and to gather event, issue, and mode-specific information. The current OHS includes sections on mode use, commuting to work, and commercial travel.