DATA SOURCE

Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC) Public Domain Data

Publicly Accessible

Description

Developer/Partners: USACE (N/A)

Relevant Hazard/Threat(s): N/A

Intent: Provide information on ships, companies, ports, navigation channel utilization, and commerce.

Repository of aggregated data collected from transportation firms.

Data Parameters

Inputs: N/A
Outputs: Downloadable data for port, lock and waterway facility characteristics; vessel characteristics; commodity movement across nation.

Caveats

IWR tool Waterborne Data Analyzer and Pre-Processor (W-DAPP) can be used to select and process data from WCSC, especially for use in HarborSysm (https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Economics/Container-Model-Suite-of-Tools-CMST-/W-DAPP/)