Eric, Chances are you already have seen the Freight Analysis Network from Bureau of Transportation Statistics:
http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_atlas_database/2011/ But under $1000 for any specialized dataset is pretty darned good. -Eric -=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=- Eric B. Wolf 720-334-7734 On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Stefan Keller <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Eric, > > Did you have a look at > * TMC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_Message_Channel > * OpenStreetMap and it's ids? > * and/or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > > Yours, Stefan > > 2011/9/20 Eric Theise <[email protected]>: > > Geowankers, > > > > Is there anyone on this list who's working in transportation and > logistics? > > > > The National Motor Freight Traffic Association is responsible for > > something called the Standard Point Location Code (SPLC). It's > > described at http://www.nmfta.org/Pages/Splc.aspx , but, essentially, > > they assign a unique code to 200K+ points that are known to be either > > origins or destinations for freight in North America. A CD-ROM of > > these points costs $975, and an annual renewal is $750. > > > > If there's anything underfoot to provide comparable data at a fraction > > of those costs, and on a more agile schedule, I'd love to hear about > > it or be part of it. > > > > Thanks, Eric > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Geowanking mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org >
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