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D5 Annex WP 3: DATABASE METHODOLOGY AND DATABASE USER
MANUAL – FREIGHT TRANSPORT DEMAND
CONTENTS
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1 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................7
2 OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIC ASPECTS.....................................9
3 SETTING THE FRAMEWORK ........................................................11
3.1 Introduction...............................................................................................11
3.2 Supporting indicators assigned to WP 3 Freight Transport Demand and
method of calculation ................................................................................11
3.3 Variables to be included in WP 3 Freight transport demand .......................12
3.4 Variables required for calculation of supporting indicators that will not be
included in the ETIS reference database.....................................................16
4 THE FREIGHT OD DATA MODEL ..................................................19
4.1 Introduction...............................................................................................19
4.2 General structure .......................................................................................19
4.3 Combining trade/transport/transhipment data sources ................................19
4.4 Data availability and reliability; an example ..............................................20
4.5 The top­down approach .............................................................................21
4.5.1 Phase I The construction of a country­to­country matrix ............................21
4.5.2 Phase II Including transhipment regions on the basis of transhipment
statistics ....................................................................................................23
4.5.3 Phase III Regional division of country­to­country totals.............................23
4.5.4 Phase IV Incorporating domestic transport.................................................24
4.6 Data gaps identified...................................................................................25
4.7 Estimating data gaps..................................................................................26
4.8 Adding information to the freight OD matrix .............................................26
4.8.1 Cargo types and characteristics..................................................................26
4.8.2 Containerisation ........................................................................................27
4.8.3 Number of transport units (vehicles/vessels) by type..................................27
4.8.4 Number of TEUs .......................................................................................28
4.8.5 Transport performance information (tonne­km, vehicle­ km/vessel­km,
TEU­ km)..................................................................................................29
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