New York City Yellow Taxi Trip Records with Fares and Locations, 2019

Yellow taxi trip records for New York City from 2019, generated from submissions by Technology Service Providers. Each row represents a single trip, with columns for pickup/dropoff times and locations, fares, distances, and passenger counts. The data is hosted by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in December 2023.

Use Cases

• Predict total_amount from trip_distance, fare_amount, and extra using regression models on trip records.
• Analyze temporal patterns in demand using tpep_pickup_datetime and PULocationID for time-series forecasting.
• Cluster trips by geographic zones using PULocationID and DOLocationID for spatial analysis of taxi flows.
• Model payment_type from total_amount and tip_amount to understand customer payment behavior.

Strengths

• Includes 18 detailed columns covering timestamps, locations, fares, and passenger counts per trip.
• Data is sourced from official Technology Service Provider submissions to the city of New York.
• Available in multiple formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF for flexibility.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Generated from trip record submissions made by yellow taxi Technology Service Providers (TSPs).

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2023-12-14 20:46:33; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, based on taxi zone location IDs.