Dallas 311 Service Requests for Missed Recycling Collection, Fiscal Year 2017-2018

Dallas Open Data provides service requests related to missed recycling collection reported through the city's 311 system. The dataset covers the fiscal year from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018. It includes over 20 columns detailing request status, location, priority, and resolution timelines.

Use Cases

• Predict service request resolution time (Closed Date - Created Date) using Department, Priority, and ERT columns.
• Analyze spatial distribution of missed recycling complaints by Council Districts using City Council District and Lat Long Location columns.
• Model seasonal trends in service request volume by aggregating counts based on Created Date and Update Date columns.
• Classify request outcomes (Outcome) based on Method Received Description, Address, and Department using available columns.

Strengths

• Includes precise geospatial coordinates (X Coordinate, Y Coordinate, Lat Long Location) for mapping.
• Contains detailed temporal columns (Created Date, Update Date, Closed Date, Overall Service Request Due Date) for timeline analysis.
• Lists over 20 specific attributes per request, including Status, Priority, and Department.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2021-08-13 15:07:48; freshness should be verified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.dallasopendata.com

Collection Method

Collected via the city's 311 service request system.

Time Range

October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2021-08-13 15:07:48.

Geography

Dallas, Texas, United States (implied by Dallas City Limits GIS Layer column and organization).