Abandoned Shopping Cart Reports with Location and Brand Data

Data.calgary.ca provides records of abandoned shopping carts on public property, collected via active 311 service requests. The dataset includes location coordinates, cart brand, condition, and associated bylaw infraction details. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of abandoned carts using latitude and longitude coordinates across City Quadrants.
• Identify common cart_brand frequencies to trace commercial waste sources back to specific retailers.
• Model service request volume over time using the date_requested field for predictive resource allocation.
• Assess bylaw_infraction types and their correlation with specific Community District Boundaries.

Strengths

• Contains multiple geospatial reference columns: latitude, longitude, point, and Ward Boundaries.
• Includes specific attributes like cart_brand and cart_empty for detailed categorization.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count prevents assessment of statistical significance.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single municipality (Calgary).
• Sample data is unavailable for preliminary inspection of data quality.

Provenance

Source

data.calgary.ca

Collection Method

Collected from active 311 service requests submitted by the public.

Freshness

Last updated April 2026.

Geography

City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.