Edmonton Alcohol Sales Licenses with Zoning and Ward Boundaries

Liquor store locations and alcohol sales permits for the City of Edmonton, including active applications. The dataset includes business descriptions, addresses, and geographic coordinates. Data is provided by data.edmonton.ca and was last updated in February 2022, though it reflects a system freeze from December 2021.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution of alcohol sales licenses using Latitude and Longitude coordinates across Neighbourhoods.
• Study zoning compliance and land use by cross-referencing the Zoning and Business Description fields with City of Edmonton - Ward Boundaries.
• Model business density or service accessibility by joining on Neighbourhood ID or Roadway Maintenance Area Polygon.
• Assess the representation of alcohol retailers within different school districts using Edmonton Catholic School District Ward Boundaries and Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) Ward Boundaries.

Strengths

• Contains multiple geographic boundary layers for analysis, including neighbourhood, ward, and school district polygons.
• Includes precise location data via Point, Latitude, and Longitude columns for mapping.

Limitations

• Data refresh was frozen from December 31, 2021, making records potentially stale for current analysis.
• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical significance.

Provenance

Source

data.edmonton.ca, the City of Edmonton's open data portal.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from municipal business licensing and zoning permit systems.

Time Range

Current as of the system snapshot from late 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2022-02-25; data reflects a snapshot from late 2021 due to a system freeze.

Geography

City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.