Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Sensors in New York City

Bicycle and pedestrian counts are conducted around New York City at key locations. The dataset describes the sensor infrastructure used for this monitoring, including installation details, location, and data availability. It serves as a metadata catalog for the related time-series count data.

Use Cases

• Mapping sensor network coverage using `lat` and `lon` coordinates.
• Assessing data collection periods by analyzing `firstData` and `lastData` timestamps.
• Evaluating sensor deployment and maintenance cycles via `counters_installationDate` and `counters_detachmentDate`.
• Filtering for sensors with specific capabilities, such as `directional` counting or `hasWeather` data.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov signals its importance and official status.
• Includes specific technical metadata for each sensor, such as serial number (`counters_serial`) and data granularity.
• Provides clear temporal bounds for each sensor's operational period with `firstData` and `lastData` fields.

Limitations

• Core count data is not included in this dataset; it references a separate resource, limiting immediate analysis.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates exist between sources (2026-05-28 vs 2026-04-12), creating uncertainty about metadata freshness.
• Key metadata like row count, dataset size, and license information is consistently listed as unknown or 'None' across all platforms.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Collected via physical sensor infrastructure (Eco-Counters) deployed at key locations.

Freshness

Last updated: 2026-05-28 12:00:11 (from Socrata)

Geography

New York City, New York, USA