Shawinigan Bus Transfer Point Locations and Attributes

A geospatial point layer of bus access transfer points for the Shawinigan Public Transport Authority (RTCS). The dataset includes attributes such as address, boarding number, and area details, and was last updated in April 2026. It is published by the Government and Municipalities of Québec.

Use Cases

• Map bus transfer point locations using geospatial coordinates to visualize network density.
• Analyze the `address` field to correlate transfer point placement with neighborhood features.
• Use the `embarkation` (boarding number) field for operational analysis of passenger flow at specific stops.
• Filter points by the `areas` attribute to study service coverage in different municipal zones.

Strengths

• Geospatial data provides precise point locations for network analysis.
• Includes multiple descriptive attributes like address and boarding number for each point.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Unknown total number of points (rows) limits assessment of coverage completeness.
• Attribute columns like `objective` and `areas` have empty descriptions, obscuring their precise meaning.
• Spatial coverage is limited to the territory of the city of Shawinigan.

Provenance

Source

Shawinigan Public Transport Authority (RTCS), via the Government and Municipalities of Québec.

Collection Method

Collected and maintained as municipal infrastructure data, published as a geospatial point layer.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

City of Shawinigan, Québec, Canada.