Oakland Parking Meter Inventory with Location and Technical Attributes

Parking meter inventory for the City of Oakland, last updated in March 2020. The dataset includes over 30 columns such as Meter_Type, Zone, Longitude, Latitude, and maintenance details. It is published by data.oaklandca.gov and was last refreshed on the platform on 2024-06-13.

Use Cases

• Map parking meter density and distribution using Longitude, Latitude, and Street_Add.
• Analyze maintenance schedules and warranty status using Warranty_E, Maintenanc, and Pole_Statu.
• Model parking revenue potential by zone using Zone, Meter_Type, and Vault_Capa.
• Assess enforcement coverage by correlating Enforcemen zones with physical meter locations from the_geom.

Strengths

• Includes precise geospatial coordinates (Longitude, Latitude) and a geometry column (the_geom).
• Contains over 30 detailed technical and administrative columns such as Contract_T and Config_ID.
• Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• The core inventory data was last updated in March 2020; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count and total data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.oaklandca.gov

Collection Method

Municipal inventory collection, likely from city departments.

Time Range

Snapshot as of March 2020.

Freshness

Data last updated March 2020; platform record refreshed 2024-06-13.

Geography

City of Oakland, California, USA.