A table of unique NYC street segments and the last date/time each was associated with a GPS signal from a Department of Sanitation snow clearing vehicle. The data is provided by the NYC Department of Sanitation via the PlowNYC platform and was last updated on 2026-02-25. It supports tracking the progress of snow removal operations across the city.
Use Cases
- Analyze snow plow route coverage and frequency using PHYSICAL_ID and LAST_VISITED timestamps.
- Model temporal patterns of snow clearing activity using the SNAPSHOT and LAST_VISITED columns.
- Identify street segments with recent or delayed plow service by comparing LAST_VISITED dates across PHYSICAL_IDs.
Strengths
- Data is directly sourced from the NYC Department of Sanitation's official PlowNYC system.
- Provides a unique identifier (PHYSICAL_ID) for joining with other NYC street datasets.
- Includes precise timestamp columns (SNAPSHOT, LAST_VISITED) for temporal analysis.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) via data.cityofnewyork.us
- Collection Method
- Collected from GPS signals emitted by DSNY snow clearing vehicles.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-02-25 20:09:17; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- New York City, USA