Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Car Counts from Smart City Sensors

Eco-Counter Data from the Town of Cary, North Carolina, contains pedestrian, bicycle, and car counts collected via Smart City technology. This dataset pairs with a separate Eco-Counter Sites dataset for location context, though sensor gaps and malfunctions may cause data anomalies.

Use Cases

• Analyze pedestrian, bicycle, and car count patterns to assess greenway usage and traffic flow.
• Identify sensor malfunction events by detecting exceptionally high count values in the data.
• Integrate count data with the Eco-Counter Sites dataset for spatial analysis of Smart City infrastructure.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple formats including CSV, SHP, JSON, and GEOJSON for flexible use.
• Sourced from a municipal government (Town of Cary, North Carolina) as part of a Smart City initiative.
• Dataset was last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Data contains gaps and potential anomalies due to sensor malfunctions or offline periods.
• The dataset requires pairing with a separate Eco-Counter Sites file for complete location context.
• Row counts, column details, and temporal coverage are unspecified, limiting initial assessment.

Provenance

Source

Town of Cary, North Carolina.

Collection Method

Collected via Smart City technology (Eco-Counters).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22.

Geography

Town of Cary, North Carolina.