Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) school catchment areas and school locations, over time. The dataset includes 20 columns such as School_Nam, Grades, Sch_Addres, Latitude, Longitude, and Year. Data is hosted by data.edmonton.ca and was last updated on 2025-02-13.
Use Cases
- Map school catchment boundaries over time using Catchment Polygon, Year, and max_year.
- Analyze school distribution by ward and sector using epsb_ward and Sector columns.
- Geocode school locations for proximity analysis using Latitude, Longitude, and Sch_Addres.
- Identify school types and grade ranges for demographic studies using Sch_Type and Grades.
Strengths
- Includes 20 columns covering administrative, geographic, and contact information.
- Contains temporal data (Year, max_year) to track changes in catchment areas.
- Provides geospatial coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) and polygon data (Catchment Polygon).
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB), via data.edmonton.ca.
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from official EPSB administrative records.
- Time Range
- Covers multiple years, as indicated by the Year and max_year columns.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-02-13 21:27:49; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.