GDI-SBV: Road Network and Traffic Census Data for Saxony

GDI-SBV road data is provided by the Saxon State Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development and the State Office for Road Construction and Transport. It includes the road network, network nodes, traffic signs, and general road traffic census data for the years 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2021. The service also offers counting station locations and administrative boundaries for road authorities in Saxony.

Use Cases

• Analyzing road network connectivity and structure based on network nodes and road segments.
• Studying traffic volume trends over time based on general road traffic census data from 2005 to 2021.
• Mapping the location and distribution of traffic signs across the Saxon road network.
• Planning infrastructure maintenance by analyzing data within specific administrative boundaries of LASuV branches.
• Modeling traffic patterns using data from counting stations established in 2015 and 2021.

Strengths

• Data is provided by official state authorities (SMIL and LASuV), suggesting authoritative sourcing.
• Traffic census data covers multiple years (2005, 2010, 2015, 2021), allowing for longitudinal analysis.
• Includes multiple related geospatial layers (road network, signs, census points, boundaries) for a comprehensive view.

Limitations

• Last updated 2018-01-25 00:00:00; freshness should be verified, especially for post-2018 changes.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale ML projects.

Provenance

Source

Saxon State Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development (SMIL) and State Office for Road Construction and Transport (LASuV)

Collection Method

Created from the TT-SIB road information bank.

Time Range

Traffic census data for 2005, 2010, 2015, 2021; metadata last updated 2018.

Freshness

Last updated 2018-01-25 00:00:00

Geography

Saxony, Germany