Montreal Road Network Segments with Classification

Geobase provides a filamentary network of road segments digitized at street centerlines. Each section includes attributes like official toponym, address ranges, and administrative boundary references, and is classified into 10 pathway types from local streets to highways. The dataset is maintained by the City of Montreal under an open data license.

Use Cases

• Map road network connectivity and analyze traffic flow patterns using the 10-level pathway classification.
• Geocode addresses by matching to address ranges stored within each road segment.
• Study municipal planning by linking road sections to referenced administrative boundaries like boroughs and neighborhoods.
• Filter and visualize different road hierarchies, such as isolating all class 8 (Highway) segments for infrastructure analysis.

Strengths

• Includes a detailed 10-class pathway classification system for roads, from local streets to highways.
• Road segments are associated with administrative boundaries and official toponyms for spatial context.
• Data is provided in multiple formats including GEOJSON and CSV for flexibility in use.

Limitations

• Specific quantitative metrics like total row count, column count, and spatial completeness are unavailable.
• The provider warns data may not be fully up-to-date and should not be used for engineering design or asset location.
• Sample data and a full column schema are not provided, limiting initial assessment of data structure.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec / City of Montreal

Collection Method

Digitized road network sections from municipal geomatics data.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Primarily Montreal, with a note that data may not be current throughout the country.