LoRaWAN Signal Coverage Data from Brisbane Waste Vehicles

Data collected by Brisbane City Council on actual LoRaWAN coverage in Brisbane on The Things Network. It includes device location, signal strength metrics (RSSI and SNR), and gateway information captured from recycling waste collection vehicles between September 2020 and February 2021.

Use Cases

• Map LoRaWAN coverage gaps in Brisbane by analyzing RSSI and SNR values against Latitude and Longitude coordinates.
• Model signal propagation by correlating RSSI and SNR measurements with specific Gateway_id locations.
• Identify usage patterns of Council-owned infrastructure by filtering records on the BCC_Gateway attribute.
• Analyze temporal signal quality trends by examining RSSI and SNR changes over the LocalTime field.

Strengths

• Contains real-world signal metrics RSSI and SNR from operational IoT devices.
• Data spans a 6-month collection period from September 2020 to February 2021.
• Includes precise geospatial coordinates via Latitude and Longitude fields.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, limiting assessment of analytical scope.
• Data is geographically limited to Brisbane, Australia, and may not generalize.
• Temporal coverage ended in February 2021, making the data potentially stale for current network analysis.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council, collected in collaboration with SUEZ.

Collection Method

Captured from signals sent by devices attached to recycling waste collection vehicles on The Things Network.

Time Range

September 2020 to February 2021.

Freshness

Data collection ended in February 2021; metadata was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Brisbane, Australia.