Historical Microclimate Sensor Locations in Melbourne

Historical location data for microclimate sensor devices installed throughout the City of Melbourne. The dataset tracks sensor placements since the related readings dataset began in 2019, noting that some devices have been relocated over time. It is published by the City of Melbourne Open Data team.

Use Cases

• Track sensor deployment history based on location description and site_id
• Analyze urban climate project criteria based on sensor placement logic described
• Merge with sensor readings data based on the site_id column mentioned
• Assess the impact of urban construction on monitoring networks based on relocation reasons described

Strengths

• Provides a historical record of sensor placements since 2019
• Includes a site_id column for merging with related sensor readings data
• Published under a CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Sensors installed on street poles based on project criteria.

Time Range

Historical placements since 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 08:00:58.427998; freshness should be verified

Geography

City of Melbourne, Australia