NFDH's National Formal Rest Areas dataset harmonizes state and territory government data on formal rest area locations and facilities. The data is intended to help drivers manage fatigue and comply with driving hours regulations by providing opportunities for sleep and rest breaks. The dataset was last updated on 2026-06-27.
Use Cases
- Plan long-haul trucking routes based on available rest area locations.
- Analyze the geographic distribution of fatigue management infrastructure.
- Assess the availability of specific facilities (e.g., toilets, shelters) at rest stops for compliance planning.
- Model driver behavior and rest patterns using known formal stopping points.
Strengths
- Data is harmonized into a national dataset from multiple state and territory government sources.
- Explicitly supports a critical road safety function: driver fatigue management and compliance with regulations.
- Last update timestamp (2026-06-27 03:56:29.361049) is provided.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic or reporting bias inherent to the contributing state and territory sources.
Provenance
- Source
- National Freight Data Hub (NFDH), combining open data from Australian state and territory governments.
- Collection Method
- Combined and harmonized from underlying jurisdictional datasets.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-27 03:56:29.361049; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia (national coverage)