Traffic Control Device Locations for New South Wales
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Description
Traffic control devices are used to control, calm, slow, or impede the movement of traffic in New South Wales, Australia. The dataset includes sub-types such as gates, impediments, level crossings, toll booths, cattle grids, and roundabouts. It is provided by Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW, with an initial publication date of February 6, 2020.
Use Cases
Analyze the spatial distribution of level crossings to assess rail-road intersection safety risks.
Model traffic flow by incorporating roundabout locations as key nodes in a road network graph.
Inventory toll booth locations for infrastructure maintenance planning and revenue analysis.
Identify cattle grid and gate placements to understand rural road access control measures.
Strengths
Includes multiple specific device sub-types (gate, impediment, level crossing, toll booth, cattle grid, roundabout) for detailed analysis.
Published as a hosted feature layer with API access for programmatic integration.
Limitations
The spatial reference is WGS 84 aligned to GDA94, which may cause misalignment issues in GDA2020 coordinate reference systems.
Specific row counts, column details, and data currency beyond the listed 'Data Currency' date are unknown.
Provenance
Source
Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW.
Collection Method
Data provider files, likely compiled from government infrastructure records.
Time Range
Initial publication date is 06/02/2020; specific temporal coverage of the records is null.
Freshness
Data update frequency is listed as 'Other'; the service is scheduled for retirement, indicating potential staleness.
Geography
New South Wales, Australia.
This GDA94 service is scheduled for retirement; users must transition to the new GDA2020 service. License requires attribution to the State of New South Wales.