New York City Taxi Zone Center Locations

NYC Taxi Zone Coordinates (Corrected) provides the center point locations for zones used by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. It contains validated geographic coordinates for each zone. The dataset's author and last update date are unknown.

Use Cases

• Calculate distances between zone centroids for trip distance estimation models.
• Join zone coordinates with trip data to analyze spatial patterns in taxi pickups and drop-offs.
• Visualize the geographic distribution and density of TLC zones on a map.
• Validate or correct trip records by checking if reported zone coordinates are plausible.

Strengths

• Coordinates are described as validated, suggesting a data quality check.
• Focuses on the official TLC zone system, a standard geography for NYC transportation data.

Limitations

• The total number of zones (rows) and specific coordinate columns are unknown.
• The source of the correction and validation methodology is not documented.
• Lack of metadata such as license, author, and update date limits reproducibility.

Provenance

Source

New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) zone system.

Collection Method

Derived from TLC zone definitions; specific correction process unknown.

Geography

New York City, USA.