Occupancy Permits in Washington D.C. for the Last 30 Days

Permit locations and attributes for above-ground constructions and events approved by the District Department of Transportation. Data includes examples such as moving trucks, debris containers, and construction staging areas. The dataset is updated via an automated geocoding process and was last updated on 2026-03-25.

Use Cases

• Mapping temporary construction and event zones based on permit location data.
• Analyzing public space allocation for activities like moving and debris storage.
• Identifying potential parking and traffic disruptions from reserved parking permits.
• Validating automated geocoding results against manual address matching for spatial accuracy.

Strengths

• Data is shared via an automated process with batch geocoding to a master address repository.
• Includes multiple data formats (CSV, GEOJSON, KML) for flexibility.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Some data points contain 0,0 coordinates due to failed geocoding, requiring manual correction.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia, District Department of Transportation (DDOT).

Collection Method

Permits applied for and approved by DDOT, with addresses batch-matched to the Master Address Repository.

Time Range

Covers permits from the last 30 days from the update date.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 08:16:47.231384; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Washington D.C., District of Columbia.