On-Street Parking Bay Sensor Statuses for Melbourne

Sensor data from in-ground car parking bays across Melbourne provides real-time vacancy status and spatial coordinates. The dataset is updated in near real-time but can experience network delays. It is published by the City of Melbourne Open Data.

Use Cases

• Analyze parking vacancy patterns using sensor status data across different kerbside locations.
• Map real-time parking availability by visualizing sensor status against spatial coordinates.
• Monitor data update reliability and potential outages using the Lastupdated timestamp column.

Strengths

• Provides near real-time updates on parking bay occupancy.
• Includes spatial coordinates for geographic analysis of sensor locations.
• Covers multiple kerbside IDs across the city of Melbourne.

Limitations

• Data updates can be disrupted by network outages, causing delays.
• The dataset may contain errors, omissions, or periods of unavailability as noted in the disclaimer.

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Data collected from in-ground car parking bay sensors via network relays.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated in near real-time; last updated timestamp is 2026-03-20.

Geography

City of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia