Public Wi-Fi Locations and Facility Data for Edmonton

Open City Wi-Fi locations list free internet access points provided by the City of Edmonton at publicly accessible facilities. The service supports over 14,000 weekly device connections and handles more than 4,500 concurrent sessions during daily peak periods. Data includes facility names, addresses, types, and geographic coordinates.

Use Cases

• Map service coverage and identify gaps by analyzing LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, and FACILITY_TYPE across Neighbourhood Boundaries.
• Analyze the distribution of WIFIPROVIDER and STATUS to evaluate public-private partnership models for municipal Wi-Fi.
• Correlate Wi-Fi point locations with ADDRESS and Wards data to plan infrastructure upgrades or new installations.
• Study potential usage patterns by joining location data with demographic or traffic data using Roadway Maintenance Area Polygon or ward boundaries.

Strengths

• Includes precise geographic coordinates (LATITUDE, LONGITUDE) and Geometry Point data for mapping.
• Service metrics indicate active use, with over 14,000 weekly device connections and 2TB of weekly data traffic.
• Contains multiple administrative boundary references (Wards, School District Wards) for spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Sample data is unavailable, preventing assessment of data consistency and completeness.
• Key metadata like total row count, data collection time range, and license are unknown.
• Contains potentially redundant or unclear columns (e.g., multiple LOCATION fields, ward boundaries from 2017).

Provenance

Source

City of Edmonton, provided via data.edmonton.ca.

Collection Method

Presumably collected from municipal service deployment and management records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-30, suggesting regular maintenance.

Geography

City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.