An inventory of outdoor drinking water fountains accessible on Montreal's territory, conducted in 2018 by the Department of Coordination of Boroughs and Citizen Experience. The data was gathered to support a strategy to reduce plastic bottle use and promote public assets. It is part of a broader inventory of street furniture managed by Montreal's boroughs.
Use Cases
- Map public water access points based on the inventory of fountains.
- Analyze the distribution of public assets to support plastic bottle reduction strategies.
- Integrate fountain locations with other street furniture data for urban planning.
- Assess the availability of drinking water infrastructure across different city districts.
Strengths
- Data has a specific collection date (2018) and purpose.
- Data is part of a broader, managed inventory of street furniture.
- License is explicitly stated as CC-BY-4.0.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is dated 2026-04-17.
Provenance
- Source
- Government and Municipalities of Québec
- Collection Method
- Inventory carried out by the Department of Coordination of Boroughs and Citizen Experience in collaboration with city districts.
- Time Range
- 2018
- Geography
- City of Montreal, Québec