Pedestrian Sensor Locations and Statuses for the City of Melbourne

City of Melbourne Open Data provides a dataset detailing the status, location, and directional information for pedestrian counting sensors installed throughout the city since 2009. The data includes notes on sensor relocations, removals, and temporary inactivity, which is important for interpreting historical pedestrian volume data. Sensors record bi-directional movements 24/7 based on criteria like retail activity and footpath use.

Use Cases

• Mapping pedestrian sensor network coverage based on location data mentioned in the description
• Filtering for active sensors to ensure data quality based on the manually maintained status field
• Analyzing historical pedestrian flow trends while accounting for sensor relocations detailed in the notes column
• Planning new sensor installations by reviewing criteria like retail activity and regular pedestrian use mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Includes a manually maintained status field to indicate sensor activity
• Contains notes on sensor relocations and removals since 2009, which is important for historical analysis
• Sensor locations are selected based on three criteria: retail/event activity, regular pedestrian use, and egress/entry flow

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on the City of Melbourne

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Sensors installed under awnings or on street poles record bi-directional pedestrian movements.

Time Range

System inaugurated in 2009, with data reflecting changes up to the last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 08:14:16.740572; freshness should be verified

Geography

City of Melbourne, Australia