Principal Bicycle Network of Hobart

Hobart's Principal Bicycle Network is a geospatial dataset outlining key cycling routes within the city. The original data is from 2014, with some updates made in 2020. It is published as open data by the City of Hobart's GIS and ICT department.

Use Cases

• Planning new bicycle infrastructure based on the existing principal network.
• Creating cycling maps for public use based on the geospatial route data.
• Analyzing network connectivity and coverage for Hobart's cycling routes.
• Integrating bicycle network data with other urban planning layers for comprehensive analysis.

Strengths

• Data is published as official open data by the City of Hobart organization.
• Dataset is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, KML, ArcGIS REST API) for flexibility.
• The dataset has been updated since its original 2014 creation, indicating some maintenance.

Limitations

• The temporal coverage is unclear; the dataset is based on 2014 data with unspecified 2020 updates, creating a conflict in freshness.
• No column names or detailed schema are provided in the available metadata, limiting understanding of specific attributes.
• The license is listed only as 'other', which may impose unclear usage restrictions.

Provenance

Source

City of Hobart Open Data, specifically the HCCGISICT department.

Collection Method

Likely digitized and maintained by the city's GIS team.

Time Range

2014 to 2020 (original data from 2014, with some updates in 2020).

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates 2026-04-11, but the underlying data is from 2014 with some 2020 updates.

Geography

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.