Austin Road Temperature and Surface Condition Sensor Data

Real-time road condition sensor data from Austin Transportation & Public Works monitors roadway temperature and surface conditions for freezing event detection. The data is updated continuously every 5 minutes by the city's Mobility Management Center.

Use Cases

• Analyze roadway temperature time series to predict potential freezing events and trigger interventions.
• Monitor surface condition sensor readings to assess real-time road safety hazards.
• Model the relationship between temperature and surface condition changes for infrastructure maintenance planning.

Strengths

• Data is updated continuously every 5 minutes, providing high-frequency observations.
• Sourced from the City of Austin's authoritative Transportation & Public Works department.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including JSON, CSV, and XML.

Limitations

• The total number of sensor locations, rows of data, and specific column schema are unknown.
• Data coverage is limited to the geographic area of Austin, Texas, United States.

Provenance

Source

City of Austin Transportation & Public Works.

Collection Method

Collected from road condition sensors maintained across the city.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated continuously every 5 minutes; last platform update recorded on 2026-03-25.

Geography

Austin, Texas, United States.