Ride On Bus Stops with Geographic Coordinates for Montgomery County

A dataset of Ride On bus stops exported from the Montgomery County Department of Transportation's Trapeze software. The data is maintained by data.montgomerycountymd.gov and was last updated on 2025-05-25 01:18:49. Ride On routes and stops are updated three times annually in January, May, and September.

Use Cases

• Map bus stop locations and perform spatial analysis using the_geom and STOPNAME.
• Identify and reference specific stops by their unique identifiers using STOPID and STOPABBR.
• Join with route or schedule data using STOPID as a key for network modeling.
• Analyze stop naming conventions and abbreviations for data standardization using STOPNAME and STOPABBR.

Strengths

• Includes a geospatial coordinate column (the_geom) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Contains unique identifiers (STOPID, OBJECTID) for reliable data joining.
• Update frequency is explicitly stated as three times per year (January, May, September).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Montgomery County Department of Transportation (DOT), exported from Trapeze software.

Collection Method

Exported from operational transit management software (Trapeze).

Time Range

Current as of the last update; historical versions are not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-05-25 01:18:49; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.