Roadside Rest Areas On Western Australia State Roads

A 2026-updated geospatial dataset from Main Roads Western Australia details roadside stopping places across the state's road network. It includes different types of rest areas, such as parking, short break, and long break facilities, to support driver fatigue reduction. The data is provided in multiple formats including GeoJSON, CSV, and KML.

Use Cases

• Map rest area locations and types (parking, short break, long break) for journey planning applications.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of long break facilities to identify gaps in coverage on major travel corridors.
• Integrate rest area point data with road network layers for transportation safety and infrastructure studies.

Strengths

• Data is maintained and updated by the authoritative state road agency, Main Roads Western Australia.
• Provides multiple download formats including GeoJSON, CSV, and KML for flexibility in analysis.
• Explicitly includes categorization of rest areas by type (parking, short break, long break).

Limitations

• Specific data volume metrics like row count and column details are unavailable for assessing scale.
• The description notes the data is subject to changes, which may affect version consistency.
• Lacks sample data or a detailed schema, making preliminary assessment of attribute structure difficult.

Provenance

Source

Main Roads Western Australia

Collection Method

Strategic placement and recording by the state road authority.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

State Roads in Western Australia