Salt Bin Incident Reports for York from November 2019

All salt bin incidents recorded by the City of York Council's CRM tool since November 2019. The dataset is a live API link to the council's GIS server, reflecting changes in the master copy immediately. Data excludes incidents created in the last 14 days, and unresolved incidents are indicated by a missing end date.

Use Cases

• Predict seasonal demand for road salt based on incident frequency and location.
• Analyze municipal service response times based on incident start and end dates.
• Map infrastructure asset locations and problem hotspots using geospatial coordinates.
• Monitor unresolved service requests for operational oversight.

Strengths

• Live API connection ensures data reflects the current master copy.
• Temporal coverage spans from November 2019 onwards.
• Provides multiple download formats including GeoJSON and CSV for flexibility.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data excludes incidents from the last 14 days, creating a recent reporting gap.

Provenance

Source

City of York Council's customer relationship management (CRM) tool.

Collection Method

Recorded via a municipal CRM system and served via a live GIS API.

Time Range

November 2019 onwards.

Freshness

Live API link ensures updates are immediate, but the specific last update date is unknown.

Geography

York, United Kingdom.