SDOT Collisions-Vehicles data provides locations and attributes of vehicles involved in traffic collisions in Seattle. The data is sourced from the Washington State Department of Transportation and stored in the Infor System. It is refreshed daily and supports programs like Safe Routes to School and Vision Zero.
Use Cases
- Mapping collision hotspots based on location data
- Analyzing vehicle-specific factors in accidents based on vehicle attributes
- Supporting Vision Zero program initiatives to reduce traffic fatalities
- Evaluating Safe Routes to School program effectiveness near schools
- Conducting spatial-temporal analysis of vehicle collisions
Strengths
- Data is refreshed daily, suggesting high update frequency
- Data is linked to specific safety programs (Safe Routes to School, Vision Zero)
- Multiple file formats are available (CSV, JSON, KML, GeoPackage, etc.)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
- Collection Method
- Stored in the Infor System
- Freshness
- Daily Refresh
- Geography
- Seattle, Washington