Shawinigan Public Transport Shuttle Circuit Routes

A polyline layer depicts the shuttle circuit operated by the Shawinigan Public Transport Board (RTCS) within the city's territory. The dataset includes geometric features representing route paths and a schedule attribute. It is published under an open license by the Government and Municipalities of Québec.

Use Cases

• Mapping transit network coverage based on the polyline geometry.
• Analyzing route lengths for operational planning using the `st_length` attribute.
• Integrating schedule information for service visualization using the `schedule` column.

Strengths

• Available under a permissive Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC-BY-4.0).
• Published by an authoritative government source (Government and Municipalities of Québec).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (SHP, GEOJSON).

Limitations

• Column descriptions are minimal; the meaning of the `schedule` attribute is not explicitly defined.
• Core metadata such as row count, file size, and author are not provided.
• The last updated date shows a future date (2026-07 08), indicating a potential metadata error.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Likely digitized from municipal transit planning documents.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date listed as 2026-07-08 17:44:19.375504, which is a future date and likely erroneous.

Geography

City of Shawinigan, Québec, Canada