Counting_TMJA_2017_P_R44: Road Traffic Data for Eastern France, 2017

Annual average road traffic data for 2017 from managers in the Grand Est region of France who have agreed to open data sharing. The dataset includes all-vehicle counts (ATMJ) and heavy vehicle traffic data (TMJA/TMJO), categorized by permanent, temporary, or exceptional counting methods. It was published by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières and last updated in January 2022.

Use Cases

• Calculate annual average daily traffic (TMJA) for road segments based on the provided counting data.
• Analyze heavy goods vehicle traffic patterns using the TMJA_PL/NAPL and TMJO_PL/NOPL columns.
• Compare traffic volumes from different counting methodologies (Permanent, Temporary, Exceptional).
• Assess regional traffic flow for infrastructure planning in the Grand Est region.

Strengths

• Data is specifically for the year 2017, providing a defined temporal snapshot.
• Includes distinct metrics for all vehicles and heavy goods vehicles.
• Categorizes data by counting methodology (Permanent, Temporary, Exceptional).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2022-01-27; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Aggregated from road traffic managers who signed an open data agreement.

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Last updated 2022-01-27 00:00:00

Geography

Grand Est region, France