Talking Signs for Disabled Access in York, UK

Talking signs in York provide location data for accessibility infrastructure. The dataset is a live API link to the City of York Council's GIS server, ensuring updates to the master copy are reflected immediately. It is published by the Government Digital Service under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Map physical accessibility points based on the described sign locations.
• Analyze urban infrastructure distribution for disabled access based on the geospatial data.
• Integrate live location data into navigation apps based on the API link to the GIS server.

Strengths

• Data is a live API link, ensuring changes to the master copy are reflected immediately.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, and ESRI SHAPE.
• Published under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

City of York Council's GIS server.

Collection Method

Likely collected and maintained by the City of York Council as part of public services.

Time Range

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Freshness

Live API link implies updates are reflected immediately, but the specific last update date is unknown.

Geography

York, United Kingdom.