Variable Message Signs in York, UK, with Live API Link

Variable Message Signs data for traffic management in York, UK, published by the Government Digital Service. The dataset is a live API link to the City of York Council's GIS server, meaning changes to the master copy are reflected immediately. The license is OGL-UK-3.0, and data is available in GEOJSON, KML, and CSV formats.

Use Cases

• Mapping traffic sign locations based on the geospatial data formats
• Monitoring real-time sign status updates based on the live API link
• Integrating sign data into traffic management systems based on the connection to the City of York Council's GIS server

Strengths

• Data is served via a live API link, ensuring immediate updates from the master source
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, KML, CSV) for flexibility
• Published under the OGL-UK-3.0 open license

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

City of York Council GIS server, aggregated by Government Digital Service via eu_open_data

Collection Method

Likely collected and maintained by municipal traffic management systems

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified in the input

Freshness

Live API link suggests real-time or near-real-time updates, but last update date is unknown.

Geography

York, UK