There are datasets available through TxDOT’s Traffic Management Centers that use detectors. These detectors are typically set up in metro/urban Districts like AUS, DAL, FTW, ELP and SAT Districts. These datasets can be used as a resource for project traffic operations and safety analysis needs.

The detectors listed in the spreadsheet are from the TxDOT Lonestar ITS implementation. Most of the detectors are radar detectors from Wavetronix. The data from these is available in various formats, however the most useful is often the “raw data flat files” in text csv format. This is the lowest level of data available per device.

For each working detector, data is available as follows:

This raw data is typically consolidated by TRF Division staff or contractors and is placed into a csv file structure on Box.com (TxDOT’s official file transfer method) to make it available to researchers, partners, etc., as well as internal TxDOT staff as needed. Please note that many of the devices listed in the spreadsheet are not operational.

The detector locations can be mapped using GIS, and the raw data from the detectors can be exported to an Excel spreadsheet and the 15-minute speeds and volumes can be derived.

The Detector Spreadsheet has a data field named Operational_Status_Name. A legend for values in this field is shown here: