Data Set List
The DEP provides access to a continually growing list of data sets including traffic events and incidents, work zones, parking, public transit, traffic signal status, road weather stations, traffic detectors, probe vehicle speeds and travel times, and others. The availability of historical data varies according to the data source. The table below lists the earliest date historical data is available for each data source, if applicable. The method to obtain historical data is also dependent upon the data source, as described in the right-most column of the table.
Historical Data Availability
API: Historical data may be retrieved via the RM3P API.
EQT: Historical data may be retrieved through the Event Query Tool (EQT) in RITIS, found here (login required) – https://ritis.org/archive/incident
PDA: Historical data may be retrieved through the RITIS Probe Data Analytics (PDA) suite, found here (login required) – https://pda.ritis.org/suite
Special Request: Historical data is available by special request via email. Please contact dep-support@ritis.org for information.
| Data Source | Data Coverage | Data Type | Earliest Historical Data | Historical Data Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington County | Arlington County | Traffic Counts | 2016-08-24 | API |
| Arlington Transit | Arlington | GTFS | 2017-07 | Special Request |
| GTFS-RT | 2017-07 | Special Request | ||
| Bike Arlington | Northern Virginia | Bike Eco-Counters | 2010-04-10 | API |
| Capital Bikeshare | National Capital Region | Free Bikes Status | 2022-02-07 | Special Request |
| Station Metadata and Bike Status | 2022-02-07 | API | ||
| City of Alexandria DASH | Alexandria | GTFS | 2017-08 | Special Request |
| GTFS-RT | 2021-12 | Special Request | ||
| City-University Energysaver (CUE) Bus | City of Fairfax | GTFS | 2022-08-09 | Special Request |
| Fairfax Connector | Fairfax | GTFS | 2017-07 | Special Request |
| GTFS-RT | 2021-12 | Special Request | ||
| Fredericksburg Regional Transit | Metropolitan Fredericksburg | GTFS | 2021-12 | Special Request |
| INRIX | Virginia Statewide | Historical Speed | 2021-01 | PDA |
| Historical Travel Time | 2021-01 | PDA | ||
| Real-time Speed | 2021-01 | PDA | ||
| Real-time Travel Time | 2021-01 | PDA | ||
| Loudoun County Transit | Loudoun | GTFS | 2021-12 | Special Request |
| PRTC | Prince William & Stafford | GTFS | 2017-07 | Special Request |
| GTFS-RT | 2017-08 | Special Request | ||
| RITIS | Virginia Statewide | CCTV Streams (for human consumption) | ||
| SmarterRoads | I-95/495 Express Lanes (Transurban) and I-66 Inside the Beltway (VDOT) | Toll Rates | 2018-06-07 | Special Request |
| StreetLight O/D Data (Available through StreetLight platform only) | Virginia Statewide with a 15-mile buffer | All Vehicles CVD+ | 2022-05 thru 2023-05 | StreetLight Platform |
| All Vehicles LBS+ | 2018-01 thru 2022-04 | StreetLight Platform | ||
| All Vehicles By Weight | 2019-01 thru 2021-12 | StreetLight Platform | ||
| Truck Index (Medium-duty) | 2018-01 thru 2022-09 | StreetLight Platform | ||
| Truck Index (Heavy-duty) | 2018-01 thru 2023-04 | StreetLight Platform | ||
| Truck Volume | 2019-01 thru 2021-12 | StreetLight Platform | ||
| Bicycle | 2019-01 thru 2022-04 | StreetLight Platform | ||
| Pedestrian | 2019-01 thru 2022-04 | StreetLight Platform | ||
| Bus | 2019-01 thru 2022-04 | StreetLight Platform | ||
| Rail | 2019-01 thru 2022-04 | StreetLight Platform | ||
| Transurban | Northern Virginia – I-95/495 Express Lanes | Detectors | 2022-06-23 | API |
| DMS | 2022-06-23 | API | ||
| Gate Controllers | 2022-06-23 | Special Request | ||
| Incidents and Events | 2022-06-23 | API, EQT | ||
| VDOT ATMS | Virginia Statewide | Dynamic Message Signs | 2014-11-10 | API |
| Events/Incidents | 2013-03-07 | API, EQT | ||
| Gate Controllers | 2015-03-24 | Special Request | ||
| TSS | 2019-01-11 | API | ||
| Work Zones | 2013-03-07 | API, EQT | ||
| VDOT Bike | Virginia Statewide | Static Bike Facilities Inventory | 2021-08-17 | Special Request |
| VDOT Counts | Virginia Statewide | TMS Archived QA/QC-ed Continuous Count Stations | 1997-01-20 | API |
| VDOT Parking | Virginia Statewide | Typical Parking Occupancy and Capacity | 2016 | Special Request |
| VDOT RWIS | Virginia Statewide | ESS Measurements | 2004-12-14 | API |
| VDOT TMS Wavetronix | Virginia Statewide – Interstate | Detectors | 2022-03-10 | API |
| Virginia DRPT | All Virginia public transit agencies and WMATA (for trips originating or terminating in the Commonwealth) | Historic Aggregated Ridership | 2018-07-01 | API |
| VRE | Manassas Line and Fredericksburg Line | GTFS | 2017-07 | Special Request |
| GTFS-RT | 2017-08 | Special Request | ||
| Parking Occupancy and Capacity | 2021-09-19 | API | ||
| Service Alert | 2023-10-25 | Special Request | ||
| Waze | Virginia Statewide | Incidents | 2016-01-01 | API, EQT |
| WMATA | National Capital Region | Bus GTFS | 2020-02 | Special Request |
| Bus GTFS-RT | 2020-05 | Special Request | ||
| Bus Incidents | 2002-11-16 | API | ||
| Parking Lot Capacity | ||||
| Rail GTFS | 2020-05 | Special Request | ||
| Rail GTFS-RT | 2020-05 | Special Request | ||
| Rail Incidents | 2002-11-16 | API |
