Accessing Indiana Traffic Data

Presented by:Greg Katter, PE

Long Range Planning and Modeling

Indiana Interactive Traffic Flow Map

1. Start at www.in.gov/indot•Accessing the Map

Indiana Interactive Traffic Flow Map

2. In the list on the right, expand the “Resources” menu and select “Traffic Statistics”

Indiana Interactive Traffic Flow Map

3. After becoming familiar with the description of the the INDOT Traffic Statistics Section, click on “Interactive Traffic Flow Map” to open the map

Indiana Interactive Traffic Flow Map4. This will

bring up the Interactive Traffic Flow Map.

Indiana Interactive Traffic Flow Map5. To the right of the map are three

tabs. Each contains valuable information about how the data on the map is derived and displayed and should be reviewed prior to use of any data obtained from the map. The tabs are• Information• Instructions• Search Tools

Indiana Interactive Traffic Flow Map6. Legend

• Traffic Zones are color coded by traffic volume

• State owned and maintained routes are labeled with their Route Name, AADT and daily volume of commercial vehicles

• At closer zoom scales, the locations where counts were collected are displayed.

Indiana Interactive Traffic Flow MapSearch ToolsBy using the pull down menus,

one can select a County, City or Route that can be zoomed to by clicking the “Go” button

A Count Station number can be zoomed to by typing the Count Station number into the “Enter a Station ID” box and clicking on the “Go” button

Indiana Interactive Traffic Flow MapSearch ToolsThe radio buttons can be used to

display different sets of dataLinks are included to access

maps of older data and documents describing the various factors that are used to develop the data in the map.

A link offers the opportunity to download the traffic data in a Shape file.

Indiana Interactive Traffic Flow MapMap FeaturesClicking on a Route

segments opens a bubble with information about that segment.

Indiana Interactive Traffic Flow MapMap FeaturesClicking on a Count

Station opens a bubble with information about that Station and includes links to download reports of the data collected at the site, where available.

QuestionsContacts:Autumn Young, ManagerTraffic Statistics SupervisorEmail: Ayoung@indot.in.gov

Greg Katter, PELong Range Planning, Modeling and Forecasting SectionEmail: Gkatter@indot.in.gov