Data Dictionary

Field Name Name Type Description Fixed Values
date Date DATE The date of the record in yyyy-mm-dd format. None
time_bin Time Bin TIME The 15 minute time bin during which the detections were recorded in hh:mm:ss format None
site Site INTEGER The site key which indicates the location of the record. None
heading Heading TEXT The cardinal direction of travel for the detected records. <p>SW (south-west),</p> <p>SE (south-east),</p> <p>E (east),</p> <p>W (west),</p> <p>N (north),</p> <p>S (south),</p> <p>NE (north-east),</p> <p>NW (north-west)</p>
vehicle_class Vehicle Class INTEGER

The Austroads vehicle class reference. There are 2 classification schemes used depending on the site.

4 bin corresponds to the Austroads classification by vehicle length, one of:

1.Short (Length <6m ), 2.Rigid ( 6m ≤ length < 13m), 3.Articulated (13m ≤ length < 21m), 4.Bdouble/HPFV (length ≥ 21m).


12 bin corresponds to the standard Austroads level 3 vehicle classification scheme.


'Other' refers to an invalid class or error in classification

<p>1 (Short vehicle),</p> <p>2 (Short vehicle towing),</p> <p>3 (Two axle rigid truck or bus),</p> <p>4 (Three axle rigid truck or bus),</p> <p>5 (More than three axle rigid truck, bus or crane),</p> <p>6 (Three axle articulated or rigid vehicle and trailer),</p> <p>7 (Four axle articulated or rigid vehicle and trailer),</p> <p>8 (Five axle articulated or rigid vehicle and trailer),</p> <p>9 (Six axle (or more) articulated or rigid vehicle and trailer),</p> <p>10 (B' Double or heavy truck trailer),</p> <p>11 (Double road train or heavy truck and trailers),</p> <p>12 (Triple road train or heavy truck and three trailers)</p>
speed_bin Speed Bin TEXT The speed bin of the records in 5km/h increments. None
volume Volume INTEGER The count of vehicles during the 15 minute period for the specified site, vehicle class and speed bin. None

Additional information

Field Value
Dataset Last Updated Date 7 August 2026
Format CSV
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Open Data Title Telemetry 15 Minute Aggregate Data
Dataset File Size 883.1 KiB
Dataset Security Value BIL1 OFFICIAL - Authorised Public Release
Dataset Reporting Period Start 1 August 2026
Dataset Reporting Period End 6 August 2026
Geographic Coverage Victoria