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Layer Name: Roads

General Information

Layer Name: Roads
# of Features: 6312
Status: ACTIVE
Layer Source: GIS_DATA.ROADSEGMENT
Layer Quality: Good
Feature Accuracy: 911 STANDARDS
Type: POLYLINE
Description: Single line representing the centre of each street within the city. Each segment is broken at each intersection or street name change.
Projection: NAD 83 UTM Zone 17N (EPSG 26917)
Disclaimer: The City of Kitchener assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the provided data. Any use of this information is done so at the users risk. Good survey practices must be applied when utilizing this information. The City of Kitchener and its partners have created this data for information purposes on an as-is and as available basis and is under no circumstances a substitute for a Legal Survey. The City does not make any representations or warranty, express or implied, concerning the accuracy, quality, likely results, or reliability of the use of the data. The City of Kitchener assumes no responsibility for any errors and is not liable for any damages of any kind resulting from the use of, or reliance on, the information and material contained in this layer. All information should be verified independently before being used or relied on. Users are encouraged to contact the City of Kitchener to ensure the accuracy of the information provided by Kitchener.

Source and Contraints

Source Map Label: Street Network: Corporate Services - Technology Innovation and Services - Geospatial Data and Analytics (Current to date of printing)
History: Based on the 1997 Ortho Imagery a Co-op student was hired in January of 1998 to redraw the SLSN which was originally supplied from the Region of Waterloo. Each roadsegment was digitized in the direction of increasing addresses and when possible followed the centre line of the road. When completed the attribute information was transferred from the old SLSN to the new Street Network. The original geo-ids created by the region were maintained but the attribute field name was changed to roadsegmentid. In early 1999, Kitchener GIS began to maintain the kitchener portion of the SLSN and provide updates to the Region to keep them up-to-date. Many additional attributes have been added over the years but the process with the Region continues. This was the first layer to be fully maintained by the GIS section. 2020 - move traffic and operations fields on to the roadsegment layer to simplify editing of the data.
Original Source: CS - Planning
Original Source Process:
Maintenance: Road segments are added at In Circulation and Draft Approved stages in the Subdivision Application phase as Preliminary or Planned roads respectively. The status of the road segment changes to Registered when the plan is deposited at the Registry Office and when a warrantee letter is received from Engineering the status is changed to Active.
Current Info Source: In Circulation and Draft Approved , Registered & Reference Plans , Title searches as required
Outstanding Issues:
Update Frequency: CONTINUOUS

Data Fields & Domain Information

Roads

Column Name Alias Data Type Comments Domain Name Default value Domain Values
OBJECTID OBJECTID NUMBER ESRI system maintained integer field used to uniquely identify rows in tables in a geodatabase. Note that OBJECTIID values change upon export or import of the data and should not be used as a primary field for searching or identifying records.
ROADSEGMENTID Roadsegmentid NUMBER Database maintained field that permanently assigns a unique value for each record. This ID value should be the one referred to when identifying a record.
STREET Street VARCHAR2 Street name of the feature based on the STREET MASTER Table.
FROM_STREET From Street VARCHAR2 Cross street the road segment runs from
TO_STREET To Street VARCHAR2 Cross street the road segment runs to
FROM_LEFT_ADDRESS From Left Address NUMBER Minimum address found on the left side of the road segment
TO_LEFT_ADDRESS To Left Address NUMBER Maximum address found on the left side of the road segment
FROM_RIGHT_ADDRESS From Right Address NUMBER Minimum address found on the right side of the road segment
TO_RIGHT_ADDRESS To Right Address NUMBER Maximum address found on the right side of the road segment
RIGHT_SIDE_PARITY Right Side Parity VARCHAR2 Whether the right side of the road is EVEN or ODD numbering base on standing at the minimum address on the street and looking towards the higher addresses
REGIONAL_ROAD Regional Road VARCHAR2 Regional Road number of the street is applicable
HIGHWAY Highway VARCHAR2 Highway number of the street if applicable
MUNICIPALITY Municipality VARCHAR2 Municipality that the feature is in. The value is either manually entered or generated from a spatial join process.
GENERAL_GRID_ID General Grid Id VARCHAR2 Mapping grid the street is in as determind by a spatial join with GRID_STANDARD, used for creating atlases
LANES Lanes NUMBER Number of lanes the street has.
SEQUENCE Sequence NUMBER Sequence of the street numbered base on standing at the minimum address on the street and looking towards the higher addresses and counting each segment of street up from 1
STATUS_DATE Status Date DATE Database maintained field. Updates to the current date/time when the STATUS field value is changed.
OWNERSHIP Ownership VARCHAR2 Asset Owner: Who owns the feature, Generally Government agencies such as CITY, REGION and MTO and private citizens and businesses shown as PUBLIC. This usually relates to the property the asset sits on. RoadsOwnership KIT; MTO; PRIVATE; REG; WAT
PLOW_ROUTE Plow Route VARCHAR2 Plow route the road is part of as determined by a spatial join with PLOW_ROUTE layer
MEDIAN_TYPE Median Type VARCHAR2 Indicates if the street has a median or not RoadMedian Median Exists; No Median Exists
STREET_NAME Street Name VARCHAR2 Steet name
STREET_TYPE Street Type VARCHAR2 Street name type
STREET_DIRECTION Street Direction VARCHAR2 Compass direction of the street name
PLOW_PRIORITY Plow Priority NUMBER Snow plow priority of the street with 1 being the highest priority and 3 the lowest. Field is maintained by operations staff through an application. PlowPriority 0 - Plowed by other agency or not plowed; 1 - Priority 1 (Main or arterial roads); 2 - Priority 2 (Hills, curves & GRT routes); 3 - Priority 3 (Balance of backstreets); 4 - Priority 4 (Laneways)
LEAF_ROUTE Leaf Route VARCHAR2 ID of the leaf route the street is on as determined by a spatial join with LEAF_ROUTE_AREA
CREATE_DATE Create Date DATE Database maintained field. Updates to the current data/time. Update takes place when the feature is created.
LEFT_MUNICIPALITY Left Municipality VARCHAR2 Municipality to the right of the road
RIGHT_MUNICIPALITY Right Municipality VARCHAR2 Municipality to the left of the road
CREATE_BY Create By VARCHAR2 Database maintained field. Updates to the user name that created the feature. Update takes place when the feature is created.
UPDATE_DATE Update Date DATE Database maintained field. Updates to the current data/time when an attribute or the geometry of the feature is changed. Update takes place when the feature is created and/or changed.
UPDATE_BY Update By VARCHAR2 Database maintained field. Updates to the user name that most recently updated either an attribute or the geometry of the feature. Update takes place when the feature is created and/or changed.
SOURCE_DATE Source Date DATE GIS maintained field. Date of the source document or information.
SOURCE Source VARCHAR2 GIS maintained field. Source EDRA (Electronic Document Registration Application) document number, or name of department or specific staff member that the information came from.
REVISION_NOTES Revision Notes VARCHAR2 In house GIS revision notes
CATEGORY Category VARCHAR2 Primary mapping field of the layer. Valid category values are:BULB,HIGHWAY,RAMP,ROAD,ROUNDABOUT,STICK RoadCategory BULB; HIGHWAY; RAMP; ROAD; ROUNDABOUT
SUBCATEGORY Subcategory VARCHAR2 Secondary mapping field of the layer.Valid subcategory values are:HIGHWAY,LANE,LOCAL,MAJOR,MINOR RoadSubcategory
STATUS Status VARCHAR2 Indicates the status of feature. A pick list is used for this field - contact GIS for pick list values. RoadStatus ACTIVE; CLOSED; PLANNED; PRELIMINARY; REGISTERED; TO INPUT; UNKNOWN
PAVEMENT_WIDTH Pavement Width NUMBER Width of the paved surface in metres
ROW_WIDTH Row Width NUMBER Width of the right of way in metres
QUARTER_GRID_ID Quarter Grid Id VARCHAR2 ID of the quarter grid, used for atlas creation as determind by a spatial join with GRID_STANDARD_QUARTER
WARDID Wardid NUMBER Reference Ward that the feature is located in. The value is either manually entered or generated from a spatial join process.
TAG1 Tag1 VARCHAR2 Temporary location to store short term data for mapping purposes only.
TAG2 Tag2 VARCHAR2 Temporary location to store short term data for mapping purposes only.
PLANNINGCOMMUNITYID Planningcommunityid NUMBER GIS maintained field. Reference Planning Community that the feature is located in. The value is either manually entered or generated from a spatial join process.
STR_ROADSEGMENTID Str Roadsegmentid VARCHAR2 String value of the roadsegment ID (No longer needed)
FIRERESPONSEZONEID Fireresponsezoneid NUMBER ID of the fire responze zone as determind by a spatial join with FIRE_RESPONSE_ZONE
PARCELID Parcelid NUMBER Reference Parcel ID that the feature is located in. The value is either manually entered or generated from a spatial join process.
SHOULDER Shoulder VARCHAR2 Whether the road has a paved shoulder RoadShoulder GRAVEL; NONE; PARTIALLY GRAVEL; PAVED; UNKNOWN
SHAPE Shape ST_GEOMETRY ESRI system maintained field. Stores the geometry type and geometry of the feature.
MAINTENANCE Maintenance VARCHAR2 Type of maintenace operations performs on the road, Yearly or Winter only. Field is maintained by operations staff through an application. RoadMaintenance NONE; WINTER ONLY; YEAR ROUND
FLOW_DIRECTION Flow Direction VARCHAR2 Traffic flow direction on one way and two way freets. Used for network analysis. RoadFlowDirection FromTo; ToFrom; TwoWay
CARTO_CLASS Carto Class VARCHAR2 Mapping classes that match the Region of Waterloo's mapping classes RoadCartoClass Alleyway / Lane; Arterial; Cul-de-Sac; Expressway / Highway; Freeway; Local Street; Private; Ramp; Roundabout; Stick
OPERATIONS_CLASS Operations Class VARCHAR2 Used for Operations mapping indicating either CITY, WATERLOO or CONTRACTOR for shared services for operations. This field is used to determine if the the plow route or the cul de sac route will be in the PLOW_ROUTE field using an nightly script.Field is maintained by operations staff through an application. RoadOperationsClass CITY CAMBRIDGE; CITY; CONTRACTOR; MTO; PRIVATE; REGION; WATERLOO
SALT_SAND_ROUTE Salt Sand Route VARCHAR2 Salting route the road is part of as determined by a spatial join with SALT_ROUTE layer
STARTX Startx NUMBER Start point X coordinate of the roadsegment in UTM
STARTY Starty NUMBER Start point Y coordinate of the roadsegment in UTM
ENDX Endx NUMBER End point X coordinate of the roadsegment in UTM
ENDY Endy NUMBER End point Y coordinate of the roadsegment in UTM
ROAD_PATROL Road Patrol VARCHAR2 Whether the road is eligable for road patrol. Field is maintained by operations staff YesNoOnly N No; Yes
OPERATIONS_MTO_CLASS MTO Class (Operations) VARCHAR2 MTO operations class override to create a consistent MTO class flow to roads. Field is maintained by operations staff through an application. MTOClasses 3 1 - 3 times every 7 days; 2 - 2 times every 7 days; 3 - once every 7 days; 4 - once every 14 days; 5 - once every 30 days; 6 - patrolling not required
LAST_ROAD_PATROL_DATE Last Road Patrol Date TIMESTAMP(6) Date the road was last patrolled. Maintained through an script from the road patrol application.
NEXT_ROAD_PATROL_DUE Next Road Patrol Due TIMESTAMP(6) The next date the road should be patrolled. Maintained through an script from the road patrol application.
SURFACE_LAYER_TYPE Surface Layer Type VARCHAR2 Road surface layer material PAVED
OFFICIAL_ROAD_CLASSIFICATION Official Road Classification VARCHAR2 Official classification from the Municipal Pan Transportation Map (no longer used) 6
SPEED_LIMIT_KM Speed Limit Km NUMBER Speed limit of the road in KM. Field is maintained by traffic staff through an application. 50
TRUCK_ACCESS Truck Access VARCHAR2 Truck access to the road. Field is maintained by traffic staff through an application. RoadTruckAccess NO ACCESS 24HR; 7-7 SUN EXCL; MON-FRI; MON-SUN; NO ACCESS
BUS_ROUTE Bus Route VARCHAR2 If the road is on a bus route.Field is maintained through a script from updates from the Region. YesNoOnly N No; Yes
AADT Aadt NUMBER Annual Average Daily Traffic counts. It is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days. Field is maintained by traffic staff through an application. 1000
AADT_YEAR Aadt Year VARCHAR2 Year AADT was taken. Field is maintained by traffic staff through an application.
AADT_TYPE Aadt Type VARCHAR2 Type of AADT count added. Field is maintained by traffic staff through an application. RoadAADTType ESTIMATE 24 HR AADT; 8 HR TMC; ESTIMATE
CALCULATED_MTO_CLASS Calculated Mto Class NUMBER Calculated MTO class from traffic data of AADT and Speed Limit. 5
SERVICE_YEAR Service Year VARCHAR2
BIKE_ACCESS BIKE_ACCESS VARCHAR2 If the road has bike access. Field is used to export data to Google RoadBikeAccess Bike Lane; Disallowed; None; Recommended; Trail; Wide Shoulder
SALT_PRIORITY SALT_PRIORITY NUMBER Salting priority of the street with 1 being the highest priority and 3 the lowest. Operations staff informs GIS yearly of changes. 3
SNOWLOAD_ROUTE Snowload route VARCHAR2 SnowLoadRoute None Bucket List; Days Priority 4; Days Priority 5; Nights CW Priority 1; Nights CW Priority 2; Nights CW Priority 3; Nights DT Priority 1; Nights DT Priority 2; None
LAST_STREET_SWEEP_DATE LAST_STREET_SWEEP_DATE TIMESTAMP(6) Date of last street sweep. Road is assumed to be swept if one of the street sweepers travel over the road at 15 km/hr as recorded in GeoTab
STREET_SWEEPING STREET_SWEEPING NUMBER Number of street sweeping passes done by the city. In general, STREET_SWEEPING = '2' where OPERATIONS_CLASS = 'CITY' AND STATUS='ACTIVE' AND (SURFACE_LAYER_TYPE <> 'GRAVEL' OR SHOULDER = 'PAVED') else set it to ‘0’. Number of passes is 4 if there is a median on a multi-lane road. All values can be overridden by operations. RoadSweeping 2 0 - Not swept by City; 2 - 2 sweep passes; 4 - 4 sweep passes
SNOWLOAD_PRIORITY Snowload priority VARCHAR2 SnowLoadPriority 0 0 - Not snow loaded; 12 - 1 and 2; 14 - 1 and 4; 15 - 1 and 5; 2 - Priority 2 (Minimal Storage, load before next winter event); 23 - 2 and 3; 24 - 2 and 4; 3 - Priority 3 (Some boulevard storage, loading will be required after multiple winter events or more that 15 cm event); 4 - Priority 4 (Bike lanes requiring loading after 30 cm winter event); 5 - Priority 5 (City wide program addressed by day and night crews - areas with limited boulevards or narrow streets)
LANEWAY_WINTER_DESCRIPTION Laneway winter description VARCHAR2
LANEWAY_WINTER_ROUTE Laneway winter route VARCHAR2 LanewayWinterRoute N/A N/A; R1; R2
LANEWAY_WINTER_ROUTE_ORDER Laneway winter route order NUMBER
LANEWAY_WINTER_NOTES Laneway winter notes VARCHAR2
SPEED_85TH_KM SPEED_85TH_KM NUMBER
MEAN_SPEED_KM MEAN_SPEED_KM NUMBER
DBT DBT NUMBER
PERCENT_BIKES PERCENT_BIKES NUMBER
SNOW_CURB_CUT_PRIORITY SNOW_CURB_CUT_PRIORITY VARCHAR2 0
REGION_GARBAGE_PICK_UP_DAY REGION_GARBAGE_PICK_UP_DAY VARCHAR2
CRITICAL_INFRASTRUCTURE CRITICAL_INFRASTRUCTURE VARCHAR2 RoadCriticalInfrastructure Non-critical Road Evacuation Centres Road; Exit Road; Freeway; Major Internal; Non-Critical; Railway
CRITICAL_INFRASTRUCTURE CRITICAL_INFRASTRUCTURE VARCHAR2 RoadCriticalInfrastructure Non-critical Road Evacuation Centres Road; Exit Road; Freeway; Major Internal; Non-Critical; Railway
SNOWLOAD_LEFT_SEQUENCE Snowload left sequence NUMBER
SNOWLOAD_RIGHT_SEQUENCE Snowload right sequence NUMBER