The Data Collection Team can provide data on all types of traffic and pedestrian movements from over 262 Automatic Traffic Count (ATC) sites and to individual needs.

Data may be collected by real time observation or captured using cameras and analysed later. Videos can also be used to capture vehicular interaction at busy and congested junctions, pedestrian movements and bus passengers.

Surveys can be manual counts to monitor specific categories of traffic, Automatic Traffic Counts (ATCs) for longer term counts or by video capture techniques.

The required output for each survey is different, so the expert knowledge of the Data Collection Team is vital in the assessment of each requirement to ensure the analysis and provision of relevant and accurate data.

Leicestershire County Council has a long history of survey work within the County including the Department for Transport contract. The team of staff including 24 full-time traffic enumerators is proud of its reputation for the provision of an excellent service and high quality data.

The service is quality assured and accredited to BSEN 9001 standards and provided under the County Council’s Data Quality Strategy.

Our services include

Classified Traffic Counts Using Automatic Traffic Counters (ATCs) and manual counts by enumerators to record vehicular movements.	Roadside Interview and Bus Passenger Surveys, before and after studies
Speed Surveys Using hand radar to produce an 85th percentile at very specific survey locations or Speed Detection Radar (SDR) to produce long term covert data including the 85th percentile.	Provision of historical trend data over many years from our large traffic count database holding counts going back 10 years
Bus Reliability/Occupancy Surveys Using experienced enumerators to record the punctuality of public transport or the number of passengers using it	Queue Length Surveys Using enumerators to record the length of queues at busy junctions either at intervals or recording when a queue reaches predefined length
Cyclist Surveys Using manual counts to evaluate the number of cyclists using the carriageway, footpath or cycle-track to promote sustainable travel.	Journey Time Surveys Using GPS devices and following pre-defined routes we can conduct numerous trips at specific time periods
Pedestrian Surveys Using manual counts to evaluate the number of pedestrians crossing the carriageway to assess vehicular and pedestrian interaction.	Parking Beat Surveys Using experienced enumerators or number plate recognition to monitor on and off-street parking, recording the length of stay for each vehicle

Further information

Members of the Data Collection Team are experienced in the organisation of all types of traffic survey work and will be pleased to provide informed and impartial advice on the specification and execution of traffic related data collection.

The Transport Modelling and Data Collection Team is part of the Environment and Transport department at Leicestershire County Council. Surveys or more information can be requested at any time by calling the Team on 0116 305 7648 or by emailing tdi@leics.gov.uk

Examples of our recent commissions

Earl Shilton Bypass – Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) study for Leicestershire County Council	Manual and automatic traffic counts at 29 locations to assess the impact of the bypass opening.
Watermead Park Pedestrian and Cycle Counts for SUSTRANS	Manual and Video surveys took place at numerous sites around Watermead Park in Leicestershire.
Speed Survey for Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA)	Hand Radar Survey at Nailstone Road, Carlton.
Data provision for White Young Green	Supplied data from 32 manual classified counts for use in a transport assessment.
Automatic Traffic Count Survey for Palmers of Oakham	Traffic flow and speed data were provided over a one week time period at Hambleton Road, Egleton using MetroCount.

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