Automatic continuous counting points — direction-aggregated raw data

Traffic volume data from automatic permanent counting stations on federal highways are made available to BASt by Autobahn GmbH of the Federal Government and the federal states in a uniform data format. These raw data available to BASt are hourly data and have not been checked by the BASt for plausibility, nor have data preparations taken place. Thus, the files can contain, among other things, data gaps, incomplete measurement cross-sections, incorrect directional indications and implausible lane arrangements. In addition, there may be time shifts, faulty vehicle type distinctions, format errors and incorrect numerical values.

The hourly data are available as raw data in the BASt inventory format for traffic volume data as an ANSI dataset. Based on this raw data, aggregated hourly raw data were created at directional values. The general information on the respective automatic counting points is provided as monthly CSV files together with the direction-aggregated raw data in the zip files. Both the hourly data and the metadata only reflect the current state of play at the time of delivery. In general, no guarantee can be assumed by BASt at this stage of data collection for completeness and quality. There is a complete disclaimer of liability. BASt accepts no liability for damages resulting from the use of the information provided.

The results based on the plausibilised and finalised hourly data as well as the corresponding hourly data from 2003 are also provided by the BASt:
Automatic counting points on motorways and federal roads

Dataset description:
Dataset description for directional traffic volume data (PDF)

Each file can contain several million records. A correspondingly powerful editing software is recommended.