Roadway Pavement Markings Data


About

In the fall of 2017, DDOT contracted with Cyclomedia on a project to perform an automated extraction of the pavement markings on DC roadways

Data structure

FID 

Unique ID 

Geometry 

Binary geometry (Shapefile only, not in excel) 

X 

X-coordinate 

Y 

Y-coordinate 

Z 

Z-coordinate 

stdx 

Standard deviation in X 

stdy 

Standard deviation in Y 

stdz 

Standard deviation in Z 

Type 

Type of road marking. See table in 2.6 for the different types. 

Text 

The text of text/numerical markings 

Condition 

The physical condition of the road marking. This attribute is optional. 

Feature Types

Type of feature

Geometry

Annotation example

Comments

Reversible Lane Marking

Line


Transverse stop lines (stop bar)

Line


Double Lines

Line


Solid Lines

Line


Broken Lines

Line


Dotted Lines

Line


Yield Lines

Line


Do Not Block Intersection Markings
(non-filled)

Polygon


In case there is no box (only text), this will be annotated as text

Do Not Block Intersection Markings
(Cross-hatched)

Polygon



Do Not Block Intersection Markings

(text-filled)

Polygon



Cross Walks
(non-filled)

Lines


Cross Walks

(longitudinal striping)

Lines


Cross Walks

(diagonal striping)

Lines


Text and numerals

Point


Including actual text

Arrow markings

Point

Any type of arrow markings, such as (but not limited to) Through lane , Turn Lane, Wrong Way, Bike Lane and Lane reduction arrows,

Arrow like features used for speed humps will be annotated as speed hump symbols.

HOV Lane Symbol

Point

Diamond symbol for HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes

Bike Lane Symbol

Point


Yield ahead Symbol

Point


Speed Hump Markings

Point

Only the types shown in the MUTCD will be annotated.

Route Shield (Interstate)

Point

Including text

Route Shields (US Route)

Point

Including text

Route Shields (State Route)

Point

Including text

Advance Warning Markings for Speed Humps

Line

One longitudinal line through the center off all bars.

Diagonally hatched markings

Point

For all diagonally hatched marking except Cross walks.

A point is placed near the center of the filled area. Any lines around the area will be annotated separately.

Cross-hatch markings

Point

For all cross hatched marking except Cross walks. A point is placed near the center of the filled area. Any lines around the area will be annotated separately.

Chevron markings

Point

For all chevron markings except speed hump markings. A point is placed near the center of the filled area. Any lines around the area will be annotated separately.

Speed reduction markings

Line


Parking space markings

Line

Longitudinal outline, without cross markings.

Accessibility Parking Space Marking

Point


Project Proposal/Offering

For more information about this project, please check out the copy of the project brochure below.

Product Description Road Markings PFC.pdf