Public methodology register
Scheduled routes serving a ward
- Version
- ward-counts-v1
- ID
- ward-inventory:route-count
Definition
- Definition
- The number of current imported routes linked to at least one stop assigned to the ward.
- Formula
- COUNT of precomputed ward-route relationships, grouped by ward.
- Units
- route records
- Population
- Distinct current imported route records linked to at least one stop contained by one Ottawa ward.
- Measurement window
- Current ward-boundary and schedule snapshots.
- Coverage
- Routes whose stop relationships and ward geometries can be resolved from the current imports.
- Publication eligibility
- Each operator-specific route record is counted at most once per ward.
- Scope
- One current City of Ottawa ward boundary and the current imported transit schedule.
- What this number can support
- Route inventory, not frequency, span, operated service, direct destination count, or a ward score.
Implementation status
- Source candidate
- Implemented in this source candidate.
- Public production
- This metric version has not been independently verified in the public production deployment.
The calculation is implemented in this source candidate. This record does not claim that the same version has been independently verified in the public production deployment.
Sources and identifiers
- Method
ward-counts-v1Ward inventory count method - Current API
ward-scorecardsCurrent ward scorecard public API - Dataset
ward-boundariesCity of Ottawa ward boundaries
Exclusions
- The count is not population-normalized and is not a ranking, service-quality score, or accessibility-chain claim.
- A missing geometry or uncomputable input remains null; it is not converted to zero.
Uncertainty and interpretation
- This is a current imported-data count. It can change after a source import and does not estimate unrecorded assets.
Current evidence
Change history
No registered material change is recorded for this metric version.