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    • Next Generation Simulation (NGSIM) Vehicle Trajectories and Supporting Data

    Metadata Updated: January 20, 2026

    Click “Export” on the right to download the vehicle trajectory data. The associated metadata and additional data can be downloaded below under "Attachments".

    Researchers for the Next Generation Simulation (NGSIM) program collected detailed vehicle trajectory data on southbound US 101 and Lankershim Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA, eastbound I-80 in Emeryville, CA and Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. Data was collected through a network of synchronized digital video cameras. NGVIDEO, a customized software application developed for the NGSIM program, transcribed the vehicle trajectory data from the video. This vehicle trajectory data provided the precise location of each vehicle within the study area every one-tenth of a second, resulting in detailed lane positions and locations relative to other vehicles. Click the "Show More" button below to find additional contextual data and metadata for this dataset.

    For site-specific NGSIM video file datasets, please see the following: - NGSIM I-80 Videos: https://data.transportation.gov/Automobiles/Next-Generation-Simulation-NGSIM-Program-I-80-Vide/2577-gpny - NGSIM US-101 Videos: https://data.transportation.gov/Automobiles/Next-Generation-Simulation-NGSIM-Program-US-101-Vi/4qzi-thur - NGSIM Lankershim Boulevard Videos: https://data.transportation.gov/Automobiles/Next-Generation-Simulation-NGSIM-Program-Lankershi/uv3e-y54k - NGSIM Peachtree Street Videos: https://data.transportation.gov/Automobiles/Next-Generation-Simulation-NGSIM-Program-Peachtree/mupt-aksf

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2026
    Data Update Frequency R/PT0.1S

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOT Socrata Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2026
    Publisher Federal Highway Administration
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/8ect-6jqj
    Data First Published 2016-01-01
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2016-01-01
    Category Automobiles
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency R/PT0.1S
    Bureau Code 021:15
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.transportation.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Data Quality True
    Harvest Object Id 77b7abb2-0208-4257-b1cf-2dab92649ee9
    Harvest Source Id a776e4b7-8221-443c-85ed-c5ee5db0c360
    Harvest Source Title DOT Socrata Data.json
    Homepage URL https://data.transportation.gov/d/8ect-6jqj
    License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
    Old Spatial Los Angeles, California; Emeryville, California; Atlanta, Georgia
    Program Code 021:013
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 3e1b9fc07eaa343b0d0855841fec386dbd2cc255f2ec3494c9ee4c3a3717d787
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2005-04-20/2006-11-09

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