Traffic Incident Data Source

The TrafficIncident data source contains information traffic incidents. You can query for traffic incidents in a specified area by using the Bing Spatial Data ServicesQuery by Area API and the Query Near a Route API and any Bing Maps Key.

Traffic Incident Properties

The following table describes the information provided for a traffic incident.

How to query the TrafficIncidents data source

You can query the TrafficIncidents data source by using the following base URL and specifying an area to search by using the Query by Area API or the Query Near a Route API.

Base Query URL

http://spatial.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/data/8F77935E46704C718E45F52D0D5550A6/TrafficIncidents/TrafficIncident  

Query Example

The following query example queries for traffic incidents along a route from Houston, Texas to Galveston, Texas by using the Query Near a Route API. The query key you use can be any Bing Maps Key.

http://spatial.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/data/8F77935E46704C718E45F52D0D5550A6/TrafficIncidents/TrafficIncident?spatialFilter=nearRoute('Houston,TX','Galveston,Tx')&key=anyBingMapsKey  

XML Response

This request returns traffic incident information in the following format.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
<feed xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  
  <title type="text"></title>  
  <id>uuid:e767cc8a-6932-4ec1-9b78-d2c36aa81989;id=45353</id>  
  <rights type="text">© 2012 Microsoft and its suppliers.  This API and any results cannot be used or accessed without Microsoft's express written permission.</rights>  
  <updated>2012-02-01T19:08:15Z</updated>  
  <entry>  
    <id>https://spatial.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/data/8f77935e46704c718e45f52d0d5550a6/TrafficIncidents/TrafficIncident('277303858')</id>  
    <title type="text"></title>  
    <updated>2012-02-01T19:08:15Z</updated>  
    <content type="application/xml">  
      <m:properties>  
        <d:IncidentId>277303858</d:IncidentId>  
        <d:Latitude m:type="Edm.Double">29.378040</d:Latitude>  
        <d:Longitude m:type="Edm.Double">-95.020810</d:Longitude>  
        <d:LastModifiedUTC>2012-01-25T14:29:02.01Z</d:LastModifiedUTC>  
        <d:StartTimeUTC>2011-10-17T12:00:00Z</d:StartTimeUTC>  
        <d:EndTimeUTC>2012-02-12T14:00:00Z</d:EndTimeUTC>  
        <d:Type>Construction</d:Type>  
        <d:Severity>Minor</d:Severity>  
        <d:Verified>true</d:Verified>  
        <d:RoadClosed>true</d:RoadClosed>  
        <d:Description>FM-1765 is closed in both directions between Delaney Rd to FM-2004 - construction</d:Description>  
        <d:DetourInfo>follow the posted signage</d:DetourInfo>  
        <d:LaneInfo></d:LaneInfo>  
        <d:CongestionInfo></d:CongestionInfo>  
        <d:ToPointLatitude m:type="Edm.Double">0</d:ToPointLatitude>  
        <d:ToPointLongitude m:type="Edm.Double">0</d:ToPointLongitude>  
        <d:LocationCodes></d:LocationCodes>  
      </m:properties>  
    </content>  
  </entry>  
  <entry>  
    <id>https://spatial.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/data/8f77935e46704c718e45f52d0d5550a6/TrafficIncidents/TrafficIncident('277303880')</id>  
    <title type="text"></title>  
    <updated>2012-02-01T19:08:15Z</updated>  
    <content type="application/xml">  
      <m:properties>  
        <d:IncidentId>277303880</d:IncidentId>  
        <d:Latitude m:type="Edm.Double">29.769700</d:Latitude>  
        <d:Longitude m:type="Edm.Double">-95.358560</d:Longitude>  
        <d:LastModifiedUTC>2012-01-25T14:29:02.01Z</d:LastModifiedUTC>  
        <d:StartTimeUTC>2011-08-08T11:54:00Z</d:StartTimeUTC>  
        <d:EndTimeUTC>2012-10-01T22:00:00Z</d:EndTimeUTC>  
        <d:Type>Construction</d:Type>  
        <d:Severity>Minor</d:Severity>  
        <d:Verified>true</d:Verified>  
        <d:RoadClosed>true</d:RoadClosed>  
        <d:Description>N Main St is closed in both directions between Naylor St and Franklin St - construction</d:Description>  
        <d:DetourInfo>Follow posted signage</d:DetourInfo>  
        <d:LaneInfo></d:LaneInfo>  
        <d:CongestionInfo></d:CongestionInfo>  
        <d:ToPointLatitude m:type="Edm.Double">0</d:ToPointLatitude>  
        <d:ToPointLongitude m:type="Edm.Double">0</d:ToPointLongitude>  
        <d:LocationCodes></d:LocationCodes>  
      </m:properties>  
    </content>  
  </entry>  
</feed>  
  

JSON Response

When you specify $format=json in the URL, the response returns traffic incident information in the following JSON format.

{  
   "d":{  
      "__copyright":"\u00a9 2012 Microsoft and its suppliers.  This API and any results cannot be used or accessed without Microsoft's express written permission.",  
      "results":[  
         {  
            "__metadata":{  
               "uri":"https:\/\/spatial.virtualearth.net\/REST\/v1\/data\/8f77935e46704c718e45f52d0d5550a6\/TrafficIncidents\/TrafficIncident('277303858')"  
            },  
            "IncidentId":"277303858",  
            "Latitude":29.378040,  
            "Longitude":-95.020810,  
            "LastModifiedUTC":"2012-01-25T14:29:02.01Z",  
            "StartTimeUTC":"2011-10-17T12:00:00Z",  
            "EndTimeUTC":"2012-02-12T14:00:00Z",  
            "Type":"Construction",  
            "Severity":"Minor",  
            "Verified":"true",  
            "RoadClosed":"true",  
            "Description":"FM-1765 is closed in both directions between Delaney Rd to FM-2004 - construction",  
            "DetourInfo":"follow the posted signage",  
            "LaneInfo":"",  
            "CongestionInfo":"",  
            "ToPointLatitude":0,  
            "ToPointLongitude":0,  
            "LocationCodes":""  
         },  
         {  
            "__metadata":{  
               "uri":"https:\/\/spatial.virtualearth.net\/REST\/v1\/data\/8f77935e46704c718e45f52d0d5550a6\/TrafficIncidents\/TrafficIncident('277303880')"  
            },  
            "IncidentId":"277303880",  
            "Latitude":29.769700,  
            "Longitude":-95.358560,  
            "LastModifiedUTC":"2012-01-25T14:29:02.01Z",  
            "StartTimeUTC":"2011-08-08T11:54:00Z",  
            "EndTimeUTC":"2012-10-01T22:00:00Z",  
            "Type":"Construction",  
            "Severity":"Minor",  
            "Verified":"true",  
            "RoadClosed":"true",  
            "Description":"N Main St is closed in both directions between Naylor St and Franklin St - construction",  
            "DetourInfo":"Follow posted signage",  
            "LaneInfo":"",  
            "CongestionInfo":"",  
            "ToPointLatitude":0,  
            "ToPointLongitude":0,  
            "LocationCodes":""  
         }  
      ]  
   }  
}