Cameras

Description

The Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) files provided below describe the location and status of each Caltrans' CCTV located on the State Highway Network.

File formats include CSV, JSON, TXT and XML. Each file format contains the same data set. These files are available for integration into your application and are available via the HTTPS protocol. There is no charge for the use of this data.

Conditions of Use

Please read the Conditions Of Use before using these data sets.

Caltrans traffic camera video footage and still images are neither retained nor archived.

Announcements

October 20, 2020 : On November 9, 2020 Caltrans will be migrating the Caltrans Wholesale Website Portal Version 2 (CWWP2) to the HTTPS protocol from the HTTP protocol. HTTP will be available until November 9th, 2020 and will be redirected to HTTPS thereafter. HTTPS will not be available until after the transition on November 9th, 2020. Please update your clients and applications that utilize the CWWP2 as necessary to accommodate this important change.

Data Format and File Layout

Data is available in four file formats that contain the same information to allow easy integration into your application. Included below are the file format layouts:

CSV - Comma Separated Values
JSON - JavaScript Object Notation
TXT - Text file with delimeter value of "ÿ" or 0xFF
XML - Extensible Markup Language

Data Description

Data in each of these file formats are defined in the following documents:

Field description - Describes field number, field name, description, type, nominal value, example value and which file format field is used
GIS Data Dictionary (XLSX) - GIS Portal Data Dictionary for the CWWP2 CCTV data sets
District Reporting Matrix - Describes which Districts are reporting data in each field
District Map and County Chart - Shows the relationship of Districts to counties
Route Chart - Lists the state highway routes
Postmile Prefix / Route Suffix / Alignment Charts - Decodes the values reported in the Postmile Prefix, Route Suffix and Alignment fields

File Locations

Data sets are broken up by Caltrans Districts.

CSV Format

CCTV CSV files available by district, file update frequency, file url and comments
District	File Update Frequency	File URL
1	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d1/cctv/cctvStatusD01.csv
2	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d2/cctv/cctvStatusD02.csv
3	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d3/cctv/cctvStatusD03.csv
4	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d4/cctv/cctvStatusD04.csv
5	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d5/cctv/cctvStatusD05.csv
6	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d6/cctv/cctvStatusD06.csv
7	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d7/cctv/cctvStatusD07.csv
8	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d8/cctv/cctvStatusD08.csv
9	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d9/cctv/cctvStatusD09.csv
10	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d10/cctv/cctvStatusD10.csv
11	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d11/cctv/cctvStatusD11.csv
12	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d12/cctv/cctvStatusD12.csv

JSON Format

CCTV JSON files available by district, file update frequency, file url and comments
District	File Update Frequency	File URL
1	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d1/cctv/cctvStatusD01.json
2	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d2/cctv/cctvStatusD02.json
3	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d3/cctv/cctvStatusD03.json
4	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d4/cctv/cctvStatusD04.json
5	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d5/cctv/cctvStatusD05.json
6	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d6/cctv/cctvStatusD06.json
7	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d7/cctv/cctvStatusD07.json
8	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d8/cctv/cctvStatusD08.json
9	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d9/cctv/cctvStatusD09.json
10	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d10/cctv/cctvStatusD10.json
11	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d11/cctv/cctvStatusD11.json
12	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d12/cctv/cctvStatusD12.json

TXT Format

CCTV TXT files available by district, file update frequency, file url and comments
District	File Update Frequency	File URL
1	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d1/cctv/cctvStatusD01.txt
2	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d2/cctv/cctvStatusD02.txt
3	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d3/cctv/cctvStatusD03.txt
4	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d4/cctv/cctvStatusD04.txt
5	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d5/cctv/cctvStatusD05.txt
6	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d6/cctv/cctvStatusD06.txt
7	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d7/cctv/cctvStatusD07.txt
8	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d8/cctv/cctvStatusD08.txt
9	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d9/cctv/cctvStatusD09.txt
10	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d10/cctv/cctvStatusD10.txt
11	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d11/cctv/cctvStatusD11.txt
12	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d12/cctv/cctvStatusD12.txt

XML Format

CCTV XML files available by district, file update frequency, file url and comments
District	File Update Frequency	File URL
1	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d1/cctv/cctvStatusD01.xml
2	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d2/cctv/cctvStatusD02.xml
3	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d3/cctv/cctvStatusD03.xml
4	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d4/cctv/cctvStatusD04.xml
5	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d5/cctv/cctvStatusD05.xml
6	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d6/cctv/cctvStatusD06.xml
7	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d7/cctv/cctvStatusD07.xml
8	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d8/cctv/cctvStatusD08.xml
9	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d9/cctv/cctvStatusD09.xml
10	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d10/cctv/cctvStatusD10.xml
11	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d11/cctv/cctvStatusD11.xml
12	as necessary	https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/data/d12/cctv/cctvStatusD12.xml