The Urban Flows Observatory Sheffield (UFlowS)
The Sheffield Urban Flows Observatory (the Observatory) has been collecting data around Sheffield from sensors which measure meteorological conditions, air quality, traffic, etc. since 2018.

All data archived is available to users in the form of Raw Instrumental Data (RID) and Daily Summaries (DS) through two web based tools:

The Portal, designed for human users to explore, using a map, the location of instruments, locate individual resources of interest and do quick data visualisation and data retrieval.

The Data Extraction Tool (DXT) designed for humans and bots; it allows the retrieval of large data volumes which may cover long periods of time.

Both Portal and DXT's main selection filter is the period of time covered. Users must indicate the initial date of interest and the last date of interest. Default values are provided.

Data is organised by views, each containing a subset of all instruments available. We do this to speed up the access to data. A list of all public views follows.

An in depth description of how the Portal and the DXT work is found in this PDF document

Contact us at urbanflows@sheffield.ac.uk

List of resources and links

default     Selected AQ/Met/Traffic sensors in Sheffield, UK
Allowed extraction window: 2026-09-23 to 2026-10-24

Data Content
weatherStations: WeatherStations across Sheffield   Data coverage: 2020-06-11 to 2025-12-31
AMfixed: Family of AQMesh monitors   Data coverage: 2019-02-28 to 2025-12-31
eWatch: Family of EnviroWatch monitors   Data coverage: 2019-06-01 to 2023-03-14
defra: DEFRA sensors   Data coverage: 2015-01-01 to 2025-12-19
SCC_flow: Sheffield City Council Traffic Flow sensors   Data coverage: 2019-07-12 to 2025-12-31
SCC_occupancy: Sheffield City Council Traffic Occupancy sensors   Data coverage: 2019-11-17 to 2025-12-31
SCC_speed: Sheffield City Council Traffic Speed sensors   Data coverage: 2020-09-18 to 2025-12-31
Click to access:
PORTAL Data
 
PORTAL Daily
 
DXT Data
 
DXT Daily
sheffTraff     Traffic in the city of Sheffield, UK
Allowed extraction window: 2026-09-23 to 2026-10-24

Data Content
SCC_flow: Sheffield City Council Traffic Flow sensors   Data coverage: 2019-07-12 to 2025-12-31
SCC_occupancy: Sheffield City Council Traffic Occupancy sensors   Data coverage: 2019-11-17 to 2025-12-31
SCC_speed: Sheffield City Council Traffic Speed sensors   Data coverage: 2020-09-18 to 2025-12-31
Click to access:
PORTAL Data
 
 
 
DXT Data
 
 
sheffCAZ     Traffic inside Sheffield's Clean Air Zone
Allowed extraction window: 2026-09-23 to 2026-10-24

Data Content
SCC_flow: Sheffield City Council Traffic Flow sensors   Data coverage: 2019-07-12 to 2025-12-31
SCC_occupancy: Sheffield City Council Traffic Occupancy sensors   Data coverage: 2019-11-17 to 2025-12-31
SCC_speed: Sheffield City Council Traffic Speed sensors   Data coverage: 2020-09-18 to 2025-12-31
Click to access:
PORTAL Data
 
PORTAL Daily
 
DXT Data
 
DXT Daily
sheffCentral     Sheffield traffic sensors in the city centre area
Allowed extraction window: 2026-09-23 to 2026-10-24

Data Content
SCC_flow: Sheffield City Council Traffic Flow sensors   Data coverage: 2019-07-12 to 2025-12-31
SCC_occupancy: Sheffield City Council Traffic Occupancy sensors   Data coverage: 2019-11-17 to 2025-12-31
SCC_speed: Sheffield City Council Traffic Speed sensors   Data coverage: 2020-09-18 to 2025-12-31
Click to access:
PORTAL Data
 
PORTAL Daily
 
DXT Data
 
DXT Daily
water     Instrument measuring water quantities
Allowed extraction window: 2026-09-23 to 2026-10-17

Data Content
weatherStations: WeatherStations across Sheffield   Data coverage: 2020-06-11 to 2025-12-31
eaFlood: Environment Agency's Water sensors   Data coverage: 2022-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Click to access:
PORTAL Data
 
PORTAL Daily
 
DXT Data
 
DXT Daily