Traffic Control

Name: Ghana Traffic Control
Creator: OpenStreetMap contributors
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/

Traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, stop and give-way points across Ghana — the control points road-safety analysis is built on. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 1371 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 26, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 26, 2026GH₵29.001,371 recordsTransport

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT
control_type	TEXT
crossing_type	TEXT
has_signals	BOOLEAN
tactile_paving	BOOLEAN
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
locality	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
phone	TEXT
website	TEXT
osm_id	TEXT
source	TEXT

Preview

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First 5 rows of Traffic Control
nameTEXT	control typeTEXT	crossing typeTEXT	has signalsBOOLEAN	tactile pavingBOOLEAN	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
—	Traffic Signals	—	true	—	Greater Accra Region	La Dade-kotopon	—	5.58667	-0.170433	—	—	node/30730019	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Traffic Signals	—	true	—	Greater Accra Region	Ayawaso East Municipal	—	5.595332	-0.189305	—	—	node/30936304	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Traffic Signals	—	true	—	Greater Accra Region	Ayawaso East Municipal	—	5.595526	-0.189282	—	—	node/30936309	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Traffic Signals	—	true	—	Greater Accra Region	Ayawaso East Municipal	—	5.589567	-0.181835	—	—	node/30936406	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Traffic Signals	—	true	—	Greater Accra Region	La Dade-kotopon	—	5.589401	-0.181592	—	—	node/30936411	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT	control typeTEXT	crossing typeTEXT	has signalsBOOLEAN	tactile pavingBOOLEAN	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-control_type-1	example-crossing_type-1	true	true	example-region-1	example-district-1	example-locality-1	10	10	example-phone-1	example-website-1	10	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-control_type-2	example-crossing_type-2	false	false	example-region-2	example-district-2	example-locality-2	20	20	example-phone-2	example-website-2	20	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-control_type-3	example-crossing_type-3	true	true	example-region-3	example-district-3	example-locality-3	30	30	example-phone-3	example-website-3	30	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-control_type-4	example-crossing_type-4	false	false	example-region-4	example-district-4	example-locality-4	40	40	example-phone-4	example-website-4	40	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-control_type-5	example-crossing_type-5	true	true	example-region-5	example-district-5	example-locality-5	50	50	example-phone-5	example-website-5	50	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-control_type-6	example-crossing_type-6	false	false	example-region-6	example-district-6	example-locality-6	60	60	example-phone-6	example-website-6	60	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-control_type-7	example-crossing_type-7	true	true	example-region-7	example-district-7	example-locality-7	70	70	example-phone-7	example-website-7	70	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-control_type-8	example-crossing_type-8	false	false	example-region-8	example-district-8	example-locality-8	80	80	example-phone-8	example-website-8	80	example-source-8

1,366 more rows — see the plans

See the plans

Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/traffic_control

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 26, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 26, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026had warnings
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (OpenStreetMap contributors). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Traffic control (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/traffic-control

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/traffic_control?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/traffic_control?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/traffic_control",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

name

TEXT

control_type

TEXT

crossing_type

TEXT

has_signals

BOOLEAN

tactile_paving

BOOLEAN

region

TEXT

district

TEXT

locality

TEXT

latitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

longitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

phone

TEXT

website

TEXT

osm_id

TEXT

source

TEXT

nameTEXT

control typeTEXT

crossing typeTEXT

has signalsBOOLEAN

tactile pavingBOOLEAN

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

—

Traffic Signals

—

true

—

Greater Accra Region

La Dade-kotopon

—

5.58667

-0.170433

—

node/30730019

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Traffic Signals

—

true

—

Greater Accra Region

Ayawaso East Municipal

—

5.595332

-0.189305

—

node/30936304

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Traffic Signals

—

true

—

Greater Accra Region

Ayawaso East Municipal

—

5.595526

-0.189282

—

node/30936309

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Traffic Signals

—

true

—

Greater Accra Region

Ayawaso East Municipal

—

5.589567

-0.181835

—

node/30936406

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Traffic Signals

—

true

—

Greater Accra Region

La Dade-kotopon

—

5.589401

-0.181592

—

node/30936411

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT

control typeTEXT

crossing typeTEXT

has signalsBOOLEAN

tactile pavingBOOLEAN

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-control_type-1

example-crossing_type-1

true

example-region-1

example-district-1

example-locality-1

example-phone-1

example-website-1

example-source-1

example-name-2

example-control_type-2

example-crossing_type-2

false

example-region-2

example-district-2

example-locality-2

example-phone-2

example-website-2

example-source-2

example-name-3

example-control_type-3

example-crossing_type-3

true

example-region-3

example-district-3

example-locality-3

example-phone-3

example-website-3

example-source-3

example-name-4

example-control_type-4

example-crossing_type-4

false

example-region-4

example-district-4

example-locality-4

example-phone-4

example-website-4

example-source-4

example-name-5

example-control_type-5

example-crossing_type-5

true

example-region-5

example-district-5

example-locality-5

example-phone-5

example-website-5

example-source-5

example-name-6

example-control_type-6

example-crossing_type-6

false

example-region-6

example-district-6

example-locality-6

example-phone-6

example-website-6

example-source-6

example-name-7

example-control_type-7

example-crossing_type-7

true

example-region-7

example-district-7

example-locality-7

example-phone-7

example-website-7

example-source-7

example-name-8

example-control_type-8

example-crossing_type-8

false

example-region-8

example-district-8

example-locality-8

example-phone-8

example-website-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Traffic control (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/traffic-control

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/traffic_control?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/traffic_control?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/traffic_control",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]