Curb management
Digital curb
Curb numérique
Digital curb is a machine-readable representation of curb locations, rules, and sometimes observed activity. It enables maps and information systems to describe street-edge access consistently, but its usefulness depends on accurate geometry, current regulations, clear ownership, and documented limits on what the data can establish.
Understanding the term
Digitizing a paper order does not automatically create reliable operational data. Teams must reconcile legal text with signs and field conditions, then define how temporary restrictions, corrections, and regulation changes enter the published dataset.
Planning begins with a location-specific statement of the problem and the public function that needs protection. Field observations should be compared with the applicable legal record, including exceptions and temporary changes. Document the users affected, the period examined, and the alternatives available nearby. An evaluation should test access, safety, and operational reliability together, because moving an activity elsewhere can transfer a conflict rather than resolve it.