plow-tracker

Determine active Pittsburgh snow plows and recent route activity near an address.

1|Updated Jan 28, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ianpcook/plow-tracker --skill plow-tracker
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: plow-tracker
Source: https://github.com/ianpcook/plow-tracker/tree/main
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ianpcook/plow-tracker --skill plow-tracker

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps residents quickly figure out whether Pittsburgh snow plows are active and whether they have plowed a specific street recently, so you know when it’s safe to head out.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Real-time plow status: See all tracked plows and optionally filter to only those that are moving.
  • Nearby discovery: Find plows near an address, ZIP code, or neighborhood and get relative distance plus last update timing.
  • Plow coverage checks & history: Check whether a given address has seen recent route activity, and inspect the route history for a specific vehicle ID (e.g., PW-110).

Quick Start

Ask: “plow-tracker.py status --active”.

Frequently Asked Questions about plow-tracker

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I track Pittsburgh snow plows in real time to see if they are currently moving?

Check if your street has been plowed in Pittsburgh by using Nominatim geocoding to locate your address and applying time-window filtering against historical route points from the ArcGIS feature service to validate recent snow plow coverage.

Can I find snow plows near my Pittsburgh address or neighborhood?

Inspect the route history of a specific Pittsburgh snow plow by querying the ArcGIS feature service JSON for historical route points tied to a specific vehicle ID, such as PW-110, and applying time-window filtering to validate its past coverage.

Do I need an API key to geocode addresses for Pittsburgh snow plow tracking?

Geocoding addresses for Pittsburgh snow plow tracking uses Nominatim, which requires no API key. You can resolve user-provided locations, ZIP codes, or neighborhoods directly to validate nearby plow activity without external authentication.

What are the limitations of using ArcGIS feature service data for snow plow tracking?

Snow plow tracking limitations depend on the ArcGIS feature service JSON telemetry update frequency. If vehicle location history or route points lack sufficient temporal resolution, time-window filtering for retrospective street coverage validation may be inaccurate.