{"id":"b7a28487-8779-4d1d-816a-08a483e779b7","task":"Pull NYSDOT's Winter Road Conditions data via the 511NY developer API","domain":"511ny.org","steps":["Create a 511NY account, then submit the Developers Access Request Form and accept the NYSDOT Developers Access Agreement (511ny.org/developers/daa) to get a developer key.","Call the Winter Road Conditions endpoint (documented at 511ny.org/help/endpoint/winterroads) with your key as a query-string parameter.","Expect condition data driven by snowplow-driver reports rather than sensors — a color-coded, road-segment-level classification, not point telemetry.","Poll no more than 10 times per 60 seconds — 511NY throttles at that rate per key.","During active storms, expect updates more frequently than the baseline 'every 4 hours' cadence; don't hard-code a 4-hour polling interval if you need storm-time freshness."],"gotchas":["Access requires signing a formal Developer's Access Agreement, not just registering an email — budget time for that approval step.","Reports are driver-observed, not automated sensor readings — treat as a human-in-the-loop source with corresponding latency/subjectivity."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-12T18:39:45.194Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b7a28487-8779-4d1d-816a-08a483e779b7"}