The project seeks to keep the HA informed not only about standards developments within Europe, but also about agreements on common approaches towards location referencing and data exchange, thus providing strategic information to the Highways Agency. We also maintain a document which tracks published international standards relevant to ITS, and the progress of work developing further standards in this area.
Please find below links to newsletters and factsheets about ITS Standards:
A listing of published ITS standards with details of the status of those which are under development. Contact details for the various working groups are also given.
IMS for the Transport Industry Conference Report Report by Peter Vermaat on a February 2007 meeting on IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) for the Transport Industry, addressing the potential benefits and future implementation of this communication media.
June 2009 - INSPIRE Fact Sheet EU INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information on Transport Networks) seeks to understand more about place, and the impacts upon the people and assets at that location, to better plan, manage risk and utilise resources. Similarly the Location Strategy for the UK seeks to enhance knowledge of place by creating a framework in which data can be harmonised and shared in a meaningful way.
March 2009 - eCall Fact Sheet eCall is an in-vehicle emergency call service that is designed to speed up emergency response, with benefits for both casualties and other road users. This Fact Sheet outlines the service and its potential benefits, summarises the European policy and activities, including research and standards and outlines the UK position. The first version of the Fact Sheet was published in March 2006. It was updated in January 2007 and has been udated again to take account of events during 2007 and 2008.
February 2007 - ITS Registry Factsheet The Highways Agency ITS Registry is a repository of data definitions and data models with an associated process for improving quality and for harmonisation across different systems. The Fact Sheet describes this pilot project, the data models included and plans for the future.
January 2007 - DATEX II Fact Sheet DATEX II is developing to provide an accurate and reliable method for traffic data exchange between traffic centres and service providers. This Fact Sheet is a guide to DATEX II, summarising how it has evolved, benefits, European policy and activities and the status of DATEX in the UK.
May 2006 - Standards factsheet A brief guide to Standards and standardisation. A Standard is a specification approved by a body recognised at the regional, national or international level and made available to the public.
