DATEX II summary document published

Date: 2/2/2010

Source: www.datex2.eu/

A 9-page summary document for the DATEX II Data Exchange Specifications has been published. The document states that:

“DATEX II has been developed to provide a standardised way of communicating and exchanging traffic information between traffic centres, service providers, other traffic operators and media partners. The specification provides for a harmonised way of exchanging data across boundaries, at a system level, to enable better management of the European road network.”

DATEX II has evolved from the original (now withdrawn) DATEX standards, published in 2000. Due to inter-operability issues and advances in technology, a second generation, DATEX II, was developed under the EC-funded ‘D2’ Project.

The D2 Project published Version 1.0 of the DATEX II specifications in December 2006. The model has since been substantially revised, based on feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, and the DATEX II v2.0 specifications were published in June 2009.

This set now forms the basis of the current submission to CEN for formal standardisation of the principal elements of DATEX II. The specification set can be downloaded from www.datex2.eu following free registration.

The contents of the summary document include:

• “A tool to meet the ITS interface challenge
• List & Description of main uses
• Exchange between traffic centres and to service providers
• Brief historyITS Action Plan
• DATEX II – testimonials from users
• DATEX II – the content
• DATEX II – the options
• DATEX II – the applications
• DATEX II – the description
• DATEX II – the organisation”

The document can be downloaded here: www.datex2.eu/.../DATEX_II_key_to_information_exchange.pdf

For further information see www.datex2.eu and www.itsradarinternational.info/.

HA recommended to review the summary

ITS Radar International will continue to monitor developments in DATEX II

Keywords: Communications, Standard, Traffic centre, Traffic information