Datex II or Datex2 is a data exchange standard for exchanging traffic information between traffic management centres, traffic service providers, traffic operators and media partners. It contains for example traffic incidents, current road works and other special traffic-related events. These data is presented in
XML
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-format and is modeled with
UML
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The standard is developed by the technical body ''Intelligent transport systems'' (
CEN/TC 278) of the
European Committee for Standardization
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The standard contains 12 parts:
# Context and framework
# Location referencing
# Situation publication
# Variable Message Sign (VMS) Publications
# Measured and Elaborated Data Publications
# Parking Publications
# Common data elements
# Traffic management publications and extensions dedicated to the urban environment
# Traffic signal management publications dedicated to the urban environment
# Energy infrastructure
# Publication of machine interpretable traffic regulations
# Facility related publications
References
External links
Official Datex II websiteDatex II example messagesDatex on openstreetmap
EN standards
Intelligent transportation systems
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