The study’s goal is to improve access to publicly held road data for digital map providers. The scope of the study is defined as follows: Geographic coverage of the study is limited to the Member States of the European Union, taking into account Member States of the European Economic Area. The study includes any type of publicly accessible roads, i.e. foot and cycle paths, and rail, air and water connections are considered outside the scope of this study. The study considers data with the following properties; • Any data describing the road geometry, topology, and any other characteristics relevant for the efficiency, safety and comfort of any type of road user. • Static information, i.e. excluding dynamic and real-time information. Based on the EasyWay Traffic Information Clock a definition of ‘static’ is adopted for road data that is not expected to change within one year. This means that regulatory speed limits and temporary speed limit changes for periods longer than a year (e.g. for longer lasting road works) are considered part of the scope. Temporary speed limits for periods shorter than a year are considered to be covered by Action 1.1 and 1.4 of the Action Plan and therefore considered out of scope (e.g. speed limit changes for short-term road works, and variable speed limits indicated by VMS and matrix signs). • The study considers all road user types; private and commercial. • Data on publicly accessible roads are considered part of the scope. These data can be owned by public authorities, private parties, and public private co-operations. • Any findings and recommendations of the study will take into account the restrictions, rights and obligations of the European Commission and Member States as defined in the ITS Directive; • The study takes into account the results and recommendations of the eSafety Digital Maps Working Group. • The study focuses on what can be achieved within 10 years’ time. Chapter 1, this Chapter is the introduction and contains background, scope and a reading guide for the rest of this report. Chapter 2 describes the study’s methodology. In Chapter 3 the results of the state-of-the-art study phase are summarised. Chapter 4 presents the results from the specifications phase. It provides an overview of current and future map-based ITS applications, their minimum data requirements and procedural requirements. Chapter 5 describes the potential role of public data in meeting the application requirements. Chapter 6 describes currently available spatial data structures and how they can be best used to meet the minimum road data requirements and procedural requirements. The costs-benefit-assessment of D4 is summarised in Chapter 7. Chapter 8 identifies the standardisation requirements for road data in the next 10 years. Chapter 9 provides a synthesis of the findings of the previous chapters, presenting the recommendations for the minimum requirements and procedures for the disclosure of public road data. Chapter 10, provides an assessment of the recommendations against the ITS Directive Principles, and the recommendations of the eSafety Digital Maps Working Group. Chapter 11 contains the study conclusions. Chapter 12 contains the management section. It relates the study achievements to the study objectives and key research questions. All acronyms used in the document have been listed at the end of the main document. The acronym list is followed by the bibliography. Document references in the body text are indicated between square brackets (e.g. [1]). The number refers to the document number in the bibliography. (Author/publisher) For more information, see http://ec.europa.eu/transport/its/studies/its_en.htm
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