scope:

This Standard specifies the conceptual and logical data model and the exchange format for geographic data bases for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications. It includes a specification of potential contents of such data bases (Features, Attributes and Relationships), a specification of how these contents shall be represented, and of how relevant information about the database itself can be specified (meta data). The focus of this Standard is on ITS applications and emphasizes road and road related information. ITS applications, however, also require information in addition to road and road related information. The Conceptual Data Model has a broader focus than ITS applications. It is application independent. This allows for future harmonization of this Standard with other geographic database standards.