Terminology

period in a day, significant for some aspect of public transport, e.g. similar traffic conditions or fare category

period in a day, significant for some aspect of public transport, e.g. similar traffic conditions or fare category

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: EN 28701, CEN TS 16614-1
Terminology

the assignment of a TIME DEMAND TYPE to a TIME BAND depending on the DAY TYPE and GROUP OF TIMING LINKS

the assignment of a TIME DEMAND TYPE to a TIME BAND depending on the DAY TYPE and GROUP OF TIMING LINKS

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

an indicator of traffic conditions or other factors which may affect vehicle run or wait times; it may be entered directly by the scheduler or defined by the use of TIME BANDs

an indicator of traffic conditions or other factors which may affect vehicle run or wait times; it may be entered directly by the scheduler or defined by the use of TIME BANDs

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

the TIMETABLED arrival or departure time for a Vehicle Journey at a STOP POINT is the planned time for this event, as distinct from the ESTIMATED or OBSERVED time
NOTE 1 to entry: In TransModel, TIMETABLED is synonymous with ‘Scheduled’.

the TIMETABLED arrival or departure time for a Vehicle Journey at a STOP POINT is the planned time for this event, as distinct from the ESTIMATED or OBSERVED time
NOTE 1 to entry: In TransModel, TIMETABLED is synonymous with ‘Scheduled’.

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: CEN TS 15531-1
Terminology

long-term planned time data concerning public transport vehicles passing a particular POINT IN JOURNEY PATTERN on a specified VEHICLE JOURNEY for a certain DAY TYPE

long-term planned time data concerning public transport vehicles passing a particular POINT IN JOURNEY PATTERN on a specified VEHICLE JOURNEY for a certain DAY TYPE

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

the position of a TIMING LINK in a JOURNEY PATTERN; this entity is needed if a TIMING LINK is repeated in the same JOURNEY PATTERN, and separate information is to be stored about each iteration of the TIMING LINK

the position of a TIMING LINK in a JOURNEY PATTERN; this entity is needed if a TIMING LINK is repeated in the same JOURNEY PATTERN, and separate information is to be stored about each iteration of the TIMING LINK

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

an ordered pair of TIMING POINTs for which run times may be recorded

an ordered pair of TIMING POINTs for which run times may be recorded

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

the subset of a JOURNEY PATTERN made up only of TIMING POINTs IN JOURNEY PATTERN

the subset of a JOURNEY PATTERN made up only of TIMING POINTs IN JOURNEY PATTERN

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

a POINT against which the timing information necessary to build schedules may be recorded.
NOTE 1 to entry: In SIRI, may be, but is not necessarily, a STOP POINT.
NOTE 2: to entry In many systems, Target Times for stops that are not timing points are interpolated simplistically from the timing points by either the scheduling system, or the AVMS system, and may represent a lower level of…

a POINT against which the timing information necessary to build schedules may be recorded.
NOTE 1 to entry: In SIRI, may be, but is not necessarily, a STOP POINT.
NOTE 2: to entry In many systems, Target Times for stops that are not timing points are interpolated simplistically from the timing points by either the scheduling system, or the AVMS system, and may represent a lower level of accuracy of prediction.

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: CEN TS 15531-1, CEN TS 16614-1
Terminology

a POINT in a JOURNEY PATTERN which is a TIMING POINT

a POINT in a JOURNEY PATTERN which is a TIMING POINT

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

a concept used by a Notification Producer to categorise Notification Messages to decide which Subscribers should be sent a Notification
NOTE 1 to entry: A Subscriber specifies which Topics it is interested in as part of its Subscription Request.

a concept used by a Notification Producer to categorise Notification Messages to decide which Subscribers should be sent a Notification
NOTE 1 to entry: A Subscriber specifies which Topics it is interested in as part of its Subscription Request.

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: CEN TS 15531-1
Terminology

extended Gazetteer of PLACEs within a geographical area labelled in a consistent manner so as to be suitable for use in different contexts in customer facing services
NOTE 1 to entry: Will include associations representing topographical relationships such as hierarchy, adjacency.

extended Gazetteer of PLACEs within a geographical area labelled in a consistent manner so as to be suitable for use in different contexts in customer facing services
NOTE 1 to entry: Will include associations representing topographical relationships such as hierarchy, adjacency.

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: EN 28701
Terminology

geographical settlement which provides topographical context when searching for or presenting travel information, for example as the origin or destination of a trip
NOTE 1 to entry: It may be of any size (e.g. County, City, Town, Village) and of different specificity, e.g. Greater London, London, West End, Westminster, St James’s.
NOTE 2 to entry: A TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACE may be associated…

geographical settlement which provides topographical context when searching for or presenting travel information, for example as the origin or destination of a trip
NOTE 1 to entry: It may be of any size (e.g. County, City, Town, Village) and of different specificity, e.g. Greater London, London, West End, Westminster, St James’s.
NOTE 2 to entry: A TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACE may be associated with a PLACE (including a STOP PLACE), but not all PLACEs are TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACEs. TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACEs may be organised through hierarchical containment and disjoint adjacency relationships.
NOTE 3 to entry: A TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACE should always have a canonical gazetteer name. It may be necessary to use the hierarchical topographical relationships of the TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACE to establish a unique context with which to distinguish between two TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACEs with the same name.

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: CEN TR 16427, CEN TS 16614-1
Terminology

a POINT where the traffic flow can be influenced
EXAMPLE: Traffic lights (lanterns), barriers.

a POINT where the traffic flow can be influenced
EXAMPLE: Traffic lights (lanterns), barriers.

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

a vehicle composed of TRAIN ELEMENTs in a certain order, i.e. of wagons assembled together and propelled by a locomotive or one of the wagons

a vehicle composed of TRAIN ELEMENTs in a certain order, i.e. of wagons assembled together and propelled by a locomotive or one of the wagons

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: CEN TS 15531-1, CEN TS 16614-1
Terminology

a composite train formed of several TRAIN BLOCK PARTs coupled together during a certain period
NOTE: Any coupling or separation action marks the start of a new TRAIN BLOCK.

a composite train formed of several TRAIN BLOCK PARTs coupled together during a certain period
NOTE: Any coupling or separation action marks the start of a new TRAIN BLOCK.

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: CEN TS 15531-1
Terminology

a component of a vehicle TRAIN BLOCK; the position of a vehicle BLOCK within a TRAIN BLOCK

a component of a vehicle TRAIN BLOCK; the position of a vehicle BLOCK within a TRAIN BLOCK

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: CEN TS 15531-1, CEN TS 16614-1
Terminology

a specification of the order of TRAIN ELEMENTs in a TRAIN

a specification of the order of TRAIN ELEMENTs in a TRAIN

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: CEN TS 15531-1
Terminology

a TRAIN ELEMENT is an elementary component of a TRAIN (e.g. car, locomotive).

a TRAIN ELEMENT is an elementary component of a TRAIN (e.g. car, locomotive).

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: CEN TR 16427
Terminology

the specification of the order of TRAINs in a COMPOUND TRAIN

the specification of the order of TRAINs in a COMPOUND TRAIN

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

specification of codes assigned to particular VEHICLE JOURNEYs when operated by TRAINs or COMPOUND TRAINs according to a functional purpose (passenger information, operation follow-up, etc)

specification of codes assigned to particular VEHICLE JOURNEYs when operated by TRAINs or COMPOUND TRAINs according to a functional purpose (passenger information, operation follow-up, etc)

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

the association of a TRAIN COMPONENT at a SCHEDULED STOP POINT with a specific STOP PLACE and also possibly a QUAY and BOARDING POSITION

the association of a TRAIN COMPONENT at a SCHEDULED STOP POINT with a specific STOP PLACE and also possibly a QUAY and BOARDING POSITION

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

association of a TRAIN, TRAIN BLOCK PART or TRAIN ELEMENT at a SCHEDULED STOP POINT with a specific STOP PLACE and also possibly a QUAY and BOARDING POSITION

association of a TRAIN, TRAIN BLOCK PART or TRAIN ELEMENT at a SCHEDULED STOP POINT with a specific STOP PLACE and also possibly a QUAY and BOARDING POSITION

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: EN 28701
Terminology

end point of a TRANSFER

end point of a TRANSFER

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

a couple of POINTs located sufficiently near that it may represent for a passenger a possibility to reach one of these POINTs when starting at the other one in a timescale which is realistic when carrying out a trip, e.g. CONNECTION, ACCESS

a couple of POINTs located sufficiently near that it may represent for a passenger a possibility to reach one of these POINTs when starting at the other one in a timescale which is realistic when carrying out a trip, e.g. CONNECTION, ACCESS

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: CEN TS 16614-1
Terminology

the time needed to go from stop point to stop point across a CONNECTION LINK

the time needed to go from stop point to stop point across a CONNECTION LINK

Application Area: Public Transport
Terminology

US standard developed by APTA for introducing advanced ITS technologies into PT to improve safety, security, and efficiency

US standard developed by APTA for introducing advanced ITS technologies into PT to improve safety, security, and efficiency

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: ISO 17185-1
Terminology

standard logical data storage within the payment application available for transit ticketing operations, even if this storage is open to other merchants
NOTE 1 to entry: Transit data storage can take two implementation forms that determine their life cycle: included in the payment transaction log; separate, and available for non-payment needs.

standard logical data storage within the payment application available for transit ticketing operations, even if this storage is open to other merchants
NOTE 1 to entry: Transit data storage can take two implementation forms that determine their life cycle: included in the payment transaction log; separate, and available for non-payment needs.

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: ISO 14806
Terminology

CEN standard (EN 12896) for reference data model for public transport information which provides an abstract model of common public transport concepts and data structures that can be used to build many different kind of public transport information system, including for timetabling, fares, operational management, real-time data, journey planning, etc.

CEN standard (EN 12896) for reference data model for public transport information which provides an abstract model of common public transport concepts and data structures that can be used to build many different kind of public transport information system, including for timetabling, fares, operational management, real-time data, journey planning, etc.

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: ISO 17185-1
Terminology

a characterisation of the operation according to the means of transport (e.g. bus, tram, metro, train, ferry, ship)

a characterisation of the operation according to the means of transport (e.g. bus, tram, metro, train, ferry, ship)

Application Area: Public Transport
Associated Standards: CEN TR 16427

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