- access point
means a digital interface where data listed in the Annex, together with the corresponding metadata, are made accessible for re-use to data users, or where the sources and metadata of these data are made accessible for re-use to data users;
- accessibility of the data
means a possibility to request and obtain the data at any time in a digital machine-readable format;
- comprehensive trans-European road network
means the road transport infrastructure that is part of the comprehensive network as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013;
- core trans-European road network
means the road transport infrastructure that is part of the core network as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013;
- crucial data types
means data types which are considered crucial for the benefit of increased reliability of real-time traffic information services, supporting safe and efficient door-to-door travel and future mobility services;
- data holder
means any legal person, data subject or public or private entity who has the right to grant access to or to share the data types listed in the Annex under its control, in accordance with applicable Union or national law;
- data on infrastructure
means data that describes the road network or facilities on or along the road network;
- data on regulations and restrictions
means data that relates to a traffic regulation or a restriction applicable to vehicles on the road network;
- data on the real-time use of the network
means data that describes the current use of the road network and usage options on the road network;
- data on the state of the network
means data that describes temporary situations which could prevent or slow travel or can inform the end-user in dangerous situations;
- data update
means any modification of the existing data, including its deletion or insertion of new or additional elements;
- data user
means any road authority, road operator, tolling operator, service provider and digital map producer or any other entity using data to create real-time traffic information or, where allowed by the terms and conditions determined by the data holder, using the data for other mobility related purposes;
- discovery services
means services allowing for the search of the requested data using the contents of the corresponding metadata and displaying such contents;
- dynamic data
means data that change often or on a regular basis;
- end-user
means any road user, natural or legal person, who has access to real-time traffic information services;
- holder of in-vehicle generated data
means any entity engaged in in-vehicle generated data collection, aggregation or other types of processing to fulfil privacy requirements;
- in-vehicle generated data
means any data created by the vehicle or by an on-board device embedded in the vehicle or personal devices offering ITS-applications while the vehicle is in use;
- metadata
means a structured description of the contents of the data facilitating the discovery and use of this data;
- motorway
means a road which is designated as such by the Member State in which it is located;
- primary roads
means a road outside urban areas that connects major cities or regions, or both, not classified as part of the comprehensive trans-European road network or as a motorway;
- private roads
means a road not owned by a public road or transport authority, excluding roads owned by a public road or transport authority but assigned to a private entity in the form of a management concession;
- real-time traffic information
means information derived from any data on the infrastructure, data on regulations and restrictions, data on the state of the network and data on the real-time use of the network, or the combination thereof;
- real-time traffic information service
means an ITS service that provides end-users immediately with real-time traffic information;
- road authority
means any public authority responsible for the planning, control or management of roads falling within its territorial competence;
- road operator
means any public or private entity that is responsible for the maintenance and management of the road and management of traffic flows;
- service provider
means any public or private provider of a real-time traffic information service, excluding a mere conveyer of data to data users;
- static data
means data that do not change often or on a regular basis;
- temporary traffic management measures
means temporary measures intended to solve a given traffic disturbance and designed for example to control and guide traffic flows;
- tolling operator
means any public or private entity taking the role of toll service provider or toll charger as defined in Directive (EU) 2019/520 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- traffic circulation plans
means permanent traffic management measures that are designed by traffic managers to control and guide traffic flows in response to permanent or recurring traffic disturbances;
- traffic signs
means any road sign, signal, device, notice or road marking that identifies a danger, advises persons of the precautions to be taken against such danger, indicates the existence of a road regulation or implements such a regulation, following the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals;