EuroRoadS A pan-European Road Data Solution Project within the eContent programme

EuroRoadSA pan-European Road Data Solution

Project within the eContent programme

Work Packages

WP 1 Project Management

WP 2 Evaluation and Quality Control

WP 3 Awareness and Dissemination of Information

WP 4 Business Case

WP 5 User Requirements

WP 6 Road Data Specification Framework

WP 7 Demonstration

WP 8 Implementation Plan

WP 9 Exploitation Plan

Key activities

Business Case

User needs

Specifications

Demonstration

Implementation

Exploitation

Evaluation & Quality control

Dissemination of information

WP1Project Management

Co-ordinate project management and

the financial and administrative work

Establish the basis for assessment

and evaluation of the project

WP2Evaluation & Quality Control

Prepare a common model describing the safeguarded data flow from acquisition to the final applications

Elaboration of concepts for safe-guarding of quality for the complete data processing chain

WP3Awareness & Dissemination of

information

- increase awareness andraise interest in the project

- information plan- Internet web site- brochure- newsletters- conferences- workshops

WP4Business Case

- Potential market Identification

- Cost / benefit analysis

- Business Case studies

WP5User requirements

- Identify user groups- Identify user requirements

• data structure

• data content and quality

• data access

• etc.

WP6Road Data Specification

Framework- Road network Model: quality model,

reference system- Content Specification: feature types,

attribute types, attribute values, quality level- Generalisation Rules- Geodetic Reference System- Data Exchange Model and Format- Meta Data Catalogue- Edge Matching- Terminology Catalogue

WP7Demonstration

- show complete data chain from acquisition to final services

- integrate different levels of public administration

- show and validate the usefulness of a road data specification

- support dissemination and networking through concrete implementation results

WP8Implementation Plan

- Recommendations to support a rapid creation of an infra-structure for European road data.

- Address structures, mechanisms and arrangements needed.

WP9Exploitation Plan

- Recommendations to support a wide use of the European road data infrastructure and to facilitate services built on it.

- Address structures, mechanisms and arrangements needed.

Consortium members

• Bundesamt für Eich und Vermessungswesen,

the National Authority for Metrology and Surveying, Austria

• ERTICO, Belgium

• EuroGeographics, France

• Government of Bavaria, Germany

• Institut für Anwendungen der Geodäsie in Bauwesen,

University of Stuttgart, Germany

• Institut Géographique National, France

• Lantmäteriet, National Land Survey of Sweden

• Ordnance Survey, UK

• Planung Transport Verkehr AG, Germany

• Vägverket, Swedish Road Administration, Sweden

Reference groups

Resources

• Project time: 30 months,March, 2004 – August 2006

• 50% EC funded by eContent• Budget: 3,7 million €• Person months: ca 250• 10 organisations, project participants• 3 reference groups

www.euroroads.org