Car Parks Data This document describes the data contained in the public car park dataset. The data covers around 20,000 publicly accessible car parks that was formally used in the Transport Direct journey planner. It includes car parks in England, Wales and Scotland that are available for general use by the public. Information on car parks was collected from a number of sources, including website reviews, direct contacts with operators and user feedback, and permission for their inclusion is sought from the operators. There are likely to be car parks missing from the data. The material has been compiled from a variety of sources and therefore varies in the timeliness and richness of description. The car park data is free and is made available under the Open Government Licence. The Code-Point® Open data associated with some car parks is also free and made available under Ordnance Survey OpenData™. With the closure of Transport Direct, the data is now static and will not be refreshed further. The extent of data about each car park varies, but generally includes the location co-ordinates of the car park and entrance/ exit, car park name, locality and operator. For many car parks there will also be the number of spaces, whether part of an approved scheme and the web address of the operator/ owner. The data does not include the geometry and description of the road network in the vicinity of the car park, but is designed to complement the digital road network published by Ordnance Survey. The data is in xml format and is intended to be machine-readable not human-readable. This guidance document should be viewed in conjunction with the XML schema.

Car Park Attribute Description Comments

Car Park Reference

An external reference of the Car park

Car park name

A publicly recognised name for the car park

Car Park Location

The name of the location of the car park

For example “Cambridge” or “Nottingham” or “Stansted Airport”; where a local or a visitor would understand the car park to be.

Note Text field for general comments and description (optional)

This has been created to a maximum of 250 chars for the Notes data.

Address The address of the car park

The lines in the address are delimited by the use of ‘—‘ to indicate the end of an address line

Postcode Postcode of the car park

May be a partial Postcode or the nearest Postcode deemed relevant. This field is made available under Code-Point® Open data and Ordnance Survey OpenData™ terms.

Car Park telephone

Telephone number for the car park

Null if not available.

Car Park URL URL of the car park web site

Minimum cost

An integer giving the minimum cost in pence car park or car park and park and ride.

Zero to indicate “free” schemes. -1 indicates costs are unknown

Car Park Park and Ride indicator

Boolean value to indicate if the car park is used as a park and ride site.

Car Park stay type

The stay type for the car park allocated by the operator.

If available Values: Short, Medium, Long, ShortMedium, MediumLong, ShortMediumLong

If not available: Unknown

Car park planning point

Boolean value to indicate if the map access point coordinates be used for journey planning -

Values are True or False. False is the default.

Car Park record last updated

The date the information on this car park was last updated

Car Park Attribute Description Comments

Car Park WEF date

When effective from date – date is inclusive

(does NOT communicate the opening or closing dates)

Car Park WEU date

When effective until date – date is inclusive

Car Park – Access Points Attribute Description Comments

Car Park Access PointType

The type of access point for which coordinates will be provided…

The minimum data will include three types for every car park.

- Map point – centre of car part for mapping

- Vehicle Entrance – the unrestricted road adjacent to the Entrance of the car park a

- Vehicle Exit – the unrestricted road adjacent to the exit of the car park.

CP Easting OS grid reference easting for access point.

CP Northing OS grid reference northing for access point.

CP Access Point road name

The road name of the unrestricted road that the access point is an Entrance from or exit to.

Standard road name will be nulls for the Map point.

CP Access Point Name

The name to be given to a particular entrance/exit. I particular for pedestrian exists that link the car park to a facility.

CP Access Point Barrier

Are there barriers to the entrance or exit

Values – Yes or No or unknown.

Car Park Operator Attribute Description Comments

Car Park Operator Code

A code that will uniquely identify a car park operator. This should be unique for the all operators

Car Park Operator Name

The name of the car park operator

Car Park Operator URL

URL of the operators web site Nulls if not available

Car Park Operator email address

An email address for operator customer services to which the public can send comments

Nulls if not available

Car Park Operator T&Cs

A URL that will link to the operator terms and conditions

Nulls if not available

Park and Ride Scheme Attribute Description Comments

Park and ride Location

Name of location served by the park and ride scheme

Park and ride URL

A URL for the park and ride scheme

Park and ride Comments

A brief description of the park and ride scheme

For example “2 sites: Home Park (on B470 Datchet Road), Legoland”

Park and ride location easting

The OS grid reference easting for the location served by the scheme

Park and ride location northing

The OS grid reference northing for the location served by the scheme

Car Park to Location Transfer Attribute Description Comments

Park And ride transfer frequency

Text on the frequency of transfers between car park and location

‘ E,g. Every 8-10 minutes for terminals 1,2,3. Every 12 minutes for terminal 4

Park and Ride Transfer To

Text on how to transfer from the car park to the location

E.g. “Approximately 10-15 minutes depending on traffic and drop-off terminal

Car Park to Location Transfer Park and Ride Transfer From

Text on how to transfer from the location to the car park

E.g “Coaches are located outside the terminal on the ground floor. Check the Bus Information panel for details of bus stop number. Please tell the driver which zone you have parked in. During off-peak dial 56272 on a courtesy phone”

Park and Ride Transfer Journey Time

The published journey time between the park and ride car park and the location served by the P&R scheme.

In minutes

Park and Ride Transfer to NaPTAN

The NaPTANs of the alight points at the P&R car park

This is an optional field as not all P&R schemes will have NaPTANs for their points

Park and Ride Transfer from NaPTAN

The NaPTANs of the board points at the P&R car park

This is an optional field as not all P&R schemes will have NaPTANs for their points

Car Park Traffic News region Car Park Region

The name of the Traffic News Region of the Car Park location

.

Car Park Administrative Area Car Park Administrative Area

The NPTG admin area code for the area the car park is in

Car Park District

The NPTG district code for the car park

To be noted – where the admin area is a unitary authority the district value will be ‘310’

Car park – Additional Attributes Attribute Description Comments

Closing Date A date – when the car park is due to close – so will no longer be available for public use.

Reopening Date

A date – when the car park will reopen for public use

Maximum Height

The Maximum Height vehicle permitted to use the car park

Value in cm

Maximum Width

The Maximum Width vehicle permitted to use the car park

Value in cm

Car park – Additional Attributes Attribute Description Comments

PMSPA Does the car park have the park mark safer parking award

Car Park Email

Email address of the car park to which the public may submit questions and comments

If different from operator

Emergency Number

A telephone number to be used in out of hours emergencies

CCTV Availability

Is the car park monitored by CCTV

Car Parked Staffed

Is the car park staffed during opening hours

Car Park Patrolled

If the car park is not staffed does it received regular patrols

Vehicle restrictions

Notes on any restricted types of vehicles

Lifts Available

Are lifts available within the car park

Yes, No or unknown

Advanced Booking Possible

Is advanced booking of spaces possible for this car park

Yes, No or unknown

Season Tickets Available

Is it possible to buy a season ticket for this car park

Yes, No or unknown

Car Park Spaces Attribute Description Comments

Number of Spaces

The number of spaces of a particular type contained by the car park

Car Park Spaces Type Attribute Description Comments

Space type Code

A code for the system of space available

Space type description

A name that will be displayed for the type of space

Car Park NPTG Locality Cark Park Locality ID

The National Gazetteer ID (NPTG) for the locality that contains the car park

Linked NaPTANs Attribute Description Comments

NaPTAN STOP Type

The NaPTAN defined STOP type for the stop.

NaPTAN Stop Code

The NaPTAN code of a stop associated to / served by the car park – this will be airport, ferry terminal, coach station, railway station or Metro station.

NaPTAN Interchange time

The interchange time between the car park and the stop – how long it will take an average person to get from the car park to the stop

Time in minutes

NaPTAN Interchange mode

The mode of transport to be taken when interchanging between the car park and the stop. The values should be any mode permitted by Journeyweb.

The default is Walk

Car Park Type Attribute Description Comments

Car Park Type Code

A code to describe the type of car park

Car Park type description

A name that will be displayed for the type of car park

Car Park Payment Type Attribute Description Comments

Car Park Payment Type Code

A code to describe the system of car park payment

Car Park Payment type description

A name that will be displayed for the type of Payment

Car Park Payment method Attribute Description Comments

Payment method code

Available payment method

Payment method description

A name that will be displayed for the type payment

Change available

If the payment method is a cash method – is change usually available

Car Park Concessions Attribute Description Comments

Concession code

Concession codes available

Concession code descriptions

Description of the concession

Car Park Opening times Attribute Description Comments

Car Park Maximum stay Days

The maximum number of days that a vehicle can stay at the car park

Car Park Maximum stay Minutes

The maximum number of minutes that a vehicle can stay at the car park

Opens at Time the car park opens Time of day

Last entrance at

Time the when car park closes to new vehicles

Time of day

Closes at Time the car park closes – and a vehicle can no longer be removed

Time of day

Car Park Space Availability Attribute Description Comments

Start time Start of availability period

End time End of availability period

Car Park Space Availability Attribute Description Comments

% available Predicated / historic availability for the period.

Car Park Charges Attribute Description Comments

Start time Start of Time period during day that charge applies

End time Start of Time period during day that charge applies

Time Range Days

Length of time parking that charge pays for – days

Time Range – Minutes

Length of time that that charge pays for - minutes

Charge day end time

Does a charge day end after 24 hours from purchase or at midnight on final day

Values

Day – 24 hours

Midnight – end at midnight

Comments Text comments to clarify the charge

Charge (p) Charge in pp Sterling Format – pence

Car Park Charge Type Attribute Description Comments

Charge type Code

Type of car park charge

Charge Type Description

Textual description of the charge type

Car Park Facility Attribute Description Comments

Facility name Description of the facility in the car park

For Example “Esso Petrol Station” or “Public Toilets”

Facility location description

Description showing where the facility is in the car park

For example “Ground Floor” or “adjacent to lift on every floor”

Car Park Facility Type Attribute Description Comments

Facility type code

Code the car park facility

Facility type description

Description of the car park facility Staircase, lift, pay station, Toilets, shop, petrol station, supervised waiting room.

Car Park Attraction Attribute Description Comments

Attraction Name

Name of the attraction served by the car park – where the attraction encourages is customers to use a specific car park

For example – “Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium” or “Bridgewater Hall” or “University of Manchester” or “Frog and Bucket Comedy Club”

Attraction Walk distance

Estimate of walking distance from the car park to the attraction

In Metres

Car Park Attraction Type Attribute Description Comments

Attraction Code Code the car park attraction

Attraction type description

Description of the attraction type e.g. Theatre, Hospital,

Car Park Calendar Attribute Description Comments

Car Park Calendar Start Date

The start date of the Calendar

Car Park Calendar Start Date

The end date of the Calendar

Car Park Calendar Days

This field is 7 characters long and should be “MTWTFSS” for a car park that is open every day; with a “-“ (i.e. minus symbol, without the quotes) for each day the car park does not open. For example, weekdays only would be “MTWTF—“.

For example:

Weekdays only would be “MTWTF—“.

Mondays only would be “M----—“.

Car Park Calendar Car Park Public Holidays

Does calendar apply to public holidays? These will be locally applicable public holidays.

Values are:

“Includes” – calendar applies to pubic holidays as well as other days

“Excludes” – calendar does not apply to public holidays in the date period,

“Only” – calendar only applies to pubic holidays in the date period