What is ISO/TR 4286 about?
ISO/TR 4286 describes various use cases for the sharing of probe vehicle data as a common platform for smart city instantiation. When modernizing a city towards a smart city, it is necessary for information flows across various fields, such as transportation, healthcare, energy, water and other government services, to be effectively managed and shared. Despite efforts from many cities, integrating all databases related to all services has proven to be a cumbersome task. One challenge is the lack of a systematic way that can be modelled for data sharing. The ITS data sharing model for vehicle probe data can serve as the basis for instigating this type of work. To elaborate how vehicle probe data work can be applied to achieve this objective, ISO/TR 4286:
- Gathers use cases and examples of vehicle probe data sharing around the world
- Provides use cases for data sharing that are appropriate for smart city ITS mobility solutions
By examining these use cases and current and planned data sharing practices around the world, ISO/TR 4286 demonstrates how this mechanism can help implement many smart city applications.
ISO/TR 4286 also shows that by combining the vehicle probe data with roadside sensor data, and other important public and private data sources, the services can be operated more effectively.
Note-
Data collection methods and data or information provisioning are beyond the scope of ISO/TR 4286. Specifically, ISO/TR 4286 does not describe items related to the vehicle probe data collection nor the vehicle probe data provision activities as specified by other existing standards such as ISO 19414.
Who is ISO/TR 4286 for?
ISO/TR 4286 on intelligent transport systems — use cases for sharing of probe data is useful for:
- Vehicle manufacturers
- ITS mobility solutions providers
- Municipal bodies
- Database managers
- Smart cities
Why should you use ISO/TR 4286?
When discussing transportation systems, much attention has been paid to safety, comfort, impacts on the environment and energy efficiency. The use of probe data (specified in ISO 22837) is a key factor in dealing with the above issues.
Probe vehicle data are collected through various vehicles in an ITS system, but the data are typically used only for a specific application by the service provider. To boost efficiency, it is recommended that the vehicle probe data be shared by various service applications through common databases.
ISO/TR 4286 describes probe data sharing use cases so that additional services can be developed by sharing probe data collected by various probe vehicle systems.
ISO/TR 4286 is independent of any communication medium and is compatible with any medium that is selected by the system developers.
Current probe vehicle systems collect and use data, but do not share data with other ITS service applications. ISO/TR 4286 also shows that by combining the vehicle probe data with roadside sensor data, and other important public and private data sources, the services can be operated more effectively.
