VehicleCharacteristics

The vehicleCharacteristics element describes the properties of the vehicles to which the DATEX II message pertains. In the case of Situatiemessages it specifies the type of vehicles a message is meant for, such as a closure for freight traffic. In the case of Traffic data it defines the type of vehicles related to the measurement value, such as distinguishing between passenger cars, vans, and/or trucks. In the case of EmissieZones , it specifies for which types of vehicles the zone applies.

Explanation on the use of specificVehicleCharacteristics inTraffic data

For each measurement location, at least once per measurement point, the category 'anyVehicle' is indicated with the vehicleType element. In the other specificVehicleCharacteristics elements related to that measurement point, only lengthCharacteristic may be used. This element appears one or two times and describes the lower and/or upper limit of the category (expressed in length). For a detailed specification, see the description of MeasurementSpecificCharacteristics

Elements

Element	Type	Mandatory	Domain	Description
vehicleType	_VehicleTypeEnum	No	agriculturalVehicle, anyVehicle, bicycle, bus, car, carWithTrailer, constructionOrMaintenanceVehicle, lorry, moped, motorcycle, motorscooter, van, vehicleWithTrailer	This element is used to describe the vehicle type
vehicleUsage	_VehicleUsageEnum	No	emergencyServices, military, patrol, recoveryServices, roadMaintenanceOrConstruction	This element is used to describe properties regarding the vehicle's usage type
grossWeightCharacteristic	GrossWeightCharacteristic	No	N/A	This element describes the weight restriction per vehicle category. It consists of three mandatory sub-elements: comparisonOperator, grossVehicleWeight, and typeOfWeight
heightCharacteristic	HeightCharacteristic	No	N/A	This element describes the lower and/or upper limit of the height per vehicle category. It consists of two mandatory sub-elements: comparisonOperator and vehicleHeight
lengthCharacteristic	LengthCharacteristic	No	N/A	This element describes the lower and/or upper limit of the length per vehicle category. It consists of two mandatory sub-elements: comparisonOperator and vehicleLength
widthCharacteristic	WidthCharacteristic	No	N/A	This element describes the lower and/or upper limit of the width per vehicle category. It consists of two mandatory sub-elements: comparisonOperator and vehicleWidth

Subelement grossWeightCharacteristic

Element	Type	Mandatory	Domain	Description
comparisonOperator	ComparisonOperatorEnum	Yes	The operator used to compare vehicle height, length, weight, and/or width
grossVehicleWeight	Tonnes	Yes	>=0	The weight of the vehicle in tons
typeOfWeight	WeightTypeEnum	Yes	This element describes the type of weight restriction applied

Sublement heightCharacteristic

Element	Type	Mandatory	Domain	Description
comparisonOperator	ComparisonOperatorEnum	Yes	The operator used to compare vehicle height, length, weight, and/or width
vehicleHeight	MetresAsFloat	Yes	>=0	Description of the vehicle's highest point, measured from the road surface, in meters

Sublement lengthCharacteristic

Element	Type	Mandatory	Domain	Description
comparisonOperator	ComparisonOperatorEnum	Yes	equalTo, greaterThan, greaterThanOrEqualTo, lessThan, lessThanOrEqualTo	The operator used to compare vehicle height, length, weight, and/or width
vehicleLength	MetresAsFloat	Yes	>=0	The length of the vehicle in meters

Sublement widthCharacteristic

Element	Type	Mandatory	Domain	Description
comparisonOperator	ComparisonOperatorEnum	Yes	equalTo, greaterThan, greaterThanOrEqualTo, lessThan, lessThanOrEqualTo	The operator used to compare vehicle height, length, weight, and/or width
vehicleWidth	MetresAsFloat	Yes	>=0	The width of the vehicle in meters

Example

<specificVehicleCharacteristics>
    <lengthCharacteristic>
        <comparisonOperator>greaterThanOrEqualTo</comparisonOperator>
        <vehicleLength>5.6</vehicleLength>
    </lengthCharacteristic>
    <lengthCharacteristic>
        <comparisonOperator>lessThanOrEqualTo</comparisonOperator>
        <vehicleLength>12.2</vehicleLength>
    </lengthCharacteristic>
</specificVehicleCharacteristics>

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