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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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