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Element supplementaryPositionalDescription

The generic element supplementaryPositionalDescription provides additional location information, such as the specific lane, lanes, or length of a location. The element consists of one (or more) optional elements locationDescriptor and one (or more) required element(s) affectedCarriagewayAndLanes.

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Attributes

Attribute Type Required Domain Description
locationPrecision MetresAsNonNegativeInteger No >=0 Indicates that the location is provided with a precision better than the specified value in meters

Elements

Element Type Required Domain Description
directionPurpose DirectionPurposeEnum No nbound, outbound Main purpose of a direction of a road
geographicDescriptor GeographicCharacteristicEnum No aroundABendInRoad, onBorder, onPass, overCrestOfHill Description that identifies a geographic feature to help identify the specific location
infrastructureDescriptor InfrastructureDescriptorEnum No atMotorwayInterchange, atRestArea, atServiceArea, atTollPlaza, atTunnelEntryOrExit, inGallery, inTunnel, onBridge, onConnector, onElevatedSection, onFlyover, onIceRoad, onLevelCrossing, onLinkRoad, onRoundabout, onTheRoadway, onUndergroundSection, onUnderpass, withinJunction Description that identifies infrastructure to help identify the specific location
lengthAffected MetresAsFloat No >=0 Specifies the length (in meters) of the affected carriageway (and lanes) related to the associated traffic element
locationDescription MultilingualString No N/A Additional human-readable description of the location
positionOnCarriageway RelativePositionOnCarriagewayEnum No inTheCentre, onTheLeft, onTheRight Identifies a relative position on the carriageway
sequentialRampNumber NonNegativeInteger No >=0 Sequential number of an exit/entry slip road from a specific location in a given direction
carriageway Carriageway 1 or more, see explanation N/A Specifies which part of the carriageway the location applies to
namedArea NamedArea No N/A An area defined by a name and/or known boundaries such as national or provincial borders or assigned control areas of an authority
roadInformation RoadInformation 0, 1 or more N/A Information about one or more roads. The location may correspond to part of the identified road, the entire identified section, or a combination of multiple sections

Subelement carriageway

Using one or more carriageway elements, additional carriageway information is provided regarding (the endpoint of) the location.

Element Type Required Domain Description
carriageway CarriagewayEnum Yes connectingCarriageway, cycleTrack, entrySlipRoad, exitSlipRoad, flyover, footpath, leftHandFeederRoad, leftHandParallelCarriageway, mainCarriageway, oppositeCarriageway, parallelCarriageway, rightHandFeederRoad, rightHandParallelCarriageway, roundabout, serviceRoad, slipRoads, underpass, unspecifiedCarriageway Specifies which part of the carriageway the location applies to
originalNumberOfLanes Integer No N/A Normal number of lanes, potentially available for through traffic, before reduction due to situations. Emergency lanes should not be counted unless they are sometimes operational for through traffic
lane Lane 0, 1 or more N/A Specifies a specific lane or group of lanes

Note

The value 'slipRoads' in carriageway should only be used for messages where no specific lane indication is possible, such as "it’s slippery on the on- and off-ramps."

Subelement lane

Element Type Required Domain Description
laneNumber Integer No N/A The lane number, with 1 being closest to the shoulder/edge and increasing towards the center median
laneUsage LaneEnum No allLanesCompleteCarriageway, busLane, busStop, carPoolLane, centralReservation, crawlerLane, cycleLane, emergencyLane, escapeLane, expressLane, hardShoulder, heavyVehicleLane, layBy, leftHandTurningLane, leftLane, localTrafficLane, middleLane, overtakingLane, rightHandTurningLane, rightLane, rushHourLane, setDownArea, slowVehicleLane, throughTrafficLane, tidalFlowLane, turningLane, verge Specifies the specific lane the location refers to

Subelement namedArea

An area defined by a name and/or known boundaries, such as national or provincial borders or assigned control areas of a particular authority. The attributes do not form a unit; instead, the smallest intersection forms the resulting area.

Element Type Required Domain Description
areaName MultilingualString Yes N/A The name of the area
namedAreaType NamedAreaTypeEnum No applicationRegion, continent, country, countryGroup, carParkArea, carpoolArea, fuzzyArea, industrialArea, lake, meteorologicalArea, metropolitanArea, municipality, parkAndRideSite, ruralCounty, sea, touristArea, trafficArea, urbanCounty, order1AdministrativeArea, order2AdministrativeArea, order3AdministrativeArea, order4AdministrativeArea, order5AdministrativeArea, policeForceControlArea, roadOperatorControlArea, waterArea The type of area
country CountryEnum Yes nl Country of the sending party according to ISO 3166-1

Subelement roadInformation

Element Type Required Domain Description
roadDestination String No N/A A destination associated with this road
roadName String No N/A The name of the road
roadNumber String No N/A The road number assigned by the road operator

Example

<supplementaryPositionalDescription>
    <lengthAffected>500</lengthAffected>
    <carriageway>
        <carriageway>connectingCarriageway</carriageway>
        <carriageway>connectingCarriageway</carriageway>
    </carriageway>
</supplementaryPositionalDescription>
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