DATEX II

What is DATEX II?

The European Commission has been supporting the development of information exchange between road traffic management bodies for a number of years, primarily to deliver on European Transport policy objectives involving both the co-ordination of traffic management and development of seamless pan European services. DATEX II was designed and developed as a traffic and travel data exchange mechanism by a European task force set up to standardise the interface between traffic control and information centres.

DATEX represents the standard for applications that have been developed and implemented in Europe in the last 10 years. DATEX II allows the traffic and travel information sector to share data to deliver a comprehensive information service to the end user. For further information on DATEX II see the official DATEX II website.

What does Traffic Scotland offer in terms of DATEX II?

Traffic Scotland traffic and travel information is made available to other organisations such as local authorities, information providers and other national roads authorities via the Traffic Scotland DATEX II feed for approved subscribers.

The data currently published by Traffic Scotland are listed below:

Unplanned Events

This publication includes events that occur on the Scottish trunk road network (known to Traffic Scotland) that are unplanned, such as accidents, road closures and bad weather.

Roadworks

This publication contains those roadworks on the Scottish trunk road network (known to Traffic Scotland) that are currently under progress on the day of the publication

Future Roadworks

This publication contains all those roadworks on the Scottish trunk road network (known to Traffic Scotland) that are planned for a future date and time.

Traffic Status Data

This publication contains data relating to the state of traffic flow at the time of publication within those areas of the trunk road network currently covered.

Traffic Status Sites

This publication contains the sites at which Traffic Status data are recorded.

VMS Settings

This publication contains the current status of all Variable Message Signs deployed on the Scottish trunk road network, including the text display at the time of the publication.

VMS Locations

This publication contains the physical locations of the Variable Message Signs (VMS), the current settings of which are recorded in the VMS Settings publication.

Travel Time Data

This publication contains information related to journey times calculated for specific points within the road network.

Travel Time Sites

This publication contains the sites at which Travel Time (journey time) data are recorded.

What is the subscription process for the Traffic Scotland DATEX II service?

To apply for a Traffic Scotland DATEX II subscription, please view the information below:

• By signing up for this service, I accept the terms as laid out in the privacy policy.
• Send an email to Datex2@trafficscotland.org requesting access to either the DATEX II v1 or v2.3 service providing a contact name, company address and purpose for access.
• As part of the process you will be asked to follow-up the email request with a company-headed letter requesting access and providing IP addresses from where the service will be accessed.
• Your request will be assessed by Traffic Scotland, after which you will receive an email detailing the result of the assessment.
• If accepted as a subscriber, details of how to access the Traffic Scotland DATEX II service along with terms and conditions will be sent to you. Access should be granted within one week of you receiving this email. By accessing the Traffic Scotland DATEX II service you agree to the terms and conditions.
• In the event of an unsuccessful application an explanatory e-mail will be sent to you.

What other data services does Traffic Scotland provide?

For further information on Traffic Scotland data services view the Traffic Scotland Developer Area.