ISO/TR 28682:2008

Intelligent transport systems — Joint APEC-ISO study of progress to develop and deploy ITS standards

ISO/TR 28682:2008 provides a survey of the current status and plan of ITS standards and their deployment, identifies common problems related to international standardization activities, and provides collective opinions to improve ITS standardization activities and their implementations.

Systèmes intelligents de transport — Étude de progrès conjointe APEC-ISO pour élaborer et déployer les normes ITS

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 09-Nov-2008
• ICS: 03.220.01 - Transport in general
• ICS: 35.240.60 - IT applications in transport
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 204 - Intelligent transport systems
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 204 - Intelligent transport systems
• Current Stage: 9599 - Withdrawal of International Standard
• Start Date: 02-Nov-2022
• Completion Date: 12-Feb-2026

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TECHNICAL ISO/TR
REPORT 28682
First edition
2008-11-01
Intelligent transport systems — Joint
APEC-ISO study of progress to develop
and deploy ITS standards
Systèmes intelligents de transport — Étude de progrès conjointe
APEC-ISO pour élaborer et déployer les normes ITS

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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction.vi
1 Scope.1
2 Terms and definitions .1
3 Abbreviated terms .1
4 An overview of ITS standards and related key players .4
4.1 Appreciations.4
4.2 Structure of this technical report.4
4.3 Benefits expected from ITS standardization .4
4.4 APEC places high value on ITS standards .7
4.5 ISO/TC 204-ITS: Main international forum developing ITS standards .10
4.6 Related key organizations developing ITS standards worldwide .13
4.7 Summary .22
5 Objectives and methodology .24
5.1 Objectives .24
5.2 Methodology: Two stages of survey .25
5.3 Survey responses from APEC and ISO members.27
6 Survey results.28
6.1 Different approaches to ITS standards development.28
6.2 Different environment in ITS standards development.31
6.3 Status of ITS standards development worldwide .35
6.4 Conformance features of ITS standards .39
6.5 List of ITS standards applied .40
6.6 Lessons learned .40
7 Observations and recommendations .43
7.1 Cooperation between SDOs .43
7.2 Different approaches.44
7.3 Standards development worldwide.44
7.4 Conformance features .45
7.5 ITS standards deployments.46
7.6 Lessons learned .47
7.7 Reaffirming recommendations in the 2001 ITS standards conference .50
8 Summary of recommendations.50
8.1 Review .50
8.2 Recommendations primarily to APEC, EU and major countries.51
8.3 Recommendations to SDOs in General .51
8.4 Recommendations to ISO CS.51
8.5 Recommendations to ISO/TC 204.52
8.6 Recommendations to standards developers within working groups.52
Annex A (informative) List of ITS standards .53
Annex B (informative) List of ITS standards deployed (as of October 2005) .90
B.1 ITS project category: ITS service domains and service groups (ISO 14813-1 rev) .90
B.2 List of ITS standards deployed in ITS projects ( stage II survey).91
Annex C (informative) Lessons learned .98
C.1 Lessons learned from Australia (1/3) .98
C.2 Lessons learned from Australia (2/3) .100
C.3 Lessons learned from Australia (3/3).101
C.4 Lessons learned from Canada (1/4).102
C.5 Lessons learned from Canada (2/4).104
C.6 Lessons learned from Canada (3/4).105
C.7 Lessons learned from Canada (4/4).107
C.8 Lessons learned – Japan (1/2).108
C.9 Lessons learned from Japan (2/2).109
C.10 Lessons learned from Korea (1/6).110
C.11 Lessons learned from Korea (2/6).112
C.12 Lessons learned from Korea (3/6).114
C.13 Lessons learned from Korea (4/6).116
C.14 Lessons learned from Korea (5/6).117
C.15 Lessons learned from Korea (6/6).118
C.16 Lessons learned from Switzerland (1/1).119
C.17 Lessons learned from USA (1/4) .120
C.18 Lessons learned from USA (2/4) .123
C.19 Lessons learned from USA (3/4) .126
C.20 Lessons learned from USA (4/4) .128
Annex D (informative) 2001 ISO ITS conference ouTC omes .132
Annex E (informative) ITS standards fact sheet.135
E.1 ISO/TC 204 – Intelligent Transport Systems .135
E.1.1 ISO/TC 204 WG 1 – Architecture .135
E.1.2 ISO/TC 204 WG 3 – ITS Database technology.146
E.1.3 ISO/TC 204 WG 4 – AVI/AEI.150
ISO/TC 204 WG 5 – EFC/ETC .163
E.1.4 ISO/TC 204 WG 7 –General fleet management and commercial fright operations.171
E.1.5 ISO/TC 204 WG 8 – Public Transport.173
E.1.6 ISO/TC 204 WG 10 – Traffic and Traveller Information .176
E.1.7 ISO/TC 204 WG 14 Vehicle/Roadway Warning Systems.180
E.1.8 ISO/TC 204 WG 16 Wide Area Communications.187
E.2 ISO/TC 211 WG 8 – Location Based Services.200
E.3 ETSI ERM TG37 (Intelligent Transport Systems).203
Annex F (informative) List of contacts.216
F.1 Contact Information – National advisory committee for ISO/TC 204 .216
F.2 Contact - ITS organizations .223
F.3 Contact - ITS Government ministry .227
F.4 Contact - Standards developing organizations for ITS .233
Annex G (informative) Useful links.238
G.1 International and regional links.238
G.2 National or local links.238

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards
adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an
International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
In exceptional circumstances, when a technical committee has collected data of a different kind from that
which is normally published as an International Standard (“state of the art”, for example), it may decide by a
simple majority vote of its participating members to publish a Technical Report. A Technical Report is entirely
informative in nature and does not have to be reviewed until the data it provides are considered to be no
longer valid or useful.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO/TR 28682 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 204, Intelligent transport systems, in
collaboration with APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation).
Introduction
This Technical Report is intended to facilitate cooperation in ITS standardization activities by sharing recent
information and experience on the application and deployment of ITS standards among APEC economies and
ISO/TC 204 member countries.
The developers of this Technical Report:
(1) surveyed the current status of and plans for ITS standards and their deployment to increase
understanding and boost technology transfer among APEC and ISO/TC 204 members,
(2) identified common problems that members are facing related to international standardization activities in
the technical committee on intelligent transport systems (ISO/TC 204) of the "International Organization for
Standardization" (ISO)
(3) Presented an ITS standards policy and collective opinions to improve ITS standardization activities and
implementations.
The key questions addressed in this Technical Report are:
� How similar or different are each country’s approaches to the development and deployment of ITS
standards?
� Who develops ITS standards nationally, regionally and internationally?
� How many ITS standards have been developed worldwide?
� How many international ITS standards have been adopted or applied worldwide?
� What lessons have learned from the development and deployment of ITS standards?
� How to improve the practice of ITS standards development and application?
� What should be done to facilitate universal use of ITS standards?

This Technical Report contains:
� 662 ITS related standards worldwide (developed or under development) (Annex A)
� 89 Fact sheets of ITS related standards (including scope and conformance features) (Annex D)
� 100 ITS standards deployed world wide (Annex B)
� 20 Lessons learned from development or deployment experience of ITS standards (Annex C)
� Observations and Recommendations developing and deploying ITS standards (Section 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

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TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/TR 28682:2008(E)

Intelligent transport systems — Joint APEC-ISO study of
progress to develop and deploy ITS standards
1 Scope
This Technical Report
a) provides a survey of the current status and plan of ITS standards and their deployment,
b) identifies common problems which members are facing related to international standardization activities,
and
c) provides collective opinions to improve ITS standardization activities and their implementations.
2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
eSafety
safety systems using electronics and or wireless communications
3 Abbreviated terms
AEI  automatic equipment identification

AFNOR  Association Française de NORmalisation

ANSI  American National Standards Institute

APEC  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

APSC  advisory panel for standards cooperation (ITU)

ASN.1  abstract syntax notation.1

ASTM  American Society for Testing and Materials

AVI  automatic vehicle identification

CD  committee draft (ISO)
CD-ROM compact disc, read-only memory

CEN  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

CENELEC Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique

CTI  committee on trade and investment

DATEX  DATa EXchange
DATEX ASN DATEX using ASN.1
DIS  draft International Standard (ISO)

DOT  department of transport, department of transportation

ERM  electrotechnical and radio matters

EU  European Union
FDIS  final draft International Standard (ISO)

GIS  geographic information system

HoD  head of delegation
ICT  information and communication technologies

IEC  International Electrotechnical Commission

IEEE  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IS  International Standard (ISO)

ISO  International Organization for Standardization

ITS  intelligent transport systems

ITSEG  ITS expert group
ITU   International Telecommunication Union

JPG  joint project group
JTF  joint task force
KATS  Korean Agency for Technology and Standards

LCR  road command language (France)

MEDIA  Management of Electronic Fee Collection DSRC Interoperability in Alpine Region

MOCT  Ministry of Construction and Transportation (Korea)

MRA  mutual recognition agreement

NAFTA  North America Free Trade Agreement

NP  new work item proposal (ISO)

NPA  National Police Agency (Korea, Japan)

NSB  national standards body

O member observer member (ISO)

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ORANGES Orlando Regional Alliance for Next Generation Electronic payment Systems

OGC  Open Geospatial Consortium

P member participating member (ISO)

PAS  Publicly Available Specification (ISO)

PC  planning committee (OGC)

PCS  personal communications services

PWI  preliminary work item (ISO)

RFID  radio frequency identification

RTLS  real time locating systems

RTSA  Road Traffic Safety Authority

SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users
(USA)
SC   sub committee (ISO)
SCSC  sub-committee on standards and conformance (APEC)

SDO  standards development organization

SMR  specialized mobile radio

TC   Technical Committee (ISO)

TEL WG  telecommunications and information working group (APEC)

TELEMOV  telecommunications related to motor vehicles (ITU APSC)

TPT WG  transportation working group (APEC)

TR  Technical Report (ISO, country)

TS  Technical Specification (ISO, country)

TTA  Telecommunication Technology Association (Korea)

uGIS  ubiquitous GIS
UNECE  United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

VOIP  voice over internet protocol

VTS  Vehicular Technology Society (IEEE)

WG  Working Group (ISO)
4 An overview of ITS standards and related key players
4.1 Appreciations
NOTE Sincere appreciation is expressed to all the respondents, who voluntarily contributed to the report
surveys. They are:
� Twenty-three members of ISO/TC 204 and APEC: Australia, Austria, Brunei Darussalam, Canada,
China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong China, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway,
Peru, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei, UK, USA, and;
� Six organizational representatives: APEC, CEN/TC 278, ETSI/ERM/TG37, IEEE, ISO/TC 211, ITU
� Dozens of contributors from APEC and ISO/TC 204: Chair and delegations of APEC, and Chair,
Secretariat, HoDs, WG Convenors, rapporteurs and project editors of ISO/TC 204.
4.2 Structure of this technical report
Section 4 of this Technical Report provides the background of this project and introduces APEC, ISO/TC 204
and other important standards developing organizations for ITS.
Section 5 describes the methodology taken to conduct this project report and the questions and objectives of
the two survey stages of this Technical Report.
Section 6 analyses the responses to two survey stages described in section 5. It shows the different
approaches to developing standards and discusses implications of the survey results
Section 7 provides observations and conclusions aimed to support ITS standards developers. They are
related not only to international standards development organizations, but also individual to members of
ISO/TC 204 and APEC such as the government ministries and regulators, national standards bodies,
domestic standards organizations, and trade associations, etc.
4.3 Benefits expected from ITS standardization
4.3.1 What are "Intelligent Transport Systems" (ITS) ?
Like many other parts of business and government around the world, the construction and operation of
transportation systems is being transformed by computers, sensors, and communications technology –
collectively called information technology (IT).
The application of IT to surface transportation is called “Intelligent Transport Systems” (ITS). ITS provides the
ability to gather, organize, analyze, use, and share information about transportation systems. In the modern
world, this ability is crucial to the effective and economical construction and operation of transportation
systems and to their efficient use.
IT can be very helpful in conceiving, planning, and building new parts of the transport system. This use of IT is
not specifically ITS, but it is very helpful in laying the groundwork for introducing ITS. ITS is being incorporated
by manufacturers in “intelligent equipment ” that can be installed as part of the transportation infrastructure to
gather and disseminate traveller information, control traffic signals and variable message signs, electronically
collect tolls, and help manage the system
ITS provides vital support in operating transportation systems, including traffic management, pavement
monitoring, oversight of system maintenance, and more effectively and reliably managing public transport •
ITS can store and evaluate archived data about the transportation system that is useful to planners who are
evaluating transportation system improvements or to others evaluating safety aspects of the roadway
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ITS also provides a wide array of in-vehicle technology to improve the safety, productivity, and comfort of road
travel. In addition, a new direction for ITS in developed countries is worth waTC hing. This is a new focus on
using wireless communications to help vehicles and the infrastructure cooperate with each other to enhance
safety and the ability to manage the infrastructure well.
ITS encompass a broad range of wireless and wire communications-based information, control and
electronics technologies. When integrated into the transportation system infrastructure, and in vehicles
themselves, these technologies help monitor and manage traffic flow, reduce congestion, provide alternate
routes to travellers, enhance productivity, and save lives, time and money.
ITS provide the tools for skilled transportation professionals to collect, analyse, and archive data about the
performance of the system during the hours of peak use. Having this data enhances traffic operators' ability to
respond to incidents, adverse weather or other capacity constricting events.
Traffic accidents and congestion take a heavy toll in lives, lost productivity, and wasted energy. ITS enables
people and goods to move more safely and efficiently through a state-of-the-art, intermodal transportation
system.
Source Information: 1)"ISO/TC 204 Business Plan" (www.iso.org – business plans for public review);
2) "ITS Technical Notes" (World Bank www.worldbank.org - Report no. 35680)
4.3.2 What are International Standards, standards and the role of ISO ?
ISO/IEC Guide 2 defines standard as “document, established by consensus and approved by a recognized
body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their
results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context”. standards should be
based on the consolidated results of science, technology and experience, and aimed at the promotion of
optimum community benefits
Standardization is “activity of establishing, with regard to actual or potential problems, provisions for common
and repeated use, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context”. In particular,
this activity consists of the processes of formulating, issuing and implementing standards. Important benefits
of standardization are improvement of the suitability of products, processes and services for their intended
purposes, prevention of barriers to trade and facilitation of technological co-operation.
The foremost aim of international standardization is to facilitate the exchange of goods and services through
the elimination of technical barriers to trade.
Three international bodies are most widely recognized for the planning, development and adoption of
International Standards: ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is responsible for all sectors
excluding electro-technical, which is the responsibility of IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), and
most of the Telecommunications Technologies, which are largely the responsibility of ITU (International
Telecommunication Union).
Table 1 International SDOs: ISO, IEC and ITU
ISO IEC ITU
Standardization All sectors
Electro-technical Telecommunication
area (excluding IEC,ITU)
156 63
Members 189+
(100: regular) (51: regular)
ITU-T: 14 SGs+
733 TC /SCs 179 TC /SCs
Technical Groups ITU-R: 7 SGs+
2,226 WG /ad hocs 700 teams
ITU-D : 2 SGs+
Published ITU-T : 2,900+
15,649 5,296
standards type ITU-R : 4,500+
(IS, TS, TR, PAS, etc ) (IS, TS, TR, PAS, etc )
document (Recommendations)
Active Projects
4,009 1,541 N/A
Website www.iso.org www.iec.ch www.itu.int
Relevant
European CEN CENELEC ETSI
Organization
ISO is a legal association, the members of which are the "National Standards Bodies" (NSBs) of some 140
countries (organizations representing social and economic interests at the international level), supported by a
central secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland.
The principal deliverable of ISO is the "International Standard" (IS). An International Standard embodies the
essential principles of global openness and transparency, consensus and technical coherence. These are
safeguarded through its development in an ISO technical committee (ISO/TC ), representative of all interested
parties, supported by a public comment phase (the ISO technical enquiry). ISO and its technical committees
are also able to offer the "ISO Technical Specification" (ISO/TS), the "ISO Public Available Specification"
(ISO/PAS) and the "ISO Technical Report" (ISO/TR) as solutions to market needs. These ISO products
represent lower levels of consensus and have therefore not the same status as an International Standard.
ISO offers also the "International Workshop Agreement" (IWA) as a deliverable which aims to bridge the gap
between the activities of consortia and the formal process of standardization represented by ISO and its
national members. An important distinction is that the IWA is developed by ISO workshops and fora,
comprising only participants with direct interest, and so it is not accorded the status of an International
Standard.
Source: ISO website (www.iso.org)

4.3.3 Benefits expected from ITS standardization
Standards are a primary enabler of the widespread dissemination of ITS technologies and their safe and
consistent use worldwide. Some of the benefits of ITS, built on International Standards, are listed below:
� The primary social, political, and economic benefit offered by ITS is increased safety: fewer and less
severe crashes.
� Another primary social and economic benefit is the saving of travel time and cost and the potential for
making travel time more productive for business travellers, more agreeable for all travellers. ITS can
facilitate use of alternate or multiple travel modes, improving travel times and helping to load-level the
transportation system.
� An additional primary benefit is the potential for an improved environment, including air quality and
noise abatement. Secondary benefits from a social perspective, but very important from a commercial
perspective are increased traveller comfort, convenience, and entertainment.
� Protocols for interconnecting traffic management, emergency response, and other centres across
jurisdictions will increase the appeal and effectiveness of such centres.
� Protocols and message sets for delivering traffic and traveller information to vehicles will allow
vehicles to receive service seamlessly wherever they are and will broaden the usable collection of
data transmission technologies that can be applied to information delivery.
� Universal physical storage formats for map databases will promote interchangeability of storage
media (e.g., CD-ROMs) and open markets for custom tailored data content.
� A reference architecture for vehicle and equipment identification along with protocols for electronic toll
collection / road use charge devices and for commercial vehicle credentials checking will promote
competition in the marketplace and encourage wider and more interoperable deployment of such
systems.
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� An ITS reference architecture promotes the process of defining simple, self-contained, readily
interconnected components into more complex intelligent transport systems, opening the market to
new applications and simplifying the deployment process.
� A glossary of ITS terms and an ITS data registry will help to reduce confusion in the marketplace and
to simplify procurement and deployment activities.
� Performance and test measures/certification for safety-oriented and driver assistance systems (e.g.,
adaptive cruise control, collision warnings) will help build marketplace confidence in the value,
consistency, and reliability of such systems and, when conscientiously implemented, provide a layer
of protection against product liability exposure.
In general, global ITS standards will decrease costs and open markets for vehicle and equipment
manufacturers, infrastructure operators, etc.
4.4 APEC places high value on ITS standards
4.4.1 APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth,
cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC was established in 1989 to further
enhance economic growth and prosperity for the region and to strengthen the Asia-Pacific community.
Since its inception, APEC has worked to reduce tariffs and other trade barriers across the Asia-Pacific region,
creating efficient domestic economies and dramatically increasing exports. Key to achieving APEC's vision
are what are referred to as the 'Bogor Goals' of free and open trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific by
2010 for industrialised economies and 2020 for developing economies. These goals were adopted by leaders
at their 1994 meeting in Bogor, Indonesia.
APEC has 21 members - referred to as "Member Economies" - which account for approximately 40% of the
world's population, approximately 56% of world GDP and about 48% of world trade. It also proudly represents
the most economically dynamic region in the world having generated nearly 70% of global economic growth in
its first 10 years.
APEC's 21 member economies are Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People's Republic of China;
Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New
Guinea; Peru; The Republic of the Philippines; The Russian Federation; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand;
United States of America; Viet Nam.
Source: APEC website (www.apec.org)
4.4.2 APEC TPT-WG promotes the use of ITS standards
4.4.2.1 APEC TPT-WG strives for the highest standards
Among APEC’s eleven sectoral working groups, the APEC "Transportation Working Group" (TPT-WG )
fosters economic development in the Asia-Pacific region through recommendations to increase the efficiency
of the regional transportation system.
The work of the TPT-WG is set out in the action program which is derived from the APEC transportation
ministers' statements of 1995 and 1997. At the beginning of 1998, three steering committees were established
in line with the priority areas of the working group: More competitive transportation industry (including
infrastructure); safe and environmentally friendly transporation systems (including new technologies); and
human resources development (including training, research and education).
APEC transportation ministers have been striving for the highest possible standards of efficiency, safety,
security and environmental sustainability for their transportation systems. This joint policy was expressed in
the 2004 TPT ministerial statement.
Source: APEC-TPT website (http://www.apec-tptWG.org.cn/)
4.4.2.2 APEC TPT intermodal/ITS "Experts Group" works towards ITS standards requirements
The "APEC Transportation Working Group" recognizes that "Intelligent Transport Systems" (ITS) can
contribute much to the region's most significant transportation needs relating to saving lives, time, money,
energy and the environment through more effective use of the existing transportation systems and related
infrastructure. At the transportation ministers request, the "ITS Experts Group" is working towards ITS
standards development arrangements that will allow these benefits to be fully realized.
The goal of the "ITS Experts Group" is to save lives, time, money and the environment through the realization
of ITS.
The objectives are to identify ITS standards requirements which are APEC priorities; to facilitate the
establishment of ITS standards by ISO which are APEC priorities; to promote the universal use amongst all
APEC Economies of ITS standards established by ISO; to share information among APEC economies
regarding ITS developments.
The "APEC TPT ITS Experts Group" was merged with its "Intermodal Expert Group" in May 2006 and
renamed the "APEC TPT Expert Groups on Intermodal and ITS Experts Group" (IEG).
4.4.2.3 APEC TPT ITS "Experts Group" and ISO/TC 204 collaboration: "Category A Liaison"
APEC TPT-WG , via its ITS experts group, has been cooperating with ISO/TC 204 in ITS standardization
activities, and established ISO Category-A liaison relationship.
The summary of joint activities between APEC TPT-WG and ISO/TC 204 is as follows:
First joint workshop of ISO/TC 204 – APEC/ITSEG
Date and venue: 12 Oct 2002 in Chicago, USA
Topics: Common understanding of each group and future action items
The workshop identified a list of possible joint work or action items for considerations
Second joint workshop of ISO/TC 204 – APEC/ITSEG
Date and venue: 17 May 2004 in Vancouver, Canada
Topics: Discussion on public transport and fleet management standards
The workshop identified common interest areas for transit and fleet management standards. The collective
needs of APEC economies were raised and discussed.
First joint project – "World Report for ITS standards"
1st Joint project mainly for the year from the year of 2005 and 2006
Project objective
To survey ITS standards developments and implementations
To share case studies and lessons learned among APEC and ISO/TC 204 members
To review ITS standardization activities, mainly ISO/TC 204, for future oriented planning
The final ouTC ome is this Technical Report.
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4.4.3 APEC TEL-WG works on telematics
The "APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group" (TEL) aims to improve telecommunications
and information infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region by developing and implementing appropriate
telecommunications and information policies, including relevant human resource and development
cooperation strategies. This is reflected in the TEL's expanded vision of promoting the transition from an Asia
Pacific information infrastructure into the "Asia Pacific Information Society".
"APEC TEL - Telematics Strategy": APEC TEL Ministers, to broaden and deepen business facilitation, called
upon the TEL to strengthen work on the development of an APEC information strategy and an APEC
telematics strategy in the 2005 APEC TEL ministerial statement.
APEC TEL has also conducted work on other applications areas including telematics and has developed an
APEC telematics strategy. APEC TEL has also considered that a project designed to uncover the potential
issues involved in this developing market is a vital first step in understanding the impact this new technology
will have on the populations in APEC region. Agreements on standards used between economies will be vital
in enabling the spread of the usage of telematics. APEC TEL discussed that the trend towards the installation
of telematics devices in cars is a growing and potentially profitable market.
Source: APEC-TEL website (www.apectelWG.org)

4.4.4 APEC SCSC encourages participation in international standardization process
APEC established the SCSC to achieve the Bogor Goals in the field of standardization. SCSC, under the
"Committee on Trade and Investment" (CTI), has been working since 1994 on helping APEC economies to
address those key issues and others related issues through several initiatives with the aim to facilitate trade,
such as:
� Alignment of national standards with international standards in priority areas
� Improving participation on international standardization process through capacity building activities
and through the regional input developed by technical groups
� Encouraging implementation of good regulatory practices in the process of preparation, adoption or
review of regulations
� Developing means for conformity assessment recognition in the regulated sector such as "Mutual
Recognition Agreements" (MRAs)
� Encouraging the recognition of conformity assessment in the voluntary sector, including the
cooperation with the "Specialist Regional Bodies" (SRBs)
� Cooperation on technical infrastructure development
� Enhancing the information exchange and knowledge on matters related to standards and
conformance
� Further increasing the transparency and access to information across the APEC region
� Encouraging business awareness and involvement in the whole process.
These activities increase the propensity for a free and open trade and investment, helping economies to grow,
create jobs and provide greater opportunities for international trade and investment. In contrast, protectionism
usually fosters inefficiencies and gives fewer and costly choices to consumers. Free and open trade helps to
lower the costs of production and thus reduces the prices of goods and services - a direct benefit to all.
Source: APEC website (http://www.apec.org/apec/apec_groups/committees/committee_on_trade/sub-committee_on_standards.html)
4.5 ISO/TC 204-ITS: Main international forum developing ITS standards
4.5.1 Mission
ISO/TC 204 is responsible for the overall system aspects and infrastructure aspects of intelligent transport
systems, as well as the coordination of the overall ISO work program in this field including the schedule for
standards development, taking into account the work of existing international standardization bodies.
ISO/TC 204 is working for standardization of information, communication and control systems in the field of
urban and rural surface transportation, including inter-modal and multimodal aspects thereof, traveller
information, traffic management, public transport, commercial transport, emergency services and commercial
services in the intelligent transport systems (ITS) field. Standardization of in-vehicle transport information and
control systems is the responsibility of ISO/TC 22 Road Vehicles.
ISO/TC 204’s business plan can be downloaded at ISO’s website ‘’Business plans of ISO technical
committees open to public review ‘
See Annex A for the full list of standards developed and under development by ISO/TC 204.
Source: ISO/TC 204 Business Plan (www.iso.org – business plan for public review)
*A new website of ISO/TC 204 is www.isoTC 204.com.
4.5.2 ISO/TC 204 members
ISO/TC 204 has 25 P (Participating) members and 24 O(Observer) members.
ISO/TC 204 is currently chaired by Mr. Michael Noblett ([e-mail], USA).
ANSI (USA) is serving as the ISO/TC 204 Secretariat and Mr. David Thompson ([e-mail]) in
Telecommunications Industry Association (ITA) performs the role o
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