Overview
ISO/TS 5206-1:2023 - Intelligent transport systems - Parking - Part 1: Core data model defines a common, model-driven architecture (MDA) data model for parking and parking-related activities (both on‑street and off‑street). It specifies terms, concept relationships and data constructs to support business‑to‑business (B2B) exchanges and end‑user services. The specification enables consistent sharing of parking information across operators, mobility providers, maps/apps and ITS platforms.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Model-driven approach & UML notation: Data concepts are expressed using model‑driven architecture methods and UML notation to ensure clear, machine‑readable definitions.
- Place and location hierarchy: Core concepts for places, identified areas and common components describing on‑ and off‑street parking facilities.
- Occupancy and supply/demand: Structures to represent parking availability, supply, demand and related enumerations or external codelists.
- Rates and eligibility: Data constructs for rate tables, eligibility rules, dynamic pricing and payment methods.
- Rights and sessions: Models for parking rights, sessions, authorizations and transaction lifecycles (including quotes and session extensions).
- Observations & quotes: Definitions for observations (e.g., sensor data) and quote/request/response flows to support reservations and pricing quotes.
- Common elements and data types: Reusable classes, general enumerations, times, organisation/contact/address models and location data types.
- Facilities & energy infrastructure: Data types and enumerations for facility attributes and EV energy infrastructure.
- Conformance and codelists: Guidance on conformance, enumerations and use of external or user‑defined codelists.
- Annexes: Annex A is a normative data dictionary; Annex B maps the model to CEN 16157 (DATEX II); Annex C provides use cases and Annex D example codelists.
Practical applications
- Enable standardized parking availability and occupancy feeds for apps, navigation systems and parking marketplaces.
- Support dynamic pricing, eligibility rules and rate dissemination for operators and aggregators.
- Facilitate B2B integrations between parking operators, mobility service providers, municipalities and payment providers.
- Power reservation, quoting and session management features (including extensions and transactional workflows).
- Integrate parking data with broader ITS systems and EV charging/energy infrastructure management.
Who should use it
- Parking operators and facility managers
- Mobility service providers, ride‑share and fleet operators
- ITS integrators, system architects and API developers
- Navigation, map and consumer app providers
- City transportation authorities and urban planners
- Automotive OEMs and telematics providers
Related standards
- ISO 5206 series (other parts)
- CEN 16157 / DATEX II - referenced for data modelling alignment and potential cross‑integration
Keywords: ISO/TS 5206-1:2023, intelligent transport systems, parking data model, parking occupancy, rates, sessions, DATEX II, model-driven architecture, B2B parking data.