Monitoring & Harmonisation of NAP’s

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ITS-Core Services affected by NAPs:

All ITS Core Services are affected!!!

Background

Delegated Regulations

In 2013 the European Commission adopted the first two Delegated Regulations on the provision of information services through so-called National Access Points:

  • the provision of information services for safe and secure parking places for trucks and commercial vehicles ((EU) 2013/885);
  • the provision, where possible, of road safety-related minimum universal traffic information free of charge to users ((EU) 2013/886).

Two additional Delegated Regulations were adopted in 2015 and 2017 respectively:

  • the provision of EU-wide real-time traffic information services ((EU) 2015/962);
  • the provision of EU-wide multimodal travel information services ((EU) 2017/1926).

Relevant information on these delegated regulations can be found on the following links:

What is a National Access Point?

A National Access Point (NAP) is a digital interface installed by an EU Member State to make traffic and mobility data accessible for a wide range of data users. NAPs can take the form of a repository, registry, web portal or similar. NAPs are part of the ITS Action Plan and Directive of the European Commission. Each EU Member State is stipulated to establish NAPs to address obligations from the corresponding EC Delegated Regulations.

Impact on ITS Deployment Guidelines

The National Access Points are relevant for the Deployment Guidelines, since the Delegated Regulations oblige the various actors (road operators, digital map providers, service providers, etc.) to provide access to their data, depending on the type of data and under certain conditions. For example, truck parking operators should provide as a minimum static information about their truck parking, road operators and service providers should provide access to road safety-related traffic information on the trans-European road network (e.g. slippery road, short term road works), as well as real-time traffic information (i.e. static road data, dynamic road status data, traffic data) if available. In all cases where ITS is applied, this almost automatically means that this information is digitally available, and thus should be made accessible for a wide range of data users through the National Access Points. Where applicable the Deployment Guidelines have been adapted following the obligations from the Delegated Regulations with respect to the National Access Points.

More information on National Access Points

Within the European ITS Platform project one specific activity aimed exclusively at monitoring and harmonisation of these National Access Points across Europe. This activity has produced a number of information materials that can be used by Member States, road operators and information service providers when dealing with National Access Points: