geographical settlement which provides topographical context when searching for or presenting travel information, for example as the origin or destination of a trip

NOTE 1 to entry: It may be of any size (e.g. County, City, Town, Village) and of different specificity, e.g. Greater London, London, West End, Westminster, St James’s.

NOTE 2 to entry: A TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACE may be associated with a PLACE (including a STOP PLACE), but not all PLACEs are TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACEs. TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACEs may be organised through hierarchical containment and disjoint adjacency relationships.

NOTE 3 to entry: A TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACE should always have a canonical gazetteer name. It may be necessary to use the hierarchical topographical relationships of the TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACE to establish a unique context with which to distinguish between two TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACEs with the same name.

ZONE used to define a zonal fare structure in a zone-counting or zone-matrix system

classification for the general orientation of ROUTEs

Note 1 to entry: In IFOPT the DIRECTION may be an important aspect of a PATH LINK that may only be traversed one way.

specialization of ADDRESS refining it by using the characteristics such as road number, and name used for conventional identification of along a road

a specification of ADDRESS refining it by using the attributes used for conventional identification for mail

NOTE Comprises variously a building Identifier, Street name, Post code and other descriptors.

a jurisdictional geographic boundary

NOTE A COUNTRY normally has a two character IANA identifier.

aggregate of SIMPLE FEATUREs and/or other COMPLEX FEATUREs

EXAMPLE S A STOP AREA: combination of STOP POINTS; a train station: combination of SIMPLE FEATUREs (POINTs, LINKs) and COMPLEX FEATUREs (STOP AREAs).

NOTE 1 to entry: An IFOPT STOP PLACE is a type of COMPLEX FEATURE.

a classification for PLACEs

grouping of STOP PLACE, PLACE or other managed data for management by a DATA ADMINISTRATOR

NOTE 1 to entry: Each administrative area will have a common IDENTIFIER NAMESPACE for allocating identifiers.

NOTE 2 to entry: A distinction can be made between the management of the Transport of an area (the role of an AUTHORITY managing an ADMINISTRATIVE ZONE) and the administration of the Transport related data (the role of a DATA ADMINISTRATOR of an ADMINISTRATIVE AREA) which may be, but is not necessarily, performed by the same body.

the canonical name given to a STOP PLACE, POINT OF INTEREST, or TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACE that will be used on displays and other media to identify a PLACE

a classification of ZONEs. E.g. TARIFF ZONE, ADMINISTRATIVE ZONE

a two-dimensional PLACE within the service area of a public transport operator (administrative zone, TARIFF ZONE, ACCESS ZONE, etc.).

a group of SCHEDULED STOP POINTs close to each other

classification of STOP PLACEs, indicating in particular the mode of transport (rail station, airport, etc.)

a physical entrance or exit to/from a STOP PLACE

EXAMPLE May be a door, barrier, gate or other recognizable point of access.

item of equipment of a particular type actually available at a location within a STOP PLACE that is itself a place, such as QUAY, ACCESS SPACE or STOP PATH LINK

NOTE 1 to entry: STOP PLACE EQUIPMENT may comprise information equipment; Info Equipment, Passenger Info Equipment, Signage: Stop Sign, Other Sign, Heading Sign, Access Equipment, Queueing Equipment, Stair Equipment, Lift Equipment, Ramp Equipment, Crossing Equipment, Entrance Equipment, Escalator Equipment, Staircase Equipment, Rough Surface, or other service related equipment such as Ticketing Equipment, Trolley Stand Equipment, Waiting Equipment, Passenger Safety Equipment, Luggage Locker Equipment, Shelter Equipment, Waiting Room Equipment, Sanitary Facility Equipment.

a STOP PLACE COMPONENT containing equipment associated with other STOP PLACE COMPONENTS or other places accessible to PASSENGERS

an identified storey (ground, first, basement, mezzanine, etc) within an interchange building on which STOP PLACE COMPONENTS reside

NOTE A STOP PATH LINK may connect components on different levels.

a classification of COMMUNICATION SERVICE (e.g. free wifi, public wifi, phone, mobile coverage, internet, video entertainment, audio entertainment, post box, post office, business services)

named service relating to the use of the STOP PLACE or transport services at a particular location, for example porterage, assistance for disabled users, booking offices, etc.

NOTE The service may have a VALIDITY CONDITION associated with it. A LOCAL SERVICE is treated as a form of non-material EQUIPMENT.

a representation of a detailed pathway that a PASSENGER may take between two PLACES within a STOP PLACE, or between STOP PLACE, POINT OF INTEREST, etc.

NOTE 1 to entry A NAVIGATION PATH can be made up of an ordered set of PATH LINKS IN SEQUENCE, an ordered set of ACCESSIBLE PLACES IN SEQUENCE or both a POINT or a LINK representation may be useful for different applications.

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NOTE 2 to entry There may be multiple NAVIGATION PATHS between the same STOP PLACE COMPONENTS or other PLACES, reflecting different physical paths and with particular ACCESSIBILITY ASSESSMENTS. NAVIGATION PATHS may be predefined, or be computed dynamically from the underlying set of STOP PLACE COMPONENTS and other PLACE and LINK types.

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NOTE 3 to entry The same PATH LINK may occur in different sequences in different NAVIGATION PATHS.

all keywords which are necessary to describe a NAVIGATION PATH; these NAVIGATION KEYWORDS correspond to the keywords in the XML schema

a designated point, inside or outside of a STOP PLACE or POINT OF INTEREST, at which two or more PATH LINKs may connect

NOTE 1 to entry: This allows ACCESS PATH LINKs to be linked together outside of a specific STOP PLACE. Within a STOP PLACE, ACCESS SPACEs are usually used as junction points.

a type of INFRASTRUCTURE LINK used to describe a railway network

a physical entrance or exit to/from a SITE

EXAMPLE A door, barrier, gate or other recognizable point of access.

entrance for VEHICLEs to a STOP PLACE

NOTE 1 to entry: It is distinct from an ENTRANCE TO VEHICLE, which is for passenger access to a vehicle.

May be marked for entry, exit use, or both.

a classification for BOARDING POSITIONs

An entrance or exit for PASSENGERs to/from a BOARDING POSITION within a QUAY.

ZONE for which the duration to cover any ACCESS LINK to a particular STOP POINT is the same

NOTE 1 to entry: The IFOPT Concept of an ACCESS SPACE is distinct from the Transmodel concept of an ACCESS ZONE as an ACCESS SPACE may have different NAVIGATION PATHS whose traversal takes different durations.

A path between any two physical STOP PLACE SPACES within an interchange that represents a step of a possible transfer route for passengers within a STOP PLACE

NOTE: A STOP PATH LINK is a STOP PLACE COMPONENT in its own right and may have ACCESSIBILITY LIMITATIONS and CHECKPOINTS associated with it to indicate impediments that may prevent access or slow a user down. A sequence of one or more STOP PATH LINKS may make up a NAVIGATION PATH. Each end of a STOP PATH LINK connects to an entity that is a concrete subtype of an ABSTRACT STOP PLACE SPACE, that is, ACCESS SPACE or QUAY or BOARDING POSITION. Each end of a STOP PATH LINK may further have a specific ENTRANCE of the same concrete subtype of ABSTRACT STOP PLACE SPACE associated with that end, that is QUAY ENTRANCE, ACCESS SPACE ENTRANCE or BOARDING POSITION ENTRANCE. STOP PATH LINKs may be used only within an interchange. ACCESS PATH LINKS may be used for PATH LINKs outside the physical STOP PLACE.

a link within a PLACE of or between two PLACEs (that is STOP PLACEs, ACCESS SPACEs or QUAYs,BOARDING POSITIONs, POINTs OF INTEREST etc. or PATH JUNCTIONs) that represents a step in a possible route for pedestrians, cyclists or other out-of-vehicle passengers within or between a PLACE

NOTE 1 to entry: It is possible but not mandatory that a PATH LINK projects onto a more detailed set of infrastructure or mapping links that plot the spatial course, allowing it to be represented on maps and to tracking systems.

a step of a NAVIGATION PATH indicating traversal of a particular PATH LINK as part of a recommended route

NOTE 1 to entry: The same PATH LINK may occur in different sequences in different NAVIGATION PATHs.

beginning or end SITE for a PATH LINK; may be linked to a specific LEVEL of the SITE

a passenger area within a STOP PLACE such as a concourse or booking hall, immigration hall or security area that is accessible by passengers, but without a direct access to vehicles

NOTE Direct access to a VEHICLE is always from a QUAY and/or BOARDING POSITION. An ACCESS SPACE may be a Room, Hall, Concourse, Corridor, or bounded open space within a STOP PLACE.

a sequence of ACCESSIBLE PLACEs indicating traversal of a particular route

a place such as platform, stance, or quayside where PASSENGERS have access to PT vehicles, Taxis or other means of transportation

NOTE 1 to entry A QUAY may serve one or more VEHICLE STOPPING PLACES and be associated with one or more STOP POINTS.

NOTE 2 to entry A QUAY is a recursive structure that may contain other sub QUAYS. A child QUAY should be physically contained within its parent QUAY.

categorisation of the ACCESSIBILITY characteristics of a PASSENGER to indicate their requirements for ACCESSIBILITY

NOTE For example that are unable to navigate stairs, or lifts, or have visual or auditory impairments. PASSENGER ACCESSIBILITY TYPE corresponds to one or more ACCESSIBILITY LIMITATIONS, allowing the computation of paths for passengers with constrained mobility.

EXAMPLE Wheelchair, no lifts, no stairs.

the alignment of a particular QUAY with a vehicle as the result of positioning a VEHICLE at a particular VEHICLE STOPPING PLACE

stopping position of a vehicle or one of its components as a Location

NOTE 1 to entry: May be specified as a ZONE corresponding to the bounding polygon of the vehicle, or one or more POINTs corresponding to parts of the vehicle such as a door.

NOTE 2 to entry: If given as a single point, indicates the position for the door relative to an indicated side of the vehicle.

an element of a SITE describing a part of its structure. SITE COMPONENTs share common properties for data management, accessibility and other features

the physical (spatial) possibility for a passenger to change from one public transport vehicle to another to continue the trip, determined by physical locations, such as SITEs and/or its components and/or ENTRANCEs, in particular STOP PLACEs and/or its components. Different times may be necessary to cover the resulting distance, depending on the kind of passenger

a type of PLACE, such as a STOP PLACE, POINT OF INTEREST or ADDRESS, to which passengers may wish to travel

NOTE A SITE can have designated ENTRANCEs that represent the available points of access for different USER NEEDs.

one end of a SITE CONNECTION

a type of PLACE specifying common properties of a SITE or a SITE COMPONENT to describe it., including accessibility

a type of INFRASTRUCTURE LINK used to describe a road network

an item of equipment installed either fixed (PLACE EQUIPMENT) or on-board vehicles (VEHICLE EQUIPMENT)

NOTE A service (LOCAL SERVICE such as LEFT LUGGAGE, TICKETING SERVICE) is considered as immaterial equipment as well.

a classification of public transport vehicles according to the facilities available on the vehicle

specialisation of a FLEXIBLE QUAY (which is abstract) to identify what is the catchment area for a flexible service (so that a stop finder can find the nearest available types of transport). It is a named zone visited by a particular mode of transport. It is part of the SITE data set rather than the service data set, since it can be defined and exists independently of an actual service

the allocation of a SCHEDULED STOP POINT (i.e. a STOP POINT of a SERVICE PATTERN or JOURNEY PATTERN) to a specific FLEXIBLE STOP PLACE, and also possibly a FLEXIBLE AREA or HAIL AND RIDE AREA. May be subject to a VALIDITY CONDITION

a set of ENTITies grouped together according to a PURPOSE OF GROUPING, e.g. grouping of stops known to the public by a common name

specialisation of a FLEXIBLE QUAY to identify what is the catchment zone for a hail and ride service (so that a stop finder can find the nearest available types of transport). It is a named zone visited by a particular mode of transport and may be designated by a start point and end point on the road

NOTE 1 to entry: It is part of the Site data set rather than the service data set, since it can be defined and exists independently of an actual service.

a ZONE defining a ROUTING CONSTRAINT; the ZONE may be defined by its contained SCHEDULED STOP POINTS or by its boundary points

specialisation of PASSENGER EQUIPMENT for sanitary facilities

the allocation of a SCHEDULED STOP POINT (i.e. a SCHEDULED STOP POINT of a SERVICE PATTERN or JOURNEY PATTERN) to a specific STOP PLACE, for either a Passenger JOURNEY or VEHICLE SERVICE

a physical entrance or exit to/from a STOP PLACE for a vehicle

a classification of equipment items to be installed at stop points or onboard vehicles, for instance