ISO/TC 204 manages over 330 documents. With so many documents - it can be daunting to know where to start?! So start right here for a brief introduction…
About TC204
Overview
Over many years TC204 has developed and maintained a suite of standards and other artefacts for the ITS environment that exists OUTSIDE the vehicle. Our deliverables collectively describe:
- a common ITS framework including:
- Reference ITS Architecture
- ITS Services
- Terminology and Definitions
- Data Concepts ([[CIDCR]])
- Registries of ITS Information (RITSI)
- many specialised deliverables that describe and define various components that help deliver Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Services and solutions.
TC204 Committee Structure
TC204 delivers its work programme through a broad range of working groups consisting of:
- WG - Working Groups within TC204
- AG - Advisory Groups (typically special projects / initiatives)
- JWG - Joint Working Groups to formally collaborate with experts outside of TC204 (such as other ISO/TCs or other SDOs).
A complete list of TC204’s groups can be found here.
Naming Convention for TC204 Deliverables
Our document titles can sometimes seem a little daunting, but TC204 deliverables use a multi-level naming structure, for example:
- ISO/TS 14813-1:2015(en) Intelligent transport systems — Reference model architecture(s) for the ITS sector - Part 1: ITS service domains, service groups and services
(a sample of this Technical standard is available here)
While the naming structures may have changed a little over many years, new deliverables follow the current structure as described in the table below…
<Publishing SDO/s>/<Deliverable Type> <Number[-Part]>:<Year of Publication>(<language>) <Title 1> - <Title 2> [ - <Title 3>]
| Name Component | Example | Description |
| <Publishing SDO/s> | ISO | The Standards Development Organisation/s (SDO) that will publish the deliverable |
| TS | The types of ISO deliverables | |
| <Number[-Part]> | 14813-1 | Unique identifier of the deliverable, which can include an optional Part number to indicate they are focussed components detailing a specific aspect. This can also facilitate progressive development and publishing and use of a suite of documents over time. |
| 2015 | Year that the deliverable is formally published and released for use by ISO | |
| (en) | Used to distinguish between en (English) and fr (French) editions of a document | |
| <Title 1> | Intelligent transport systems | Most of our deliverables now use the name of TC204 for the top tier <Title 1> |
| <Title 2> | Reference model architecture(s) for the ITS sector | Key concept |
| <Title 3> | Part 1: ITS service domains, service groups and services | The <Title 3> level is optional, but is frequently used in order to describe specific aspects of the Key concept. Note that “Part 1: “ is considered part of the title |