Article 8Updating static road data

1.

The updates of the static road data shall concern as a minimum the following parameters:

(a)

the type of static road data as set out in point 1 of the Annex concerned by the update;

(b)

the location of the condition concerned by the update;

(c)

the type of update (modification, insertion or deletion);

(d)

the description of the update;

(e)

the date on which the data has been updated;

(f)

the date and time when the change in a given condition has occurred or is planned to occur;

(g)

the quality of the data update.

The location of the condition concerned by the update shall be determined using a standardised or any other generally accepted dynamic location referencing method that enables unambiguous decoding and interpretation of this location.

2.

Road authorities and road operators shall ensure the timely update of static road data and, where known and possible, provide these updates to users in advance.

3.

When digital map producers and service providers use static road data updates, they shall ensure that these updates are processed in a timely manner in order to make the information accessible to end-users without delay.