BS EN 12896-6:2019

What is BS EN 12896-6 – Passenger information data model about?

The reference data model covering the domain of Passenger Information describes the data needed for applications providing passengers with relevant information on planned and actual services. The passenger information data model includes data components which go far beyond the ‘static’ planned timetable.

 PD CEN/TR 12896 series provides informative and didactical material to users. CEN 12896 series provides a conceptual model of common public transport concepts and data structures that can be used to build many different kinds of public transport information systems, including timetabling, fares, operational management, real-time data, journey planning, among others.

PD CEN/TR 12896 presents the reference data model for public transport, based on the reference data model, EN 12896, known as Transmodel V5.1.

PD CEN/TR 12896 is composed of the following parts:

• Representing the data model for the concepts shared by the different fare domains covered by Transmodel
• Containing the data dictionary, i.e. the list of all the concepts and attribute tables present in the main document together with the definitions
• Indicating the data model evolutions
• Indicating the high-level equivalences of the example passenger information functional requests to the capabilities of other standards
• Providing an example set of commonly found passenger information functional requests and data dictionary for the elements used in the examples

Who is BS EN 12896-6 - Passenger information data model for?

BS EN 12896-6  on passenger information data model is useful for:

• Public transport information system developers
• Public transport centers
• Organizations involved in public transport operations
• Transport authorities
• Government bodies involved in transport services
• Airports / railways / bus networks

Why should you use BS EN 12896-6 - Passenger information data model?

BS EN 12896-6 provides a comprehensive conceptual model for public transport information systems including passenger information systems, with coverage of a number of different subdomains of public transport information, including transport network infrastructure and topology, public transport schedules, journey planning, fares, fare validation, real-time passenger information and operational aspects of public transport.

PD CEN/TR 12896-9 establishes a consistent terminology for describing public transport concepts, providing definitive equivalents for use in the National Languages of each participant nation. Where public transport related words in vernacular use may span a number of different concepts and lead to differences of interpretation, it establishes a more precise technical terminology for unambiguous use by public transport information system developers. Using the reference model provided in PD CEN/TR 12896-9, you would be in a position to use the data in multiple ways that maximize benefits for all stakeholders.