1. EuroRoadS A pan-European Road Data Solution Project within the eContent programme

2. Work Packages WP 1Project Management WP 2Evaluation and Quality Control WP 3Awareness and Dissemination of Information WP 4Business Case WP 5User Requirements WP 6Road Data Specification Framework WP 7Demonstration WP 8Implementation Plan WP 9Exploitation Plan

3. Key activities Business Case User needs Specifications Demonstration Implementation Exploitation Evaluation & Quality control Dissemination of information

4. WP1 Project Management Co-ordinate project management and the financial and administrative work Establish the basis for assessment and evaluation of the project

5. WP2 Evaluation & Quality Control Prepare a common model describing the safeguarded data flow from acquisition to the final applications Elaboration of concepts for safe- guarding of quality for the complete data processing chain

6. WP3 Awareness & Dissemination of information - increase awareness and raise interest in the project - information plan - Internet web site - brochure - newsletters - conferences - workshops

7. WP4 Business Case - Potential market Identification - Cost / benefit analysis - Business Case studies

8. WP5 User requirements - Identify user groups - Identify user requirements data structure data content and quality data access etc.

9. WP6 Road Data Specification Framework -Road network Model: quality model, reference system -Content Specification: feature types, attribute types, attribute values, quality level -Generalisation Rules -Geodetic Reference System -Data Exchange Model and Format -Meta Data Catalogue -Edge Matching -Terminology Catalogue

10. WP7 Demonstration - show complete data chain from acquisition to final services - integrate different levels of public administration - show and validate the usefulness of a road data specification - support dissemination and networking through concrete implementation results

11. WP8 Implementation Plan -Recommendations to support a rapid creation of an infra-structure for European road data. -Address structures, mechanisms and arrangements needed.

12. WP9 Exploitation Plan -Recommendations to support a wide use of the European road data infrastructure and to facilitate services built on it. -Address structures, mechanisms and arrangements needed.

13. Consortium members Bundesamt für Eich und Vermessungswesen, the National Authority for Metrology and Surveying, Austria ERTICO, Belgium EuroGeographics, France Government of Bavaria, Germany Institut für Anwendungen der Geodäsie in Bauwesen, University of Stuttgart, Germany Institut Géographique National, France Lantmäteriet, National Land Survey of Sweden Ordnance Survey, UK Planung Transport Verkehr AG, Germany Vägverket, Swedish Road Administration, Sweden

14. Reference groups

15. Resources Project time: 30 months, March, 2004 – August 2006 50% EC funded by eContent Budget: 3,7 million € Person months: ca 250 10 organisations, project participants 3 reference groups

16. www.euroroads.org