The National ITS Policy Framework was published by DfT in 2005. The Policy Framework advocates the development of a Technical Framework. Rapp Trans was commissioned to develop the requirements for this Framework and to commission the subsequent development of the Framework.

The project has involved working with key UK stakeholders in the area of ITS, both within the DfT and in the wider ITS community. As a result of this engagement the high level objectives and scope of the Technical Framework have been agreed. Rapp Trans have developed a methodology which develops an Enterprise Architecture based on the Zachman Framework.

Case studies were conducted with public authorities and commercial agencies (e.g. Highways Agency, West Midlands, Kent, Romanse, innovITS) through the facilitation of workshops with key local professionals to agree the high level context for ITS for each of the authorities. A plan for the implementation of the National Technical Framework has been prepared.

The standards cover EFC systems based on DSRC, GNSS/CN, and smart card technologies. The EFC standards suite includes "requirements" and associated test procedures, in order to support conformity evaluation of products. It also includes security guidelines that can be useful in the preparation or evaluation of security requirements.

The EFC standards provide key elements for achieving national and international interoperability. They are used in more than 30 countries (Japan, Australia, South America, Europe etc) and 100 systems around the world. More than 25 million and 20 000 compliant on-board and roadside equipment units have been issued, respectively.

A Rapp Trans staff member, as the appointed chairman, coordinates the development of the world-wide and European EFC standards. Our experts also participate in the preparation of the standards.

Rapp Trans is currently supporting DfT in enabling interoperability between Tag & Beacon schemes in the UK. Rapp Trans were responsible for the development of the UK Top-up Specification and associated Test specification which are based on EN 15507:2007 - Interoperability Application Profile.

Rapp Trans is also a member of the CEN project team responsible for the development of the Test Specification for EN 15509.

The European Directive 2004/52/EC deals with the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the European Union. It sets out principles and targets for an international agreement on the definition of the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS). It is expected that on-board units will be provided to users wanting the EETS service by any authorised Issuer for use with all eligible charging schemes across Europe.

Rapp Trans has participated in the programme of work on the definition of the EETS. Our staff has led 5 and been involved in several more of the 13 Expert Groups commissioned by the European Commission.

Rapp Trans was commissioned by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) to prepare a plan for a set of coherent standards, specifications and guidelines in support of the European Directive (2004/52/EC) on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems. Rapp Trans provided stakeholder analysis, recommendations on actions and a programme of work for the European Electronic Toll System (EETS) standardisation.

The recommendations have been adopted as the basis for the forward programme within CEN.