2 Use Cases and Examples Analyzing Use Cases is an important and valuable means of understanding functional requirements. APDS employs this technique to identify and validate the elements of the data model supporting the specifications. Use Cases also help illustrate the scope and purpose of the APDS specifications. This document contains several Use Cases that are designed to: • • •
Describe ‘real world’ parking and mobility sector scenarios. Illustrate potential data model applications. Clarify the use of specific data domains.
Other Use Cases may be added as the data model is developed. A number of Examples have been developed from these Use Case. These Examples are designed to contextualize the data model, showing how the model links to the Use Cases. Together, the Use Cases and the Examples describe the range and types of data included within the scope of the APDS specifications. Please note that the Use Cases or Examples are for illustration only and there is no suggestion that they describe actual data requirements or preferred data exchanges. All Use Cases and Examples assume a request/response exchange model. However, this is for illustration only and the specifications are relevant to other methods of communication.
Copyright Alliance for Parking Data Standards: APDS Use Case Document Version 3.0 Version release June 7, 2021
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