13 Glossary

Term

Alliance Parking Data Model

Definition

The Parking Data Model as specified by the Alliance for Parking Data Standards

Data Distributing Party

The entity holding data with permission to distribute, that is issuing data using the specification to other entities Data Receiving The entity that is requesting or receiving data using the Party specification from a reliable data source IdentifiedArea A collection of information relating to IdentifiedArea, which are an identifiable discrete bounded geographic zone that shares common characteristics and that may be used for parking or other mobility related purposes. Place Hierarchy A collection of information relating to a hierarchy of Place structures and facilities.

Place

Space Where a vehicle may park, stand, rest, or briefly transit to allow a person to change modes of transport (i.e. taxi drop-off/pickup, ride share drop-off/pickup, valet stand, etc.). A collection of information relating to a parking space, i.e. a location normally for parking a single vehicle.