Glossary

Term Definition

Alliance Parking Data Model Data Distributing Party The Parking Data Model as specified by the Alliance for Parking Data Standards The entity holding data with permission to distribute, that is issuing data using the specification to other entities

Data Receiving Party

The entity that is requesting or receiving data using the 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 dropoff/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.

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