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Results for area 4.6 Data model entities

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Street Address
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data model entity that provides the geocoded Street Address of the Road Element

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Building & Facility
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data model entity that provides the location and shape of road side features such as a toll gate, or a fixed Road Side ITS station

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Intersection Cost
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data model entity that provides the time or monetary cost between the entrance Link and exit Link of Intersection for calculating route

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Traffic Restriction
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data model entity that provides the traffic restrictions such as one way or turn restrictions for route calculation purposes

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Traffic Location
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data model entity that contains an external reference (e.g. VICS or RDS-TMC) and is linked to either place or transportation entities

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Road Signage
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data model entity that provides the detailed text of the road signage on the Road Element

NOTE 1 to entry Route Guidance is one of the six application categories elements and joining two intersections, serving as the smallest independent unit of a road network at GDF level 2.

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Cartographic Feature
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data model entity that represents geometrical information for display purposes

NOTE A cartographic feature has non-explicit topology; it has zero-, one- and two-dimensional types, i.e. Display Point, Polyline, and Polygon.

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Cartographic Text
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data model entity that stores name text associated with all or part of a cartographic feature

NOTE Cartographic text is language dependent and may contain a suggested display location, orientation, language code, priority (or importance), suggested scale range, and bounding box.

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Link Cost
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data model entity that provides the time or monetary cost of the Link for calculating route

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Advisory Point
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data model entity that provides information about an approaching condition on a road that may require some action by the driver of a vehicle

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District Name
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data model entity that provides the name of a geographic area feature for each Link connected to an intersection

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Intersection Name
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data model entity that provides the name of an Intersection. An Intersection may have one or more names corresponding to the direction of entering into the intersection

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navigable feature name
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data model entity that represents the name for the transportation element, including GDF road element, GDF ferry connection, GDF junction, GDF intersection

NOTE Navigable feature name is related to places, crossroads, junctions, and road sections.

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Background Imagery
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data model entity that provides background images upon which the road network of an area may be displayed

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Detailed Special Route
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data model entity that provides the detailed information of Special Route such as the ordered sequence of Link and Intersection lists, length of route and fee of toll road

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Postal Code
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data model entity for a government-designated code used to specify regions for addressing

NOTE Postal code is related to link, navigable feature name, place, and POI.

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Map Data Background
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data model entity that provides map database features for background display

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Figure Element
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data model entity that provides the shape data of a cartographic feature for displaying a map

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Intersection Connecting Point
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data model entity for a topological junction of two or more links or end bounding a link

NOTE 1 to entry A link stores the coordinate value of the corresponding GDF junction.

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Place Reference Point
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data model entity that provides a representative point within a Place

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Service and POI Reference Point
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data model entity that provides a representative point of a Service and POI

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Road Bridge and Tunnel
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data model entity that provides information such as the length, height and slope of bridges and tunnels

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Intersection Link
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data model entity that provides the Links in the Intersection used for determining the path through an intersection

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Symbol
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data model entity that represents an icon associated with a cartographic feature

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Lane Shape
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data model entity that provides the shape geometry of the lane

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Road Element Shape
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data model entity that provides the shape geometry of the Road Element for displaying Road and Positioning

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Intersection Link Shape
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data model entity that provides the shape of the Intersection Link for displaying a path

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Cartographic Feature Type
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data model entity that provides cartographic feature by their type (Symbol, Point, Polyline and Polygon)

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Direction Guide
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data model entity that provides the guidance information for a path which is composed of the entrance Link and the exit Link connected to an Intersection

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Road Marking
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data model entity that provides the shape of painted markings on roads such as lane markings these may be used for display purposes

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Caution Point
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data model entity that provides warning information about an approaching potential hazard on the Road Elements that may require some action by the driver of a vehicle

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Location Image
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data model entity that provides a background image of the Road Element and the intersection upon which guidance information is displayed

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