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Results for query Position

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position
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position defines where an event has taken place in relation to the road: e.g. driving lane 1, hard shoulder, central reservation, etc.

NOTE The driving lanes are numbered according to the usual local practice, i.e. driving Lane 1 is the lane nearest to the hard shoulder. In countries which drive on the left, driving lanes are hence numbered from left-to-right, and in countries driving on the right, from right-to-left.

NOTE Position is an event element and NOT a location reference element.

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position
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terrestrial absolute geographical location

NOTE 1 to entry The absolute geographical location is defined according to a global coordinate reference system, such as the World Geodetic System 84 (WGS84) or the International Terrestrial Reference System (ITRS).

NOTE 2 to entry The CEN/TR 17297 series presents a tutorial on location referencing methods, applicable location

systems and translation methods between different system.

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