Data Terminology Catalogue
BOLD Capitalised is the Term being described in a standards context.
RED is used to highlight the common language used by the public.
When used in SIRI this is the Direction of vehicle current heading in degrees. This is normally generated by the vehicles GNSS (GPS) system.
In NaPTAN the Bearing is the direction of the traffic along the road where the bus stop is located. This can be used to determine which direction a vehicle is travelling, for example to avoid a bus journey matching with a bus stop on the opposite side of the road.
BLOCK specifies information about the BLOCK (running board, vehicle working) of a journey. A block enables VEHICLE JOURNEY instances to be assigned to a group of journeys that will be carried out by the same vehicle during the course of an operational day.
The work of a vehicle from the time it leaves a PARKING POINT after parking (where the vehicle will stay unattended for a long time) until its next return to park at a PARKING POINT. Any subsequent departure from a PARKING POINT after parking marks the start of a new BLOCK