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TMC Location Table Certification


The objective of the Location Table Release Team (LTRT) is to improve the quality of location tables used for TMC services worldwide.  The LTRT checks in detail the compliance to standards and best-practices of new location tables, and has developed a certification procedure which grants a stamp of quality to those location tables which pass a set of tests.

 

On this page you can read about the certification procedure and costs, and submit a location table for certification.

Certification Procedure

The LTRT has defined a procedure and timescale for location table certification.

  • Location table created and self-checked using TMC Inspector tool. Current version approved for testing: 2007.15.7639 - notify the Executive Office if you don't have this tool and version
  • Location table certification request submitted to TISA Executive Office by applicant using this page
  • Location table submission file (single .zip file only) must be attached: Exchange format file and TMC Inspector (see above version) Report.
  • Request verified and distributed to LTRT; invoice where appropriate sent to applicant within one week
  • Allocated LTRT member checks the location table for errors and LTRT discuss any issues
  • If no issues are found, LTRT gives its verdict and TISA Executive Office checks for invoice payment and issues certificate
  • If issues are found, LTRT / TISA Executive Office gives advice and supports resubmission of a corrected location table

Notes

  • Confidentiality: the existence and certification submission of a location table remains confidential to LTRT members until certification is granted. In some cases it is also necessary to include Steering Board in the location table certification discussion. A register of completed certifications is available to all TISA members and information may be provided to non-member organisations.
  • Certification submissions must follow the requirements of the Location Table Exchange Format specification (available on request from the TISA Executive Office)
  • The LTRT reserves the right to refuse the certification of a location table for any reason. The location table owner will be informed of the reason for refusal.

Certification Timescale

The LTRT has defined two options for certification timescale:

  • Standard certification: LTRT will give its verdict within 6 weeks of receiving submitted table and certificate sent within three working days of the verdict.
  • Fast track processing may be available depending on LTRT team member availability, for an extra fee. Where fast track processing is available, LTRT will give its verdict within 3 weeks, and the certificate will be sent within three working days of the verdict.
  • If resubmission is necessary, then the timescale restarts from the date the resubmitted tables are received.

Certification Costs

The costs for location table certification vary depending on whether the table owner is a TISA member and on how the location table will be made available:

TISA Members

  • Location table for unrestricted use, free of distribution restrictions or charges: FREE
  • Location table with distribution charge or with distribution restrictions: 1500 Euro for first certification - certification of subsequent versions of same table is free.

Non-TISA Members

  • Every location table certification: 2500 Euro. Subsequent versions also at 2500 Euro.

Notes

  • Table certification fees are set for the table owner.
  • Certification fee must be received at TISA bank account before the certificate is issued.
  • Fast track processing, where available: an additional fee of 2000 Euro
  • All prices are subject to VAT where applicable at 21%
  • Requests for change of ownership of a location table must be accompanied by a new certification request and appropriate fee.

Location Table Certification Request
 


First name This is a mandatory field.
Last name This is a mandatory field.
Company name This is a mandatory field.
E-mail This is a mandatory field.
Telephone, work This is a mandatory field.
Full address This is a mandatory field.
Table submitter (if not owner) This is a mandatory field.
Organisation paying for certification (if not table owner) This is a mandatory field.
Planned date of first use       
Location table Country Code (CCD in Location Table Exchange Format) This is a mandatory field.
Country Identifier (CID in Location Table Exchange Format) This is a mandatory field.
Extended Country Code (ECC in Location Table Exchange Format) This is a mandatory field.
Location Table Number (TABCD in Location Table Exchange Format) This is a mandatory field.
Version number This is a mandatory field.
Previous version (if any) and summary of changes This is a mandatory field.
Number of locations in table (Points, Linears, Area, Total) This is a mandatory field.
Geographic coverage This is a mandatory field.
Character set(s) used for NAMES, NAMESTRANSLATION tables This is a mandatory field.
Type of table (Public: unrestricted use, free of charges ; Private: all other cases)
Location table submission file (single .zip file only) This is a mandatory field.
Please follow the fast track for certification (extra fee 2000 €)
I have read and understood the certification conditions This is a mandatory field.

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