



On March 3, 2023, Ministry of Natural Resources of China (MNR) issued the Guidelines on the Basic Map Standard System for Intelligent Vehicles (2023 version) (hereinafter referred to as “the Guidelines”). It specifies the standard framework, sets up construction goals for 2025 and 2030, as well as providing status updates of the standards covering in the system.
The Guidelines outline the framework of the standard system for intelligent vehicle basic map as follows:
The Guidelines presents a further standard list under the current system with latest status:
Sections | Details | |||
Standard Name | Standard Category | Standard Type | Status | |
Generals | ||||
Terms and definitions | Basic map for intelligent vehicle - vocabulary | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
Spatial referencing | Basic map for intelligent vehicle - guide on spatio-temporal reference | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
Classification and coding | Basic map for intelligent vehicle - classification and grading rules for data | National | Voluntary | Pre-researching |
Classification and coding for fundamental geographic feature of intelligent vehicle | Sector | Voluntary | Project approved | |
Data model | Basic map for intelligent vehicle - data model and representation requirements | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
Content representation | Basic map for intelligent vehicle - specification for feature representation | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
Production Updates | ||||
Data collection | Basic map for intelligent vehicle - specification for data collection | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
Map compilation | Basic map for intelligent vehicle - compilation specification | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
Data updating | Basic map update for intelligent vehicle - Pt. 1: update requirements for data processing | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
Basic map update for intelligent vehicle - Pt. 2 dynamic map update requirements | TBD | TBD | To be developed | |
Application Service | ||||
Navigation | General specification for GNSS navigation product-based map | National | Voluntary | GB/T 35766-2017 published |
Basic functions and technical requirements for navigation application software | National | Voluntary | GB/T 39774-2021 published | |
Basic map for intelligent vehicle - positioning technical requirements | TBD | TBD | To be developed | |
Distribution service | Basic map data for intelligent vehicle - specification for cloud service mode | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
Information exchange | Basic map data for intelligent vehicle - exchange format and interface definition | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
Basic map data for intelligent vehicle - specification for vehicle-road-cloud collaborative interaction | TBD | TBD | To be developed | |
Quality Inspection | ||||
Data quality inspection | Specifications for navigable map data test | Sector | Voluntary | CH/T 1019-2010 |
High precision electronic navigation map quality specification for roads | Sector | Voluntary | Project approved | |
System testing | General technical specification for intelligent vehicle mapping sensor and system | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
Service evaluation | Basic map for intelligent vehicle - specification for service quality evaluation | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
Safety Management | ||||
Security protection | Navigable electronic map - Basic requirements of security processing technology | National | Mandatory | GB 20263-2006 |
Intelligent and connected vehicle - basic requirements of spatio-temporal data security processing technology | National | Mandatory | Project application submitted | |
Intelligent and connected vehicle - basic requirements for security detection of spatio-temporal data sensing systems | National | Mandatory | Project application submitted | |
Basic map for intelligent vehicle - basic requirements of data security protection technology | National | Voluntary | Project application submitted | |
Basic map for intelligent vehicle - specification for data transmission security protection | National | Voluntary | Project application submitted | |
Basic map for intelligent vehicle - specification for data terminal security protection | TBD | TBD | To be developed | |
Security monitor | Basic map for intelligent vehicle - technical requirements for service monitor access | National | Voluntary | Pre-researching |
Basic map for intelligent vehicle - basic requirements for multi-source update monitoring | National | Voluntary | Pre-researching | |
Basic map for intelligent vehicle - specification for proprietary cloud security control | TBD | TBD | To be developed | |
Security review | Requirements for supervision of advanced assistant driving e-maps | National | Voluntary | Call for comment |
Basic map data for intelligent vehicle - security review specification | TBD | TBD | To be developed |
For foreign stakeholders, the formulation of the standard system will take a period of time, but considering the importance of map management (some published standards are already national mandatory ones) along with the possible vast amount of data that may initiated by intelligent vehicles, it is advised to identify the key standards in the list and follow-up on the future updates to evaluate and minimize possible business impacts.
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