Agora-C

The ISO Standard 17572-3 Intelligent Transport System (ITS)-Location Referencing for Geographic Databases-Part 3: Dynamic Location References, also known as “AGORA-C” is designed to improve the real-time accuracy of GPS and to allow the development of enhanced navigation services.

AGORA-C specifies a method for dynamic encoding and decoding of location references-that is, the unique identification of geographic objects such as road junctions, exit ramps, and postal addresses-into any map, without requiring predefined location codes or lookup tables. AGORA-C will notably be implemented in navigation systems for dynamic route guidance, public traffic management systems, and for other types of georeferenced services such as location-based services and points of interest. A copy of the AGORA-C standard can be obtained from the ISO online store.