ITS standards and specifications

These documents ensure that the right equipment and systems are procured, installed and configured correctly and that requirements for safety, security, maintenance and operational life are met.

If you have any questions or feedback regarding ITS S&S documentation, please email itsspec@nzta.govt.nz

Document types

Description of the document types used in the table below.

• Standard: The standard outlines the design requirements for operations, safety, security and maintainability of ITS asset across different classes.
• Specification: The specification ensures that the correct equipment is procured for integration with our operational systems, meeting the necessary functional, performance, technical and installation requirements.

Document status

Description of the document status used in the table below.

• Draft: The document is either being written or pending reauthoring, and cannot be used outside of NZTA
• Final draft: The document has been finalised and is pending approval and ratification by NZTA. It can be used for procurement at this status.
• Approved: The document is an official NZTA document. NZTA projects and other road controlling authorities connected to NZTA back-end systems must include this document in the contracts. The obligation to follow the requirements in this document would come from the inclusion of the S&S document in the contract.
• Retired: The document is obsolete, and/or superseded.

ITS standards and specifications

Note: In some cases the document title listed doesn’t exactly match the title used in the document.

Class definitions

A previous version of the document is available where indicated. To access the previous version, see Archived ITS standards and specifications