The intention of the ITS Service Deployment Reference Handbook is not to deal with the detailed specification of ITS Services to suit the requirements for tendering of systems through, for instance, suggesting a common European-wide system architecture for ITS services.
Instead it seeks to facilitate the adjustment to existing specifications and best practice in four areas where European added value can be achieved for four user groups. These areas are:
The four different user groups where the above will generate European added value benefits are depicted as four main pillars in Figure 5.