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A unique long-term solution
There is a great need for digital road information. Several companies are already initiating programs to introduce advanced electronic in-car navigation systems. Transport companies and the forestry industry are building systems for making transport more efficient.
Road traffic safety and road management are other areas of major development potential. The Swedish government has therefore issued directives to create a nationwide road database, containing up-to-date information that fulfils particular quality standards. The Swedish National Road Database, NVDB, is unique in its scope and content even on an international scale.
The aim of NVDB is to meet the immediate and long-term need for fundamental road information, and to be accessible both to the public and private sectors. The purpose is to create the right conditions for a breakthrough of ITS*.
* ITS: Intelligent Transport Systems, i.e. the use of modern information technology in the road transport system. ITS can be used as an effective tool for achieving transport policy goals, and represents a supplement to the development of the road network.
