<s>
The	O
SDEP	B-Protocol
(	O
Street	O
events	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Exchange	I-General_Concept
Protocol	O
)	O
comprises	O
an	O
XML	B-Language
data	I-Language
schema	I-Language
and	O
web	O
service	O
WSDL	O
for	O
exchanging	O
information	O
about	O
streetworks	O
,	O
roadworks	O
,	O
and	O
street	O
events	O
between	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elgin	O
was	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
UK	O
NeSDS	O
Government	O
e-Standards	O
Programme	O
to	O
conduct	O
a	O
consultation	O
and	O
convene	O
meetings	O
to	O
define	O
the	O
requirements	O
of	O
a	O
common	O
data	B-General_Concept
exchange	I-General_Concept
protocol	O
for	O
streetworks	O
registers	O
and	O
other	O
systems	O
handling	O
street	O
events	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SDEP	B-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
open	O
exchange	O
of	O
such	O
data	O
between	O
back	O
office	O
systems	O
used	O
by	O
local	O
authorities	O
to	O
manage	O
their	O
highway	O
networks	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
enable	O
e-Government	O
and	O
streetworks	O
co-ordination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDEP	B-Protocol
consultation	O
group	O
comprised	O
ELGIN	O
(	O
Chair	O
)	O
,	O
Mayrise	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
Symology	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
Pitney	O
Bowes	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Exor	O
Corporation	O
(	O
Bentley	O
Systems	O
)	O
,	O
Office	O
of	O
the	O
Deputy	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
and	O
Transport	O
for	O
London	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
National	O
Traffic	O
Control	O
Centre	O
in	O
an	O
observing	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
