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GB/T 15566 consists of the following parts, under the general title Public Information Guidance Systems — Setting Principles and Requirements:
— Part 1: General Requirement;
— Part 2: Civil Airport;
— Part 3: Railway Passenger Stations;
— Part 4: Public Transport Station;
— Part 5: Shopping Marketplace;
— Part 6: Medical Site;
— Part 7: Sports Place;
— Part 8: Hotel;
— Part 9: Tourist Attraction;
— Part 10: Street Blocks;
— Part 11: Vehicle Parking Lot;
— Part 20: Urban Area.
This part is Part 1 of GB/T 15566.
This standard is drafted in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This part replaces GB/T 15566.1-2007 Guidance System for Public Information — Setting Principles and Requirements — Part 1: General Principles in whole, and the following technical deviations have been made with respect to the GB/T 15566.1-2007:
— the requirements for three specific sub-guidance systems are deleted and replaced with a method to divide the sub-guidance systems (see 4.2; 4.1 of Edition 2007);
— the setting requirements for prohibition sign of vehicle entry are deleted (see 7.1.4 of Edition 2007);
— the relevant requirements for centralized setting of direction signs are deleted (see 7.3.1 of Edition 2007);
— the dimension requirements for attachment setting of direction signs are modified (see 6.4.2; 7.6.2 of Edition 2007);
— the setting mode for attachment setting of position signs set at horizontal eye level are modified (see 6.4.1; 7.6.3 of Edition 2007);
— the examples of exit and entry direction signs are added in Table 2 (see 6.5.4; 7.3.5 of Edition 2007);
— the relevant requirements for dimension of graphical signs are deleted (see 7.4 of Edition 2007);
— the original title of Clause 11 is modified to read "Instruction Sign" (see Clause 11);
— the setting of detailed accessibility guidance information is modified to refer to GB/T 31015 (see 5.1.3; 11.1 of Edition 2007);
— the relevant requirements for fire safety signs are deleted (see 11.2 of Edition 2007);
— Annex A is deleted (see Annex A of Edition 2007).
This part was proposed by and is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee 59 on Graphical Symbols of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC 59).
The previous editions of this part are as follows:
— GB/T 15566-1995;
— GB/T 15566.1-2007.
Public Information Guidance Systems — Setting Principles and Requirements — Part 1: General Principles
1 Scope
This part of GB/T 15566 specifies the composition, overall setting principles and requirements of public information guidance systems, as well as the specific setting requirements of all guidance elements.
This part is applicable to the settings of public information guidance systems in civil airports, railway passenger stations, public transport stations, shopping marketplaces, medical sites, sports places, hotels, tourist attractions, vehicle parking lots and street blocks and other public places.
This part neither applicable to the setting of emergency guidance systems and road traffic guidance systems, nor to the setting of dynamic information system mainly compose of electronic display screens.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 15565 Graphical Symbol — Terms
GB/T 20501 (all parts) Public Information Guidance Systems — Design Principles and Requirements for Guidance Elements
GB/T 31015 Public Information Guidance Systems — Design and Setting Principles for the Consideration of Accessible Needs
GB/T 38654 Public Information Guidance Systems — Guidelines for Planning and Design
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in GB/T 15565 apply.
4 Composition of Public Information Guidance Systems
4.1 General
Public information guidance systems can be divided into several sub-guidance systems, and each sub-guidance system can be further divided into several different types of guidance elements.
4.2 Sub-guidance systems
The division of sub-guidance systems helps to refine the setting of public information guidance systems. The following aspects should be considered in the division of sub-guidance systems:
a) Personnel flow: sub-guidance systems can be divided according to different personnel flow;
b) Activity area: sub-guidance systems can be divided according to different activity areas of personnel;
Note 1: It is applicable to public facilities with clear and specific spatial partitions, for example, station squares, stations and platforms of railway passenger stations can be divided into different sub-guidance systems.
c) Guidance referent: sub-guidance systems can be divided by using corresponding guidance elements according to different guidance referents.
Note 2: It is applicable to the situation where different guidance referents share the same spatial area, for example, in a motor vehicle parking lot, sub-guidance systems can be divided according to the different needs of walking observers and driving observers.
4.3 Guidance elements
4.3.1 Public information guidance systems can be composed of one or more of the following guidance elements, according to the complexity and setting scale of the public information guidance systems:
a) location sign;
b) direction sign;
c) information index sign;
d) location plan;
e) street guidance map;
f) portable printing matter.
4.3.2 Guidance elements are commonly set in the following modes:
a) Attachment: the setting mode in which the sign back is directly fixed on the object;
b) Hanging: hanging setting mode connected with the top or wall of the building;
c) Placement: the setting mode of movable placement;
d) Column: the setting mode in which guidance elements are fixed on the top of one or more supporting rods;
e) Desktop: the setting mode in which guidance elements are attached to the inclined table at a certain height;
f) Frame: the setting mode in which guidance elements are fixed in the frame or between the supporting rods;
g) Ground: the setting mode in which the sign is fixed on the ground or floor in a plane way by inlaying, spraying and other methods.
5 General Principles and Requirements
5.1 Normalization
5.1.1 The planning and design of public information guidance systems should consider the principles and methods specified in GB/T 38654.
5.1.2 Guidance elements set in the public information guidance systems shall meet the relevant design requirements of GB/T 20501 (all parts).
5.1.3 The accessibility setting of the public information guidance systems shall meet the relevant requirements of GB/T 31015.
5.1.4 The setting of the public information guidance systems should fully consider the relevant data of human dimensions.
Note 1: GB 10000 specifies the human dimensions of Chinese adults.
Foreword II
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Composition of Public Information Guidance Systems
4.1 General
4.2 Sub-guidance systems
4.3 Guidance elements
5 General Principles and Requirements
5.1 Normalization
5.2 Highlighting
5.3 Consistency
5.4 Coordination
5.5 Systematicness
5.6 Safety
6 Location Sign and Direction Sign
6.1 Setting position
6.2 Setting mode
6.3 Deviation of sight
6.4 Setting height
6.5 Avoid ambiguity
7 Information Index Sign
8 Location Plan
8.1 Setting position
8.2 Setting mode
9 Street Guidance Map
10 Portable Printing Matter
11 Instruction Sign
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