Unable to Find or Download the German Location Code List (LCL) and Event Code List (ECL)

Symptoms
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Customers may report one or more of the following:

Cannot locate the German Location Code List (LCL) online.
Cannot find the Event Code List (ECL) required for traffic-related integrations.
Looking for an official source for Germany traffic location and event reference data.
Unsure where to download the latest LCL/ECL files.
Need the German location and event coding data in a downloadable format.
Searching for a government-maintained source of LCL and ECL information.

Answer
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The German Location Code List (LCL) and Event Code List (ECL) are publicly available from the German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt). Customers can download the official datasets directly from the BASt website, where the files are typically provided in compressed ZIP format.

BASt - Homepage - Location Code List / Event Code List - English
https://www.bast.de/EN/Publications/Database/e-location-code-list-start.html
BASt - Location Code List / Event Code List (Deutsch) - German
https://www.bast.de/DE/Themen/Digitales/HF_1/Massnahmen/LCL/location-code-list.html

Root Cause
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Customers often expect these reference datasets to be distributed through HERE products or support channels. However, the German LCL and ECL are maintained and published by BASt as the authoritative source.

Impact
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Without access to the correct LCL and ECL datasets, customers may be unable to:

Map German traffic events to standardized location codes.
Validate traffic-related data integrations.
Align traffic processing workflows with German traffic information standards.
Maintain accurate references to official German traffic locations and events.

Recommended Actions
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1. Open the BASt Location Code List / Event Code List webpage.
2. Locate the available download section on the page.
3. Download the required files provided in ZIP format.
4. Extract the downloaded archive locally.
5. Use the contained LCL and/or ECL files according to your implementation requirements.

Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior
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Expected Behavior

The official German LCL and ECL are obtained directly from BASt.
Files are available for download from the BASt website.
Downloads are commonly provided as ZIP archives.

Unexpected Behavior

Assuming the datasets are distributed through HERE platforms when they are maintained by BASt.
Using outdated copies from unofficial sources instead of the current BASt publication.

Product / Platform
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Product: German Location Code List (LCL)
Product: German Event Code List (ECL)
Publisher: German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt)
* Geographic Coverage: Germany

Keywords / Tags
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German Location Code List, LCL, Event Code List, ECL, BASt, Germany traffic data, traffic location codes, traffic event codes, location code download, event code download, German traffic standards, traffic integration, ZIP download, official reference data, traffic engineering