diff --git a/fvh3t/core/__init__.py b/fvh3t/core/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/fvh3t/core/gate.py b/fvh3t/core/gate.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2f709f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fvh3t/core/gate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from qgis.core import QgsGeometry
+
+class Gate:
+    """
+    A wrapper class around a QgsGeometry which represents a
+    gate through which trajectories can pass. The geometry
+    must be a line.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, geom: QgsGeometry) -> None:
+        self.__geom: QgsGeometry = geom
+
+    def geometry(self) -> QgsGeometry:
+        return self.__geom
+
diff --git a/fvh3t/core/trajectory.py b/fvh3t/core/trajectory.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54e6825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fvh3t/core/trajectory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+from typing import NamedTuple
+
+from qgis.core import QgsGeometry, QgsPointXY, QgsVectorLayer, QgsWkbTypes
+
+from fvh3t.core.gate import Gate
+
+class TrajectoryNode(NamedTuple):
+    """
+    A simple data container representing one node in a
+    trajectory.
+    """
+
+    point: QgsPointXY
+    timestamp: int
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_coordinates(cls, x: float, y: float, timestamp: int):
+        return cls(QgsPointXY(x, y), timestamp)
+
+
+class Trajectory:
+    """
+    Class representing a trajectory which consists
+    of nodes which have a location and a timestamp
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, nodes: tuple[TrajectoryNode, ...]) -> None:
+        self.__nodes: tuple[TrajectoryNode, ...] = nodes
+
+    def as_geometry(self) -> QgsGeometry:
+        return QgsGeometry.fromPolylineXY([node.point for node in self.__nodes])
+
+    def intersects_gate(self, other: Gate) -> bool:
+        return self.as_geometry().intersects(other.geometry())
+
+    def average_speed(self) -> float:
+        # TODO: implement function
+        return 0.0
+
+
+class TrajectoryLayer:
+    """
+    Wrapper around a QgsVectorLayer object from which trajectories
+    can be instantiated, i.e.
+
+    1. is a point layer
+    2. has a valid identifier field
+    3. has a valid timestamp field
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, layer: QgsVectorLayer, id_field: str, timestamp_field: str) -> None:
+        self.__layer: QgsVectorLayer = layer
+        self.__id_field: str = id_field
+        self.__timestamp_field: str = timestamp_field
+
+    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
+        is_point_layer: bool = self.__layer.geometryType() == QgsWkbTypes.GeometryType.PointGeometry
+        id_field_exists: bool = self.__layer.fields().indexFromName(self.__id_field) != -1
+        timestamp_field_exists: bool = self.__layer.fields().indexFromName(self.__timestamp_field) != -1
+
+        return is_point_layer and id_field_exists and timestamp_field_exists
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index f420bbf..09a726b 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -13,3 +13,17 @@
   This should be used with tests that add stuff to QgsProject.
 
 """
+
+import pytest
+from fvh3t.core.gate import Gate
+
+from fvh3t.core.trajectory import Trajectory, TrajectoryNode
+from qgis.core import QgsGeometry, QgsPointXY
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def two_node_trajectory():
+    return Trajectory((TrajectoryNode.from_coordinates(0, 0, 1000), TrajectoryNode.from_coordinates(0, 1, 2000)))
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def two_point_gate():
+    return Gate(QgsGeometry.fromPolylineXY([QgsPointXY(-0.5, 0.5), QgsPointXY(0.5, 0.5)]))
diff --git a/tests/core/test_trajectory.py b/tests/core/test_trajectory.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e55b6e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/test_trajectory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from fvh3t.core.trajectory import Trajectory
+from fvh3t.core.gate import Gate
+from qgis.core import QgsGeometry, QgsPointXY
+
+def test_trajectory_as_geometry(two_node_trajectory: Trajectory) -> None:
+    assert two_node_trajectory.as_geometry().asWkt() == "LineString (0 0, 0 1)"
+
+def test_trajectory_intersects_gate(two_node_trajectory):
+    geom1 = QgsGeometry.fromPolylineXY([QgsPointXY(-0.5, 0.5), QgsPointXY(0.5, 0.5)])
+    geom2 = QgsGeometry.fromPolylineXY([QgsPointXY(-1, -1), QgsPointXY(-2, -2)])
+
+    gate1 = Gate(geom1)
+    gate2 = Gate(geom2)
+
+    assert two_node_trajectory.intersects_gate(gate1)
+    assert not two_node_trajectory.intersects_gate(gate2)
+
diff --git a/tests/test_plugin.py b/tests/test_plugin.py
index 63bf0e2..3c5980d 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugin.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 
 def test_plugin_name():
-    assert plugin_name() == "FVH-3T"
+    assert plugin_name() == "TrafficTrajectoryToolkit"