Functionalities

Core Capabilities

1. Port & Location Management

Management of ports and locations using UN/LOCODE standards.

Aspect	Description
Purpose	Maintain port and location master data
Users	Data Stewards, Operations
Standards	UN/LOCODE, custom extensions
Output	Published geographic reference data

2. Country & Region Hierarchy

Management of country and regional hierarchies.

Aspect	Description
Purpose	Define country-region-continent structure
Users	Data Stewards, Analytics
Use cases	Reporting, compliance, routing

3. Regulatory Zones

Definition of customs, trade, and regulatory zones.

Aspect	Description
Purpose	Support customs and trade compliance
Users	Compliance, Trade, Data Stewards
Examples	Customs territories, trade zones

4. Data Quality & Validation

Ensuring geographic data meets quality standards.

Aspect	Description
Purpose	Validate UN/LOCODE alignment, completeness
Rules	Mandatory fields, format validation
Output	Quality scores, exception handling

5. Integration & Distribution

Publishing geographic data to downstream systems.

Aspect	Description
Purpose	Distribute to operational and planning systems
Methods	API, batch, event-driven
Consumers	Vessel, Facility, Customs, Analytics

Feature Matrix

Functionality	Status	Notes
Port Management	Released	v1.0
Country Hierarchy	Released	v1.0
Regulatory Zones	Released	v1.1
Data Quality	Released	v1.0
API Distribution	Released	v1.0