Hansa GeoPort

Port areas consist of a wide network of large-scale properties / facilities which must be administered and commercially managed. Commercial management requires information - where exactly are the properties situated, how are they currently being utilised, are they commercially viable to be let / sold, have they got good access to road and rail transport systems? The bird’s eye view can return quick answers to these questions.

Hansa GeoPort clarifies the details about all your property assets. On the basis of legal cadastral data, managed properties with alphanumeric information are given a spatial reference which can be displayed in a map. All information concerning the property - its current state and use (by whom, for what) can then be seen at a glance. Additional alphanumeric property information such as leaser, lease value, and lease duration are a mouse click away. Searches for properties with shared data is easy; a search returns a list in tabular form, the details of which can then be displayed on the relevant map. User access is controlled by an authorisation model which runs in the background, based on pre-specified permissions.

The dominant business system used for property administration can be retained. In such a case Hansa GeoPort allows the business system to link directly to the geographic information about properties establishing a seamless connection between the map and property administration system software, in both directions.

Ever expanding cargo volumes have increased the need for the modification and expansion of port facilities. Environmental laws often require that property modification / expansion be accompanied by the creation of measures designed to protect the natural environment. This may include the development of new areas reserved as protected landscape. Such measures require planning, development and monitoring.

Hansa GeoPort can support port modification / expansion by identifying areas suitable for development as protected landscape. Ongoing works, environmental expert reports, and relevant areas can be clearly displayed and reports generated. Port authority owned or publicly available aerial imagery can provide additional details.

It is not necessary to have a specialist application in order to manage environmental data. Such data can also be supplemented and documented directly, through Hansa GeoPort over a web-browser, allowing authorised users to work with the data directly and to carry out a wide range of geoinformation and documentary functions. The complications of installation on a local work station are not necessary.

A further factor to be considered is changes in environmental conditions and regulations eg take the case of flood control. Ports and their surrounding areas need to be well protected from flooding. Locks (their gates and sluices), dykes and outlets all need regular inspection. The heights of the dyke walls have to be checked and if necessary adjusted / aligned to each other. Hansa GeoPort can support such a process. Up-to-date 3D laser survey height data can be integrated into a map with a single click, and the relevant cross-section generated.

The maintenance and administration of property infrastructure is a complex and challenging undertaking. Waterways, rail tracks, roads and technical facilities require a multifaceted approach drawing on many specialities. A wide spectrum of technical data has to be kept up-to-date, and maintenance schedules have to be planned, carried out and documented.

Hansa GeoPort can serve as an integration and information platform for all these facets of port information management. For example water level gauge plans and minimal depth data can be supplied in nearly realtime. Key technical data about structures can be retrieved and displayed at a mouse click. Maintenance schedules can be displayed, while faults notifications can be dealt with, centrally. The integration of utility plans (electricity, water, sewerage) with an already completed ground investigation facilitates a quick pre-assessment of construction projects and can help in the optimising of costly subsoil investigations / analysis.

In addition search and queries can be carried out targeting a wide range of variables and information. Search results are displayed in a list, and can be displayed on a map. The user can retrieve any available information, collocate it and generate it in PDF format.

A further advantage of Hansa GeoPort is its ability to integrate the live data from a wide variety of sensors, and to display the results, according to user requirements. For example AIS ship position with all other transmitted data can be superimposed on a map which comprises other layers. A search function for ship name, IMO / ENI number, type and other similar parameters is available.

Similar facilities are available for integrating of live-stream imagery from web and company cameras. The display of live data from water level gauges / meters, whether from their own sensors or those of the water authority is also straight forward and easily implemented.

Live data from sensors for wind speed and direction, current flow and direction can also be integrated with parameters such as geographic position, map display, and search results. All with one mouse click.