TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS COMMITTEE

ACTION 1

The set up of a PORT DATA BASE

THESSALONIKI 23rd – 24th SEPTEMBER ‘05

1. GENERAL FRAMEWORK – addressed in Ancona, JULY 2004

3. ANALYSIS –to be addressed in technical committees (Action 1 + Action 2)

2. PAST INTERREG EXPERIENCES –to be addressed in technical committee

4. Goal of Action 1

… WHERE WERE WE, THEN?

Networking around a data base project which will be mirroring the existing stock of infrastructures for freight and passengers in the area.

3. ANALYSIS – The Starting Up Of Action 1

FIRST OF ALL, … DEALING WITH SURVEYS IS NOT A SIMPLE MATTER

WE NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE ANALYSIS, TO BETTER THE STANDARD OF DATA COLLECTED (HELP IN FINDING A STANDARD FORMAT IS NEEDED) –

SO, THE FORTHCOMING MONTHS ARE TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE A STANDARD FORMAT FOR DATA

In part addressed

3. ANALYSIS – Preliminary Recognition Of Action 1

A EVERY PARTNER NEEDS TO BETTER SPECIFY OWNERSHIP/LEGAL STATUS (+ A CONTACT PERSON FOR I.T. MATTERS)

B IT IS POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY A GENERAL TREND OF SPECIALIZATION

C Y2000 ~ Y2003 PATTERN OF CARGO THROUGHOUT IN ADRIATIC IS A GROWING ONE: HOW ABOUT YEAR 2004?

D A DIFFERENT PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT IS RECOGNIZABLE

E EVERY PARTNER NEEDS TO INDICATE (IF POSSIBLE) THE NATURE OF PROCEDURES TO COORDINATE DIFFERENT BODIES

F THERE IS SOME MISSING DATA THAT IMPEDES AN EVALUATIONS OF I.T. IN EACH PORT

Basic Functions of PortDB

1)It builds an inventory of port throughputs and infrastructure (from a terminal perspective and relatively to a selected range of years f. Y2000 to Y2010)

2) It enables a Ionas Mailing list

3) It enables a list of those ‘interested’ in Interreg for future program and projects

Basic Profiles of PortDB

Generic User (after registration, entitled to exercise a visualization of data)

Port AdministratorPort Administrator (after registration, entitled to data entry, data retrieving/modification and data visualization)

From a link in Ionas home page …From a link in Ionas home page …

……To the PortDB home page …To the PortDB home page …

… … filling out of a simple formfilling out of a simple form

SAMPLE

SAMPLE

… … The filled-out form generates an e-mail that asks theThe filled-out form generates an e-mail that asks thePortDB manager to verify and activate the user. Then PortDB manager to verify and activate the user. Then the system asks you to proceed, after selection of yearthe system asks you to proceed, after selection of yearand type of terminal, with insertion of general data aboutand type of terminal, with insertion of general data aboutthe portthe port

… … Example of request of new subscription Example of request of new subscription

… … Example of registration confirmation Example of registration confirmation

… … An add – on related to standard ESPO of An add – on related to standard ESPO of classification of port data will be also implementedclassification of port data will be also implemented

It has to be It has to be addressed in DB designaddressed in DB design

… … Then Port Administrator will be asked to fill out specificThen Port Administrator will be asked to fill out specific forms related to specialization of port terminals (Ro – Ro, forms related to specialization of port terminals (Ro – Ro, Ro – Pax, Lo – Lo, Multipurpose). Ro – Pax, Lo – Lo, Multipurpose). If more than a terminal existIf more than a terminal exist

It has to be It has to be addressed in DB designaddressed in DB design

… … the set up of queries on the set up of queries on relevant fields of DBrelevant fields of DB

It has to be It has to be addressed in DB designaddressed in DB design

… … In addition to 2 basic profiles, the system allows youIn addition to 2 basic profiles, the system allows youto insert extra contacts of your organization (IT, Env, …)to insert extra contacts of your organization (IT, Env, …)

Future Features of db

• More fields e.g. type of infrastructural project funding (private/public)

• On line instruction set

• Queries on selected field

• Privacy consent (under Italian Privacy Code)

• Linkage to www.ionasproject.net and to whom it may ask (e.g. your city/port website)

• Download area and/or link to DA of Interreg

• On line set up of the PortDB

It has to be It has to be addressed in DB designaddressed in DB design

… … Download Area in order to get a copy of data Download Area in order to get a copy of data