Baseline
Measure current volume, time, cost, failure, service, risk and revenue at the workflow level.
P49 · Implementation blueprint · Mappls Digital Twin Command
Ports, Shipping & Intermodal Digital Twin
Berth, vessel, yard, rail, truck and asset information is fragmented, constraining common situational awareness and throughput decisions.
01 · Target operating outcome
Define the change before choosing the technology
Which port decisions still require teams to reconcile multiple screens and spreadsheets before acting?
Higher berth/yard/rail throughput; lower waiting/dwell; better safety and capex/maintenance decisions.
Target
Feed integration and spatial accuracy accepted; target decision/throughput KPI improves; governance agreed.
02 · Solution architecture
One connected flow from source data to operational action
Port digital twin, nautical/bathymetry layers, AIS/vessel tracks, berth and yard views, rail/truck ETA, asset GIS, alerts and analytics. Mappls connects proprietary map and location intelligence with port digital twin, nautical/bathymetry layers, ais/vessel tracks, berth and yard views, rail/truck eta, asset gis, alerts and analytics. We start with one measurable workflow, prove the operating impact, and scale through reusable data, APIs and SaaS rather than a one-off implementation.
Data foundation
Map, customer, asset, sensor and enterprise data
Intelligence services
Search, routing, GeoAI, rules and spatial models
Role workflows
Live twin · Assets · Incidents · Simulation · Work orders
Decision and outcome
Higher berth/yard/rail throughput; lower waiting/dwell; better safety and capex/maintenance decisions.
03 · Users and RBAC
Give every stakeholder the view and actions they actually need
Sponsor / owner
Port Operations
Sponsor / owner
Marine
Manager / analyst
Terminal
Manager / analyst
Logistics
Manager / analyst
Chairman/MD
Operator / specialist
COO
Operator / specialist
PCS/ERP
Operator / specialist
GIS
Operator / specialist
VTS/AIS
Operator / specialist
Terminal Systems
The shared Mappls identity is separated from application membership. A user can be an administrator in one app, an analyst in another and a viewer elsewhere.
04 · Data and integration
Connect the minimum information needed to make the workflow real
Location foundation
Map, road, address, place, imagery, boundary and terrain layers appropriate to the decision.
Enterprise context
Customer, order, asset, vehicle, incident, task, sensor or transaction records from systems of record.
Integration pattern
APIs, SDKs, secure batch, streaming events, webhooks, files or on-premise integration depending on architecture.
Security and control
Least-privilege RBAC, audit events, encrypted transport, tenant separation and cloud, private or offline deployment.
Recommended Mappls building blocks
2D/3D Digital Twin
Operational 2D/3D spatial layer linked to live and enterprise data
Product detailsAsset & Personal Trackers
Battery/portable/asset location and alert devices
Product detailsMappls Pin / Digital Address
Compact digital location identity and address workflows
Product detailsClarityX Location Analytics
Market, territory, network and spatial decision analytics
Product details05 · Proof of value
Use a bounded implementation to answer the scale decision
One terminal/use-case pilot integrating selected live feeds, 2D/3D view and exception workflow.
- Confirm data, geography, users and workflow: Which vessel/berth/yard/rail/truck feeds exist? What throughput and dwell baselines matter?
- Configure Mappls Digital Twin Command for the selected role set
- Run baseline and intervention scenarios with real stakeholder reviews
- Evaluate agreed criteria: Feed integration and spatial accuracy accepted; target decision/throughput KPI improves; governance agreed.
- Package production scope and commercial model: Platform licence + data/integration + managed updates/O&M.
06 · Rollout and operating model
Move from proof to governed adoption
Week 0–2
Discover
Baseline, data, stakeholders, security and architecture
Week 3–6
Configure
Data connection, role workflows, rules and dashboards
Week 7–10
Prove
Live users, measurement, change support and decision review
Production
Scale
Phased geographies, integrations, service model and continuous improvement