United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Transport
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Message Type : MEQPOS
Version : D
Release : 01C
Contr. Agency: UN
Revision : 3
Date : 2001-11-07
SOURCE: D4 Transport (SWG)
CONTENTS
Means of transport and equipment position message
0. INTRODUCTION
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
1.2 Field of application
1.3 Principles
2. REFERENCES
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
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For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data
Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.3, UN/ECE UNSM
General Introduction
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0. INTRODUCTION
This specification provides the definition of the Means of
transport and equipment position message (MEQPOS) to be used in
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners
involved in administration, commerce and transport.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
A message containing the position of a means of transport (e.g.
a vessel or truck) and/or equipment related to a means of
transport.
1.2 Field of application
The Means of transport and equipment position message may be
used for both national and international applications. It is
based on universal practice related to administration, commerce
and transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or
industry.
1.3 Principles
* The message relates to one means of transport and/or
equipment related to a means of transport.
* The message contains the last reported position of the means
of transport, e.g. at sea.
* The message contains information on the conveyance of the
means of transport, possibly including the number of people on
board.
Business area: control of pollution by a means of transport
(e.g. maritime pollution)
Sending function: truck's driver, vessel's master, authority
(e.g. port, police), centralised database of authorities
Receiving function: authority (e.g. port), search and rescue
organisation
The transport sub-working group (D4) has developed
recommendations for a harmonised implementation of this message
through its subgroup ITIGG (International Transport
Implementation Guidelines Group).
Users implementing the message are strongly advised to apply
these recommendations, which may be obtained from the D4
secretariat.
2. REFERENCES
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 1.
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 2.
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
This section should be read in conjunction with the segment
table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating
requirements.
0010 UNH, Message header
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
The message type code for the Means of transport and equipment
position message is MEQPOS.
Note: Means of transport and equipment position messages
conforming to this document must contain the following data in
segment UNH, composite S009:
Data element 0065 MEQPOS
0052 D
0054 01C
0051 UN
0020 BGM, Beginning of message
A segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to
transmit the identifying number.
0030 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to provide the date and time of the message.
0040 QTY, Quantity
A segment to indicate a quantity, such as the number of
passengers on board the means of transport for a certain
conveyance.
0050 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to specify the position of the means of transport,
e.g. by giving longitude and latitude coordinates of the vessel
at sea.
0060 Segment group 1: RFF-DTM
A group of segments to specify a reference applying to the
whole message.
0070 RFF, Reference
A segment to specify a reference, e.g. reference to previous
message.
0080 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate a date and time related to the
reference.
0090 Segment group 2: TDT-DTM-SG3
A group of segments to indicate the details of the means of
transport, and related locations and arrival dates and times.
0100 TDT, Details of transport
A segment to identify the means of transport (e.g. by
Lloyd's Register number of a vessel, or by the license plate
number of a truck).
0110 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to indicate the estimated date and time of arrival
and departure.
0120 Segment group 3: LOC-DTM
A group of segments to specify locations related to the
means of transport.
0130 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to indicate a location relating to the means of
transport, such as: - place or port of departure - next
place or port of call.
0140 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify date(s) and time(s) related to a
location.
0150 Segment group 4: NAD-SG5
A group of segments to identify a party and related contacts.
0160 NAD, Name and address
A segment to identify a party's name, address and function.
0170 Segment group 5: CTA-COM
A group of segments to identify a contact and its
communications related to the party.
0180 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department within the
party.
0190 COM, Communication contact
A segment to identify a communication number of a person
or department to whom communication should be directed.
0200 Segment group 6: EQD-LOC-DTM
A group of segments to identify equipment related to the means
of transport, and associated locations and dates and times.
0210 EQD, Equipment details
A segment to identify equipment, such as railcars.
0220 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to specify the location of the equipment.
0230 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to specify a date and time related to the
equipment.
0240 UNT, Message trailer
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the
control reference number of the message.
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
BGM Beginning of message
COM Communication contact
CTA Contact information
DTM Date/time/period
EQD Equipment details
LOC Place/location identification
NAD Name and address
QTY Quantity
RFF Reference
TDT Details of transport
UNH Message header
UNT Message trailer
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
Pos Tag Name S R
0010 UNH Message header M 1
0020 BGM Beginning of message M 1
0030 DTM Date/time/period C 9
0040 QTY Quantity C 1
0050 LOC Place/location identification M 1
0060 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 9-----------+
0070 RFF Reference M 1 |
0080 DTM Date/time/period C 9-----------+
0090 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ M 1-----------+
0100 TDT Details of transport M 1 |
0110 DTM Date/time/period C 9 |
|
0120 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 9----------+|
0130 LOC Place/location identification M 1 ||
0140 DTM Date/time/period C 9----------++
0150 ----- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 9-----------+
0160 NAD Name and address M 1 |
|
0170 ----- Segment group 5 ------------------ C 9----------+|
0180 CTA Contact information M 1 ||
0190 COM Communication contact C 9----------++
0200 ----- Segment group 6 ------------------ C 999---------+
0210 EQD Equipment details M 1 |
0220 LOC Place/location identification C 9 |
0230 DTM Date/time/period C 9-----------+
0240 UNT Message trailer M 1
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