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World Port Index Identifier (WPI)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: wpi.ttl

Name
worldPortIndexIdentifier
Datatype
KeyNonLex5
Definition
The unique identifier element in the NGA World Port Index (Publication 150).
Description
The World Port Index lists all of the major shipping ports in the world, giving all the information (for example: latitude and longitude, facilities information, tidal data, and customs information) that a ship captain might need to prepare for a visit.
Accepted
2013-10-18
Defined by
DFDD
Used by

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.