How it works
From the first check to the final review.
Work with business records tends to follow the same path: understand what was supplied, check it, calculate the result, handle corrections and prepare it for review. Our software is designed to carry each step in order and show what still needs attention.
The steps
The same order, every time.
Each result keeps its inputs and history. A reviewer can see what was supplied, what changed and what is still open.
- 01UnderstandIdentify what each supplied figure represents, with its source, units and time.In the Harbor testBefore-and-after weight figures for one vessel.
- 02CheckConfirm the required information is present and flag inputs that disagree.In the Harbor testA missing weight and an unclear unit were rejected.
- 03CalculateApply the calculation the task calls for.In the Harbor test1,100 tonnes unloaded.
- 04CorrectRecalculate when a figure changes and keep the earlier result.In the Harbor testOne figure corrected: 1,200 tonnes. The first report was kept.
- 05ReviewPrepare the result and any open issues for a specialist.In the Harbor testThe result waited for a person to review it.
The Harbor test used sample figures, not a real cargo operation.
Records first
Built on the records you already keep.
Today, Harbor’s survey software accepts survey figures in a set format. Working directly from older spreadsheets, databases and reports is our development direction.
- Spreadsheets
- Databases
- Reports
- Survey records
- Checked inputs
- A calculated result
- Open issues for review
- Correction history
What works today
Built and tested in Project Harbor.
Harbor’s survey software follows these steps for survey figures supplied in its set format. In a test with sample figures, it calculated how much cargo moved and flagged figures that conflicted with the stated operation. It rejected a missing weight and an unclear unit. When a figure was corrected, it recalculated the result and kept the earlier report.
Sample figures in a software test: not a real cargo operation, a field result or a measure of time saved.
We also ran the Harbor simulation from an empty barge to the final survey and watched it through. The survey software stored each crane load and worked out the cargo from the barge’s drafts.
From a simulation run we watched · 10 November 2026
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- Crane loads
- 12 of 12each with its six steps recorded: 72 step records
- Six survey phases
- Completefrom the first reading to the final survey
- Cargo, from the drafts
- 224.69 tworked out by the survey software from the barge’s depth in the water
- Cargo the crane delivered
- 224.68 tthe simulation’s own count: a difference of 0.7 kg
A check of the survey software against a computer simulation of the harbour. It is not a field measurement, an accuracy claim at sea or a measure of time saved. See the captures and the full record
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