Third-Generation Standard Address System and Smart Postal Development Projects Unveiled in Presence of President, Coinciding with World Post Day Commemoration

A set of technological and infrastructure projects of the National Post Company, aimed at developing smart services, increasing operational productivity and facilitating public access to postal services, was unveiled at the national ceremony commemorating World Post Day. According to the Public Relations and Information Office of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, these projects were unveiled in the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian and Minister Seyyed Sattar Hashemi; […] Written simultaneously with the commemoration of World Post Day and in the presence of the Pres

A series of technological and infrastructural projects of the National Post Company with the aim of developing smart services, increasing operational efficiency and facilitating people's access to postal services were unveiled at the same time as the national celebration of World Post Day.

According to the Public Relations and Information Center of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, these projects were launched with the presence of the President of the Republic of Iran Seyedstar Hashemi, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Mohammad Ahmadi, the CEO of the National Post Company, were introduced and they follow the two axes of developing the national location-based addressing system and making the infrastructure of the postal network smarter.

These projects are defined in the two axes of the development of the national location-based addressing system and the smartening of the infrastructure and the postal network, and have been implemented with the aim of increasing the accuracy and speed of service delivery, improving operational efficiency, developing smart services and facilitating people's access to postal services.

"Address"; Third generation standard address

One of the most important projects unveiled in this ceremony, "Nashanit; The third generation was the standard address; A service based on the National Infrastructure of Location-Based Addressing (GNAF) that allows users to manage and personalize addresses and benefit from location-based services.

In this section, a report on the development of the national address database in the 14th government was also presented. According to the announcement of the National Post Company, the coverage of the rural geocode has increased from about 4% to 77% and the completion of this process is targeted by December 1405.

The implementation of the virtual addressing plan of nameless roads and places without license plates in 120 cities and more than 60 villages, the development of the map layer with the participation of the private sector, and the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the sign, were among the other measures introduced in this axis. Also, inter-device operational cooperation is pursued with the aim of expanding the use of standard address in providing services.

The unveiling of the postman robot and the development of intelligent mail processing centers

In another part of this ceremony, the first example of a postman robot was introduced with the participation of knowledge-based companies. This robot is designed with the aim of distributing parcels in towns and residential complexes, and in the first stage, checking the capabilities and developing this new method of distribution is on the agenda.

Also, the opening and operation of three sorting centers and five scanner tunnels in eight provinces of the country were among the other projects introduced in the field of mail processing. These equipments are used with the aim of increasing processing speed, reducing operational errors and improving the capacity of the postal network.

The unveiling of the sorting data aggregation system and the opening of the intelligent monitoring and management center of the country's postal network were also done in the same framework. By integrating operational data, these systems enable more accurate monitoring of network performance, identification of process status, and data-based decision making.

Modernization of the fleet and development of operational infrastructure

In the axis of developing physical infrastructure and increasing the operational capacity of the National Post Company, the entry of 114 new vehicles into the postal fleet, improvement of 15 thousand square meters of operational spaces and construction of two new buildings in Marivan and Sisakhet were introduced.

These measures are implemented with the aim of strengthening the ability to move and process mails, improve operational infrastructure and increase the service capacity of the postal network in different regions of the country.

Expanding access to postal services with "My Post" web application

In the field of digital services, the "Post Man" web application was unveiled. This platform has been developed with the aim of facilitating users' access to postal electronic services and providing the possibility of integrated use of these services.

Developing software systems, improving the security of digital services, and expanding my postal assistant in the Sorush Plus messenger were also among the other programs introduced in this section, which are aimed at improving user access and developing offline services.

The series of projects unveiled at the World Post Day ceremony is part of the National Post Company's plan to develop technological infrastructure, smarten operational processes and expand digital services; A program that aims to improve the quality of services, increase the speed and accuracy in the processing and distribution of mails, and facilitate people's access to postal services.

Explaining the transformation plans of this company in the 14th government, the Deputy Minister of Communications announced the improvement of productivity, the development of location-based address infrastructure, the establishment of intelligent analysis centers in 12 provinces and the continuation of providing postal services during the Ramadan war.

Mohammad Ahmadi, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of the National Post Company, in the commemoration ceremony of World Post Day with the title "Post; "Permanent Communication", which was held in the presence of the President Masoud Mezikian, referring to the historical role of the postal network in responding to the communication needs of the society, stated: the new structure of the country's post was formed about 20 years before Iran's membership in the Universal Postal Union, with the efforts of Amir Kabir, and this history shows that the postal network has always been developed in accordance with the needs of the society and communication developments.

Honoring the memory of the martyrs of the Ramadan war, especially the three martyrs of the country's postal family, he appreciated the efforts of the employees of the National Post Company and private sector activists in the fields of post, logistics, digital economy and e-commerce.

Moving towards profitability after 38 years

Referring to the company's plans in the 14th government, the CEO of the National Post Company said: The development of postal services as a driver of the digital economy and the advancement of the National Location-Based Address Project or JNF have been the two main axes of the National Post Company's activity in this period.

Ahmadi added: With the support of the Minister of Communications and focusing on the development of corporate governance, we have tried to follow the path of increasing productivity and moving towards sustainable profitability while paying attention to the economic conditions of the country.

Referring to the performance of the National Post Company last year, he said: the comparison of the company's revenue growth and expenses, despite the country's inflationary conditions, indicates an improvement of at least two percent in productivity and a reduction in losses. This trend has been followed by the development of business models, the smartening of processes and the reduction of costs.

The Deputy Minister of Communications expressed his hope that the National Post Company, if the conditions are met and no serious problems arise, this year it will come out of loss and move towards sustainable profitability.

The progress of the national JNF project and the beginning of the establishment of the third generation of the standard address

Ahmadi further considered the national JNF project as one of the key infrastructures of data-based governance in the country and said: This project consists of three main parts, including 10-digit postal code, standard address description and geocoding.

He explained: Postal code and standard address description enable accurate location identification and access, and geocoding by linking location information to geographic maps provides the basis for using this infrastructure in the country's digital economy and data-based management system.

The CEO of the National Post Company, referring to the significant progress of geocoding indicators and map provision in the last year and a half, announced the unveiling of a part of the project of establishing the third generation standard address.

Ahmadi listed the existence of more than 13 million buildings without license plates and about 900,000 unnamed crossings in the country as one of the main challenges of this project and added: solving these problems through field operations requires considerable time and money; Therefore, by designing a model based on digital maps, it is possible to determine the standard name and address for buildings and roads without nameplates and names.

Appreciating the cooperation of the responsible institutions in this field, he said: In the form of this project, standard address description will be available to the people in 200 cities and villages of the country up to the level of nearly 100%.

Cooperation with the private sector to complete spatial maps

Referring to the necessity of completing road maps for accurate naming and numbering of buildings, the Deputy Minister of Communications announced the cooperation of the National Post Company with the Nashand application and said: matching the maps of this collection with the location data of the National Post Company provides the possibility of identifying and completing the information of the roads and buildings more quickly.

Ahmadi expressed his hope that with the use of this capacity and the cooperation of the executive bodies, the progress of the national JNF project will reach more than 95% by the end of the year in the urban and rural areas of the country.

He also appreciated the cooperation of the Organization of Municipalities and Villages of the country, Organization of Program and Budget, Organization of Civil Registration, Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, Iran Telecommunication Company and National Gas Company in advancing this project.

Referring to the development of the use of postal codes in the identification of places related to public services, the CEO of the National Post Company added: In cooperation with the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, a standard address plan for agricultural lands, gardens and about 70 million pastures in the country is also followed in order to provide the possibility of location-oriented services and targeted distribution of agricultural inputs.

He continued: Cooperation with water, electricity, and gas service companies is also underway to match meter information with postal codes and complete the layers of location information.

Unveiling the "address for everyone" feature in my post application

In another part of his speech, Ahmadi announced the launch of the "address for everyone" feature in the Post Man application and said: This service is designed with the aim of people's participation in completing the information of the postal code database and solving the challenges in the standard address field.