Ghana Post GPS API Reliability

The Ghana Post Digital GPS address decoding service may have limited availability or incomplete coverage, causing location resolution failures.

Implement fallback to Google Maps geocoding with manual coordinate entry. Cache previously decoded addresses locally.

High

Dual Map Provider Complexity

Maintaining integrations with both Google Maps and Mapbox increases development and testing effort, and creates potential inconsistency in map behavior.

Abstract map operations behind a unified location service interface. Define clear responsibility boundaries for each provider.

Medium

Supabase Vendor Dependency

Reliance on Supabase for database and auth creates vendor lock-in risk. Service outages directly impact platform availability.

Use standard PostgreSQL features where possible for data portability. Maintain database migration scripts. Evaluate self-hosted Supabase as backup option. File storage on GCS reduces the blast radius of a Supabase outage.

Medium

Cloud Run Cold Start Latency

Serverless containers may experience cold start delays during periods of low traffic, impacting user experience for the first request after idle periods.

Configure minimum instance counts for critical services (frontend, search API). Use Cloud Run’s CPU always allocated option for latency-sensitive services.

Medium

Payment Compliance Complexity

PCI DSS compliance requires specific handling of payment data, ongoing audits, and restricted access controls that add development and operational overhead.

Use a PCI DSS-certified payment gateway to handle all card data. Never store or process raw payment credentials in the platform.

High

ML Model Accuracy

Property recommendation models may produce irrelevant results early on due to limited training data from the Ghanaian real estate market.

Start with rule-based recommendations. Gradually introduce ML models as data volume grows. Implement user feedback loops to improve model quality.

Low

Network Connectivity in Ghana

Users in Ghana may experience inconsistent internet connectivity, affecting platform responsiveness and map loading.

Implement progressive loading, offline-capable features, compressed images, and consider PWA with service workers for critical functionality.

Medium

Regulatory Uncertainty

Ghana real estate regulations may change, affecting required integrations with government bodies (Lands Commission, court systems).

Design integration layer as modular connectors that can be updated independently. Maintain relationships with regulatory bodies for advance notice of changes.

Medium

Template Placeholder Configuration

The docToolchainConfig.groovy microsite configuration contains placeholder values (site-title, footer-email, etc.) that need to be replaced with actual Asta Homes values.

Low

Confluence Integration

The Confluence publishing configuration references a placeholder server URL. This needs to be configured if documentation will be published to Confluence.

Low

OpenAPI Specification

The configuration references a sample petstore API spec file. This should be replaced with the actual Asta Homes API specification once the API design is finalized.

Medium

Internationalization Framework

Multilingual support (French, Twi, regional languages) is planned but not yet implemented. The frontend architecture should account for i18n from the start to avoid costly retrofitting.

Medium

Virtual Tour Infrastructure

The virtual tour and 3D model feature is listed as a requirement but no technology choice has been made. This needs evaluation (e.g., Matterport, custom WebGL, third-party SDK).

Low