Every year, when thousands of new gas pipelines are installed, field engineers must record data on the pipeline components, including the pipe segments, connections, asset type, pressure tolerance and personnel. Details down to individual welds are captured and entered into a GIS database to support utility operations and asset management….
Nicholas Duggan is a chartered geographer and writer with several decades of experience creating geospatial solutions in national mapping agencies, renewables (offshore and onshore), nuclear, proptech, 3D and 4D using many different GIS and web mapping platforms.
Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.