Industry Solution

PIPELINE INTEGRITY

Solution Overview

FieldTRAKS Pipeline Manager makes collecting, managing and reporting dig inspection data a breeze.

It is an online mapping application that is designed to capture and report pipeline investigation data such as soil assessment, corrosion deposts, linear indications assessments, dispondments, stress corrosion cracks and any other activity or data defined by the User.

It enables clients to enter and retrieve data using a any field device operating Windows XP/Vista with the .NET framework installed. If a GPS device is installed it will record location details.

Major Benefits

• Tailored to Meet Specifc Data Requirements
• Accurate Record Keeping
• Real Time Updates
• Save Time
• Communicate with Customers
• Make Better Business Decisions

Integrated Record Keeping

The demands on the pipeline industry from market and regulatory factors (e.g. PHMSA) continue to increase and require pipeline companies to closely manage their pipeline assets. Integrity management is a critical factor in ensuring the long term maintenance and operation of any pipeline and requires extensive field investigations to collect and assess engineering data.

The large volume and complexity of pipeline integrity data requires extensive data collection and analysis. Field-book & spreadheet methods are time comsuming and difficult to audit and prone to errors. The FieldTRAKS Pipeline Manager provides a solution that streamlines the data collection process and automates the production of formatted reports.

It provides a flexible framework for record collection and can be integrated with other business systems.

Who Does Pipeline Manager Benefit?

Pipeline service companies can benefit from theFieldTRAKS Pipeline Manager for improving their in-field data collection processes, their customer service and saving time delivering reports and assessement to their clients. Pipeline Operators can benefit from having easy access to asset information and being able to retrieve both current and historical assessments.

Some of the application areas include:

Customizable Data Base and Dialogs

FieldTRAKS Pipeline Manager is designed to be highly adaptable to meet customers’ specific data collection requirements. It is configured to meet the requirements of even the most comprehensive field data sheets. Any requirement not covered can be easility added through the user configuration without requiring any system changes.

User Profiles and Controls

Data access rights and privileges can be defined between User IDs and activities. This enables project teams to be created where users can have shared access one or more projects and visibility and editing priveleges can be controlled.