Integrating GIS and GPS Into Today’s Pipeline

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hobbs ◽  
Keith Rummell
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Positional Accuracy ◽  
Construction Monitoring ◽  
Oil Pipeline ◽  
Reconciliation Analysis ◽  
Pipeline Project

Today’s tools and technologies allow the pipeline industry to collect information and describe company pipeline assets in a productive way. Rooney Engineering, Inc. recently completed a 130-mile crude oil pipeline in the greater Los Angeles area of California with which wide ranges of technologies were utilized over an 8-year period. Review of all phases of this pipeline project offers a unique glimpse of managing and integrating traditional survey and Global Positioning System (GPS) techniques with a Geographic Information System (GIS). While the first portion of the project used traditional methods of photogrammetry and Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) to complete the conceptual design and construction drawings, the second portion utilized a combination of CAD, GIS and GPS technologies to assist the construction team during construction and as-built. Geographically organized data was later applied beyond the phases of pipeline construction; data was later used in one-call, contingency planning and emergency response. This paper will give an overview of the project, including pre-construction drawing preparation, construction zones, terrain types, political jurisdictions, and original staff assignments for data collection. The paper will discuss data dictionary design and management of collected field data, equipment and personnel requirements, and accuracy trade-off. The paper will examine the verification of data for attribute integrity and assignment of positional accuracy tags, along with specific methods of GPS and traditional data collection, while also exploring data management of incoming field data from multiple sources over an extensive timeline. Additionally, the paper will focus on the use of GIS to support construction monitoring and cost reconciliation analysis. Finally, we will review preparation of final drawings, summarize lessons learned, and discuss what the future offers in enhancing pipeline-mapping productivity.

scholarly journals Introduction

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 285-304
Author(s):  
Alex J. Bellamy ◽  
Ivan Šimonović
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Preventive Action ◽  
Concerted Effort ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach

Abstract Atrocity prevention is a difficult and complex undertaking, one that needs concerted effort by multiple stakeholders to be successful. This article seeks to help bridge the acknowledged gap between the promise of atrocity prevention and its implementation by providing an introduction about lessons learned from various case studies. By doing so, it seeks to develop an evidence base of effective atrocity prevention efforts to benefit practitioners of atrocity prevention. To ensure the evaluation is as rigorous as possible, five principles were incorporated into the research. One, to apply a reasonableness test so as not to confuse association with causation. Two, use a mixed methods approach for data collection. Three, triangulate data with multiple sources. Four, validate data with participants and experts to determine a level of accuracy. And five, consider a counterfactual argument of what would have happened if the preventive action(s) had not occurred.

ADDITIONS TO STRABOSPOT FOR SEDIMENTARY FIELD DATA COLLECTION AND CONSTRUCTING STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMNS

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Casey J. Duncan ◽  
◽  
Marjorie A. Chan ◽  
Elizabeth Hajek ◽  
Diane L. Kamola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Field Data Collection

scholarly journals Costing interventions in the field: preliminary cost estimates and lessons learned from an evaluation of community-wide mass drug administration for elimination of soil-transmitted helminths in the DeWorm3 trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. e049734
Author(s):  
Katya Galactionova ◽  
Maitreyi Sahu ◽  
Samuel Paul Gideon ◽  
Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan ◽  
Chloe Morozoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Mass Drug Administration ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Data Quality Control ◽  
Soil Transmitted Helminths ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Rich Data

ObjectiveTo present a costing study integrated within the DeWorm3 multi-country field trial of community-wide mass drug administration (cMDA) for elimination of soil-transmitted helminths.DesignTailored data collection instruments covering resource use, expenditure and operational details were developed for each site. These were populated alongside field activities by on-site staff. Data quality control and validation processes were established. Programmed routines were used to clean, standardise and analyse data to derive costs of cMDA and supportive activities.SettingField site and collaborating research institutions.Primary and secondary outcome measuresA strategy for costing interventions in parallel with field activities was discussed. Interim estimates of cMDA costs obtained with the strategy were presented for one of the trial sites.ResultsThe study demonstrated that it was both feasible and advantageous to collect data alongside field activities. Practical decisions on implementing the strategy and the trade-offs involved varied by site; trialists and local partners were key to tailoring data collection to the technical and operational realities in the field. The strategy capitalised on the established processes for routine financial reporting at sites, benefitted from high recall and gathered operational insight that facilitated interpretation of the estimates derived. The methodology produced granular costs that aligned with the literature and allowed exploration of relevant scenarios. In the first year of the trial, net of drugs, the incremental financial cost of extending deworming of school-aged children to the whole community in India site averaged US$1.14 (USD, 2018) per person per round. A hypothesised at-scale routine implementation scenario yielded a much lower estimate of US$0.11 per person treated per round.ConclusionsWe showed that costing interventions alongside field activities offers unique opportunities for collecting rich data to inform policy toward optimising health interventions and for facilitating transfer of economic evidence from the field to the programme.Trial registration numberNCT03014167; Pre-results.

scholarly journals Bringing Older Adults to the Table: Opportunities for Consumer Engagement in Planning and Policy Making

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 102-102
Author(s):  
Alice Prendergast ◽  
Kristi Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Design Data

Abstract Efforts to include community voice in health policy and service planning are gaining recognition and support in the United States. Findings suggest community involvement can contribute to a better understanding of systems and factors that impact health, and, subsequently, more effective and sustainable policy and program design. Additionally, engagement can increase community buy-in, and community members can gain a greater awareness of services; increased confidence navigating systems; feelings of social connectedness; and capacity to advocate around issues through participation. Despite these findings, the extent to which community members are engaged in planning and decision-making varies considerably. Researchers from Georgia State University conducted a review of state plans on aging using the Person-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative (PCORI) Engagement Principles and the Health Research & Educational Trust’s Community and Patient Engagement Spectrum as frameworks to assess evidence of community engagement. The frameworks recognize engagement throughout the planning process, including design, data collection and interpretation, and dissemination. The review revealed that few planning processes described significant engagement, but rather met the minimal requirements established by federal policy. Federal guidance on community-informed planning practices is sparse, as are resources to support states in adopting these processes. To address this gap, the research team drew on the frameworks and other promising practices to design two community engagement projects, both in partnership with Georgia’s Division of Aging Services. Methods for participant engagement, data collection, interpretation and application of results, and lessons learned through both projects will be discussed, as well as potential implications.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a 1 MW, 250 kW-hr Battery Energy Storage System for Grid Services for the Island of Hawaii

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Stein ◽  
Moe Tun ◽  
Keith Musser ◽  
Richard Rocheleau
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Energy Storage System ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Battery Energy Storage ◽  
Utility Company ◽  
Battery Energy ◽  
The Impact

Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are being deployed on electrical grids in significant numbers to provide fast-response services. These systems are normally procured by the end user, such as a utility grid owner or independent power producer. This paper introduces a novel research project in which a research institution has purchased a 1 MW BESS and turned ownership over to a utility company under an agreement that allowed the institution to perform experimentation and data collection on the grid for a multi-year period. This arrangement, along with protocols governing experimentation, has created a unique research opportunity to actively and systematically test the impact of a BESS on a live island grid. The 2012 installation and commissioning of the BESS was facilitated by a partnership between the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) and the utility owner, the Hawaiian Electric and Light Company (HELCO). After the test period ended, HELCO continued to allow data collection (including health testing). In 2018, after 8500 equivalent cycles, the BESS continues to operate within specifications. HNEI continues to provide HELCO with expertise to aid with diagnostics as needed. Details about the BESS design, installation, experimental protocols, initial results, and lessons learned are presented in this paper.

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