What's New in: Gas Distribution Products and Right-of-Way Acquisition and Maintenance Products

Battelle has developed systems suitable for pipeline mapping and leak surveillance that incorporate state-of-the-art airborne geophysical survey technologies originally designed for the military. Called the VG (vertical magnetic gradient) and TEM (electromagnetic) systems, these technologies were developed to safely find dangerous buried metallic objects, specifically UXO (unexploded ordnance). As an attachment to the bottom of a helicopter, the magnetically and electromagnetically based technologies can detect buried objects and map their locations. The magnetic and electromagnetic systems operate at two or more meters above the ground, providing information to an on-board data management console. Battelle says no other technology has been created to date that provides the accuracy, resolution, and efficiency provided by its VG and TEM helicopter-based systems. William Doll, dollw@battelle.org, David Bell, belldt@battelle.org.

CTDUT-Pipeline Technology Center

CTDUT-Pipeline Technology Center offers a brochure describing its full-scale testing facilities for research, tests and training on pipeline tools. The center is in Duque de Caxias, Brazil. It was founded by Petrobras, Transpetro and PUC-Rio University and is a shared research facility for the pipeline industry. Its test section is 14-inch by 328 feet of flanged pipe that propels tools with water or air. Its pull test rig for pigs offers pipe segments ranging from 6-16 inches. Test capabilities include pig testing (instrumented or not), pump and valve testing, flow meter testing, pipe integrity assessment, pig calibration, coating assessment and leak detector testing. Arthur J.F. Braga, executive manager, 55-21-2777-8504, arthur@ctdut.org.br, www.ctdut.org.br.

TerraGo Technologies
Right-of-way mapping personnel have a new tool. TerraGo® Technologies has released TerraGo Mobile, said to be the first geospatial mobile application designed specifically for non-GIS users. Compatible with Windows Mobile 5 and 6 operating systems, the solution delivers interactive, intelligent maps and images in geo-enabled PDF format directly to field personnel, enabling them to collect and collaborate with geospatial data. www.terragotech.com.

CartoPac / New Century Software
CartoPac Field Solutions and New Century Software, Inc. offer a joint solution to the pipeline industry that creates an efficient roundtrip workflow between the right-of-way and the office by integrating a number of their applications and processes. This synergy is aimed at helping manage legacy pipeline data, minimize data silos, improve field data collection and implement data model standards. While CartoPac Field Solutions offers a total office-to-field solution for field data collection, New Century Software provides the tools for the data to be loaded, managed, and analyzed within a pipeline GIS. http://www.cartopac.com, http://www.newcenturysoftware.com.

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