Pipeline Infrastructure Managementand PODS Editor
The Pipeline Infrastructure Manager is a web-based pipeline data management application that is compliant with the Pipeline Open Data Standard™ (PODS). In addition the Pipeline Infrastructure Manager is capable of utilizing the Oracle™ or Microsoft SQL Server™ Database Management Engine platform. Therefore, your PODS™ implementation remains completely transparent to other applications whether custom built or off-the-shelf.
The Pipeline Infrastructure Management application is an excellent product to incorporate into your existing PODS implementation:
- Completely managed C#™ & ASP.Net™ web application leverages full benefits of the .NET Architecture
- Fully compliant with the Pipeline Open Data Standard™ (PODS) version 3.2
Application Components:
Data Management
- Users add/edit the bulk of pipeline and pipeline event data from the Data Management component
- Pipeline entities are searched & described using lines, routes, and series as defined by the Pipeline Open Data Standard
- Users can add new lines or edit existing lines
- Users can add new events or view/edit existing
GIS Integration
Optionally interfaces with existing GIS implementation by linking and interacting in real-time with Enterprise GIS agents such as ArcGIS Server and ArcIMS without requiring external GIS agent dependencies.
- Provides visual interface for pipeline data
- Links PODS with GIS
- Events entered using data management pages can be seen on map immediately
- Customizable map
Pipeline Validation
The Pipeline Infrastructure Manager includes built in validation and validation reporting capabilities which allow administrative users to define custom business process rules or constraints such as common with CFR 49 Part 191, 192, & 195 regulatory compliance requirements, and then provide violation reports on demand.
- Useful for checking pipeline regulation compliance
- Checks pipeline data using rules
- Allows custom rule creation
- Displays report showing pipelines that violate rules
Reporting
The Pipeline Infrastructure Manager facilitates comprehensive custom reporting configurable for Web-driven or client-based reporting outputs.
- Create reports using pipeline data
- Custom reports
- Web-driven or client-based reports available
XML Export
This feature provides a fast and reliable way to exchange pipeline data with XML capable Web Services and applications of all types. XML is highly portable, highly configurable, and non-proprietary, and facilitates a virtually unlimited potential for sharing, dispersing, or integrating information across entire enterprises.
- Quickly creates XML data, the new Internet standard for storing data
- Combined with PODS, XML export provides a fast and reliable way to exchange pipeline data
Administration
The Pipeline Infrastructure Manager is highly configurable having a rich set of administrator capabilities including user management, pipeline grouping, item visibility, lookup table management, and others.
- User Management - Controls the user profile, rights, and access privileges.
- Groups - Collections of lines that users can update. Administrators add/edit groups, add lines to groups, and add users to groups from here.
- Item Visibility - Administrators can hide certain elements of features.
- Lookup Table Management - Administrators can edit drop-down lists for features having drop-down list entries.
- Feature Type - Features come in two types: point and line where point features require only a starting station point while line features require starting and ending station points.
- Master Configuration - Controls the overall settings of PODS Editor
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