It Works for Pipelines Too!
Dave Ellerbeck
Pipeline is not just
routes and measures
There is a historic industry focus on events
and routes limiting your options
● All Pipeline models have geometry
● FME has amazing measure handling
● NETWORKS!!! Model the real world!
● Can be applied in multiple cases
FME IS FOR EVERYONE
Using very familiar Transformers, we can easily answer pipeline
requirements by using standard GIS approaches. This can include
apply measure or syncing geometry back to routes.
Events and GPS
Events to geometry and calculating
measure to GPS
Networks – As useful as stationing
Route geometry using network
tracing!!!!!
There are many more options
for Pipeline companies
regardless of models or
approaches. Don’t think that
anything FME offers does not
work for you.
THANK YOU!
Dave Ellerbeck
David.Ellerbeck@gisllc.com

It Works for Pipelines Too!

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    It Works forPipelines Too! Dave Ellerbeck
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    Pipeline is notjust routes and measures There is a historic industry focus on events and routes limiting your options ● All Pipeline models have geometry ● FME has amazing measure handling ● NETWORKS!!! Model the real world! ● Can be applied in multiple cases
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    FME IS FOREVERYONE Using very familiar Transformers, we can easily answer pipeline requirements by using standard GIS approaches. This can include apply measure or syncing geometry back to routes.
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    Events to geometryand calculating measure to GPS
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    Networks – Asuseful as stationing
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    Route geometry usingnetwork tracing!!!!!
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    There are manymore options for Pipeline companies regardless of models or approaches. Don’t think that anything FME offers does not work for you.
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Editor's Notes

  • #3 PODS \ APDM \ ISAT \ UPDM – etc. all have a component for showing spatial location even if the geometry is not stored on the records themselves FME’s measure handling works in all scenarios (except a few) without the user needed to do anything differently Networks – These are great! They create a path that can be traced and results can vary from just measure information or even geometry Multiple Cases – Can be applied to GPS collection of points or lines \ placing excel files based on a measure \ shortest path and routing from any location
  • #4 Explain hearing how the shortest path find was not a viable solution for the pipeline solution.
  • #6 Run first demo here – FME_BLOG_LRS.fmw | Showing the results look at the online locations vs. structures and then the CSV values to geometry.
  • #7 Making light of the reliance on stationing in pipeline, explain the use of networks an what they can do.
  • #8 Run second demo here – FME_BLOG_NETWORK.fmw | Showing the results look at the online locations vs. structures and then the CSV values to geometry.