M.J. Harden Offers ESRI Geodatabase Pipeline Technology

M.J. Harden Associates Inc. (MJH) announces the availability of their ArcGIS Pipeline Data Model, developed jointly by MJH and ESRI. This model takes the first step toward broad industry consensus on a common, conceptual ESRI data model for the pipeline industry.

Because data modeling represents an expensive part of every GIS implementation, ESRI makes these models available to help lower the cost of implementing enterprise-wide GIS technology, and to jump-start projects with a standard, flexible model.

The effort to develop an industry-standard pipeline data model began in 1994 with the development of the Integrated Spatial Analysis Techniques (ISAT) pipeline data model project. ISAT was designed to be customizable and has been expanded for numerous clients to support data integration, field data collection, and various applications involving right-of-way, environmental, marketing, risk assessment, and pipeline integrity issues. M.J. Harden was the lead consultant on this project and has since converted more than 165,000 miles of pipeline facilities and operational data into the model.

The development used existing, published pipeline data models and expanded them to accommodate key pipeline issues -- principally pipeline integrity -- for both natural gas and liquid pipelines. The ArcGIS Pipeline Data Model allows users to create a geodatabase designed for the purpose of modeling a real-world oil, gas, or liquids transmission pipeline.

M.J. Harden Associates, Inc. (MJH) develops and implements ESRI's GIS software for pipelines. The MJH line of products and services assist pipelines in increasing productivity, lowering costs, and improving services by allowing them to effectively manage spatial information.

For further information, please contact Janice Colt at MJH, 1019 Admiral Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64106. Tel: (816) 889-1105. E-mail: [email protected].

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