Patent ID: 7761496
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating pipeline management, the method comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of digitized map segments to be stored in a database to provide for display of a geographical relationship between terrain featured in the map segments and a pipeline network; forming a plurality of pipeline equipment records to be stored in the database to provide for detailed engineering analysis on associated pipeline equipment; functionally lining each separate one of the plurality of digitized map segments to one or more of the following: at least one of a plurality of pipeline operational areas geographically associated therewith and at least one of a plurality of pipelines geographically associated therewith; and functionally linking each separate one of the plurality of pipeline equipment records for a corresponding plurality of pipeline equipment to one or more of the following: at least one of the plurality of pipeline operational areas containing the respective pipeline equipment and at least one of the plurality of pipelines containing the respective pipeline equipment.