Because of these factors, many core service providers now offer their data in formats that are seamless, stable and immediately usable, changing the way data are collected and stored. More progressive service providers already use GIS technology as part of their delivery mechanisms. The tool is designed to access data in an ISAT GIS database, and it uses publicly available land bases as a backdrop for the corrosion and facility information. The Internet is proving to be the most useful technology for distributing data throughout an organization, its service providers and customers. The benefits of the World Wide Web under these circumstances are easy to understand.
Web technology is simple to use, and the cost is minimal.
Some Web tools allow users to redline data and send them back to hosts for review and approval. Web technology allows companies to provide controlled access to their service firms, allowing them to directly submit and maintain data. Terrain Visualization Using 3-D visualization technology, facilities can be designed, built and tested prior to construction. Applying virtual reality to industrial facilities has many of the same benefits found by automobile manufacturers using similar products to accelerate schedules and reduce costs. Each model then is used to generate a bill of ma-terials, which automatically is converted into a purchase order.