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WHAT IS GIS?WHAT IS GIS?

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INTRODUCTIONSINTRODUCTIONS

JOHN WALDECK JOHN WALDECK Manager Asset Integrity ReportingManager Asset Integrity Reporting

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GEOGRAHIC INFORMATION GEOGRAHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSYSTEM

1.Geographic - relating to geography, and in our case, location of pipelines and facilities2.Information - comprehensive pipeline data that is associated with the geographic assets3.System - a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, i.e., a pipeline system

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MANAGING CHANGEMANAGING CHANGE

““NOTHING ENDURES BUT NOTHING ENDURES BUT CHANGECHANGE””

Greek Philosopher HeraclitusGreek Philosopher Heraclitus5 B.C.5 B.C.

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MANAGING CHANGE:MANAGING CHANGE:

1.1.You Must Embrace ItYou Must Embrace It2.2.You Must Plan for ItYou Must Plan for It3.3.And You Must Take Advantage of And You Must Take Advantage of ItIt4.4.Managing GIS Is About Managing Managing GIS Is About Managing ChangeChange

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Chronology and Role of GIS at PLAINSChronology and Role of GIS at PLAINS•2003 – None - Hard Copy Maps (WYSIWYG)2003 – None - Hard Copy Maps (WYSIWYG)•2005 – Single GIS Database and separate IMP 2005 – Single GIS Database and separate IMP database were in continual developmentdatabase were in continual development•2007 – MOC (Management of Change) Process 2007 – MOC (Management of Change) Process •2009 – Integration of GIS/IMP database into Single 2009 – Integration of GIS/IMP database into Single Data Model - PODS (Pipeline Open Data Standard)Data Model - PODS (Pipeline Open Data Standard)•2011- Development of Intranet Silverlight Website 2011- Development of Intranet Silverlight Website DevelopmentDevelopment•2013 – Automated Quarterly and Ad Hoc Reporting, 2013 – Automated Quarterly and Ad Hoc Reporting, Website DashboardWebsite Dashboard

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Chronology of IS Support at PLAINSChronology of IS Support at PLAINS•2005

Information Technology’s GIS Support Began Adopted ESRI Enterprise Spatial Database Engine (SDE) Developed First Website (Plains Assets) on ESRI’s Server Platform

•2006 Created Mapping solution for Truck Dispatching Integration of the Plains Assets Website with eAM (Enterprise Asset

Management) •2006-2008

Minor Upgrades and Enhancements•2009-2010

Redesign Plains Assets Website for the .NET ESRI Server Platform  Adopted PODS and Implemented New Century PODS Application Tools

•2011 Over 800 Companywide Employees/year Using the GIS Website

•2012-2014 Over 1300 Companywide Employees/year Using the GIS Website Linked GIS/PODS to VMACS crude volume measurements for Bbl/Mile

Tariffs Added Route Section and Destination Optimization for Trucking Inclusion of USGS earthquake & Hurricane data for IMP and SCADA

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ItIt’’s All About the Data and Qualitys All About the Data and Quality•Garbage In / Garbage OutGarbage In / Garbage Out•GPS Coordinate Error ResultsGPS Coordinate Error Results

• 1 second = 101 feet (31 meters)1 second = 101 feet (31 meters)• 1 minute = 6,082 feet (1.8 kilometers)1 minute = 6,082 feet (1.8 kilometers)• 1 degree = 69.11 miles (111 kilometers)1 degree = 69.11 miles (111 kilometers)

•Decimal Degree DisplayAccuracy Results:Decimal Degree DisplayAccuracy Results:• 2 decimals = 6,649.2 feet2 decimals = 6,649.2 feet• 3 decimals = 364.9 feet3 decimals = 364.9 feet• 4 decimals = 36.5 feet4 decimals = 36.5 feet• 5 decimals = 3.6 feet5 decimals = 3.6 feet• 6 decimals = 0.36 feet6 decimals = 0.36 feet

•Nomenclature consistencyNomenclature consistency•Data Cleanup - inevitableData Cleanup - inevitable

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GIS and The Wagon WheelGIS and The Wagon Wheel

GISFederal and State

Agencies Reg. Compl Filings

ROW/Land RecordsBusiness

Development &Marketing

Tax Liability & Reporting

One CallDamage Prevention & Public Awareness

Engineering -Route

Optmization

PipelineIntegrity

SEC 10Q & 10KARO/Impairment

Asset Insurance RenewalsVMACS Revenue

IT - SDE/PODSWebsite Dev

eAM Tank Database

Legal Dept -Acquisitions &Divestitures

EnvironmentalHealth & Safety,Spill Releases

OperationsSCADADispatch

Disaster RecoveryHurricane Modeling

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GIS Website DemonstrationGIS Website Demonstration

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Questions?Questions?

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