A Road Map for PODS Utilizing ArcGIS Location Reference for Pipelines (ALRP)

PODS President Comments on Next Generation of the PODS Association:  Governance  Communication  Strategic Initiatives ALRP Project will be developed within this new organization Opportunity for a PODS implementation pattern that is FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT A Road Map for PODS Esri ALRP

WORK GROUPS PODS Technical Committee For Data Modeling Data modeling oversight and structural implementation of PODS Relational and Spatial Model Standards Model maintenance and integrity Provide modeling design and advice to groups. Overall governance of PODS Adopt strategy and policy Approvals Technical Committee on Governance PROJECT Teams Technical direction of PODS Association Technical Committee Organization -adopted 2015

Road Map for PODS - Food for Thought Future PODS Implementation Patterns: what is most important? Performance? Improved Interoperability? Best Practices Documentation? New Standards? New Data that needs to be managed? Other items? All of the above? Join us in the Next Generation Data Model Town Hall discussion this afternoon (Waterway Ballrooms 1 and 2)

Core Terms ALRP ArcGIS Location Referencing for Pipeline UPDM Utility and Pipeline Data Model

What is ALRP Adds Linear Referencing Capabilities to the Geodatabase Is a mixture of linear referencing enabled features combined with Esri software (extensions and GP tools) Software is being developed for the ArcGIS Pro platform footage

What is UPDM Template Data Model for Pipelines Capable of supporting both stationed and non-stationed pipelines Targeted at vertically integrated utilities (Distribution and Transmission)

PODS Task Force Work Task Force Created 4 PODS Board Members Participated Conducted research into ALRP and UPDM offer from Esri Validated findings with Esri Issued draft position statement to the PODS Board Board approved position statement and it was published Board approved formation of a Technical Working Group Co-Chair – Jeff Allen, Novara GeoSolutions Co-Chair - Mike Ortiz, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

Current PODS Position ALRP would be beneficial to PODS members UPDM will not be part of the current PODS roadmap Technical Working Group should be formed to expedite incorporating ALRP into PODS Esri ALRP experts should be engaged with the technical working group

ALRP Core Location Model

Vision Incorporate ALRP objects into the core of PODS and align existing Relational Model attributes with this new implementation pattern

Multiple Location Referencing Modes can be utilized simultaneously

Extension add basic liner reference editing to ArcGIS Pro ribbon tab only displays when location referencing data in map apply measure updates to events impacted by route edits choose centerlines to associate to routes edit routes and route measures edit centerlines that make up routes identify measures and search for routes

Basic Editing Activities Supported by ALRP Extension

Project Guidelines Utilize best practices from current relational and spatial implementation patterns Should work with the out of the box ALRP toolset Determine and document limitations Align terminology

Initial Focus Begin to build ALRP compatible features that will work with the beta release of ALRP due in mid October Begin with the Product Transport Features

Schedule Group started work mid summer Began building a beta model in mid August Initial model working with ALRP by mid November Beta model turned over to the data modeling team by years end