3D Visualization Software for Mapping Underground Pipelines and Improving Pipeline Asset Management

Under a contract awarded by the California Energy Commission and co-funded by Operations Technology Development, LLC, GTI Energy was tasked with creating a software system that integrates multiple data sources while delivering data visualizations and insights in near real time.

The software system allows the utility to locate personnel to collect attributes for underground utility infrastructure, store these collections in a geographic information system database, and visualize the results in two-dimensional and three-dimensional environments.

The goals for the project focused on evaluating existing electromagnetic and ground penetrating radar utility locate devices, data collection workflows for mapping underground pipelines with improved accuracy, and making available additional datasets that provide added value to a field operator conducting locates. These resources are visible to the operator in the field and office-side staff.