Intelligent Utility Installation Process – Final Report

Summary:
A research team developed an Intelligent Utility Installation Process to provide a methodology, field process, and a data model for capturing data during new utility installations.

Project Objective:
The objective of this project was to develop an Intelligent Utility Installation Process that provides a methodology, field process, and a data model for capturing data during new installations. The process is used to capture information regarding the location, materials, installation process, environmental considerations, and other factors.

Project Description:
New installations, replacement programs, and extension projects are ideal opportunities for capturing and documenting asset and related gas-system information. However, many operators are using outdated methods to collect this information or are not collecting it at all.

Existing and future requirements obligate local distribution companies to maintain complete and accurate data that will be important for Distribution Integrity Management (DIM) compliance, risk analysis, and future system use considerations.

The objective of this project was to develop an Intelligent Utility Installation Process that provides a methodology, field process, and a data model for capturing data during new installations. The process is used to capture information regarding the location, materials, installation process, environmental considerations, and other factors.