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By Tom DeWitte and Tom Coolidge Every day, one call systems dispatch utility locate technicians to mark the locations of buried utilities. Far too often, the utility locate technician must deal with the situation of utility pipes and wires missing from the maps and records provided to the locator. Yet when the utility…
Our Road Department is evaluating GPS Units that can collect survey-grade data with tilt compensation and RTK Capabilities while integrating seamlessly with ArcGIS Portal or Online. We are looking for recommendations on the best available options, including the advantages and limitation of each unit. Specifically, we would…
By Tom Coolidge and Tom DeWitte Gas utilities and pipelines are accelerating their implementation of real-time GIS capabilities as they transition to a net-zero world—for good reasons. Decision-makers and activity planners today need to account for many moving parts in their analyses and actions. While the exact path…
All - Sorry if I am missing something simple here, but when I try to update a pipeline isolation subnetwork I get an error that process encountered an "invalid device" when I'm certain that device is present in the subnetwork definition. Here are the details. First, here's the error message: I then search for the offending…
Hi all, We are implementing UPDM model for Oil and Gas production systems. We do not need any distribution tier or distribution asset classes. I notice that the UPDM model's Pipeline network is defined as "Subnetwork Source" model and wondering why. Since our system will be a production facility collecting the resource…
Hi all, Is there a working model with UNM and Pipeline Referencing data available to download? I have downloaded Naperville UPDM solution and can view Asset Package FGDB and accompanying map in ArcGIS Pro. It looks like only Pipeline* feature classes have any data. I could deploy the UPDM asset package to FGDB using…
All - We represent discovered cross bore locations as simple point features in our current gas distribution ArcMap/GN implementation. I don't see a direct correspondence in the UPDM - but I may be missing something. Any guidance/suggestions here would be much appreciated. Thx, Ed
Addressing Utility Damage and Maps By Tom DeWitte and Tom Coolidge Every day, thousands of subsurface utility engineering (SUE) and 811 locating technicians work to find, identify, mark, and document the locations of underground utilities, yet underground utilities are still being hit. The Common Ground Alliance (CGA)…
Utility and Pipeline Data Model 2026 is Released By Tom DeWitte and Tom Coolidge Esri's Utility and Pipeline Data Model (UPDM) 2026 is available now. This release continues Esri's practice of maintaining a template data model ready "out-of-the-box" to manage gas and hazardous liquid pipe system data within an Esri…
The UPDM same data has a single regulator in its stations, but what if, in fact, there are actually distinct "operator" and "monitor" regulators along a given line? Is there a benefit to representing both of these pieces of equipment as devices in the model? Thx in advance for any feedback, Ed
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