Software & Technology: DYNASEG

EN Data Solutions, a sector of ENTRUST Solutions Group, empowers operators
to efficiently slice and dice their pipeline data stored in complex industry
data models. DynaSeg, EN Data Solutions’ specialized dynamic segmentation
software, makes it easy to extract the most value for accurate and safe
decision-making.

Popular pipeline data models like the Pipeline Open Data Standard (PODS™)
and Esri® utility and Pipeline Data Model (UPDM) are optimized for efficient
data storage, not for effective data usage. Using those standard pipeline
data models for common many functions can require intense computing power
and time-consuming efforts. This includes common tasks such as extracting
data in risk analysis, preparing U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) National
Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) submissions, and creating DOT annual reports.

DYNASEG IS TIGHTLY INTEGRATED INTO THE ESRI® PLATFORM, SUPPORTS ALL ESRI®
VECTOR AND TABULAR DATA FORMATS AND LIVES IN ARCTOOLBOX:

• No proprietary modification of your data model is required.
• Easy deployment. No complicated installation
• Does not require standing up a server, or named user licensing

OUR APPROACH

DynaSeg is part of G2-IS’ comprehensive pipeline integrity management
software suite, designed to help operators manage risk, ensure compliance,
and optimize performance. Software incorporates advanced dynamic
segmentation tools, and related utilities, within the Esri® geoprocessing
framework.

DynaSeg is explicitly designed to overcome the limitations of Esri® OOTB
dynamic segmentation tools – in particular, their inability to handle
overlapping linear features in a single-source input layer. Overlapping
linear features within a single layer or table are common in pipeline data,
e.g. overlapping pressure hydrostatic pressure tests on a single line over
time stored in a PODS™ pressure test table.

DynaSeg deals with overlapping features in a single input layer by offering
a variety of query, sort, filtering, and data aggregation methods which can
be used to summarize or otherwise resolve overlapping features in a
single-source layer.

DynaSeg is a generic dynamic segmentation toolkit. It is useful in any
processing scenario that involves intersecting and processing multiple
linear and point event layers within a linear referencing context. For
pipeline operators, these scenarios include:

• Maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) calculations for gas
  transmission lines.
• Maximum operating pressure (MOP) calculations for liquids transmission
  lines.
• Data processing and conditioning for input into pipeline risk analysis.
• National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) submissions.
• DOT annual reporting for gas and liquids transmission lines.
• Texas Railroad Commission T-4 and P-5 submissions. Tax assessments.

• Pipeline database QA/QC.
• Class Location and HCA-MCA analysis (key DynaSeg functions are embedded in
  the G2-IS Gas HCA Tool).

DynaSeg is also designed to address report automation through scripting and
workflow integration. Each component can be used as a single tool, or in
combination, giving users the flexibility to create workflows that are
simple or complex, depending on the need. The tools work collaboratively
within geoprocessing models to automate and document spatial analysis
reporting.

EN DATA SOLUTIONS DELIVERS:

DynaSeg offers a powerful set of tools for extraction, recombination,
analysis, interpretation, aggregation, and presentation of both numeric and
text data, delivering enhanced functionality to data management:

• Segmentation of unlimited tables or layers and extraction of unlimited
  attribution.
• Resolution of complex data overlaps via sophisticated data sorting and
  statistical data aggregation functions.
• Calculate minimums, maximums, medians, means, standard deviation, and
  variances.
• Automatic dissolves of contiguous records with matching attributes and
  aggregation of other attributes across dissolved records using statistics
  functions.