Abstract
 Remote Sensing and GIS Applications for Pipeline Security Assessment Track: Petroleum and Pipeline Transmission Author(s): William Roper, Subijoy Dutta A variety of advanced technologies are available to enhance planning, design, management, operation, and maintenance of pipeline system. Aerial and satellite remote sensing integrated with GIS represents one area of rapid development that can be leveraged to assist pipeline risk assessment to assure the safety of pipeline facilities. Industrial and scientific advances in airborne and satellite remote sensing systems and data processing techniques are opening new technological opportunities to develop an increased capability to accomplish the pipeline mapping and safety needs of the industry. These technologies when combined with GIS have significant and unique potential for application to a number of cross cutting system security issues. This paper will address some of the applications of these technologies to pipeline security assessment. William Roper George Mason University Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering 4400 University Drive, Mail Stop 4A6 Fairfax , VA 22030 US Phone: 703 993 1648 Fax: 703 993 1521 E-mail: wroper@gmu.edu Subijoy Dutta S&M Engineering Services 1496 Harwell Ave. Crofton , MD 21114-2108 US Phone: 410-721-7706 Fax: 410-721-6265 E-mail: snmengineering@yahoo.com |
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