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Monday, July 22, 2013

Maps and GIS Data :Downloadable spatial data files for exploration and analysis

Maps and GIS Data

Downloadable spatial data files for exploration and analysis.

Selected Water Spatial Data

Groundwater (well and aquifer information)

Surface Water (stream, lake, and reservoir conditions)

Water Quality (chemical, biological, and physical characteristics)

Watershed Theme Maps and Spatial Data

  • Hydrologic Units
    National watershed maps and data subdivided into four levels of successively smaller areas.
  • Science in Your Watershed
    Scientific information organized on a watershed basis.
  • Watershed Boundary Dataset
    Nationally consistent watershed data subdivided into 6 levels are available from the USGS and USDA-NRCS-National Cartographic and Geospatial Center's (NCGC) Watershed Boundary Dataset.

Mixed Theme Maps and Spatial Data (from the USGS and other sources)

  • USGS maps
    Printed maps, standards, names, symbols, descriptions, and additional explanatory information.
  • EarthExplorer
    Locate USGS imagery data by interactive map or place name. Query and order satellite images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products from the USGS.
  • Geospatial Platform
    Ready access to federally maintained geospatial data, services and applications.
  • Geographic Data Download
    National base map data.
  • Geospatial One Stop
    Maps, data, and services to find geospatial data and learn about geospatial projects.
  • GISDATA Map Studio
    View and download geospatial data specially prepared for seamless access and delivery.
  • National Geospatial Program
    USGS coordination activities for geospatial production and services. Promotes consistent and accurate geographic data creation.
  • National Atlas
    Geographic information, map layers, and map products from more than 20 Federal organizations in the form of electronic maps and services.
  • Open Geospatial Consortium
    A non-profit international organization that is leading the development of standards for geospatial and location-based services.
  • The National Map
    View and download nationally consistent datasets.
  • The National Map seamless data
    View and download geospatial data. Includes orthoimagery (aerial photographs), elevation, geographic names, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, and land cover.

Water Themes from Other Agencies

  • Flood maps
    Online access, ordering and pricing information for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps.
  • National Wetlands Inventory
    Map information and data for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetland maps.
  • National Weather Service
    Access to National Weather Service River Forecast and Warning Services
  • National Hydrologic Warning Council
    A non-profit organization dedicated to assisting emergency and environmental management officials by providing expert advice on the use of real-time, high quality hydrologic information from automated remote data systems, with the goals of protecting lives, property, and the environment
  • Storm prediction center
    National Weather Service (NOAA)
  • MyEnvironment
    Links Federal, State and local partners' statistical data with environmental data (EPA).

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Top 10 Uses of GIS in Oil and Gas

Why should we use GIS? This is probably the question we hear most often in our discussions with our petroleum clients. And it’s not just from those oil and gas companies who have yet to embrace GIS - we sometimes hear this from companies that have already invested considerably in supporting technology and projects, but feel they don’t still properly understand the reasons for doing so.
I thought it would be useful to list a few of my favourite examples of where GIS has delivered a clear business benefit to the organisation where it has been deployed. Most of these are taken from our new free eBook "Why Use GIS in Petroleum?" which we have made available for download.
So, in no particular order, here are my top 10 uses of GIS in oil and gas.
1. Data index maps - One of the most common uses of GIS in the petroleum sector is in delivering easy-to-use digital maps that enable oil company staff to see what data is available to them, so that they can drastically reduce the amount of time they spend looking for the information they need to do their work. Often such maps are delivered using web-based GIS applications that require little or no training to use, and show all data of interest side-by-side in a single interface.
2. Block ranking - Ranking opportunities via quantitative analysis using all available information require data integration on a massive scale, and so it is usually seen as too time consuming to carry out on a regular basis. However, GIS provides the perfect environment in which to rapidly evaluate and grade oil and gas licenses or lease blocks. It provides a unique way of mining large quantities of different types of data in order to help make a decision, and many companies employing GIS for this analysis believe that it gives them a competitive edge in license acquisition.
3. Land management - The way GIS stores information as attributes allows a ‘land man’ to map key lease data such as lessor names, lease expiry dates, working interests (WI), overriding royalty (OR), overriding royalty interest (ORRI), net revenue interest (NRI) and gross/net acreages. Meanwhile centralising all land management data in an enterprise GIS environment helps enormously when generating the reports that are requirement by regulators.
4. Well planning - GIS is being used increasingly for well planning, particularly with the rise of unconventional resources such as shale gas, shale oil and coal bed methane. Not only can GIS be used to plan well pad patterns around multiple surface drilling constraints, but its unique spatial analytics can be used to optimise drilling patterns to calculate the most efficient drilling configuration. 
5. Field operations - An emerging use of GIS is in using flying sensor technology to gather on-demand high resolution imagery across a field location in order to survey a site. This allows companies to regularly monitor sites and to identify and manage change, without having to commission expensive satellite data capture.
6. Environmental monitoring – Given the current focus on shale play development, it is essential that companies are able to accurately monitor environmental changes associated with operations. GIS is invaluable in this regard, able to integrate and visualise time stamped data against a base lined case, e.g. using regularly updated DEMs to help detect subsidence caused by extraction of the resources.
7. Pipeline routing – Building pipelines to carry petroleum products is capital-intensive, so determining the optimum route is critical. This is a non-trivial task that can be significantly simplified through the use of ‘least-cost path analysis’ – a process that identifies the route of least resistance between a source point and destination, based on the effort required to pass through cells in one or more cost raster datasets, such as slope (based on a DEM) and land-cover.  Studies have shown that GIS-based least cost path analysis can produce more environmentally friendly routes, as well as reducing costs by up to 15%.
8. Vessel tracking - GIS can be useful for tracking valuable assets, especially those that are mobile, such as vehicles and boats. Knowing the precise location of vehicles and vessels is essential for the timely delivery of goods and services, as well as for efficient emergency response.
9. Emergency response - GIS is becoming increasingly important in response to emergencies such as oil spills and gas explosions, both in mitigation planning and response management. Data loaded into a GIS can be made available to all stakeholders regardless of their physical location (e.g. to workers in the field on mobile devices), and even to the public.  This leads to better decision making during emergency response situations, and improved public relations.
10. Pipeline monitoring - Pipelines need to be continually monitored to check for leaks and geo-hazards, and to manage and track inspections, the frequency of which is often a regulatory requirement. An emerging use of GIS is in integrating the map with digital video, often acquired using remote vehicles on the seabed, enabling engineers to see sections of pipeline and monitor hazards affecting the installation.
I'm sure I've missed out a few so if feel free to post a comment suggesting your own favourites. And if you'd like to find out more about how your organisation can benefit from applying intelligent mapping and location analytics technology provided by GIS, then why not download our free eBook "Why Use GIS in Petroleum?" for further detail.

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Shareware Developer Blue Marble Geographics 
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Bentley MicroStation

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ExpertGPS

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Shareware Developer TopoGrafix 
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Multiviewer

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Freeware Developer GeoConcept 
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AutoCAD Map 3D

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Shareware Developer Autodesk, Inc. 
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MapWindow GIS

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Open source Developer MapWindow Open Source Team 
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Trimble Geomatics Office

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Commercial Developer Trimble Navigation Limited 
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Ilwis

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Freeware Developer 52North 
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ILWIS Academic

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ER Viewer

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Freeware Developer ERDAS 
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Quantum GIS Copiapo

WinTopo

1
Freeware Developer SoftSoft Ltd. 
Features: -Advanced vector extraction intelligence. -Acquire image direct from a scanner. -Many raster enhancement options: ...

Scan2CAD

Shareware Developer Avia Systems Limited 
Scan2CAD is a 2-in-1 Raster to Vector and PDF to CAD conversion. It converts scanned drawings (raster...

GPS Pathfinder Office

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ArcGIS Engine Runtime

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FWTools

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DIgSILENT PowerFactory

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GRASS

1
Freeware Developer GRASS Development Team 
GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a raster/vector GIS, image processing system, and graphics production system. GRASS ...

Autodesk Land Desktop 2007

5
Commercial Developer Autodesk, Inc. 
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Map Maker

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Shareware Developer Map Maker Ltd 
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Trimble Business Center

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Encom Discover

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Map Explorer

2
Developer GIS Logic 

MobileMapper Office

1
Freeware Developer Magellan 
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GeoMedia Professional

6
Commercial Developer Intergraph Corporation 
GeoMedia Professional supplies all the functionality of GeoMedia and adds smart tools to capture and edit spatial data. It builds on ...

Vextractor

Shareware Developer VextraSoft 
Vextractor is a simple-to-use yet powerful application that offers a much simpler and faster solution for converting raster ...

DIVA-GIS

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TatukGIS Viewer

1
Freeware Developer TatukGIS sp. z o.o. 
The TatukGIS Editor is a professional-level, desktop GIS mapping and data editing application designed to be easily learned and ...

Arcv2CAD

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Quantum GIS Tethys

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dwgConvert

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C-GEO

1
Demo Developer Softline 
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Shape2Earth

Demo Developer Google 
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SketchUp ESRI Plug-in

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ArcGIS Data Interoperability for Desktop

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IDRISI Taiga

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StormPredator

Demo Developer IntelliWeather 
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Topocad

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4.8.6.0

Manifold System

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Manifold System is a single, integrated product that provides three major classes of GIS functionality in a single package: as a desktop ...

MagicTracer

Shareware Developer Elgorithms 
MagicTracer is a professional graphics editor that also includes a comprehensive raster to vector converter. With ...

Shape Viewer

Shape Viewer is a free GIS and shape display program created using the ESS Shape Viewer Objects library. ...

RoboGEO

Shareware Developer Pretek, Inc. 
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WMS

Freeware Developer Nortel 
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ENVI EX

ENVI EX is the newest addition to the ENVI line of premier image processing and analysis software products.ENVI EX was specifically designed ...

MICRODEM

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TerraGo Toolbar

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CAD2Shape

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MS4W

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The purpose of this package is to allow all levels of MapServer users to quickly install a working ...

Didger

Shareware Developer Golden Software 
This is the perfect data conversion tool for any mapping or GIS professional. Didger solves the problem of ..