SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ:
TRMB) introduced today its Trimble GasOps™ solution for natural gas
utilities. The cloud-based, integrated mobile asset data collection
solution enables natural gas distribution operators to improve data
quality, export collected data to systems of record and streamline
regulatory reporting and compliance with U.S. Department of
Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA) rules. Through an easy-to-use web
interface and complementary mobile data collection app, Trimble
GasOps allows utilities to reduce operational costs and data
errors, standardize the field data collection process across
multiple contractors and support regulatory reporting requirements
with compliance data that is trackable, traceable and
verifiable.
Trimble GasOps currently operates on Android smart phones and
tablets, and high-accuracy Trimble GNSS receivers, providing data
collection flexibility based on regulatory or natural gas
utility-specific location accuracy requirements. Location accuracy
can be confirmed through real-time corrections via VRS network,
single base station, Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) and
Trimble RTX™ correction services. Trimble GasOps also has the
capability to quickly scan industry-based ASTM F2897 barcode
standards and auto-populate form fields, reducing user input errors
that are inherent in paper-based data collection tasks.
"Whether it's their crews or contractors, natural gas utilities
can now quickly and accurately capture field data for construction,
inspection and maintenance activities, regardless of which
organization is performing the tasks or what Android mobile devices
is being used," said Ben Mallen,
business area director for Trimble Energy Americas Division.
"Trimble GasOps is the latest release in our suite of software
applications designed to transform natural gas utility operations
by integrating field and back office systems, along with automating
workflows across the enterprise."
Trimble GasOps features a standard template library for data
collection forms in support of common natural gas utility workflows
such as pipe construction and pipe replacement, inspection,
maintenance, fusion traceability, gas inspections, gas leak survey
and meter changeout. These forms are easily configurable and
deliver a number of business intelligence fields that include
required and conditional fields, digital photos and signature
capture. In addition, a Trimble GasOps proximity function allows
work to be completed when a field user is within a specific
proximity to an asset. As a result, field workers can more
efficiently perform tasks using predefined workflows and intuitive
data entry forms that automatically associate to the asset.
Through the Trimble GasOps web interface, supervisors can
organize field projects, manage people, select assets, create
tasks, and assign work to utility crews or contractors. Once data
has been collected, supervisors can also view collected data,
perform quality checks and edit data as needed. All data collected
within Trimble GasOps can be exported via a number of common
formats to update existing GIS systems and geodatabases.
Trimble GasOps simplifies compliance reporting, allowing natural
gas utilities to more easily meet stringent regulatory requirements
with improved data tracking and traceability. The leak survey
report shows proof of a leak inspection and is tied to actual GPS
location and not a specific address.
Trimble GasOps is the latest release in a suite of Trimble
Energy solutions that address a broad range of smart utility
operations—from planning, design and construction to operations and
maintenance. Trimble GasOps is available now from Trimble's Energy
Division and its authorized distribution partners. For additional
information on Trimble GasOps, visit:
http://energy.trimble.com/trimble-gasops.html.
About Trimble's Energy Division
Trimble's Energy Division provides enterprise operations, asset
management and maintenance solutions to hundreds of utilities
worldwide. Trimble combines high-accuracy positioning products with
field and office solutions to enable electric and gas utilities to
plan, manage and optimize distribution operations. Utilities use
Trimble's energy solutions to increase field worker safety and
productivity, enhance regulatory compliance, and improve customer
service and communications.
For more information, visit: energy.trimble.com.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering
products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds.
Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data
analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety
and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise
lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are
transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture,
construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more
information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit:
www.trimble.com.
GTRMB
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trimble-introduces-cloud-asset-data-collection-solution-for-natural-gas-utilities-300301875.html
SOURCE Trimble