A MAPPING SYSTEM FOR THE INTEGRATION AND GRAPHICAL DISPLAY OF PIPELINE INFORMATION THAT ENABLES AUTOMATED PIPELINE SURVEILLANCE

摘要

Pipeline data and satellite data are used to provide surveillance for a pipeline. The satellite data is integrated with the pipeline data to produce a current pipeline map. The current pipeline map is then compared with a previous pipeline map to determine whether the route of the pipeline or a surrounding environment of the pipeline has changed. The satellite data includes very high resolution (VHR) satellite imagery and the pipeline data includes location data that is a series of global positioning system (GPS) coordinates.