Earthquake Notification System for Colonial Pipeline

Utilizing geospatial technology, we automated a new safety process for Colonial Pipeline to monitor seismic events near critical infrastructure. The intelligent solution identifies earthquakes exceeding risk thresholds and instantly notifies personnel to enable rapid response. This prevents potential hazards with real-time alerts increasing the safety and operational resilience.

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Case Study

Colonial Pipeline required an automated solution to monitor seismic events and notify personnel when earthquakes exceeding risk thresholds occurred near critical pipelines and facilities. This enables rapid response to mitigate potential hazards.

Challenges

Manual monitoring of USGS earthquake feeds was time consuming
Risk of missing or delaying notification of seismic events
Need to automate notification workflow based on location and magnitude
Ensure compliance with emergency response procedures

Solution

Developed a FME workflow to check USGS feed every minute
Identified earthquakes within 1 mile or 200 miles of assets
Triggered email alerts to personnel based on defined risk rules
Recorded event details and notifications in ArcGIS Enterprise

Technology

FME for data integration and automation
Esri ArcGIS Enterprise to visualize and record events
FME Server scheduler to run processes every minute

Business Impact

Increased safety through near real-time automated alerts
Assurance of compliance with seismic emergency procedures
Enabled rapid response to mitigate hazards from seismic events
Reusable solution provides visibility into critical data

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Proven Track Record

000 Projects completed

00 Years of experience

0 Region offices

000 Team members

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