Sponsor spotlight presentations from Magnolia River/Western Midstream, Geonamic, and Petro IT, plus a joint PODS + Esri session, from the PODS Spring Forum 2026.
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PODS Spring Forum 2026 Gold Sponsor Presentations
Combined Gold Sponsor presentations from Geonamic, Petro IT, and Magnolia River at the PODS Spring Forum 2026.
Data Quality, Validation, and Governance Frameworks
Peter Veenstra (Terracon), former PODS technical architect and board member, delivers the keynote on data quality, validation, and governance frameworks at the PODS Spring Forum 2026.
Migrating to PODS7 APR + UNET: Preparing for the Future
Western Midstream, in partnership with Magnolia River and Esri, covers migrating to PODS 7 with APR and the Utility Network to prepare for the future.
MPLX APDM to PODS7/APR Data Migration
Doyle Taylor and Sean Siegel (MPLX) with Jeff Butler (Magnolia River) cover why MPLX moved its natural gas and NGL pipeline data from APDM to PODS 7 Spatial, and the APR migration process.
Efficient PODS Builds and Migrations Using FME, ArcGIS, and Excel
Thomas Hales (Wood) walks through an innovative and efficient approach to large-scale PODS builds and migrations, leveraging FME, ArcGIS, and Excel.
PODS-Structured Integrity Data: The Fast Lane for Pipeline AI/ML (Doha)
Changming Du and Yan Wang (Geonamic) present how the PODS data model delivers a standardized schema purpose-built to support advanced AI/ML analytics for pipeline integrity management.
Achieving and Sustaining Pipeline Data Accuracy
Rick Roberts and Shailendra Verma (Petro IT) examine the key challenges affecting pipeline data quality across the asset lifecycle and outline best practices for achieving and sustaining high accuracy.
PODS MENA Chapter Meeting: Doha Global Summit 2026
Ghazal Abou Al Ela (Petro IT) and Tori Metz (Phillips 66) lead the PODS MENA Chapter meeting at the Doha Global Summit 2026.