Together we are growing and adding more value to our members by building a pipeline community focused on the entire asset lifecycle of pipeline data safety. PODS continues to add resources such as our learning management system, curated free live data layers, federal and state specific regulatory updates, and technical solutions such as the new Esri Utility Network Implementation Pattern and the ILI module using PODS 7.

The Pipeline Open Data Standard (PODS) Association is the worldwide industry standard and community for efficient pipeline asset data management. PODS is a member-driven organization that provides the exclusive data model standard adopted by pipeline operators (Natural Gas, Hazardous Liquids, Water and Renewables, etc.), service providers, vendors, and regulatory agencies for managing spatial data worldwide. PODS represents the only geospatial data model specifically designed by the pipeline industry for pipeline operators with a focus on pipeline safety, single-system-of-record for pipeline asset locations and specifications, regulatory/integrity management and inspection analysis. Since its inception in 1998, it has been implemented by over 200 pipeline operators in 39 countries, representing over 3 million miles of linear pipeline assets and systems.