Source: Esri ArcNews, Winter 2020
Resource type: Case Study
Summary
Crestwood Equity Partners, a Texas-based midstream pipeline operator managing roughly 2,300 miles of pipeline, consolidated three disconnected databases into a single PODS-based geodatabase using the ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing extension. The case study covers Crestwood’s evaluation process, implementation timeline, and the operational efficiency gains that followed — including improved data governance through versioning and easier compliance with PHMSA’s Traceable, Verifiable, and Complete (TVC) data requirements.
With one dedicated editor managing the system, Crestwood found the approach both cost-effective and flexible, avoiding vendor lock-in while gaining a single source of truth accessible across the organization via web apps.