VeroTrack is now integrated with Heath's RMLD, Bascom Turner's Gas Rover, and Sensit's PMD.
GTI has recently completed a project to integrate GPS and digital data capture into routine leak surveying and pinpointing operations. In partnership with InMaps (now Ubisense), a software application - now called VeroTrack™ Automated Survey Tracking (AST) - was developed that automates the entire leak surveying process by:
- Eliminating the need for highlighting paper maps by tracking routes with GPS
- Eliminating the need for paper leak forms by creating electronic forms
- Reducing manual data entry by auto-populating leak readings
- Eliminating the need for manual data transfer in the office
- Enhancing worker productivity and survey completion monitoring
VeroTrack AST runs on a Trimble Juno™ handheld unit that has 3-5 meters of GPS accuracy. An operator's facilities are loaded onto VeroTrack AST and displayed on the Juno's screen allowing crews to monitor their survey progress in the field.
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| Trimble Juno Handheld GPS with VeroTrack AST |
Heath Consultants and Bascom Turner Instruments are also partners in this research. Both companies have gas detectors that are integrated with VeroTrack AST and have the ability to directly send leak readings to the handheld GPS device allowing VeroTrack AST to auto-populate fields in the electronic leak form.
VeroTrack AST Integration with Bascom Turner's Gas-Rover™
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| VeroTrack AST Integration with Heath's RMLD™ |
VeroTrack AST is now commercially available through Ubisense and is being deployed with several companies. For more information please contact Alicia Farag at alicia.farag@gastechnology.org or you can contact Ubisense directly through Langley Willauer at langley.willauer@ubisense.net.
This project was funded by Operations Technology Development (OTD).
