Introduction to the National Pipeline Mapping System www ... · NPMS Overview • The NPMS is a GIS dataset containing locations and attributes of gas transmission and hazardous liquid

IntroductiontotheNationalPipelineMappingSystem

www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov

AmyNelsonGISManager,USDOTPHMSA

NPMSOverview

• TheNPMSisaGISdatasetcontaininglocationsandattributesofgastransmissionandhazardousliquidpipelines,aswellasLNGplantsandbreakouttanks• Distributionandgatheringlinesarenotincluded

• HazardousliquidandgastransmissionpipelineoperatorsmustsubmittheirdatatotheNPMSeachyearornotifyPHMSAofnochanges

• GISdataisdisplayedthroughweb(PublicViewer,PIMMA)andmobileinterfaces

NPMSApplications

• ThePublicViewerisopentoallandallowstheusertoseepipelinedataandattributesforasinglecountypersession(YouTubetutorial)

• PIMMArequiresausernameandpasswordandisavailabletogovernmentemployeesandpipelineoperators• Extentislimitedtotheuser’sjurisdiction

• Applyforshapefiledatahere• AutomaticallyresetyourPIMMApassword!

iPhoneApps

WhoqualifiesforPIMMAaccess?• AllFederal,state,andlocalgovernmentemployees,

onceverified,mayaccessPIMMAdatafortheirjurisdiction

• YoumaysharethedatawithacontractorandyourworkingpartnersbutareadvisednottoshareyourPIMMApassword

• Neighboringcountiesaregrantediftherequestorcanprovidejustification

PIMMALiveDemo

Questions?npms@dot.gov