Geographic Information Systems

Geographic Information Systems - ALL provides a full range of services involving geographic information systems. We have completed projects involving field data collection, research and data acquisition, legacy data conversion/migration, spatial analysis and mapping (including planning, visualization and characterization), custom desktop- and Internet-based software development, hosting of data-driven applications and databases. Samples of the projects we’ve completed include:

Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant – Under a direct contract with the Tulsa District Corps of Engineers, ALL acquired historical site and environmental data for facility. Data was migrated into a relational database to facilitate spatial analysis using GIS technology. Two custom GIS applications were prepared. The first was developed as a desktop application using ESRI’s ArcView and Visual Basic. The custom application was built to facilitate easy access to select data and data groupings for analysis as well as to allow for integration of new data upon availability. The second application was developed as an Internet-based custom application by taking advantage of ESRI’s ArcIMS (version 8.1). Hosted on ALL’s server in Tulsa, the application is available for spatial analysis, data entry, and as a tool for planning ongoing work at the facility.

Bureau of Land Management: As part of a statewide EIS and Amendment of two Resource Management Plans, ALL’s staff conducted extensive GIS analysis, including data collection, spatial analysis, and composite mapping resulting from both single and multiple data sources. Results of the effort included preparation of maps for the document, statistics required for analysis by resource specialists, and assessment of the general coverage and completeness of data available for analysis.

DOE Research Project: Through a direct contract with the Department of Energy’s National Petroleum Technology Office (NPTO), part of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), ALL has conducted extensive GIS activities ranging from data acquisition to custom software application. One of the projects performed is part of research related to the development of coal bed methane resources in the Powder River Basin (Montana/Wyoming). For the subject project, ALL is using GIS technology to facilitate analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), and numerous other state and federal regulations that address issues dealing with a variety of resources, such as surface and groundwater, minerals, cultural, soils, and others. As part of the project, ALL personnel collected data from dozens of GIS repositories, integrated the data for GIS application, and developed a custom web-based GIS application using ESRI’s ArcIMS. The application was also integrated as a real-time tool with data sources including the Montana Board of Oil & Gas Conservation’s primary data system. Check it out here.

Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation: As part of an enterprise-level information system project, ALL developed an integrated GIS tool into a state land inventory and management system. The tool was built using ESRI’s MapObjects and was customized to facilitate navigation and full-integration with the database application.

Kentucky Division of Oil & Gas: Under a project managed by the Ground Water Protection Council and funded by the DOE’s National Petroleum Technology Office, ALL developed a field data collection system for a handheld computer using ESRI’s ArcPad software. The application was fully customized to meet the state’s needs and was built for GIS analysis, GPS data gathering, and entry of field notes collected by field personnel. View the project sheet.

Confidential Energy Companies: ALL has generated data for a variety upstream energy companies. This has included collection and manipulation of data for exploration and exploitation purposes, development plans, environmental and water resource plans, and engineering/operational mapping for new and existing projects throughout the United States.

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