PODS Launches SCADA Link Module to Connect Pipeline Sensor Data with GIS
(P&GJ) — The Pipeline Open Data Standard (PODS) Association has released a new SCADA Link (SL) Module that lets operators tie supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) readings directly to geospatial data in their PODS databases.
Developed with Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) and the American Gas Association (AGA), the module creates two new feature classes—SENSOR_POINT and SENSOR_PANEL—so pressure sensors, transducers and panels can be stored with precise coordinates and unique IDs.
“Each transducer is now identifiable both in SCADA systems and geospatially in PODS, improving audit compliance and leak-detection modeling,” the association said.
Key benefits called out by PODS include:
- Regulatory alignment – Location accuracy meets API RP 1168 guidance and supports PRCI-PHMSA work on advanced leak detection.
- Better hydraulic models – Sensor data can be matched with wall thickness, diameter and other pipeline attributes to refine CPM systems.
- Field efficiency – Crews can generate optimized inspection routes and log survey results inside the PODS environment.
- Future-proof IDs – Standardized naming eases integration during mergers or SCADA upgrades.
The module, intended for both liquid and gas pipelines, is available now to PODS member companies. Non-members can obtain access by joining the association, which maintains the only global GIS data model built specifically for pipelines.
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