M.C. Miller’s Integrated System for
Collecting, Storing & Managing Cathodic Protection Data

Client-Server System Specifications for Site Survey Work
(Annual & Bi-monthly Surveys)

The M. C. Miller Company (MCM) offers a highly-integrated solution to the collection, storage and management of cathodic protection data.

On the data collection side, MCM offers an ultra-rugged handheld unit, the Gatherer One (G1) data-logger, which is ideally suited to pipeline site survey environments.

In addition to employing MCM’s tried and tested digital voltmeter, the data-logger, which has been employed extensively in the field, exceeds the 810F military specification for mechanical integrity (survives 6 feet drops to concrete) and has an IP 65 rating for dust and water intrusion. The unit also comes pre-loaded with MCM’s application software package, including our site survey program which “prompts” the operator to take the necessary readings on a route. Furthermore, the G1 comes equipped with an internal WAAS-enabled GPS receiver for convenient logging of site location data. Posted GPS position data are employed by MCM’s Pipeline Integrity software system, ProActive, to generate reports that include topographical, photographical or street maps with the sites suitably arrayed along an overlaid pipeline.

On the data storage and management side, MCM’s Client/Server ProActive will allow your field personnel to conveniently post their latest CP readings to your centralized database server where they’ll be integrated with your historical data. Field personnel will be able to “check-out” a relevant portion of your database and work off-line in Briefcase mode. The immediate posting by field personnel (via Briefcase/Server synchronization) of current CP data to the corporate environment will promote timeliness and accuracy. Also, ProActive’s centralized management, application security features, and internet/intranet deployment options would leverage your investment in client/server technology. Moreover, ProActive’s open architecture allows interdepartmental sharing of GIS, risk management and other client/server-based information.

Finally, if requested, ProActive can be “tightly” integrated with an existing pipeline-oriented database (such as an ISAT Model or a PODS Model database, for example) by means of table integration and code list sharing, thus eliminating the need for heterogeneous queries and associated middleware, which might otherwise be required for pipeline data exchange.