Interactive Maps for Coordination of a Large‐Scale Seismic Survey

BrandtWinkelman,StaceyFairweather,LindseyTollefson

• Coordinatingalargescaleseismicsurvey,butcouldbeappliedtoanylargescalefieldoperation.

• SolutionRequirements– Constantcommunication– Reduceliabilityandrisk– Functioninaruralarea– Usersrangingintechnicalability– Integratewithexistingfieldoperations(seismiccompany)–Workingfromdifferentphysicallocations– Editablebymany

Project Objective: Develop a browser based application allowing managers and field operations to access a central database 

with editing capabilities to remain informed and up to date.

Seismic Survey on the Kevin Dome• A37sqmi 3D,9componentseismicsurveyconductedover3seasons• Involvedover50landowners,3agenciesandatribalgovt.• 60peopleinvolvedacross6researchgroupsandsubcontractors

Kevin Dome

Bozeman, MT

Kevin Dome Seismic Area

Project Constraints• Terrain

(remote,topography)• Ecology

(migratorybirds&wetlands)Wetlands

• LandUse(agriculture)

• Federal/Stateregulations(federalgrantfundedproject)

Cultivated Land

ArcGIS API for JavaScript Based Application

• SQLServergeodatabasesstore,distributeandmanageGISdata

• ArcGISforServer– Restservicesforapplicationbuilding– Maintainaccounts,rolesandpermissionsusers

• Builtonthe“ConfigurableMapViewer”(CMV)framework– Opensourcemappingframework,workswithESRIproducts– http://cmv.io

Project Phases

• SurveyDesign

• LandownerPermitting

• NotificationofWork

• SensitiveAreasSurvey(Wetlands,SteepTerrain,CulturalResources…)

• SensorLayout

• DataCollection

• Wrap‐up&Remediation

Survey Design• Spacingconsiderationsforareathislarge

– Source/Receiverpoints100’apart– Sourcelines880’apart,receiverlines660’apart

Kevin Dome

3rd Season (2 ½ months)• 13 ½ Sq Miles• About 8,500 source/receiver 

points planned

Kevin Dome Project Area• 8 mi South of Canadian 

border, near Sunburst, MT

Landowner Permitting• UsingGIStofigureoutwhichlandownersfallwithinareaofinterestandneedtobecontacted

• Usingapplicationtotracklandownerspermittingstatus– Visually:Throughmapsymbology

– Data:Editablemaplayerwithdomainvaluesestablishedonfields

– Administrative:Contactinfoinpop‐upsandattributetable

– FieldPlanning:Stipulationsofpermitsgrantedavailableinpop‐ups

Landowner Permitting

View Permitting Info• Landowner, Permit Number, 

Permit Status, Link to Permit

Edit Permit Status Within Application

Notification of Work• UsingtheNotificationStatuslayerinthemap,staffcould:– Visuallycheckwherelandownershavebeennotified

– Getcontactinfoforlandownersinpop‐ups

– Updatenotificationstatusinstantlyandallotheruserswill

seechangeswhentheirmapredraws

View Notification Info

Edit Notification Status within Application

Notification of Work

Land Survey for Sensitive Areas

• Ruggedand/orsteepterrain(forvibetrucks)

• Wetlands,stockpondsandwaterways

• Houses,barns,unpermittedproperty

• Cultural(historicortribal)resources

• Walkonlyareasforlayoutcrew

• Areasformonitorstoaccompanytraffic

Revisions to Protect Ecology

Revisions to Avoid Private Residence

Land Survey for Sensitive Areas

Equipment Layout• Fieldmanagercanuseapplicationtoseewherecrewswillbeandcheckthatpermissionsareappropriate

• CrewshavesameGISdataontheirGPStouseinfield

• GPSequipmenttrackslocationsofusersanddataiscompiledeachdayforreviewofcompliance

• ChangesandalltrackingdatafromthedayarehandedovertotheGISleadinthefieldandpre‐processedfordeliverytomanagementthefollowingdayforreview

Equipment Layout

Trucks/Kubotas laying out and/or picking up equipment

Example of pedestrian leaving vehicle and walking through sensitive area

Data Collection• Crewsarebriefed,discusspreviousandupcomingday’swork

• WorkplanonGPSdevice

• FieldManagercomparesworkplantopermissionsgrantedandnotifiesthemofchanges

• Monitoringteamleadsthroughsensitiveareasandmakeschangestopathsasneeded

• ChangesandalltrackingdatafromthedayarehandedovertotheGISleadinthefieldandpre‐processedfordeliverytomanagementthefollowingdayforreview.

Data Collection

Vibe trucks working up and down source lines, turning too wide in one area

Data on points show GPS info, driver, etc…

Wrap‐up and Remediation• Ifthereweresurfacedamagesmadeduringsurveyordatacollection,fieldmanagerhaslocationsinmappingapplication

• Fieldmanagercandocumentprogressonanyfixesinapplication

• GISdatafortrackingisarchivedindatabase

Wrap‐up and Remediation

Points of damage, show that corridor had been removed in that area afterwards

Point is logged as repaired once finished

Accomplishments• One of the largest shear wave seismic surveys ever conducted

• Nearly 3 million tracking points collected and processed over the course of the seasonal 3 year survey

• Tracking allowed a large field operation to be conducted while maintaining compliance

• Communication and status tracking tools provided by the map limited risk and liability exposure during field work

• Coordinated working relationship between people with varying skillsets and knowledge bases located in different locations around the region

Thank You!

• Moreinfoavailableatwww.bigskyco2.org

• Thisworkwassupportedby:– U.S.DepartmentofEnergy(DOE)

AwardNumber:DE‐FC26‐05NT42587– OfficeofFossilEnergy,throughDOE’sNationalEnergyLaboratory(NETL)