Intergraph Releases Data Handover Modules for SmartPlant
 HUNTSVILLE,
AL, Feb 26, 2009 - Intergraph has released the Validation, Transformation
and Loading module for SmartPlant Enterprise for Owner Operators (SPO VTL), a
comprehensive solution that enables companies to significantly reduce the time
and costs associated with validation of data handover and data quality insurance
in greenfield and brownfield environments.
Performing a high-quality data handover is critical to ensure the safe,
reliable and effective operation of a process plant. If the quality of
information handed over to operations is questionable, there is a constant
need to physically verify the true physical state of the plant. This can
drive up the cost of plant modifications by 30 percent. The handover from a
US$1 billion CAPEX plant can typically cost US$10-15 million and take up to
one year to successfully validate and load operations systems. SPO VTL can
minimize these costs, increase data accuracy and accelerate the handover
process. VTL can also be used to validate and upgrade the quality of data on
existing brownfield plants and assist the migration from legacy data
systems.
SPO VTL manages data acquisition from multiple sources and verifies the
quality of incoming data prior to loading into target project or operations
systems. Data are held in a staging area, subject to rigorous quality control
before being extracted for loading into target systems, including Intergraph’s
SmartPlant Enterprise suite and other enterprise applications. SPO VTL also
improves the range, quality, consistency and traceability of validation
performed and enables EPCs to check the quality of information deliverables
before sending them to customers.
Managing the handover of data and documentation from CAPEX projects and
turnarounds to operations is a formidable and labor-intensive task. The volumes
of data handed over are enormous, with a typical US$1 billion CAPEX plant having
200,000 tags, 100,000 documents and up to 20 million characteristics and
relationships. Data are submitted from multiple sources and are often delivered
incomplete and with errors.
The challenge of validating and correcting errors can be compounded if data
are delivered very late in the project life cycle, with staff demobilized,
budgets exhausted and management focused on how to finish the project as quickly
as possible.
"Intergraph’s SmartPlant Enterprise captures and manages engineering data
from design through construction," said Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process,
Power & Marine president. "With SPO VTL, we combine our many years of experience
in lifecycle asset information management, data quality control, and handover to
provide a new means for customers to increase productivity and reduce costs."
About Intergraph
Intergraph is the leading global provider of engineering and geospatial
software that enables customers to visualize complex data. Businesses and
governments in more than 60 countries rely on Intergraph’s industry-specific
software to organize vast amounts of data into understandable visual
representations and actionable intelligence. Intergraph’s software and services
empower customers to build and operate more efficient plants and ships, create
intelligent maps, and protect critical infrastructure and millions of people
around the world.
Intergraph operates through two divisions: Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) and
Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I). Intergraph PP&M provides
enterprise engineering software for the design, construction and operation of
plants, ships and offshore facilities. Intergraph SG&I provides
geospatially-powered solutions to the defense and intelligence, public safety
and security, government, transportation, photogrammetry, utilities, and
communications industries.
For more information, visit
www.intergraph.com.
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