Gulf Interstate Engineering helps its clients collect, process, and distribute information for making decisions. In many cases, the client may have completed the conversion of data into a an enterprise source but needs support in determining how the various data elements relate to each other and can be used for engineering decisions. Additional support may be needed to implement modern data distribution technologies such a wireless, internet and PDA's to the needs of the pipeline industry.

As a provider of engineering services to the pipeline industry, Gulf Interstate Engineering has access to its own internal integration technologies and has the benefit of seeing other industry applications used by our clients. This approach allows Gulf Interstate Engineers to recommend data integration technologies tailored to each client's needs.

Gulf Interstate Engineering develops pipeline integrity data collection, integration and access systems that are tailored for the client. Gulf Engineering provides the following data integration services:

• Development of an integration architecture including functionality, schedule and costs
• Determination of data relationships
• Setting the data requirements and access methodologies of the various users
• Proposing a collection/ processing/ dissemination process for information
• Program Management of the implementation
• Perform testing
• Change Management, growth, system responsiveness
• Perform training and documentation for client personnel