Not Your Uncle s Remote Sensing Technology

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1 Not Your Uncle s Remote Sensing Technology Military Applications, Water, Sewer, Energy, Pavement, Buildings, Airports, Bridges, Tunnels, Gravesites, Landmines EnTech Copyright 2012

2 Why is Remote Sensing Necessary? Would you walk into your dentist s office, give him $500 and tell him to start drilling until he finds a cavity? If he doesn t find any cavities, would you give him more money until he finds something to justify his pay? Of course not, you would have your dentist take X-Rays to: 1) Locate problem areas 2) Prioritize needs 3) Schedule repair work What method are you using with your pipeline contractors?

3 EnTech s Technologies & Tools 1. Infrared Thermography & Proprietary Energy Pattern Analysis 2. GPM (Microwaves) 3. LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) 4. GIS (Geographic Information Systems) 3

4 GPS / LIDAR / IR Based Data Collection HELICOPTER MOUNTED SENSORS Up to 100 miles of pipeline per day VEHICLE MOUNTED SENSORS Up to 10 miles of pipeline per day UAVs & RPVs 4

5 IR Based Data Collection for Pipeline Mapping & Leak Detection Sardis Lone Elm Water Department VEHICLE MOUNTED 10 miles of pipeline per day HELICOPTER MOUNTED 100 miles of pipeline per day Traditional techniques provide LESS THAN 2,000 ft. per day 5

6 Pipelines Additional AVAILABLE EROSION VOID Information Downtown St. Louis Street surface over buried Water & Sewer mains IR Based EnSITE Pattern Analysis Red = water main pipeline Green = water leak plume Yellow = Erosion Void Blue / Pink = Backfill - Soil Copyright

7 BP Established EnTech s EnSITE systems as the Best Practice for Locating & Characterizing Sewer Leaks & Voids Typical savings of 90% as compared to Sonics and traditional trenching 74 Copyright

8 Mapping Buried Pipelines and Their Leaks City of Atlanta Watershed Processed and analyzed examples of IR-EPA data showing pipelines and anomalies 8

9 Pre Construction Hazardous Materials Avoidance MP15 in Houston, TX. Subsurface Pipeline detection system flying at 1100 ft. located 61 pipelines between 3-20 feet below the surface with location accuracy down to <1 ft. 9

10 Free-Phase Hazardous Waste Plume Mapping Real source of gasoline Plume was from competitor s pump Island plumbing Buried abandoned Petroleum UST Actual free-phase plume caused by petroleum leak Extraction & Monitoring Wells and anticipated Haz-waste spread 10

11 Underground Storage Tank Detection 11

12 Septic Tank & Field Investigations EnTech Aerial investigation for leaking Septic tanks & fields Data collected from ~1, 000 ft. altitude 12

13 Levee Leak and Erosion Void Mapping EnTech Aerial investigation for Levee Leaks and Erosion Voids Data collected from ~1, 300 ft. altitude 13

14 Pavement Risk Assessment 14

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16 Airport Taxiways & Runways, Roadways, Parking Pavement Erosion Void Mapping 16

17 Roadway & Bridge Risk Assessment Lambert I - 70 Interstate Pavement 17

18 Roadway & Bridge Risk Assessment 18

19 Roadway & Bridge Risk Assessment 19

20 Building Roofs & Walls Locate steady & intermittent problems and certify that they have been repaired properly 20

21 Electrical & Mechanical Equipment Steam Systems & Traps New & Old Equipment Debugging Services 21

22 IR Grave Site Detection & Mapping Morristown, NJ FBI Training Class 22

23 Aerial Data for IR Grave Site Mapping St. Louis Metro-Link Route Investigation 23

24 Military & Civilian Tunnel Detection USA Mexico Border Investigation 24

25 EnTech s Technologies & Tools Microwaves Used to Characterize subsurface anomalies for: Depth, Length, Width, Thickness, Volume & Saturation 25

26 Subsurface Anomaly Characterization Using Repeatable Protocols 26

27 After locating Anomalies Use Microwave Remote Sensing to characterize them for: Depth, Length, Width, Thickness, Volume & Saturation 3D 2D / 3D Depth Slices 27

28 EnTech s Technologies & Tools LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) Various flood elevations shown in yellow & brown Accurately locates targets to 2 cm. Replaces most Pre-project Field Surveying Needs Confirms Leaks by Locating Ground Depressions associated Leaks 28

29 EnTech s Technologies & Tools GIS Geographic Information Systems EnTech gives its Clients the choice of Hardcopy Report Documentation or GIS digital information in ESRI formats 29

30 Report Documentation EnSITE Data Associated with Each Anomaly (Water Leak Example #1) 30

31 IR Based Energy Pattern Leak Anomaly Plotting Lyondell Chemical Plant Sewer Investigation IR Anomaly Distribution Patterns help in selecting rehabilitation techniques Such as: grouting, spray coating, slip lining and cured-in-place techniques 31

32 Subsurface Utility Mapping & Leak Detection Combines it all Manholes Electric Water Pipeline Leaks Fiber Optics Steam Sewer Data Collection Elevation: 800ft Utility Depths 1-25 ft GPS Repeatability +/- 1 foot 2008 Birmingham, AL 32

33 If you don t fix tunnel & sinkhole problems... the PUBLIC is at risk! 33

34 If they don t maintain their Pipelines, Bridges & Pavements!! Your Beer delivery is at risk!!! 34

35 Why did it take so long for us to realize we could use our technology to locate Pipeline Leaks, Utilities,Border Tunnels, Hiding Places, Munitions, etc.? Copyright 2012 Necessity is the mother of invention 35

36 How Can EnTech Assist You? 1. Water, Firewater, Wastewater, Sewer, Steam, Oil & Compressed Gas, Existing Pipeline Mapping, Leak & Sinkhole Detection 2. Hazardous Material Leak Detection & Mapping 3. Consulting on the best subsurface Repair Methods 4. New construction and equipment debugging 5. Repair Certification 6. Evaluations of repair contractors 7. Consulting for Pro-active Asset Management 36

37 EnTech Engineering, Inc. EnTech is a 30+ year old, Professional Engineering firm that pioneered the industry of Non-Destructive Testing and now has a worldwide reputation for quality Problem Solving. EnTech has 10+ domestic and international patents on its proven technologies to assess the repair needs of City, State & Federal physical infrastructure as well as private Pipeline, Bridge Roadway, Dam, Levee, Building developers & owners. EnTech provides cost effective remote sensing investigation procedures for pipeline mapping and the detection of pipeline leaks and erosion voids. We can locate corrosion, internal cracks and delamination voids in concrete and asphalt covered concrete roadways and bridge deck pavements. EnTech has performed important projects for such clients as: BP, Shell, TOSCO, Phillips, Chevron, AmerenUE, St. Louis Water Dept., Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, American Water, China Light & Power and TPL of Italy. 37

38 EnTech Engineering, Inc. Most Importantly EnTech has investigated over 600 bridges; hundreds of building walls, roofs, electrical and mechanical systems; and thousands of miles of water, sewer, gas and chemical pipelines. EnTech has worked in over 30 states and internationally, such as, Hong Kong, Sweden, Spain, Germany and Italy. EnTech s professionals believe in sharing their knowledge and expertise by contributing to or publishing over 80 domestic and international technical papers, training manuals and industry handbooks 38

39 Gary Weil Chief Technology Officer EnTech Engineering, Inc. 228 Meadowbrook C.C. Way St. Louis, MO USA David Skaggs President EnTech Engineering, Inc. 228 Meadowbrook C. C. Way St. Louis, MO USA Mobile: (314) Work: (636) Mobile: (314) Work: ( 636) david.skaggs@entechworld.com 39