The National Pipeline Mapping System has issued revised standards for submission of pipeline data. To obtain a copy of the December 2008 NPMS Standards for Pipeline, LNG and Breakout Tank Farm Operator Submissions, click here.

The following changes were made to the December 2008 NPMS Standard:

• The list of acronyms was updated.
• The section on regulatory requirements was updated.
• The section on annual resubmissions was updated.
• A section was added regarding the newly required cover/transmittal letter to accompany all submissions.
• The list of pipeline status was updated.
• The list of commodities was updated and an option was added for specifying a finer commodity detail.
• The attribute table for the Pipeline submission was updated.
• The information on the NPMS Metadata/Attribute Builder tool (formally known as the NPMS Metadata Data Template and NPMS Attribute Data Template tools) was updated in the Attribute Data and Metadata sections.
• The section on breakout tank submission methods was updated.
• The glossary was updated.

RCP & ESRI Business Partner Program

RCP is pleased to announce our partnership with ESRI in providing consulting services to GIS users. ESRI designs and develops the world's leading geographic information system (GIS) technology. RCP's staff includes GIS and mapping experts that conduct high consequence area (HCA) identification, risk assessment, class location analysis, underwater inspections, NPMS/RRC submittals, spill modeling, as well as other spatial analysis projects. For more information, contact Jessica Roger.