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Sinochem New Network News: “Previously, people had to guess locations based on drawings and assess risks relying on experience; newcomers needed 1 year of training before they could get the hang of it.”； By opening the GIS (Geographic Information System) map now, over 13,000 coordinate points, more than 20,000 management records, and over 5,000 on-site photos are readily visible. ”On December 3, Zhao Xiangxi, a process engineer at the external plant of China Petroleum Jinzhou Petrochemical Xinghai Company, pointed at the screen and explained. From Word-based schematic records to intelligent management through a single diagram, and from reliance on experience to data-driven approaches, the GIS pipeline management platform developed by Xinghai Company over a period of more than 10 years is now seeing the advancement of handheld device development projects, aimed at fully addressing the operational and maintenance challenges associated with the 8 existing pipelines, which together have a total length of 320 kilometers. Built on Beidou positioning and GIS technology, this platform boasts strong visualization and information integration capabilities. By using a 1:19 scaled real-world map, pipeline routes can be visually presented, and 159 pieces of management information are integrated to form 21 specialized layers, enabling \"one-stop\" management of the entire pipeline lifecycle. During the pipeline overhaul in 2024, technicians used the platform to link the replacement coordinates of elbows with the relevant maintenance records, and it took them only 1 day to complete the coordination of inspection routes for 7 sections of pipelines – a speed that is several times higher than that of traditional methods, thus highlighting the data-driven advantages of this platform. “The platform has accumulated pipeline health data over nearly 10 years, allowing for a clear traceability of the actions taken to address each risk point, even decades from now. ”Zhao Xiangxi said that by 2026, Jinzhou Petrochemical will put 90 intelligent testing piles into use to enable real-time monitoring of pipeline potentials, further enhancing the safety capabilities of these key energy transmission channels and continuously injecting intelligent capabilities into the operation and maintenance of long-distance pipelines.