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Working Groups Overview

The PODS Association has the following Working Groups. Working Groups are formed by members by creating a Committee Charter and obtaining approval from the Board.

We have many areas in our database that still need your participation and development. If you are interested in forming a Working Group, please contact Sheila Wilson, Executive Director. A blank charter is available as a template.

Spatial Implementation Committee
Chairman: Mike King, BP
Reports to: Board of Directors
Intent: To develop spatial implementations for the PODS Data Model
Status: Active

Technical Committee
Chairman: Gary Hoover, Enterprise
Co-Chairman: Costas Kotzabassis, BITS
Reports to: Board of Directors
Intent: to manage and improve the PODS Data Model
Status: Active

Inline Inspection Integrity Data Interchange
Chairman: Ron Brush, New Century Software
Reports to: Technical Committee
Intent: to create the ILI Data Interchange Data Standard
Status: Completed

ECDA Integrity Data Interchange
Chairman: Ron Brush, New Century Software
Reports to: Technical Committee
Intent: to create the External Corrosion Direct Assessment Interchange Data Standard
Status: the standard has been presented to NACE for balloting and been approved; the PODS Technical Committee is reviewing the standard; the document will then be incorporated into the PODS Data Model.

One Call Damage Prevention
Chairman: Katie Hellfritz, Xcel Energy
Reports to: Technical Committee
Intent: to address and identify the One Call/Damage Prevention data requirements
Status: Active, charter has been approved

New Construction and Survey Data Exchange Standards
Proposed Chairman: Rob Brook, ESRI
Reports to: Technical Committee
Intent: to develop the standard for data exchange between surveyors/engineering companies and operators
Status: Active, charter has been submitted to the PODS Technical Committee