A system for facilitating pipeline management, software, and methods are
provided. The system includes a pipeline company computer positioned at a
pipeline company site to define a pipeline company server, having a
processor, memory coupled to the processor to store software and database
records therein, a graphical display coupled to the processor for
displaying graphical images and a user interface coupled to the processor
to provide a user access to manipulate the software and database records,
and pipeline information management analyzing software to analyze
pipeline management requirements. The system also includes an area
network in communication with the server, a remote user computer in
communication with the area network, positioned remote from the server at
remote site, and positioned to access the pipeline information management
analyzing software, and a portable user computer adapted to interface
with the area network to access the pipeline information management
analyzing software to provide the field user access to the server
database.