| Abstract |
Finding ways to better manage geologic hazards that continually threaten Energy Development Corporation’s (EDC) geothermal assets are among the main concerns facing our geothermal field managers. Based on historical data, the effects of these hazards have cost EDC US$6.8 Million annually from 2006 to 2011 alone, in the form of disrupted operations, lost revenues and restoration costs. The key to effectively addressing the risks inherent to these hazards is timely access to information to aid our engineers and management to make decisions that will minimize, if not totally eliminate, these risks. An interactive web map of EDC’s geothermal field assets was developed to supplement EDC’s efforts in curbing the vulnerability of its business assets to these risks. The map is an integrated interface for viewing data that has bearing in determining the risk exposure of EDC’s facilities to geohazards. Importantly, site inspection reports are contextually retrieved directly from the map by mere click of a button. These pieces of information are valuable inputs when appropriate mitigating measures are being conceptualized for each of these sites. A web-browser is all that is needed to access the application and can be reached through an intranet based website. A fusion of GIS, server, and web technologies; the application has the potential to become a one-stop-shop for accessing data and information needed for effective geohazard risk management and monitoring. |