AVEVA PI System vs. geoSCOUT

If you have many different DCSs or PLCs in your manufacturing plant, OSIsoft PI System does the job quite well to integrate all different types of sources and data. We have Yokogawa, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, and Azbil DCS and PLC. Connecting them is not a problem.

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There are really only 2 tools in industry that have the function of geoSCOUT (the other being Accumap.) Both are similar. I'd recommend geoSCOUT for project/area specific work. I'd recommend Accumap for start-up companies who are trying to establish their 'playground' as it's easier to navigate province wide assets, whereas new maps are required for geoSCOUT.

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• Ability to integrate with many 3rd-party systems, 70 sources as per their marketing claims
• Great for big data management

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• Well ticket information.
• Spatial analysis.
• Query effectiveness.

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• Missing some features and has some bugs

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• Cross sections are not always that visually appealing. Cross sections from Petrel look much better.

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Good local support. The only issue is that there are not many system integrators that are well versed with OSIsoft. The implementation is also very costly.

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Accumap is also a similar tool. The two tools contain the same information, although geoSCOUT has extra modules which have been somewhat useful. For the most part, engineers pull raw production, completions and facilities data. geoSCOUT is better for visualizing plans and allowing toggling of different considerations using the layer manager.

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• Real-time data
• We don't require constant updates during crisis from a technician who usually will update to BCP team via WhatsApp.

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• Allowed for efficient information gathering thereby decreasing turnaround time on projects.
• Helpful for competitor analysis.

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