Dynamic Segmentation
The solution isn't to physically divide the pipeline into segments — it's to be able to define multiple, independent segmentation layers on the same pipeline . This concept is called dynamic segmentation, and it's the foundation of Minerva Linear Asset Management.
Different layers can be defined simultaneously on the same pipeline: one segmentation by material type, another by year of installation, a third by soil type, and a fourth by maintenance responsibility area. The boundaries of the segments do not have to coincide.
The same line, multiple segmentation layers
Example: 200 km natural gas transmission lineLayer 1 — Pipe material
Layer 2 — Year of installation
Layer 3 — Ground and transition type
Recordings on the line
The layers are independent of each other. Material segmentation is not affected when the ground information is updated; the line's technical data remains unchanged when the maintenance zone changes.
This system allows you to directly ask a question like , "How many malfunctions have occurred in the last three years on the sections laid in 1998 that cross the river?" The classical approach doesn't have an answer to this question.