GIS Datasets of Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan Pipeline (BTC) – Azerbaijan Section: Pipeline Route, Pump Stations, Intermediate Pigging Station, Block Valves, Check Valves

Description

The GIS Datasets contain the 443km 42″ Azerbaijan Section of Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan Pipeline (BTC), which runs from the Sangachal Terminal in Bakı (Baku), Ardahan, Azerbaijan, and ends at the Azerbaijan-Georgia border in Ağstafa, Ganja-Qazakh.

Table of Descriptions

1 Product Details
2 Files Included
3 Related Upstream/Downstream Pipelines
4 Lifetime Free Updates
5 Scope of Use Terms

1 Product Details

• Product Name: GIS Datasets of Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan Pipeline (BTC) – Azerbaijan Section
• Məhsulun Adı: Bakı–Tbilisi–Ceyhan neft kəməri (BTC) – Azərbaycan Bölməsi GIS Veriləri
• Product Type: GIS Datasets
• Pipeline Abbreviation: BTC
• Pipeline Length: 443km, of which
  • Horizontal Distance: 442km
• Country: Azerbaijan
• From: Bakı (Baku), Ardahan, Azerbaijan
• To: Azerbaijan-Georgia border in Ağstafa, Ganja-Qazakh, Azerbaijan
• Coordinate Data: 1064 coordinates, including
  • 1039 Turning Points along the Pipeline Route
  • 3 Pump Stations, Intermediate Pigging Station
  • 22 Block Valves, Check Valves
• File Formats: KMZ, SHP (Shapefile), XLSX
• Lifetime Updates: Supported
• Language: English

 

Note: Digital map users who don’t need GIS datasets can choose its vector map edition (click here), which is layered, editable and more economical.

 

2 Files Included

Three GIS datasets are included in this product based on pipeline facility types. Additionally, some GIS formats do not allow the mixing of different entity types (i.e., points, lines, and areas) within a single file.

2.1 Route of Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan Pipeline (BTC) – Azerbaijan Section

The datasets contain a line with the exact location coordinates of 1032 turning points along the pipeline route.

2.2 Main Stations of Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan Pipeline (BTC) – Azerbaijan Section

The datasets contain the exact location coordinates and names of the pipeline’s 3 pump stations, intermediate pigging station.

2.3 Block Valve Stations of Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan Pipeline (BTC) – Azerbaijan Section

The datasets contain the exact location coordinates and names of the pipeline’s 22 block valves, check valves.

We provide three types of file formats: .kmz, .shp, and .xlsx. Our users can open .kmz and .shp files with various GIS software and convert them into other GIS formats. You can use Excel to open .xlsx files, which contain the coordinates of pipeline route turning points and stations.

 

3 Related Upstream/Downstream Pipelines:

We also provide GIS datasets of following direct upstream/downstream pipelines.

Downtream Pipelines:
Baku – Tbilisi – Ceyhan Pipeline (BTC) – Georgia Section

 

4 Lifetime Free Updates:

The downloadable files of digital pipeline map are updated irregularly to reflect the relocation of pipeline, construction of new stations, removal of existing stations and changes of administrative areas.

Our users are entitled to lifetime free updates for the digital maps they purchased. To download the latest updated map, visit the product download link via “my account” page of this website.

 

5 Scope of Use Terms:

ARA Research and Publication holds the intellectual property rights to this map and the associated research products. This product is for internal use within the user’s organization and for citation in academic papers and publications. It is prohibited to copy, sell, disclose to any third party, or distribute this product online or offline.