GREENSBORO—N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Nick Tennyson presented the National Roadside Vegetation Management Association’s Turney Hernandez Award of Excellence to Triad’s Roadside Environmental Engineer Ken Taffer at the Board of Transportation…
LiDAR Services LLC Mobilizes LiDAR System to Midwest USA for Major Electric Utility Thermal Rating
Las Vegas,Oct. 13, 2015—LiDAR Services, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, the wholly owned US subsidiary of LiDAR Services International, Calgary, Alberta, is…
Bluesky Maps the Impact of Vegetation on UK Power Networks Electricity Lines
Leicestershire, Oct. 7, 2015—Bluesky has completed a multi-million pound aerial mapping project to assess the impact of vegetation on the electricity…
Students Create System to Manage Airport Runway Obstructions
BINGHAMTON, NY, July 16, 2015—A team of Binghamton University students placed first in a national competition addressing airport needs by creating an automated system that addresses trees and other vegetative runway obstructions. The Binghamton team tied…
GeoDigital to Partner with PPL Electric Utilities to Better Manage Vegetation for Increased Reliability
Pennsylvania utility selects the GeoDigital preconfigured transmission industry solution for vegetation management to further increase network reliability, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction. GeoDigital, a big spatial data and analytics company,…
Xcel Energy to implement GeoDigital’s WorkStudio Software for Vegetation Management and Pole Maintenance
GeoDigital today announced that Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy has chosen to implement its WorkStudio work management system for Vegetation Management and Pole Maintenance. Over 700 contractor personnel and company employees in eight states will use the system…
Ubisense Introduces Suite of Location Intelligence Applications for the Ubisense myWorld Platform
Ubisense today launched a suite of location intelligence applications designed to solve specific challenges faced by utilities and communications service providers. The suite of applications leverages the power of the Ubisense myWorld platform, giving operations…
Powerline Bushfire Risk Can Be Cut, Says Vegetation Mapping Expert
The risk of powerlines sparking major bushfires can be significantly reduced with cutting-edge mapping technology, according to a visiting international expert. Chris Kelly – founder of US vegetation management software company Clearion – has been invited…
