Annual Utility Spending on GIS Tools and Services Will Reach $3.7 Billion by 2017
Utility spending on GIS services, software, and tools will increase steadily over the next five years, reaching $3.7 billion in 2017....
LiDAR to the Rescue
From Dec. 25, 2010, to Jan. 10, 2011, several regions of Russian, including the city of Moscow and the surrounding district, were affected by an unusual...
How Can Regulators Support & Improve Utility VM?
In explaining what utility vegetation management professionals need from senior utility managers and utility regulatory agencies, I will need to draw attention to what I perceive to be the current shortcomings....
Terra Spectrum Technologies Partners with Surveylab to Bring ikeGPS to the Vegetation Management Market
Terra Spectrum Technologies, Inc. has partnered with Surveylab, based in the United States and Wellington, New Zealand, to provide the mobile GIS technology, ikeGPSTM, to the North American vegetation management market....
JCP&L Conducting Aerial Inspections to Enhance Service Reliability
Jersey Central Power & Light is conducting aerial inspections of its overhead transmission power lines in northern and central New Jersey as part of the company's $200 million investment this year to improve service reliability....
CL&P Launches Expanded Tree Work Program to Increase System Reliability Statewide
As part of a comprehensive plan to increase reliability and reduce future power outages, Connecticut Light & Power has launched an expanded tree work program that includes significantly more routine and enhanced tree trimming in 2012 across the state. ...
Linemen Tackle Vine Problem
For many years, linemen devoted valuable time and resources to dealing with unruly vines and unexpected power disruptions. Fast-growing, hard-to-kill...
The Evolution of Utility Vegetation Management – Part 2
The next game changer to come along was work introduced by Baltimore Gas & Electric. BG&E investigated how and what trees cause outages....
Tree Trimming Project Will Help Improve CL&P System Reliability
Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) reminded area residents that tree trimming was scheduled to begin in South Windsor the week of Jan. 30....
PPL Electric Utilities Plans $45 Million in Power Line Vegetation Work in 2012
PPL Electric Utilities is allocating more than $45 million this year in a stepped-up effort to help keep trees and other vegetation from affecting its power lines and contributing to power outages....
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