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Vegetation Management

SAM collects near-infrared (NIR), thermal, corona and RGB imagery that is utilized for decision support for:

  • Vegetation health and encroachment
  • Condition based maintenance programs
  • T&D infrastructure structure and component inspection
NIR and Thermal imagery can be acquired simultaneously with HD LiDAR and used for analysis purposes. Co-registered imagery and LiDAR is beneficial to identify wetlands for environment studies, evaluating soil moisture content and locating vegetation encroachments for individual trees. SAM’s remote sensing scientists have successfully used the technique to locate buried drain tiles in agricultural areas for the development of solar power generating sites and avoid costly construction delays.  We have assessed the health of vegetation using NDVI to formulate the risk to electric transmission and distribution systems.
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In-Action

Thermal imagery collected at close range using unmanned aerial systems can be used to detect anomalies for electric distribution and transmission components. RGB imagery is collected simultaneously with the thermal imagery for a side-by-side comparison of electric infrastructure to identify components that may fail, thus improving reliability and avoiding electric outages.

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Advantages

SAM offers a variety of remote sensing services to supplement and support design, planning and operation and maintenance for the electric utility markets. SAM has adopted the use of several complimentary technologies to support a full suite of geomatic services, allowing our clients to benefit from a faster, more economical method of non-destructive inspection. 

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SAM Difference

SAM is committed to adopting the industry’s best remote sensing technologies, and we work closely with the AEC professionals to capture more valuable, complete, and high resolution spatial datasets, in the most efficient way for analysis, reporting and decision support.