Technology

LiDAR and the Electric Grid

Utility Risk Management

There have been a number of articles discussing the use of LiDAR to rate the transmission capacity of existing electric facilities, but if you are looking for a well written explanation of the entire issue, including the NERC mandates, vegetation management and how LiDAR is being used to solve real world problems this is the one article you should read. Thanks to the NY Times.

1 Comment

  • Gene,
    Great article. I think the electric transmission industries were very early adopters of airborne LIDAR. Clearly when economics are at play, technical and business people reach for cost-saving, innovative approaches. Many experts in the utilities area I used to speak to in the mid-to-late ’90’s were able to clearly articulate a significant ROI in the application of LIDAR to this business.

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