Overhead Networks
Overhead networks have a high maintenance liability and vegetation encroachment is a significant contributor due to the dynamic processes involved. The sag in wires over time also impacts on vegetation encroachment.
Operators need to maintain up to date records of the overhead network infrastructure in order to:
- minimise potential risks
- reduce liabilities
- improve network reliability
- reduce maintenance costs
Data Output
Typical output from a laser scanning survey includes:
- Distance from Wires to vegetation
- 3D Distance
- Vertical Distance
- Falling tree method
- Height of wires above road or buildings
- Volumes
- Volume of vegetation needing removal
- Customised long section reports
- Vegetation density and type
- Cost of removal
- Work scheduling
- Mapping
- Location of areas needing attention
- Vegetation height maps
- Asset Management – Feature coding for GIS
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Industry partners: Fujikura
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