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Deep learning, remote sensing, and utility transmission and distribution asset intelligence
Dr. Eric SpellmanAnalytics Lead, L3Harris Geospatial Solutions Inc
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Outline
• Remote sensing opportunities in utilities inspections
• Deep learning as a tool to improve remote sensing outcomes
• Challenges in using deep learning in utilities
• Strategies for overcoming these
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Remote sensing opportunities in utilities
• Benefits• Safety• Leverage improving economics of collection
• Applications• Pole location update and conflation• Vegetation management• Asset management – inventory, health checks
• Commonality with other areas• Substations, solar farms, wind turbines, pipelines, rail, etc.
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Opportunities – pole location update
Red linework indicates new improved asset locations after conflation using L3Harris Geiger-mode lidar
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Opportunities – vegetation management
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Opportunities – inventory and health checks
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Deep learning performance – cleverness and data
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Revisiting Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data in Deep Learning Era (Google, CMU). arXiv:1707.02968Wikicommons (CC0 1.0)
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Challenges
• Fragmented data holdings; examples of defects are rare
• Sensitive and restricted data
• Inspections are comprehensive and ‘bundled’
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Challenges & Strategies
• Fragmented data holdings; examples of defects are rare
• Sensitive and restricted data
• Inspections are comprehensive and ‘bundled’
• Aggregate data in repository and include data collection in work flows
• Share data – with safeguards
• Add value within existing inspection workflow
• Cheat! Make the problem easier
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Strategy – aggregate data
• A central repository helps sharing within an organization.
• In some utilities, certain infractions require an image with the remediation work order.
• Aggregate data in repository and include data collection in work flows
• Share data – with safeguards
• Add value within existing inspection workflow
• Cheat! Make the problem easier
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Strategy – share data across industry
• Medical and defense as models for handling sensitive data
• EPRI
• Aggregate data in repository and include data collection in work flows
• Share data – with safeguards
• Add value within existing inspection workflow
• Cheat! Make the problem easier
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Strategy – add value within existing workflows
• Back-office inspections
• Start with semi-autonomous. Build trust.
• Roadmap to continuous improvement
• Aggregate data in repository and include data collection in work flows
• Share data – with safeguards
• Add value within existing inspection workflow
• Cheat! Make the problem easier
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Strategy – make the problem easier
• Collection protocols and repeatable collections
• Use more data (example: autonomous cars)
• Aggregate data in repository and include data collection in work flows
• Share data – with safeguards
• Add value within existing inspection workflow
• Cheat! Make the problem easier
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Summary. Questions?• Remote sensing can help make utilities inspections more efficient and safer.
• Deep learning is a useful tool – even before a capability is at human-level.
• Aggregate data naturally, look for ‘piggyback’ opportunities• Across industry, across departments, integrate image capture and retention into work flows
• Make the problem easier while still adding value• Collection protocols, fit into workflows, use additional data