inSITE.VM Software Modules

inSITE Transmission

Vegetation Management

inSITE Collection Tracker

inSITE Cloud Hosted 3D Data

Service and Viewer

Sensors/Cameras

Aerial LiDAR

Digital Orthophotos

Mobile LiDAR

Spherical Imagery

Multispectral / Hyperspectral

Meteorological

Platforms

Airborne: Fixed wing,

Helicopter, Drone

Ground: Vehicle, In-Situ

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Spatial Rectification

3D Asset Model

Mobile Asset Inventory

Engineering Design

Electric Model Conflation

Vegetation Management

Attachment Audit

Street or Private Light Audit

Make-Ready Evaluation

(Fiber, Cellular, Microwave)

Change Detection

Emergency Response

DISTRIBUTION NETWORK INTELLIGENCEQUANTUM SPATIAL COMPLETELY IDENTIFIES ALL NETWORK ASSETS AND

EVALUATES ALL ENCROACHMENTS THAT IMPACT THE SAFE AND RELIABLE

OPERATION OF YOUR ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

Distribution Network Intelligence combines Quantum Spatial’s core competencies

into meaningful, solution-based analytics for electric distribution utilities. From precise

spatial rectification of assets, to actionable vegetation management, to comprehensive

engineering design, to full electric asset inventories, QSI provides electric distribution

system engineers, managers, and decision makers with bleeding edge tools for

efficient and reliable network management. Quantum Spatial is the only firm in the

industry to fully realize the potential of both aerial and mobile LiDAR and imagery

technologies, deployed in tandem, to capture vital analytics.

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Spatial Rectification

Inaccuracies within a utility’s network model are a significant limiting factor for

SmartGrid deployments. QSI’s Spatial Rectification verifies the pole & conductor

locations as they truly exist in the field for a fraction of the traditional cost of using

boots-on-the-ground rectification methods. Updated system information is available

significantly faster and made more actionable by targeted prioritization.

3D Asset Model

Knowing the precise, 3D location of distribution assets is the only way to fully under-

stand encroachment issues. QSI uses remotely sensed data - instead of traditional

field verification - to determine the exact spatial relationships between distribution

infrastructure and encroaching objects. A record is created that can be referenced

for planning, mitigation and restoration.

Mobile Asset Inventory

Utilities need up to date, spatially accurate asset inventories for attachment

auditing, streetlight auditing, equipment identification and NESC clearance and

separation analysis. QSI can provide comprehensive asset inventories by leveraging

vehicle-based LiDAR and “street-level” spherical imagery at a fraction of the cost of

a traditional assessment.

Engineering Design

With high accuracy point cloud data, engineers are able to evaluate and plan new

construction, plan equipment siting, verify as-built status, perform encroachment

clearance analysis, and conduct make-ready evaluations for safety violation

mitigation and budgeting. Understanding the exact spatial arrangement of a distri-

bution network from the location of poles and spans to the distance between all

attached wires and equipment is indispensable. The 3D Asset Model provides the

ability to integrate this data into a utility’s Engineering & Analysis software package.

Electric Model Conflation

A utility’s electric connectivity model is spatially rectified and corrected so that each

pole and wire span has an absolute accuracy of less than 1 foot. Electric compo-

nents are corrected if missing, mis-identified, or incorrectly represented. All original

connectivity of the model is guaranteed to be maintained.

• Engineering grade accuracy of spatial rectification

• Software-specific deliverable files of all poles and wires

• No access or line-of-sight issues encountered as with boots on the ground or terrestrial-only data collection

• Client owned data can be leveraged by local entities with jurisdictions coincident with data coverage

• QSI offers conflation services for all electric model types

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QSI’s data

analytics platform,

Quantum inSITE, offers a

wide range of data

integration to existing electric utility

management systems for accounting,

engineering, and operations.

Vegetation Management

LiDAR-based clearance analysis provides

specific, distance-based prioritization that

is applied to identified vegetation. Identifi-

cation of all tree crowns and treetops on or

near distribution lines, in addition to their

health and species, identifies potential risk.

The aerial data acquisition process allows

for “infinite ROW analysis” to identify

& mitigate potential vegetation related

outages that occur outside of the defined

ROW at any distance from wire.

Streetlight and Attachment Audit

After performing a Mobile Asset Inventory,

comparisons can be made between attach-

ments a utility understands to exist based

on records and what attachments are

actually in exitance currently in the field.

Attachments to a utility’s poles causes

them to break down structurally, sooner

than if it was supporting electric assets

alone. Utilities are able to recoup the cost of

premature pole wear by billing for joint-use

attachments on their poles. This typically

leads to field inventories that identify unper-

mitted attachments on 10% - 15% of poles.

Make Ready Analysis

(Fiber, Cellular, Microwave, Wireless, etc.)

Although this is a derivative of Engineering

and Design it plays a key role in pole main-

tenance as it relates to many non-electric

infrastructure projects. Fiber to the (home,

factory, etc) or FTTx deployments have

expanded significantly over the years, thus

requiring the utility to ensure they can

accommodate those new attachments on

their existing infrastructure. This is a struc-

tural, safety & economic concern. Under-

standing the fully-burdened cost of any

given pole configuration is essential. NESC

requires minimum separations and clear-

ances on poles and having the ability to

pre-plan such deployments allows a utility

to budget correctly for pole replacements,

and capture costs associated with these

attachments.

Answer

GROW-IN

UNDERGROWTH3”

18”

4’

OVERHANG

WIRE

15’

Priority 3

Priority 2

Priority 1

Ground Clearance23.62 ft

Separation6.37 ft

Separation5.64 ft

3.51 ft2.94 ft

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Secondary Conductor

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Change Detection

Change detection can isolate any identifiable features anytime time two discrete data

sets exist from different points in time. Vegetation growth and maintenance effec-

tiveness can be evaluated each year or season. New construction and attachments

can be quantified and compared. Even new publicly constructed encroachments

such as sheds and decks can be identified. Once an initial asset inventory has been

performed, running a change detection analysis on unpermitted attachments and

streetlights will provide ROI for utilities roughly every 4 to 5 years.

Emergency Response

System-wide data provides a snapshot of the electric network. The ability to verify

and quantify the exact state of infrastructure, before and after an emergency

event, is the first step to restoring critical assets. Comparisons of asset inventories,

encroachment evaluations, and the spatial arrangement of a utility network, can

quickly determine actionable next steps informed by data. QSI provides emergency

response services in the event of any type of emergency from fires to hurricanes,

earthquakes, flooding, and everything in between.

Quantum Spatial is the go-to

partner for organizations that

want to map, model and better

manage their world. Our mission

is to create actionable information

and extend it to as many people

as possible. Our comprehensive

capabilities encompass the acqui-

sition, analysis, integration, and

management of geospatial data.

We offer a diverse portfolio of

advanced imaging and remote

sensing technologies, backed by

powerful modeling, visualization,

and GIS tools.

Quantum Spatial does it all. We

go well beyond data acquisition.

We excel at transforming data

into usable information tailored

to meet your needs. We carefully

consider technology choices and

survey design to optimize data

quality, and then we transform

pixels and points into meaningful

analytics based on the questions

you want to answer. For any

request, large or small, please

contact the Business Inquires Line,

800-558-6707.