Energy Central

Utility Wildfire Programs Moving Beyond Traditional Wildfire Risk Maps

For most utilities with wildfire exposure, the era of relying on the USFS' Wildfire Hazard Potential (WHP) maps is ...
Seattle Times

Utility maps likely buyers of electric cars

Planners at Nashville’s electric power distributor have mapped the city’s likely hotspots for vehicle battery recharging, trying to stay ahead of demand as electrics become more broadly available.
For Construction Pros

Trimble and Radiodetection Collaborate on Utility Mapping Solution

Trimble and Radiodetection have announced a collaboration focusing on the technology used in the utility measurement and mapping process. Through the integration of the Trimble Catalyst DA2 GNSS ...
Silicon Valley

Could utility gear set your home ablaze? California risk maps are 8 years old

Weeks after deadly fires swept through Los Angeles County, the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest utilities to ...
T&D

GE and Google Agreement Allows Utilities to Tap Familiar Maps Platform

A new agreement between GE and Google will integrate Google Maps data into GE’s Smallworld electrical, telecommunications and gas applications. GE and Google will help utilities increase productivity ...
SiliconANGLE

4M Analytics raises $30M to map US underground utility infrastructure

Subsurface infrastructure mapping startup 4M Analytics Ltd. said today it has closed on an additional $30 million in funding that brings the total amount raised through its Series A round to $45 ...