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Process · FAC-003 vegetation management

From corridor scan to RSAW evidence

Risk-based vegetation work — not a calendar trim cycle. Remote sensing and ground patrol feed GridState’s FAC-003 MVCD engine; FieldMapper executes the order; VoltGrid and GeoVerse 3D close the audit and keep crews clear of live conductors.

FAC-003 vegetation workflow across four products Process diagram showing vegetation moving from VoltGrid corridor sensing through GridState MVCD measurement, risk planning, and dispatch, then GeoVerse safety briefing, FieldMapper trim execution, VoltGrid virtual audit, and GridState RSAW evidence. GRIDSTATE VOLTGRID GEOVERSE 3D FIELD MAPPER 1SENSE 2MEASURE 3RISK 4DISPATCH 5BRIEF 6TRIM 7AUDIT 8RECORD VLT Corridor scan LiDAR → cloud ΔNDVI · drone DB GST MVCD check gap vs Table 2 FAC-003-5 DB TB GST Risk plan growth · fire weather · sag TB LS GST Work order plan → WO GridState API LS LS GEO XR safety WO → brief voice · CV LS LS FLD Trim + GNSS brief → photos iOS · Android LS FL VLT Virtual audit photos → pass before / after FL TB GST RSAW pack audit → file 1A–4B · R6 TB STEPS 1SENSE 2MEASURE 3RISK 4DISPATCH 5BRIEF 6TRIM 7AUDIT 8RECORD DATA TYPE DB · scan TB · clearance LS · work order FL · photos LEFT IN · RIGHT OUT FLOW MVCD handoff Sequential handoff

WHY THIS CYCLE

Vegetation is the leading outage driver

  • FAC-003 requires MVCD, annual patrols, and outage categories 1A–4B
  • Manual quarterly walks cannot cover a modern transmission ROW
  • Industry programs that moved from time-based to risk-based trimming cut mechanical cost per acre about in half

WHAT EACH PRODUCT DOES

Sense, decide, cut, prove

  • VoltGrid: LiDAR, ΔNDVI, before/after corridor audit
  • GridState: MVCD, 18-month R6 cycle, work orders, RSAW
  • FieldMapper: GNSS patrol, trim evidence, crew dashboard
  • GeoVerse 3D: XR clearance, computer vision, voice safety

COMPLIANCE CLOSE

Evidence survives a line strike

  • Grow-in vs fall-in vs blow-together coded on the outage
  • Photos, GNSS, and virtual audit bound to the work order
  • Package is ready for FAC-003 RSAW, not a folder hunt
Tech Maven Geospatial · FAC-003 vegetation Industry framing from Irth / T&D World risk-based VM research · 2026