Scan your whole network in minutes and get high-risk segments grouped into routable work zones — not a spreadsheet of coordinates. Satellite AI, correctly scoped FAC-003-4 inspection support, and on-demand reports from $299/month.
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Built by a utility GIS professional for utility vegetation managers
Vegetation management software helps electric utilities screen vegetation near power lines, support scoped NERC FAC-003-4 inspection support, prioritise field crew work, and reduce vegetation-related outages. Modern utility vegetation management software uses satellite imagery, AI risk ranking, and automated documentation to narrow where manual inspection and LiDAR survey effort is spent.
Electric utilities, municipal power providers, and electric cooperatives use it to:
Published industry ranges put manual patrol at roughly $500–$1,500 per mile and LiDAR survey at roughly $2,000–$5,000 per mile (see our LiDAR cost comparison). These are industry ranges, not savings any utility has reported using LineGuard. Satellite satellite monitoring is priced as a flat monthly fee instead, which changes where those per-mile budgets get spent. Also see our comparison of AiDASH alternatives.
Satellite screening, density-based risk ranking, work-zone clustering, and date-stamped documentation. Nothing else.
Sentinel-2 satellite imagery (10–20 m resolution) measures vegetation density across your entire network. No drones, no helicopters, no per-mile fees.
Vegetation density along your line corridors is scored and ranked so the highest-density segments surface first. Scoring uses vegetation density only — it is a screening signal, not a clearance measurement.
For subject transmission, support the annual R6 Vegetation Inspection; for distribution and sub-transmission, create date-stamped screening records for planning and review.
Executive summary, colour-coded risk map, and a priority-ranked segment list with GPS coordinates — ready for board meetings and audit files.
Supports Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML, and KMZ, with automatic coordinate system conversion. Upload once, re-run analysis on demand.
Upload → analysis → work zones and reports → field verification. It fits alongside your existing vegetation management workflow.
Upload GIS data
Upload your line network as Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML, or KMZ. Takes a few minutes. Upload once, re-run analysis on demand.
Analysis runs
Sentinel-2 imagery and density-based risk scoring cover your entire network. Results in minutes, not weeks.
Get work zones and reports
A PDF with ranked segments, work-zone centre coordinates, and date-stamped screening records you can file.
A network-wide scan returns ranked segments — but segments are not locations. Two segments 25 metres apart are the same span, the same tree, and two rows in a spreadsheet. LineGuard groups high-risk segments within 500 m of each other into work zones, each with centre coordinates and corridor span. On a recent 1,005-segment transmission network, 101 high-risk segments grouped into 40 distinct locations — the difference between a ranked list and a work plan a crew can route to.
Cost figures are published industry ranges for manual patrol and LiDAR survey, not savings reported by any LineGuard user.
| Feature | Manual | LiDAR | LineGuard AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost (industry range) | $500–$1,500/mi | $2,000–$5,000/mi | $299/mo flat |
| Speed | 2–4 weeks | 2–6 months | Minutes |
| Re-run | Schedule crew | New survey | On demand |
| Screening records | Manual | Consultant | Auto-generated |
| Post-storm | Schedule crew | New survey | Run immediately |
| Work zones | Not applicable | Not applicable | High-risk segments grouped into routable locations |
Software in this market serves two distinct segments. Both draw on the same public satellite data (Sentinel-2) — the difference is pricing model, implementation complexity, and who the product is designed for.
Choose based on your utility's size, budget, and technical resources. For electric cooperatives and municipal utilities, see how satellite screening supports 138kV clearance requirements without enterprise complexity.
For transmission subject to FAC-003-4, generate date-stamped satellite screening records supporting the annual Vegetation Inspection under R6.
View Compliance Features →Satellite screening at co-op pricing ($299/mo). Self-service platform for small teams. Flat-rate pricing for rural service areas.
See Co-Op Solution →Run an analysis immediately after a storm to see which corridors changed, then send crews to those locations.
Learn More →Data is encrypted in transit and at rest
Your GIS data stays on our servers — it is never sold or shared
Access is restricted to your own account's uploads and reports
Reports are downloaded through short-lived, ownership-checked links
NERC FAC-003-4 Clearance Guide
Complete guide to vegetation clearance requirements by voltage level.
Read More138kV Clearance Requirements
Specific MVCD tables and buffer zones for 138kV lines.
Read MoreLiDAR Cost Per Mile Analysis
Cost breakdown: LiDAR vs. manual patrol vs. satellite screening.
Read MoreSatellite Monitoring Guide
How satellite NDVI analysis works for utility vegetation management.
Read MoreNERC Audit Failures Guide
5 common FAC-003 audit failures and how to prevent them.
Read MoreCo-Op Vegetation Guide
Vegetation management for electric cooperatives on tight budgets.
Read MoreFor small utilities and electric cooperatives managing 500–5,000 miles, the most useful option provides satellite screening, date-stamped records, and flat-rate pricing. LineGuard is purpose-built for this market at $299/month with self-service setup, on-demand reports, and no IT staff required.
Published industry ranges put manual patrol at roughly $500–$1,500 per mile and LiDAR survey at roughly $2,000–$5,000 per mile. Satellite screening is a flat monthly fee regardless of network size, so it can be used as a first pass to narrow where those higher-cost methods are applied. LineGuard is $299/month ($3,588/year) with no per-mile fees. Those ranges are industry figures, not savings any utility has reported using LineGuard.
It depends on how you use it. At $299/month flat rate, a small co-op team gets a network-wide screening pass, work zones their crews can route to, and date-stamped documentation without per-mile fees or consultants. It does not replace field inspection — it tells you which corridors to inspect first.
Work zones. Most tools return a ranked list of segments, but segments are not locations — two segments 25 metres apart are the same span and the same tree. LineGuard groups high-risk segments within 500 m of each other into work zones with centre coordinates and corridor span, so what you get is a routable work plan rather than a spreadsheet. Beyond that: flat $299/month, self-service setup in minutes, and date-stamped reports.
For transmission subject to NERC FAC-003-4, LineGuard supports the annual Vegetation Inspection required under R6, which the standard permits to use satellite imagery. For distribution and sub-transmission, which fall outside NERC's scope, reports provide date-stamped records of systematic vegetation screening for maintenance planning and regulatory or board review.
LineGuard supports Shapefile (.shp), GeoJSON, KML, and KMZ, with automatic coordinate system conversion. Upload your transmission and distribution line centrelines once and re-run analysis whenever you need it. Most utilities can export this from their existing GIS in a few minutes. No GIS expertise required.
No. Satellite screening is a network-wide first pass that shows where crews should look first. Crews still validate conditions on the ground and do the clearing work — the analysis just tells them where to start.
Yes. LineGuard offers a free plan with no credit card required. Upload your GIS data, run your first network analysis, and generate a date-stamped screening report. Analysis time scales with network size — results arrive in minutes, not weeks. Month-to-month, cancel anytime.
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