Aerial inspections

Flat roof moisture damage follows a predictable four-stage progression. Each stage is more costly to address than the one before it, and the first three stages are invisible to the naked eye.

Earlier this month at the IEEE Transmission & Distribution Conference, artificial intelligence was everywhere. The agenda covered neural networks (computer systems that learn to recognize patterns the way a brain does), predictive analytics, advanced fault detection, wildfire modeling, and automated inspection platforms. These technologies are set to become an important part of how the industry manages grid reliability and wildfire risk. But after sitting through presentation