Digital utility pole inspections save time and money

Whether electrical utility contractor GeoForce is tackling power outages with lightning speed, performing utility pole inspections with precision and efficiency, or creating bespoke solutions for its clients, GeoForce’s secret weapon is Fulcrum’s intuitive interface and advanced GIS integration.

GeoForce has been utilizing Fulcrum since 2016 for utility pole inspections and other various field operations, serving nearly 100 utilities and utility co-op clients. Some of the challenges GeoForce faced before implementing Fulcrum included:

• Changing regulations requiring aggressive inspection schedules with severe penalties for delays and non-compliance.
• Underground storage facilities are obscured by the changing landscape of aboveground structures, making the location of assets a challenge.
• Outdated, incomplete accounting of assets resulting in clients unaware of potential risks or compliance issues, increasing exposure and hindering planning efforts.
• Multiple regulators mandating different inspections can result in many different trips to the same site for wasted time and effort.

“As a contractor, when someone calls and says, ‘Can you do this?’, the answer is always yes. Then we have to figure out how to make it work. With Fulcrum, we’re confident that we can do whatever needs to be done to get the job completed.”

– Brian Stroud, Vice President and GIS Developer, GeoForce Utility Technology

With Fulcrum, GeoForce has a partner that allows it to outshine its competitors by collecting data that’s more accurate – and more timely. Fulcrum’s flexibility lets GeoForce integrate with whatever platforms necessary, while customizing every facet of the data collection and reporting process to create a bespoke product for each client.

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