Intriguing application, one that is using data from IBM's acquisition. Not much detail here, except for Watson and Weather data. Will edit in later findings. See this from the Weather Company, part of IBM: https://business.weather.com/products/outage-prediction And more technical.
IBM develops new technology to help prevent power outages in Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - IBM Corp. has developed technology to predict and monitor when and where trees and vegetation threaten power lines which could help improve power supply operations and reduce outages, it said on Wednesday.
Vegetation can cause disruption for energy companies, often growing over or obstructing power transmission lines. Energy suppliers usually deal with this by conducting regular inspections and trimming.
IBM’s system uses data collected by satellites, drones, aerial flights, sensors and weather models to help companies monitor the state and maintenance of hundreds of miles of transmission and distribution lines.
As well as identifying and predicting outage threats, the system can also help with grid reliability, wildfire prevention, storm management and assessment, the company said. ... "
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