The rotation mows everything.Growth doesn't come back evenly.
Pipeline Vegetation maps woody growth over your corridor every quarter and ranks segments by how close it is to the mow line, so the clearing contract goes where the brush is.
- GSD
- 0.5–2 m
- Cadence
- Quarterly
- Platform
- High-res satellite
- Spectral
- Multispectral
Where the rotation runs out
The mowing contract comes around by segment, in order, and every stretch of the corridor gets its turn. You hear where growth is winning from the patrol pilot who can't see the line, a landowner's call, or the inspector's walk.
The segments that grow back fast get found late. The ones that stayed clear get mowed anyway, because nothing on the schedule says they could wait. You write next season's work packages from that.
From the rotation to the ranked list
01Deciding what gets mowed this cycle
The mowing rotation
Segments come up in the order the rotation sets, every one of them, whatever shape the ground is in.
With Pipeline Vegetation
Segments are ranked by how close woody growth is to the mow line, so the contract opens with the ones that need it.
02Finding where growth is winning
The mowing rotation
Patrol notes, the pilot's line-of-sight remarks, landowner calls and the inspector's walk. Good information, but it arrives unevenly and after the fact.
With Pipeline Vegetation
A woody-growth extent map for each segment, every quarter, drawn over your corridor.
03Seeing the change since last time
The mowing rotation
You compare this year's notes with last year's and rely on someone remembering what the stretch looked like.
With Pipeline Vegetation
Each segment carries quarter-over-quarter change, so you can see growth that is closing in as well as growth that is already there.
04Scoping the clearing contract
The mowing rotation
The scope is the full rotation by segment, priced as a block.
With Pipeline Vegetation
You scope the contract from the ranked list: the segments at the top for this round, and the ones lower down left for the next.
05Verifying before the crew goes in
The mowing rotation
The ROW inspector walks the segment and confirms what needs cutting.
With Pipeline Vegetation
The same walk, but the ranked list tells the inspector which segments to walk first and where on them to look.
Still yours
The ground walk, the contractor's sign-off, environmental windows, landowner agreements and the decision to cut.
What lands on the planner's desk each quarter
Ranked list
Segment-ranked growth list
Every segment in order of how close woody growth is to the mow line. It is meant for the planner's desk before the work packages are written and answers "which segments first".
Ledger rowDeciding what gets mowed this cycle
GIS layer
Woody-growth extent map
The extent of woody growth over each segment, drawn against the maintained width you give us. It opens next to your centerline and ROW polygon.
Ledger rowFinding where growth is winning
Change by segment
Quarter-over-quarter change
What changed in each segment since the last pass: growth that has advanced, and ground that stayed clear. This is the column that lets you let a segment wait.
Ledger rowSeeing the change since last time
Scope
Network or priority delivery
The full corridor, or the priority segments you name. A priority subset is a fair way to compare the list against your own patrol notes before you commit the whole network.
Ledger rowScoping the clearing contract
How it works
01
Define your corridor
You send the centerline or ROW, the segment breaks you contract by, and the mow line width. We use your segments so the list matches your work packages.
02
Quarterly multispectral pass
We pull a clear high-resolution multispectral pass over the corridor each quarter. Cloudy segments carry to the next pass.
03
Woody growth mapped and ranked
Woody cover is separated from grass and herbaceous cover, measured against your maintained width, and each segment is ranked.
04
List delivered to planning
The ranked list, the extent map and the change figures go to maintenance planning, for use when you write the bid round or the next set of work orders.
Where it fits in your workflow
Ahead of the work packages
Use the list when you write the next quarter's clearing scope. Your patrol program, your inspector's walk and your contractor's sign-off carry on as they do now.
Limits
Cloud and shade
Optical imagery needs a clear pass. A segment under cloud waits for the next quarter's pass. Canopy in shade or deep shadow can be undercounted until a clearer pass.
Resolution floor
At 0.5 m a pixel is about 20 inches across; at 2 m it is about 6.5 feet. A patch of brush many pixels wide is what the imagery can resolve. A lone seedling or a single stem does not, and at the coarse end of the range small saplings between larger plants are missed.
Woody against not woody
You get woody cover against grass and herbaceous cover. You don't get species, stem height or trunk diameter.
Quarterly, not live
The cadence is a target, and clear passes decide when a segment is actually seen. A fast flush between passes shows up on the next one.
It ranks where to look
The list tells you where to walk first. The crew still gets verified on the ground before and after clearing.
Who it's for
For
- Maintenance planning leads and ROW or vegetation program managers who set the mowing and clearing scope
- Pipeline operators with enough corridor that a fixed rotation wastes crews
- Teams who want the same segments they contract by, ranked
Not for
- Species identification or herbicide prescriptions
- Replacing the ground walk or the contractor's site verification
- Live monitoring of growth
- Stem-level or trunk-level measurement
Questions before the first quarter
Can you identify tree species?
No. The page maps woody growth extent against grass and herbaceous cover. Species stay out of scope.
Does this replace a ground walk before clearing?
No. The list tells your inspector which segments to walk first. Contractors still verify on site.
What if a segment is cloudy that quarter?
It carries to the next clear pass. We'll tell you which segments were not seen.
Does shaded canopy get missed?
It can. Canopy under cloud or deep shadow may be undercounted until a clearer pass.
How is "closing in on the mow line" measured?
As the extent of woody cover relative to the maintained width you give us. It is not stem height or trunk diameter.
How do we check the ranking against our own patrol notes?
Take a corridor you know well, name a few segments, and compare our list with what your pilot and inspector already say. Start with a priority subset if you'd rather not hand over the whole network.
Will it open in our GIS and maintenance system?
It comes as a GIS layer and a list that can feed into the work order process. We don't write into your maintenance system.
Who owns the imagery and the results?
Ownership and licence terms are agreed in writing when you get started. If your legal team needs them earlier, ask.
How is it bought and priced?
Pricing isn't published here. Tell us the size of your network and we'll talk it through.
Rank your corridor for next quarter.
Send us the segments you contract by. We'll tell you what the imagery can show on them.
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