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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Levente I. Klein, Tuckahoe, NY (US);
John Wamburu, Amherst, MA (US);
Hendrik F. Hamann, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Bryan Sacks, Markham, CA;
Mahesh Sudhakaran, Larchmont, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented method for detecting vegetation near a power line. A non-limiting example of the computer-implemented method includes detecting the spectral characteristics of a target location. The spectral characteristics can be used to detect a tree at the target location. The location of the power lines that are within a buffer distance of the tree can be detected. Given that the tree is within a buffer distance, a risk value can be calculated for the tree. The risk value can convey the likelihood that the tree will contact the power line. If the risk is above a threshold amount, a work order can be issued to direct a crew to trim or cut the tree to prevent it from contacting the power line.