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Vegetation management is a core responsibility for utilities and municipalities working to prevent outages, reduce fire risks, and meet regulatory requirements. Traditional methods—often relying on manual inspections and disjointed reporting—have become impractical for managing extensive right-of-ways (ROWs)across challenging landscapes. KYRO’s vegetation management software for utilities offers a practical, technology-driven approach to handle vegetation across large areas more effectively and accurately.

KYRO is changing the approach to vegetation management by helping utilities gather, organize, and analyze field data to make decisions ahead of time. Through KYRO’s platform, vegetation management teams can now document high-risk areas, use historical data to monitor growth trends, and prepare more effectively for seasonal needs. This data-centric approach shifts the focus from managing crises to planning maintenance, making it easier to keep right-of-ways (ROWs)safe, compliant, and budget-friendly.

Here’s how KYRO supports you for smarter vegetation management and better planning.

1.Documenting accurate field data with field reporting

A key challenge in vegetation management is understanding what’s happening on the ground in real time. KYRO’s platform allows teams to capture accurate field-level data, from initial inspections through to the final stages of maintenance through comprehensive reports. These reports let crews quickly survey ROWs, providing an overall view of vegetation conditions.

·      Efficient field surveys with the aerial app: KYRO’s aerial app enables teams to quickly survey areas and document key issues for annual planning. This allows managers to decide what needs attention for the upcoming maintenance cycle, reducing the need for on-the-spot fixes.

With aerial app, vegetation management utilities gain more control over their ROWs, allowing them to assess and prepare more effectively for seasonal needs.

2.Prioritizing high-risk areas for improved safety

In vegetation management, understanding and addressing high-risk areas is critical to maintaining safety and minimizing disruptions. KYRO’s platform highlights potential hazards on aerial view maps and documents, making it easy for your teams to visualize danger zones and prioritize them.

• Risk-based prioritization: KYRO’s redlining, and markup tools allow workers to identify and highlight high-danger zones on maps and project documents. With this clear visibility, field teams can prioritize urgent tasks and allocate resources to areas that need immediate attention.

• Proactive team awareness: By keeping danger zones visible on every level of reporting, KYRO ensures that all team members are aware of the highest-risk areas, reducing the chances of miscommunication and helping teams work more efficiently.

This focused and proactive approach allows managers to prioritize tasks and schedule maintenance well in advance, minimizes unnecessary maintenance on low-risk areas, allowing vegetation management utilities to direct resources where they’re needed most, resulting in safer, more effective operations.

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3. Organizing projects for timely execution

Effective vegetation management requires detailed planning and coordination, especially when managing large teams and multiple projects. With KYRO’s project management tools, you can simplify this process. Your teams can create projects, assign tasks, and manage priorities based on severity. This intuitive project management feature ensures that work is completed on schedule and that all stakeholders remain informed throughout the project.

• Effortless task assignment: KYRO’s project management allows managers to establish priorities based on vegetation risk levels and growth trends. By scheduling tasks for high-priority areas first, teams can handle the most critical needs early and avoid last-minute, reactive measures.

• Tracking field work through dashboards: KYRO’s dashboards provide a clear overview of project status and outstanding issues, allowing managers to quickly address delays and adjust timelines. This organization keeps projects on track and ensures that all high-risk areas are covered.

KYRO’s project management brings structure and clarity to complex operations, enabling vegetation management utilities to achieve better results with less effort and more confidence.

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4. Offline data capture for uninterrupted operations

Vegetation management often occurs in remote areas with limited or no internet connectivity, making it tough for field teams to stay connected and share real-time updates. KYRO provides offline data capture, allowing teams to collect and save essential information even when they’re out of range.

• Offline data capture for remote areas: Field teams can record details in forms and log observations without needing an internet connection. Once back online, all data syncs automatically, keeping project documentation complete and up to date. The blue ones in the image below are the reports recorded while being offline and they’d be synced once they’re online.

• Continuity in documentation: Offline data capture ensures that everyone has access to information and work needn’t stop, even in remote or challenging areas. This helps eliminate documentation gaps, providing management with an accurate, continuous record of all inspections and maintenance tasks.

With KYRO, vegetation management teams can work efficiently and accurately, regardless of their location or connectivity, ensuring that operations proceed without interruption.

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5. Historical data and visual dashboards for informed planning & faster issue tracking

KYRO’s dashboards provide a clear, organized view of all identified issues across the vegetation management network. Instead of sifting through individual reports, managers can easily track where issues have been recorded, review updates, and assign resources to address them promptly.

• Historical data for trend analysis: KYRO records historical data  from each inspection, giving a valuable record of past growth and risk areas. This information enables managers to identify patterns, anticipate growth cycles, and develop preventive measures before vegetation encroachment becomes an issue.

• Clear issue tracking with Dashboards: KYRO’s dashboards provide a centralized view of all identified issues, making it easier for managers to see where recurring problems are occurring. This helps utilities focus resources on persistent areas, plan for remedial action, and better allocate budgets.

With the combination of historical data and visual tracking tools, KYRO enables a data-backed approach to planning that reduces the need for last-minute interventions and improves the efficiency of long-term vegetation management strategies.

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The benefits of KYRO’s approach for Vegetation Management Utilities

KYRO’s features are designed specifically to address the challenges that vegetation management utilities face. By incorporating tools for data capture, risk prioritization, project management, offline functionality, and issue tracking, KYRO provides vegetation management teams with a streamlined, proactive approach that ensures both safety and compliance. Here’s how KYRO benefits utilities:

• Informed maintenance decisions: By documenting high-risk zones and capturing comprehensive field data, KYRO gives managers the information they need to make proactive decisions about where and when maintenance is most needed.
• Improved safety: KYRO’s redlining and aerial documentation tools make it easier for teams to spot danger zones early, minimizing the need for reactive fieldwork and helping reduce worker exposure to hazardous areas.
• Reduced costs through planned operations: KYRO’s project organization and historical data tracking allow utilities to schedule and budget for maintenance efficiently, reducing costly emergency repairs and maximizing resource use.

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Smarter Vegetation Management starts with KYRO

With KYRO, vegetation management utilities can go beyond routine maintenance and start making informed, proactive decisions. By using KYRO’s Aerial App for fast surveys, tracking high-risk zones, organizing project tasks, and leveraging historical data, utilities are empowered to keep ROWs clear, safe, and compliant—all while controlling costs and reducing risks.

If you’re ready to improve your vegetation management process, discover how KYRO’s tools can support smarter, more efficient operations.

Visit our website and request a demo today to see KYRO’s platform in action.

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