Mesa Associates, Inc. (Mesa) is excited to announce that IEEE REPC awarded 1st place to the paper “Proof of Concept: Utilizing Artificial Intelligence with Ground Level Imagery to Identify and Inventory Rural Electric Utility Overhead Infrastructure” written by Wayne Ferguson, PE of Mesa Associates, Inc. and Justin McCann, PE of West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (WKRECC).
This paper outlines the results of a recent project in which Mesa partnered with WKRECC and TVPPA to evaluate using AI to improve identifying and inventorying distribution infrastructure. The project achieved very accurate results.
Mesa is so thankful for the opportunity to work with WKRECC and TVPPA and present the results of this partnership to the attendees at the IEEE REPC Conference this year.