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New method reconstructs power lines from incomplete LiDAR data

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Researchers have developed a novel method for reconstructing power lines from incomplete LiDAR data, addressing challenges posed by vegetation occlusion and varying data modalities. The technique combines density-based clustering, polynomial fitting, and iterative fragment merging to accurately identify and map individual conductors. This approach has demonstrated high precision and recall on aerial datasets and achieved significant geometric accuracy on mobile datasets, with the potential to improve vegetation encroachment assessment for electric utilities. AI

IMPACT Improves infrastructure monitoring and risk assessment for electric utilities through more accurate power line mapping.

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New method reconstructs power lines from incomplete LiDAR data

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Mohamed Gaha, Damos Ayobo Abongo, Philippe Massicotte, Eya Ben Kacem, Wael Jaafar, Rami Langar, Christian Buteau ·

    Robust Reconstruction of Power Lines from Incomplete Mobile and Aerial LiDAR Data

    arXiv:2611.05197v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Accurate vegetation-encroachment assessment and risk mitigation require electric utilities to accurately locate and characterize distribution-network assets, including poles and power lines, and distinguish among medium-voltage,…

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