Partnership turns lidar-based risk scores into scoped fieldwork with auditable proof-of-work
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fulcrum, the Field Operations Management platform for almost 3,000 organizations, and Woolpert, the global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) services for the utility industry, today announced a partnership that connects lidar-based vegetation risk data to the field crews who need it, which enables them to take the actions that drive down actual risk.
Most power utilities manage transmission and distribution infrastructure without an up-to-date, condition-based view of it. That gap forces reactive maintenance: Crews get sent to low-risk spans while encroachment goes undetected somewhere else, outages climb, and regulators take notice. Meanwhile, expectations keep rising — storms shouldn’t mean days without power, dry conditions shouldn’t mean wildfire risk, and utilities are expected to show they’re in control of their network, not reacting to it.
Key capabilities from Woolpert and Fulcrum address the needs of utility companies and their service partners
Woolpert’s advanced lidar and imagery build a precise, connected 3D model of a utility’s corridors, scoring vegetation encroachment and clearance risk down to the span and canopy level.
Fulcrum, the platform field organizations use to run, record, and close out their work, takes that scored data into the field. Crews see which spans need attention first, execute the work, and close it out with a documented record. Completed work flows back to Woolpert, closing the loop between what was surveyed, what got done, and what’s ready for the next compliance cycle.
Instead of giving every span the same attention on the same schedule, the approach works the highest-risk spans first, replacing cycle-based vegetation management with risk-based management. Clearance documentation and hazard-tree identification, captured as structured data rather than trailing paperwork, cut wildfire and safety exposure for crews and the public and leave utilities with a defensible record when regulators ask for one.
“Woolpert enables utilities to get vegetation data, but those organizations need a reliable path from a risk score to the crew standing at the right pole,” said Mike Lambert, Chief Product Officer, Fulcrum. “This partnership puts that path in place, with field teams getting the best possible outcome at the pole by working off the same prioritized, current picture the office is looking at, and the results feeding straight back into it.”
“We built this because managing vegetation risk is a continuous, significant effort that requires a closed loop from observation to action and back again,” said Sam Acheson, Market Director, Woolpert. “Bringing Fulcrum into the workflow means the risk we identify from the air turns into documented action on the ground, which generates additional data that further improves risk mitigation.”
The Fulcrum-Woolpert integration is live today, and is the first of several anticipated use cases for the companies’ combined technology and expertise. The next extension of these capabilities will bring the same lidar-to-field-action model to facilities management by verifying clearance between buildings and high-voltage lines.
About Fulcrum
Fulcrum is the Field Operations Management platform that replaces the many narrow point solutions and paper still common in the field. Field organizations use Fulcrum to run, record, and close out their work. Electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities, and the engineering, construction, and inspection firms that serve them, run asset management, vegetation management, linear construction, and emergency response and disaster recovery on Fulcrum, capturing an AI-ready record of every job. Almost 3,000 companies use Fulcrum today. Fulcrum is developed by Spatial Networks, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California. Learn more at fulcrumapp.com.
About Woolpert
Woolpert is a global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) services, with over a century of experience driving innovation and delivering impact. Woolpert fuses deep technical expertise with a forward-thinking mindset to solve complex challenges across the public, private, and government sectors. Woolpert is proud to be a certified Great Place to Work, a Top 10 Building Design+Construction firm, a Top 50 Engineering News-Record Design firm, and a Global Top 100 Geospatial company. Woolpert operates from more than 75 offices across five continents — building smarter, more resilient communities around the world. Learn more at woolpert.com.
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