by Jakob Avery | Jul 14, 2026 | Articles, Forest Monitoring
Labour and material costs continue to rise. Weather extremes are shortening planting and treatment windows. Regulations are tightening around the use of herbicides, while seed and planting stock shortages are adding further constraints. Against that backdrop,...
by Jakob Avery | Jul 14, 2026 | Articles, Forest Monitoring
Establishment has always been one of the most complex and resource-intensive stages of the silvicultural cycle. It’s also the stage where the gap between success and failure is hardest to see. As young stands develop, you need current information about how they...
by Jakob Avery | May 22, 2026 | Articles, Case Studies, Dam Monitoring
A subdivision gets built in a flood zone between inspection cycles. A “low hazard” dam quietly becomes an “intermediate” or “high” one — but nobody updates the classification because nobody’s looking at it. When a storm hits...
by Jakob Avery | Apr 13, 2026 | Articles, Pipeline Risk
Non-revenue water (NRW) drains budgets, strains crews, and pushes renewals down the road. Many utilities report double‑digit losses before treated water reaches customers, yet field teams are often sent into broad areas with limited context. Two approaches are...
by Jakob Avery | Apr 13, 2026 | Articles, Dam Monitoring
The real dam safety risk isn’t structural—it’s downstream For decades, dam safety has been built on a predictable model—inspect the asset, assess its condition, and ensure compliance. It’s a framework that has served the industry well. But today, that model is quietly...
