Elevate Your Insights with Drone Lidar Precision
Empowering Project Utility Engineering
TESCO delivers innovative engineering and project management solutions to utility and communication companies, tackling the complexities of pole space and rights-of-way with expert survey crews and engineers.
TESTIMONIALS
What others are saying
"Excellent Company"
"Tesco has always been an excellent company to work with in support of my projects that require JPA support. Their quality controls and delivery commitments are second to none. Their staff is very customer service oriented and they make every effort to meet business expectations. Pricing is competitive and reasonable for the level of service that they provide."
- Michael Marafine
"Attention to Detail"
"I've worked with many engineering companies over the years and the level of care, quality and, attention to detail hands down sets TESCO Company apart from the rest." - William C
"Great Experience"
"As a fiber design engineering company working thru our application to attach, I found working with Tesco and specifically John Pendleton a great experience. I was especially happy with the Tesco approach to reviewing all the anchoring choices rather than taking the quick answer to replace the pole. We were also provided current loading information and the loading with the proposed fiber, this was helpful in conversations with the pole owner. I would recommend Tesco for pole loading and make-ready engineering work."
-Cindy Alexander
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DRONE/LiDAR Inspections
SAFTEY: Drones eliminate the need for human inspectors to climb or be near high-voltage lines, reducing the risk of accidents like falls or electrocution. Drones can inspect areas that are difficult, dangerous, or inaccessible to human inspectors.
EFFICIENCY: Drones can cover vast areas much faster than manual inspections, reducing time needed for maintenance checks. More frequent inspection can be conducted with less effort, allowing for quicker identification of issues.
COST EFFECTIVENESS: Fewer personnel are needed on-site, which cuts down on labor cost. Traditional methods might require specialized vehicles or platforms which are costly; drones require minimal additional gear.
PRECISION AND QUALITY OF DATA: Drones equipped with high-resolution cameras can capture detailed images and videos, providing clearer insight into the condition of the lines.
DATA MANAGEMENT: Drones can instantly upload data to cloud systems for analysis, providing a digital archive for historical trend analysis and maintenance planning. Live feeds from drones allow for immediate decision-making on maintenance.
FLEXIBLITIY: Drones can be quipped with various sensors or tools as technology advances, making them versatile for different inspections needed. Drones can often fly in conditions where human inspections would be unsafe or impossible.
REGULATORY COMPLIENCE: Automated and thorough drone inspections can help in maintaining compliance with regulatory bodies by providing consistent and documented evidence of maintenance.
Our Story
TESCO Company is dedicated to offering innovative engineering solutions and proven project management
services to all of our clients. Our dedicated employees have a thorough understanding of the pressing challenges
utility and communication companies face, along with their ever-tightening budgets and deadlines.
We understand the struggle of multiple companies all vying for space to attach on
poles and the use of R/W. The stakes are high for everyone involved; time and money are of the essence. Our survey crews are diversified in a multitude of field situations, paired with professional engineers, knowledgeable in the complexities of today's world, TESCO offers viable remedies to keep your project
on target.
TESCO Company is committed to your project's success with completing every project on schedule, and has a demonstrated history of finishing under budget!
OSP/ISP Services
EXPERIENCE: 200+ years combined experience among our team delivering solutions backed by deep knowledge.
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION: Leveraging cutting edge software for analysis and design, providing state-of-the-art solutions for complex engineering challenges.
CUSTOM SOLUTIONS: Tailor-made project solutions, ensuring each project meets specific client requirements with budget and time constraints.
COMPLIENCE AND SAFTEY: Committed to following the NESC regulations and safety standards helps our clients avoid costly violations and ensures workers safety.
QUALITY ASSURANCE: Our systematic analysis and detailed documentation process mean fewer error and higher quality outcomes.
INNOVATION: By staying up-to-date with the latest in utility coordination and compliance, we bring innovative solutions to the table.
Our comprehensive approach, combining both OSP and ISP services, positions them as a one-stop engineering solution provider, particularly in the mid-west, where they are recognized for their expertise and reliability.
Innovating Drone and LiDAR Services for Transmission Lines
TESCO harnesses cutting-edge technology to revolutionize how transmission lines are surveyed, maintained, and optimized. Our drone and LiDAR services bring precision, safety, and efficiency to your utility projects:
Drone Services:
Aerial Inspections: Using advanced drones, we conduct detailed visual inspections of transmission lines, towers, and surrounding areas, spotting issues that are invisible from the ground.
Thermal Imaging: Detecting overheating components or other thermal anomalies to prevent failures before they occur.
Corridor Mapping: Comprehensive mapping of your transmission corridors to identify obstructions or encroachments that could pose risks.
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) Services:
High-Accuracy Mapping: LiDAR provides unparalleled detail, creating 3D models of your infrastructure for precise planning and analysis.
Vegetation Management: By analyzing LiDAR data, we can predict and manage vegetation growth, ensuring compliance with clearance standards and reducing outage risks.
Structural Analysis: Assessing the health and integrity of transmission structures, identifying wear, damage, or potential failure points.
Integrated Solutions:
Data Integration: Combining drone visuals with LiDAR data for a holistic view of your asset health, offering insights that drive decision-making.
Compliance and Safety: Ensuring all operations adhere to FAA regulations and safety protocols, minimizing risks associated with high-voltage environments.
Custom Reports and Analysis:
Detailed Reporting: Post-inspection, we provide comprehensive reports with actionable insights, prioritized maintenance recommendations, and long-term planning strategies.
Route Optimization: Using our findings, we help design or modify transmission routes for maximum efficiency and minimal environmental impact.
Why TESCO for Drone and LiDAR?
Cutting-Edge Technology:
Stay ahead with the latest in drone and LiDAR technology, tailored to the unique challenges of transmission line management.
Safety First:
Our methods significantly reduce the need for human climbers, enhancing safety for all involved.
Cost Efficiency:
By preempting issues and streamlining inspections, we help lower operational costs and prevent expensive downtime.
Expertise:
With our team's deep understanding of utility engineering, we ensure that every flight and scan translates into actionable, valuable data.
We're not just about adopting new technology; we're about perfecting its application to ensure your transmission lines are not only compliant but also ready for the future. Let us elevate your utility services to new heights with our drone and LiDAR expertise.
Your Partner in Electrical Distribution and Utility Engineering
We understand the complexities and challenges of managing electrical distribution and utility projects. Our comprehensive suite of services is designed to cater to your specific needs, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and excellence:
Design Services:
Overhead/Underground Design: Tailored solutions for your infrastructure needs.
OSP/ISP Design: Ensuring optimal layout and functionality for your projects.
Documentation and Compliance:
Engineering/Construction Prints: Detailed and accurate engineering and/or construction prints for your project.
Specialized Permits: Navigating the regulatory landscape with ease.
NESC Compliance: Our team ensures your project adheres to National Electrical Safety Code standards, avoiding costly oversights that can lead to weakened infrastructures and unexpected outages.
Project Management and Analysis:
Make-Ready/Joint-Use Solutions: Streamlining multi-party infrastructure projects.
Pole Loading: Ensuring structural integrity with precise calculations.
Route Feasibility Studies: Assessing the best paths for new installations or upgrades.
Inventories & Equipment/Mapping Verification: Keeping your records up-to-date and accurate.
Staff Augmentation:
With 200+ years of combined experience, our calculators, technicians, and engineers bring unparalleled expertise in utility coordination, NESC structural standards, and project management. Whether you need temporary support or long-term staff integration, we enhance your teams capabilities.
Why Choose TESCO for your engineering solutions?
Avoid High Liability Costs: Non-compliance with regulations can halt projects and inflate liabilities. We help you stay compliant, saving you time and money.
Prevent Service Disruptions: Our meticulous approach to infrastructure ensures your services remain reliable, safeguarding your reputation for quality.
Enhance Your Team: Let our seasoned professionals complement your existing staff, bringing specialized knowledge and fresh perspective to every project.
We don't just meet standards; we aim to exceed them. Our commitment is to sharpen the quality of your service and ensure customer excellence. Let us help you navigate the complexities of utility engineering with confidence and precision.
MAKE-READY SOLUTIONS
ACCURACY AND PRECISION: TESCO uses advanced software tools and methodologies for pole loading analysis, ensuring precise calculations and compliance with standards like NESC. Their accuracy minimizes the need for corrections, saving time and money.
EFFICIENT WORKFLOW: Our process streamlines the make-ready phase by integrating design analysis, and documentation under one roof, reducing the time from survey to construction-ready plans.
CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS: We tailor our make-ready services to fit the unique needs of each project, considering client-specific goals, local regulation, and environmental factors.
PROACTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING: Their team anticipates potential issues in the make-ready process, addressing them early to prevent project delays. This proactive stance includes coordinating with other utilities or stakeholders.
QUALITY CONTROL: We implement rigorous quality control measures throughout the make-ready engineering process, from initial assessments to final documentation, ensuring high-quality project build-outs.
CLIENT COMMUNICATION: We maintain clear, consistent communication with clients throughout the make-ready process, ensuring transparency and allowing for real-time adjustments if needed.
AFTER-PROJECT SUPPORT: Even after the make-ready work is competed, TESCO offers support to ensure that any follow-up issues are addressed promptly, providing peace of mind to their clients.
These aspects collectively make TESCO Company a leader in delivering make-ready engineering solutions that are not only technically sound but also designed to facilitate smooth, safe, and efficient infrastructures upgrades.
PARTNERS
Who We Work With
Additional Partners....
Center Point Energy
Vectren
MetroNet
BSM Group
Comcast
Crown Castle
DP&L
draftPro
Everstream
Gudenkauf Corporation
Henkle & McCoy Engineering
Hutchins Telecom
IMAN
Jackson County REMC
Johnson County REMC
Kentucky Utilities
Light Stream
Ligonier Telephone Co.
MainStream
LightPath
NIPSCO
SCI REMC
Spectrum
Talman Consultants
Tesinc LLC
Time Warner
Verita Telecom
Verizon Business
WOW
ZAYO
We provide quality services that meet and exceed the industry's standards.
Specialized Permitting
Environmental Permitting: Assistance with obtaining permits related to environmental impact, ensuring compliance with regulations for construction or utility projects.
R&R, DOT, and Municipal Permitting:
R&R Permitting: Securing permissions for projects that involve railroad rights-of-ways.
DOT Permitting: Managing permits for projects that impact transportation infrastructure or require state or federal DOT approval.
Municipal Permitting: Handling local permits from city or town authorities for various construction or utility work.
Traffic Control Studies and planning: Conducting studies and creating plans to manage traffic during construction or when infrastructure changes are made, ensuring minimal disruption.
Attachment to Bridges: Specialized permits for attaching utilities or equipment to existing bridge structures, ensuring safety and compliance with structural integrity standards.
Pole Loading Permits:
Pole Loading Analysis: Conducting detailed analysis to ensure that utility poles can safely handle additional attachments or loads.
Digital Copy of Pole Loading Analysis: Including layers for existing, proposed, and remedial actions if necessary.
Pole Notes Report: Provides detailed notes on pole conditions, violations, and remedies.
Pole Analysis Report: A comprehensive report on the structural analysis of poles.
KMZ of the Route: Offering a digital mapping file with annotated photos of each pole and mid-span conditions.
Specialized Permitting for Overhead/Underground Design: Ensuring that all permits are in place for both overhead and underground utility design projects, addressing specific engineering challenges.
FAQS
What should I do if I have an electrical emergency?
If you have an electrical emergency, such as a utility pole on fire, electrical arcing, or a blown transformer call 911 and your local utility company. Maintain a safe distance from the pole and stay away from any wires that may fall to the ground. Crews will de-energize the line to stop the fire's ability to persist.
What if I see a TESCO Company vehicle in my area or a field survey technician in my back yard?
This means we have been solicited by your local utility company or fiber company to survey the poles in your area. This would be to either add a new wire to the pole or make sure the utility poles in your area are up to compliance with NESC regulations to prevent any future blackouts. The places where poles are placed are called "right-of-ways". "Right-of-ways" are owned by the city and your local utility company. Even when the pole is located on my property? Yes, even when the pole/poles are located on your property. Our field survey technicians access your pole/poles to measure the height of the wires on the pole, read pole tags, and take several pictures to validate our data collection. This data is collected, calculated, remedied according to NESC regulations, and delivered back to the local utility or fiber company.
Do you take on personal utility or fiber projects?
TESCO Company is a business to business company. We work directly with your local utility or fiber companies. If there is a personal concern or project you are interested in completing contact your local utility or fiber company.
Serviced Areas'....
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Missouri
Covering the entire Midwest
Nebraska
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
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