All articles from Ashlyn Stonge

3 Ways to Extend the Life and Value of Utility Data

Ashlyn Stonge April 21, 2025

We can do a lot more with our data when it’s uniform, meeting the right standards. Consistency in deliverables lets engineering firms give data a ...

Turn Data Points into Decision Making with Map Dashboards

Ashlyn Stonge April 17, 2025

If we want to visualize our data, we have to get it out of spreadsheets and paper documentation. Spreadsheets are too static, and with so many ...

Digital Pole Inspections: Mobile Apps and Software Solutions

Ashlyn Stonge April 15, 2025

The US is home to roughly 180 million wooden utility poles, with around 2 million new poles installed every year. Between the complications and costs ...

Breaking Down Work Silos

Ashlyn Stonge April 08, 2025

There’s a ton of different work that might be performed on a utility pole– equipment upgrades, pole replacements, third-party attachments, pole ...

A Healthy Joint Use Blueprint Part 2: Managing Applications, Attachments, Transfers, and Innovation with Software

Ashlyn Stonge April 01, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, we started talking about the value of transparency, especially in terms of project workflows. No matter the specifics of the ...

A Healthy Joint Use Blueprint Part 1: Conquering Regulations, Rules, Rentals, and Records

Ashlyn Stonge March 26, 2025

Because we tend to trust the things we can see and understand, a lack of transparency tends to breed suspicion, or at the very least frustration. ...

The Beauty of Standardization

Ashlyn Stonge March 24, 2025

Individualized, tailored workflows and processes are spectacular for helping you deliver high value. Individualized, unique deliverables and data, on ...

4 Ways to Improve the Grid with Post-Construction Inspections

Ashlyn Stonge March 06, 2025

Whenever we perform work on distribution poles, we introduce risk. Engineering teams go to great lengths to create safe designs that won’t overload ...

3 Ways To Support Storm Response Using Katapult Pro

Ashlyn Stonge March 05, 2025

Major storms are one of the biggest issues facing reliability utilities. Across the US, our electrical grid (which also hosts a large portion of our ...

From Building to Maintaining

Ashlyn Stonge March 05, 2025

The only certainties in life are death and taxes, but the need for reliable power and services is a close third. Even when priorities shift and ...

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